AfterRisk of Rain 2’s first DLC, Survivors of the Void, launched to overall positive reviews in 2022, expectations for the game’s future DLCs were naturally high. However, whenRisk of Rain 2’s next DLC finally launched in 2024, it turned out to be quite the controversy, at least initially.
What was expected to be a cause for celebration quickly turned out to be a proper controversy forRisk of Rain 2when theSeekers of the Storm DLCwas released and introduced several game-breaking bugs to the game. By now though, the development team has already resolved some of the major technical issues this DLC faced, while also revealing plans for future updates that will continue to steer this new era of the game in a favorable direction.
Risk of Rain 2’s Seekers of the Storm DLC Controversy Explained
Based on early previews and sneak peeks ahead of the DLC’s release,Risk of Rain 2’s Seekers of the Storm DLC was shaping up to be a game-changer, introducing a new tier of items,new Survivor playable characters, survivor skins, and new maps among other content, which were all things that the game arguably needed at this point in its lifecycle. Unfortunately, despite all the fun new buildcrafting tools that this DLC introduced to the game, a handful of technical issues quickly stole the spotlight from this DLC, leading to playersreview bombing the DLC on Steam.
Ultimately, this DLC introduced several bugs to the game, but three bugs in particular proved to be especially troublesome:
What made things such a controversy is that these bugs affected the game regardless of whether players owned the new Seekers of the Storm DLC.
What to Expect from Risk of Rain 2’s Seekers of the Storm 2.0 Roadmap
In a video posted to theGearbox YouTube channel, the development team acknowledged the controversy behind the Seekers of the Storm DLC, claiming that the initial bugs have already been fixed withRisk of Rain 2’s most recent updateand that player feedback will continue to shape this new era of the game into what fans initially expected. These future updates, named the Seekers of the Storm 2.0 updates, will come in three phases, with a variety of additional bug fixes throughout the roadmap as well.
Seekers of the Storm 2.0 Phase One: Items and Elites
This first part ofRisk of Rain 2’s roadmap will consist of reworks to some of the new items, as well as some enemy balancing changes, specifically to Twisted and Gilded Elite enemy types. The items that will be rebalanced in this update are said to include all but one of thenew items introduced in the Seekers of the Storm DLC, with some receiving minor buffs, while others will receive full reworks.
Seekers of the Storm 2.0 Phase 2: the False Son Boss
Details for the phase two and phase three updates are currently sparse as the studio is currently focusing on the phase one update, but it’s been revealed that this update will focus on rebalancing the False Son boss fight, including the arena layout, enemy density, and adjustments to the False Son’s defenses and attack moveset. This update is also said to rebalance multiple additionalbosses inRisk of Rain 2as well.
Seekers of the Storm 2.0 Phase 3: Survivors
The final phase of the new roadmap is aimed toward rebalancing the three new survivors added inRisk of Rain 2’s Seekers of the Storm DLC. Again, details about this future update are still uncertain for the time being, but players should expect buffs across all three characters.
Risk of Rain 2
WHERE TO PLAY
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.Over a dozen handcrafted locales await, each packed with challenging monsters and enormous bosses that oppose your continued existence. Fight your way to the final boss and escape or continue your run indefinitely to see just how long you may survive. A unique scaling system means both you and your foes limitlessly increase in power over the course of a game.Tackle the adventure solo or with up to three friends in online co-op, or compete in the rotating challenge of the Prismatic Trials. Brand new survivors like the Captain and MUL-T join classic survivors such as the Engineer, Huntress, and–of course–the Commando.
