The disappointingly launched Warhammer 40 Eternal Crusade has released its first update.
Things weren’t going well for Eternal Crusade – the launch was met with a lot of indifference from the Warhammer 40k fans. While there are plenty of them, the video game adaptations are somehow struggling.
Eternal Crusade seemed for a long time to be the big exception: an MMO shooter like Planetside 2 was promised. But then it gradually scaled back until no one really knew what the vision behind the game actually was. Then the release seemed rather rushed. Observers were actually expecting an Early Access rather than the “real” 50 Euro release.
The developers behind Eternal Crusade had boasted in February: “We are as little a lobby shooter as Destiny or The Division”, but many fans ended up seeing precisely that in Warhammer 40k Eternal Crusade: a lobby shooter.
Many fans were not satisfied with the result, and the “balanced reviews” on Steam over the lifespan turned to “mostly negative.”
Now Eternal Crusade has released the first patch, speaking of a “Major Update” – with a new game mode, a revision of numerous game systems, and quality-of-life improvements. Additionally, they have fixed 650 bugs – which might be a reason why some saw the release as “rushed.”
Perhaps the patch can turn public opinion on the game around once again. It wouldn’t be the first game to make a comeback. A recent example is the action MMORPG Marvel Heroes:
