Mistfall Hunter, the new dark fantasy hybrid of Soulslike RPG and extraction shooter, has reached one million players, and to celebrate the achievement, developer Bellring Games has released the game's official roadmap detailing season 1 content and a tease of what's to come in season 2.
"Soekja just sent us some inspiring news: over 1,000,000 Gyldhunters have now joined the world of Weavereach!" reads an Steam announcement from Bellring that's littered with enough in-game references to make it difficult to parse for casual observers. "This marks a major milestone for us, and none of this would've been possible without your incredible love and support."
As a token of gratitude for its million-strong player base, all players should check their inboxes for codes for the Spellcasting standing pose, five free Moonlight Nectars, a Pro Combat Bag, and an Advanced Combat Bag.
Bellring also says it's seen "an overwhelming amount of feedback" from players who want to solo the Brandrgarde map missions, and thus is adding a solo mode for both Normal and Cataclysm Brandrgarde missions in the middle of season 1 in September.
"That said, adding two new modes will inevitably split the matchmaking queue and present fresh class balance challenges in solo play," the studio says. "We'll continue to evaluate these factors and will communicate our findings with you before making further adjustments."
As for that roadmap, Mistfall Hunter's season 1 is being broken down into three phases, with the first phase adding a new difficulty level to the endgame Einherjar mode, as well as new season-exclusive tasks and content. The second phase will fully unlock the new seasonal tasks and the aforementioned solo mode for Brandrgarde will be added, as well as the new Underworld speed challenge. Phase 3 heats things up even more with the new Golden Woodling monster, which will disguise itself as treasure, and the Ancestor Tree random match event.
Details on Mistfall Hunter's season 2 are much more vague, but Bellring promises a new Blackarrow weapon, the Javelin, as well as a new seasonal theme and "exclusive gameplay," a new season-specific progression system, and "more upcoming seasonal content" to be revealed "gradually."
Although it obviously has its fans, Mistfall Hunter hasn't exactly been showered with praise since its full launch last week. It currently sits at a mixed rating on Steam with 3,650 reviews and counting, with many reviewers noting optimization issues, a reliance on microtransactions, and limited solo options. That said, it seems there's a solid-enough foundation here for people who dig the Dark Souls-style fantasy setting with a more experimental extraction-style gameplay hook. Hopefully the roadmap pans out and Bellring can make that mixed rating a little less mixed.
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