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Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a mammoth-sized update, titled Update 2.0, tomorrow, September 21, and it promises to be a bit of a game changer. A police revamp, a progression overhaul, a new cybernetics system, vehicular combat, DLSS 3.5—it's vast, and thankfully separate from the Phantom Liberty expansion due next week, so you'll get all of this for free. With so many changes, the developer is naturally recommending that you experience it all on a fresh save, starting a new game rather than continuing an existing one.

It's entirely possible to just carry on with an old save, but making a new character will ease you into all of the big changes, most notably the skill system, which might be a bit jarring if you have to rebuild an existing character. "Due to the number of changes, starting fresh will enhance your overall gameplay experience," reads the tweet from CD Projekt Red.

Hey, chooms! While you'll be able to continue the game with your current character on an existing save, we recommend starting a new game after @CyberpunkGame
Update 2.0. Due to the number of changes, starting fresh will enhance your overall gameplay experience!

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[-] Chev@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In best case, I will play the game after the first patch after 2.0 + PL. Good that I'm still in my first playthrough in Baldurs Gate 3. So if the patch comes around the weekend of the 6th of October, I should be fine.

[-] derin@lemmy.beru.co 2 points 1 year ago

Nah - I think I'll enjoy it on my old character, if that's all right with them.

Crazy to think I'd just spend another 100 hours redoing missions and revisiting old content for new progression systems.

I'm happy the game is finally finished, but it's kind of insulting to tell us to go back and "play it all again, it's finally ready".

[-] nehal3m@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Maybe it's because they view playing the game differently than you do. Personally I see it as a game you can 'run', sort of like a rogue-like. There's different ways to execute missions, a few different ways to interact and varied builds for a character. I've played the game twice now, once as a corpo gun slinger and once as a street kid hacker. For this update I'm doing a nomad ninja.

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[-] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'm so excited to play this on PS5. Survived a 50 hours playthrough on PS4, liked the story enough but almost purely ground my way through due to shitty performance. This time I wanna just enjoy it as it was meant to be played :)

[-] Callendor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For a new player. How long into the game until the expansion starts?

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[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm really excited to play with all these changes. I have just shy of 200 hours for 2 playthroughs, and virtually every change they've made here seems like it'll improve things a lot.

[-] goodhunter@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

I have waited till the release to play it. It’s still in its wrap. Is now the definitive moment finally? Do I get the DLC right now, or is that for later?

[-] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

I think it's a different story - I'd play the base game first

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