Heading into the weekend,developer People Can Fly released a patchforOutridersthat was meant to fix a number of issues with the game. However, it appears that the patch has done just as much harm as good, with many players reporting new bugs with the game.
For a while now,Outridersplayers have felt that something is off with thedamage scaling in the game. Whether it’s in the way the game calculates damage, a handful of bugs working together, or something to do with enemy AI, there is a general feeling of inconsistency when it comes to damage. Even so, players were able to brute force their way through content thanks to a bug with the Emergency Stance mod that grants permanent Golem (65% damage mitigation from all sources).
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People Can Fly had already said that it planned tofix the Golem bugand this past Friday’sOutriderspatch did just that. Unfortunately, without Golem, players began to see how many additional damage scaling problems were present in the game. It also seems that new issues have appeared following this patch, many dealing with connection errors.
But where the game is concerned, the forums,Outriderssubreddit, and social media are filled with players wondering what is going on with the game. Because People Can Fly launched the patch on a Friday, players are likely left waiting until Monday (at the earliest) before any of these issues can be looked at, no less resolved. To the developer’s credit, the initial patch did cause some problems and the devs worked to fix those issues before seemingly calling it a day.
Outridersplayers are reporting that they are being “one shot” by enemies regardless of their armor. Some players have discovered that damage mitigation mods are not activating properly. And even those who never used Golem because they knew it would inevitably get nerfed are finding that something isn’t right.
Admittedly, there areOutridersplayers who say that their experience has been unchanged since before the patch. But there are significantly more posts claiming that something is different, and not in a good way. Moreover, players are frustrated thatOutriderswould release a patch on a Friday.
It’s also worth mentioning that People Can Fly has notrestored the inventories ofOutridersplayers who lost gearbecause of a bug a few weeks ago. Apparently, the complexity of the issue and making sure that players receive all the proper gear has forced PCF to extensively test the fix and ensure it doesn’t cause any additional issues.
At this point,Outridersplayers are concerned about the state of the game and whether People Can Fly will be able to improve the game without causing additional problems. Right now, the hope is that the devs will have some info on Monday and then things will progress from there.
Outridersis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series.
