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Copying this from another comment /edit: all of these updates are coming to the base game

TL;DR: This is not a DLC. This is Cyberpunk 2.0.

•	virtually every system of the main game has been changed and/or updated
•	police system is completely reworked with multiple tiers of NCPD/mercs chasing you down in vehicles according to your wanted level, apparently on level 5 maxtac will chase you down and it will be some sort of bossfight against them (source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riK1i8lQwRM&t=511s)
•	perks and skills have been completely overhauled, no longer simple passive stat boosts, much more active abilities like different melee finishers, a dash, or the ability to deflect bullets with melee weapons
•	the difficulty curve is reworked/rebalanced
•	the loot tiers are reworked
•	archetypes of enemies have been redone for more variety in combat encounters
•	an entirely new 6th skill tree that uses a different type of skill points (relic points) that will be used to add new abilities to your cyberware
•	installing cyberware now has an effect on your body and you cant install too much or else you will go cyberpsycho (no idea what that looks like in game)
•	installing cyberware now has a first person cutscene added to it, just like in the prologue at Vik’s clinic
•	you can now “attune” cyberware to one of your attributes, making it more efficient if you have invested in that attribute; example here optical camo is attuned to the “cool” attribute: https://i.imgur.com/1UI9SEX.png
•	armor is no longer tied to clothing, it instead tied to your cybernetics
•	vehicle combat is added to the game, you can even use your katana on your bike
•	vehicles are no longer bought from fixers, but bought through a website set up by mama welles
•	some vehicles have guns installed on them (machine guns, rocket launchers)
•	new type of infinitely replayable/repeatable missions are being added where you need to steal certain vehicles marked on your map
•	new activity introduced “airdrops”, loot caches that drop randomly on the map that you can fight over and retrieve for yourself
•	tons of new random events/activities are added to make the world feel more alive, like car chases and gang fights
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

no longer simple passive stat boosts

But I'm lazy! I love passive skills

On all honesty, I'm getting excited about playing again. Of course by playing again I mean clearing the map and standing up Hanako.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hotdamn thats amazing, gives me a bit of No Man's Sky vibes in terms of fixing what is broken or what they still didn't like. I cannot wait.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Just wanting to clarify a difference from the copy paste edit, particularly the claim about cyberpsychosis. Here’s the paragraph from the article, parentheses are my addition:

A new Edgerunners perk allows you to even surpass that (the limit of cyberware), while accepting some penalties, like having a health debuff. “It’s all about this balance between risk and reward,” Sasko explained. “We are not going as far as the introduction of cyberpsychosis though, have that in mind.”

I would probably enjoy some gameplay mechanic of cyberpsychosis but I’m not sure how they would pull that off outside of a scripted story sequence. For the most part, players are already gunning down everyone in the room, so cyberpsychosis only has meaningful impact if you end up killing someone you wanted to protect. I imagine it would be hard for that situation to show up organically.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Despite its obvious flaws I really enjoyed the game so anything that improves it is fine by me. Probably a next year purchase for me though as with Starfield and Baldurs Gate 3 coming out I can't see where I'd even find time to play it any time soon

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Looks like WoW going from Vanilla to Burning Crusade. Lots of cool stuff I see.

Disclaimer: Sorry, I’m old

PS: Dang that Lemmy thing is so cool.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I'll remain skeptical until it releases, but hopefully this will be a reason to revisit the game. It has so much potential

[–] grte 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I played this game semi-recently (within the year) so I had a pretty good experience with it compared to a lot of the early players (via proton no less), but if this expansion lives up to all this then I'm pretty excited nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

So maybe its time to play the next time there is a good sale?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Oh wow, I had no idea this was so extensive. I doubt I'll have time for this on release, but I'm looking forward to trying it out. Sometime...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

This sounds very encouraging.

I haven't played CP2077 since launch. I didn't have that many problems with it, I put in 60 hours and shelved it. Hopefully this increases the replay value of the game.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I was banking on starting a new playthrough before the DLC dropped but if these changes are coming with it vs before than perhaps I should wait. I’m curious on how the base game will feel with these kind of implementations.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

All of these changes are exciting. It's what we were promised in the initial game.

The entire trailer and images feel as if something massive happened in the previous game. Like the government went down or something, and it's chaos in the streets.

TBH I didn't finish the last mission. I got to it, and didn't finish it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

In case anyone else is looking, it comes out in September. I am a bit excited about this, but I have not been gaming on desktop too much lately. I may have to make an exception.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

That would be great, but we were also hyped before release of the base game...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Sounds like they are finally adding some of the things they promised before launch. Won't pre-order that but will probably buy in a sale if it actually lives up to the hype this time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

What the heck? Advertise THAT instead of story content for I game I have not played for more than a few hours.

[–] TEKUMS 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I still haven't played through it yet, got it on steam sale, but with this announcement I'll probably hold off until this update is released.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Oooooh. I adored the original. (Well, I played it in 2022, so the bugs were worked out). I can't wait for this!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I still need to play this game. Is this like how NMS got better after a push to launch by a certain calendar date?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Took them a while but I can finally have epic chase battles with the police after committing accidental vehicular manslaughter.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is actually really cool. Sounds like calling it a "DLC" is far short of the reality. I picked it up on release and played like 5 hours or so maybe, but when I tried it again a few days ago, I had no idea what I was doing anymore. Might be time to start a new game and give it a fresh try once the new DLC lands.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Cool. The original is visually stunning but the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Hot damn, I bought the game when it came out, never finished it, picked it up again earlier this year, beat the story (the updates they made by that time were awesome) and loved it. I saw the trailer yesterday for the DLC and looked really good, but dang the updates sound amazing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Cor, that all sounds amazing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How much of this is a free update to the base game vs locked behind yet another payment?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Everything but the expansion area/story.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

So are these updates free or only for Phantom Liberty owners?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Can anyone explain to me, a dumbass, what it means for my current save file? I haven't beaten the main quest yet because I've been doing everything else for over 120 hours (finally got all the gigs and NCPD scanners, at least), but I still don't see how an overhaul of that caliber is going to play well with the current balance of things. Judging by that one update that reset my skill and perk points, I think we can expect some resets again.

I think Phantom Liberty is my incentive to finally finish the game and then start a completely new playthrough, preferably with a consistent build and playstyle this time from start to finish. So much to choose from!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I love the current iteration of cyberpunk but I'm also excited to see this new version of it. I'm most excited about the new skill trees.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

That's quite a bit of changes. Looking forward to playing it again with the new expansion, sounds like it'll nearly be a different game that launch

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