CD Projekt's Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 + Phantom Liberty Expansion Thread

[WhiskeyWolf]

Well, at least one thing is certain after this leak... the expansion exists.

 

[gerey]

CDPR is the gift that keeps on giving.

They're reaching Fallout 76 levels of trainwreck.

 

[Ibn Sina]

This will be the one and only expansion before abandoning the game and the engine

https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkg...dam_kiciński_states_that_cyberpunk_2077_2023/

 

[gerey]

This will be the one and only expansion before abandoning the game and the engine

Pretty much what I expected, considering that not only did CDPR massively scale back the support for the game post-launch (hence why it took them so long to patch the game), never delivered all the promised free DLC and went completely radio silent. They likely cut the second expansion a month post-launch and simply kept quiet until people stopped giving a shit about the game.

I predict the expansion itself will be cobbled together with whatever stuff was left around from the base game, with a few addition, and it will be done on the cheap (hence why Keanu Reeves isn't reprising his role as Johnny) as a final cashgrab. In the meantime they'll release one final patch that will do fuckall, like all the other patches, and shift their focus towards fucking up Witcher 4.

Mark my words, the expansion won't fix any of the oustanding issues with the game, won't overhaul any of the retarded systems in place, won't introduce any new features - it will just be a bunch of shitty quests that all boil down to "go here, kill stuff".

CDPR can't die fast enough.

 

[Kjaska]

Lay off the black pills, dude.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

Cyberpunk was my biggest vidya-related disappointment in recent memory. Such squandered potential.

 

[Wunderbar]

I predict the expansion itself will be cobbled together with whatever stuff was left around from the base game

pretty much this - the DLC will be set in Pacifica, the famously unfinished area.

 

[Drop Duck]

This will be the one and only expansion before abandoning the game and the engine

https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/uyc0ug/adam_kiciński_states_that_cyberpunk_2077_2023/

I don't think I have ever seen a developer waste customer goodwill and tarnish their reputation this hard before in gaming history.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Cyberpunk was my biggest vidya-related disappointment in recent memory. Such squandered potential.

Mine is still Gothic 3 ...

 

[markec]

I would be happy with a "expansion" that doesnt actually add new content but just restore the things they cut from the game.

 

[Haplo]

I would be happy with a "expansion" that doesnt actually add new content but just restore the things they cut from the game.

Well, that'd be a lot more content then most "expansions" nowadays.

Although they did pretty big ones for Witcher in the past.

 

[markec]

I would be happy with a "expansion" that doesnt actually add new content but just restore the things they cut from the game.

Well, that'd be a lot more content then most "expansions" nowadays.

Although they did pretty big ones for Witcher in the past.

True and I would not hope for everything but some things.

Like expanding existing quests and dialogs with additional options, so you have new alternate paths of solving some quests and your background being a bigger factor trough the game.

Restoring lost character customization options like skills, attributes and lifepaths that play part with above point.

More immersive world with NPC schedules and better behavior.

Better police and reputation system.

But yeah even that would be a lot of work.

 

[fizzelopeguss]

Game is near abandonware now? Christ, they proper fucked this game didn't they.

 

[RepHope]

They were never going to remake the game or rewrite the story the way some retards were thinking was possible. They fucked up massively and now they are better off just cutting their losses and moving on to Witcher 4, hopefully learning some lessons in the process. Lessons like:

• Don’t talk about features before they’re ready
• Don’t promise shit you don’t know if you can deliver
• Don’t blatantly lie about the state of your game and then be surprised when people call you out
• Don’t ignore the lower level devs telling you shit isn’t ready, and believe your own hype about “CDPR magic”

My guess is there will be a “Cyberpunk 2078” after Witcher 4 that takes place in a new location with a new protagonist. I don’t think they’ll abandon the IP anymore than BioWare is abandoning Mass Effect despite fucking that franchise up too. If Witcher 4 is well received most people will give CP2078 the benefit of the doubt, and if not they’ll either go belly up or get bought out so no point in caring either way.

 

[Caim]

I'd start with making the most barebones minimum viable product and iterate on that. Instead of going wide from day 1 and building up make a solid core pillar of your game, then expand from there. Start with a good vision of what you want the game to be, order things based on how they depend on one another and start with the features at the center before branching out. If later features clash with earlier features figure out an answer, then continue from there.

 

[Kjaska]

I'll make sure to pass all of your wisdoms on to the CEO. He's gonna be so greatful!

 

[racofer]

This will be the one and only expansion before abandoning the game and the engine

https://www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkgame/comments/uyc0ug/adam_kiciński_states_that_cyberpunk_2077_2023/

 

[GhostCow]

So did anyone read the leaks? I want to know what the expansion is going to be about but cba to download the leak and read the dialogue text

 

[Child of Malkav]

They should just release the dev tools and be done with it. The fans already proved they can add a lot to the game like that train stuff and shooting from bikes and inside cars and other things.

 

[mediocrepoet]

They should just release the dev tools and be done with it. The fans already proved they can add a lot to the game like that train stuff and shooting from bikes and inside cars and other things.

Yes, the failure of this game means the best course of action is to cut their own throats and ensure that any follow up they may have to try and recoup some of the investment are more likely to flop.

 

[Child of Malkav]

Yes, the failure of this game means the best course of action is to cut their own throats and ensure that any follow up they may have to try and recoup some of the investment are more likely to flop.

This piece of shit trash already sold 18 million units or so. Their scam worked. If they care so much about their retarded community they should release the dev kit to let the fans fix their stupid game since they are clearly more competent than those crooks.

Edit: typos because why not.

 

[Kjaska]

I doubt a dev kit is going to do anything substantial. The issues and limitations of Cyberpunk are baked in, because they had to rush a large portion of the development and that means hacking. Lots and lots of hacking. Inelegant solutions which cannot be easily expanded on. Which is most likely the main reason for why the fixes were so limited in scope. And also why the game is unsuited for multiple big DLC efforts. They would have to completely rebuild large portions of the game to actually improve it. Rebuilding it for 0$ makes no sense, if you can just build a Cyberpunk 2088 instead and sell it for a full price, even if it's a lot of the same. It works every time for other franchises.

 

[Heroic Liberator]

if you can just build a Cyberpunk 2088 instead and sell it for a full price, even if it's a lot of the same. It works every time for other franchises.

Yeah, I doubt that people will line up to buy it. There's no good faith to capitalize upon with this franchise when the first game was an unfinished product that had generated a lot of unwarranted hype prior to release (through false advertisement among others things no less).

 

[somerandomdude]

You know, I asked this very same question in the Steam forums section, and the comment got moderated, but if I get mantis arms surgically installed at a mod shop, does that make me a non-binary gender?

 

[Kjaska]

Yeah, I doubt that people will line up to buy it. There's no good faith to capitalize upon with this franchise when the first game was an unfinished product that had generated a lot of unwarranted hype prior to release (through false advertisement among others things no less).

I wasn't one of the super hyped fans of Cyberpunk, I just played the game for what it was and would definitely give the eventual sequel a chance. Maybe the fans are so bitter now, they'll never buy a CDPR project ever again. Or maybe they will, because inside every cynic resides a kernel of hope and there is literally nothing else out there with the same promise. Outer Worlds 2? Bitch, please.

I feel like the overall reception to the game wasn't straight negative and as hardware continues to catch-up, I can see more people enjoying the game for what it is. Hell, this nigga praised it over 7 hours and got half a mil views out of it:

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