[2023] Dauntless | Weapons & Weapon Swap AMA

Originally posted by Coffeethirst

Will you give buffs another look? I am very excited for this overhaul as a longtime player, but I feel that buffs have gone unpolished and overlooked for a very long time in terms of visuals. Too many buffs share icons, while other’s don’t tell you when they activate unless you look. Just adding unique buff icons even by outsourcing to an artist would make the new update feel like it has a bit more polish. Especially for an area so long neglected.

Originally posted by Swift_N_Deadly

I agree, so many of the buff icons look similar, and they are not explained anywhere in the game to my knowledge. I believe an update to this is needed and unique visuals will go a long way, but we also need the explanation for these icons to be in the game somewhere.

Originally posted by Coffeethirst

This is not a question. PLEASE GIVE THE QUILLSHOT WEAPONS EFFECTS

My soul as a wound user and a sword main is dying

Originally posted by Swift_N_Deadly

Not weapon swap related. With very little content in the game currently to create engagement for content creators, what does the future of the partner program looks like for people dedicated to this game but don't have enough content to meet current partner requirements?

Originally posted by Devon_Pro

Ok, so here’s my three I would hope to get some info on. 1. Will Weapons that we’re completely ignored during the ‘Rework Phase’ such as Axe and Hammer get any sort of proper rework? Like a Sword Rework, not what was done with Pike, CBs and Repeaters. Which leads into question two

1. Will Pike CBs and Repeaters get any sort of Revamp or even a bigger Rework or will they stay the same?

2. When you say, “Each Weapon will be more unique”, does that mean Weapon Classes as a whole. Like a specific gimmick only that weapon can do? Or do you guys mean each ‘Behemoth Variant’ (Exp.) Rezakiri Sword will have something only it has compared to every other Sword?

Originally posted by Lord_Nethermore

In the dev diary you guys talked about using different monster parts for a single weapon.

Why the change when each weapon is characterized around each behemoth? Is it to make crafting much easier or to make it more realistic that all parts can come from different behemoths?

Originally posted by Threef

Do you have plans already how to handle leaderboards in trials for double weapons?

Originally posted by Wizard_Weed

How will this affect balancing with monsters and weapons? I mean will monsters be stronger or weapons be weaker in any way and if so how?

Originally posted by Own-Illustrator4550

Someone has to ask, Is an 8th weapon planned? (For example the bow that everyone keeps mentioning or a different one)

Originally posted by YoloDennisNL

Any idea on how things like Mighty Landbreaker and Savage Wellspring will operate? Will they carry over after weapon swapping or be more like axe's determination in the sense it only stays on the selected weapon?

Originally posted by Devon_Pro

Ok, so here’s my three I would hope to get some info on. 1. Will Weapons that we’re completely ignored during the ‘Rework Phase’ such as Axe and Hammer get any sort of proper rework? Like a Sword Rework, not what was done with Pike, CBs and Repeaters. Which leads into question two

1. Will Pike CBs and Repeaters get any sort of Revamp or even a bigger Rework or will they stay the same?

2. When you say, “Each Weapon will be more unique”, does that mean Weapon Classes as a whole. Like a specific gimmick only that weapon can do? Or do you guys mean each ‘Behemoth Variant’ (Exp.) Rezakiri Sword will have something only it has compared to every other Sword?

Originally posted by Manujiiva

Is the weapon swap a forced mechanic or will i have the option to run only one weapon if i want?

Originally posted by Wizard_Weed

How will this affect balancing with monsters and weapons? I mean will monsters be stronger or weapons be weaker in any way and if so how?

Originally posted by SilnCalroshi

Sorry for the off topic question, do you have plans on expanding the development team? Can fans help you build features, even for free?

Originally posted by Head-Ad-9854

Elemental effects of radiant and umbral?

Originally posted by Falminar

if weapons will be crafted from multiple behemoths now, then does that mean the number of weapons is getting reduced? (and if so, are there any plans to compensate progress on existing weapons, is there any reason to craft or powersurge any existing weapons?)

and since weapons are now compiled from multiple behemoths, will there still be anything thats rewarded from hunting only a single behemoth?

weapons are supposed to be highly unique after this update, but are you willing to share to what extent theyll be the same? you gave as a loose example "a frost sword that uses the old sword moveset and a blaze sword that uses the new sword moveset", which is probably not accurate, but if it were true then the two weapons wouldnt even be recognizable as swords beyond aesthetics. how many combos do you expect to be shared between two weapons of the same type on average, what will tie them together as both being swords and not entirely different things?

Originally posted by NinjaMaster231456

Omnicells have a linked element (Tempest - Shock, Revenant - Umbral, Bastion - Neutral, etc.) except for Terra. Are we gonna get a 7th Terra themed Omnicell in the future

Originally posted by med000000000000

will weapon swapping be swopping between two loadouts or two weapons in the same loadout?

Originally posted by Sparky1083

Have you thought about making exotics just a weapon class of it's own?

Like the current exotics would be in that class, but you could also make new, weapon variant exotics.

E.g. Excalibur, a slower sword with higher damage Or a spear instead of a pike, allowing you to throw and retrieve your spear.

Could be cool, could be crap, 1 way to find out

Originally posted by PokeStarChris42

That sounds pretty damn cool, would love to see it happen

Originally posted by SparklingWaterCo-op

Will the perks of the weapon and its cells apply whilst using the other weapon, adding +9 to the total perks, or will only the perks of the weapon that you're holding apply?

And if its the latter, do you think that people will just stick with 2 weapons that provide similar perks for a more consistent build, or will having 2 unique weapon effects be more desirable than that?

Originally posted by hyde360

If you have your weapons in different levels, how is the swap going to work when you are on an island with a weapon level cap?

Originally posted by BlackjackMKV

Will running each weapon on its own still be viable? For example, if I just feel like only using the War Pike, is this going to prevent me from fighting how I still do now? For example, being unable to break parts, only being able to do wound damage, etc...? Not that the weapon swap system isn't fun of course, but hoping that weapons will still be able to stand on their own without requiring it too.

Originally posted by SilnCalroshi

Sorry for the off topic question, do you have plans on expanding the development team? Can fans help you build features, even for free?

Originally posted by SparklingWaterCo-op

I like the sound of that. What about prismatic weapon cells however? Will they still exist, or just have a different purpose?

Originally posted by Coffeethirst

Will you be adding elemental debuffs for radiant or umbral? Even something like doing less damage or taking more damage would be cool. Less accurate attacks could be nice. Or even something unique like affecting behaviors, maybe how long rage/aether lasts.

Originally posted by DemHows

Will there be switching specific mods/specials/cells/amps/UEs or switching effects (i.e. switching to Axe gives dmg% or switching from Strikers gives whatever) in general?

Originally posted by Blaftoif

Will there be new mods and specials in the future? Especially for Aether Strikers, since they never received another set like the ones you buy from Lady Luck

Originally posted by Threef

Will the bug that let's us skip Landbreaker animation by jumping be fixed? Or if not, then will the animation be removed? Because it is kind of required exploit, and by failings it were punished by 2 second long animation

Originally posted by DemHows

Will there be switching specific mods/specials/cells/amps/UEs or switching effects (i.e. switching to Axe gives dmg% or switching from Strikers gives whatever) in general?

Originally posted by maresa007

I have a question please.....are you going to reset all the weapons? if so, What happens to all the players who have already reforged 20+ times? I have everything in my slayers path, it is 100% complete, is that changing? or just adding more stuff? because if all this is changing why not just make a Dauntless 2 ???? I'm concerned because I worked my player off good to get where she is at.

Originally posted by Drylen

This update will finally include umbral & radiant effects for weapons ?

Originally posted by Swift_N_Deadly

Thank you. I have been fighting to keep this game alive and trying my best to entice new players to the game. But it's very hard somethings especially in the last year.

Originally posted by Bok408

I know roughly what the majority of the next update will be, but do you intend to introduce any proper side activities? Like I know housing will most likely never happen, but I do remember fishing almost being finished before all of a sudden being scrapped.

I just wonder if any kind of side activities like these will be implemented that have a bit of teeth to them. Slaying behemoths with different kinds of weapons and builds is fun, but eventually it does get boring. And that boredom only arrives quicker if there is nothing else to take our attention every now and then.

Originally posted by maresa007

I have a question please.....are you going to reset all the weapons? if so, What happens to all the players who have already reforged 20+ times? I have everything in my slayers path, it is 100% complete, is that changing? or just adding more stuff? because if all this is changing why not just make a Dauntless 2 ???? I'm concerned because I worked my player off good to get where she is at.

Originally posted by HurrycaneTheTiger

Is the weapon swapping going to be limited to only 2 weapons at a time or be able to switch between multiple, and will this feature be unlockable from the Slayer's path or available right out the gate? On top of this will we be able to switch to 2 different weapons of the same group but different types, such as switching between 2 different swords, or 2 different warpikes, opposed to only being able to switch to 2 different weapons

Originally posted by HurrycaneTheTiger

Is the weapon swapping going to be limited to only 2 weapons at a time or be able to switch between multiple, and will this feature be unlockable from the Slayer's path or available right out the gate? On top of this will we be able to switch to 2 different weapons of the same group but different types, such as switching between 2 different swords, or 2 different warpikes, opposed to only being able to switch to 2 different weapons

Originally posted by KorrupiKid

Will there be changes to mods and specials in this update. Some of them are really bad and underused and this seems like the perfect time to rework them.

Originally posted by Particular-Big-7922

What is the button for the weapon swap for switch

Originally posted by Lord_Nethermore

Because the weapons are getting revamped with new and potentially stronger abilities, will behemoths have to revamped as well to counter them like higher health or new abilities?

Like Charrogg for instance is weak to wound damage and others are more prone to stagger damage. Will behemoths have to be balanced to meet the match of this weapon overhaul?

Originally posted by chaddykev

Will buffs from one weapon apply to the other like repeater atk speed or axe damage from determination stacks

Originally posted by DRLAR

Any work being done in showing Behemot exact HP? in numbers? or maybe in 1/10 chunks at least.. Thanks

Originally posted by maresa007

I have a question please.....are you going to reset all the weapons? if so, What happens to all the players who have already reforged 20+ times? I have everything in my slayers path, it is 100% complete, is that changing? or just adding more stuff? because if all this is changing why not just make a Dauntless 2 ???? I'm concerned because I worked my player off good to get where she is at.

Originally posted by Sparky1083

Will both weapons effects be possible to activate at the same time.

E.g. The platforms for the terra embermane as well as the fountain thingy from frostwuif?

If so, how would this interact with the level 50 behemoths just as the chronovore and thrax.

This would allow for some sicckkk combos in my personal opinion, and give reason to switch between weapons. Managing the ability cooldowns between weapons would offer some new challenges.

Or, ya know. Balancing...

Originally posted by NuraNuraPop

And will anything else be coming in this update? Such as radiant and umbral elemental effects?

Originally posted by DRLAR

Any work being done in showing Behemot exact HP? in numbers? or maybe in 1/10 chunks at least.. Thanks

Originally posted by Sparky1083

Will both weapons effects be possible to activate at the same time.

E.g. The platforms for the terra embermane as well as the fountain thingy from frostwuif?

If so, how would this interact with the level 50 behemoths just as the chronovore and thrax.

This would allow for some sicckkk combos in my personal opinion, and give reason to switch between weapons. Managing the ability cooldowns between weapons would offer some new challenges.

Or, ya know. Balancing...

Originally posted by KorrupiKid

Since this is a AMA about the dev blog and not only weapon swaps then I will take the time to ask about the creatures you hid in one of the videos. What are they and what do they do?

Originally posted by Sparky1083

Not specifically weapon related, but I am asking how the neutral, umbral and radiant elemental effects could be applied. Do you see a way to add this?

Umbral could perhaps deal percentage of remaining health for example.

Radiant could maybe provide shield to slayers or arguably cooler, box in the behemoth.

And literally all I can think for neutral would be as a catalyst. It should maybe enhance the other elemental effects or boost how fast it takes to build up the effect.

Originally posted by Sparky1083

Not specifically weapon related, but I am asking how the neutral, umbral and radiant elemental effects could be applied. Do you see a way to add this?

Umbral could perhaps deal percentage of remaining health for example.

Radiant could maybe provide shield to slayers or arguably cooler, box in the behemoth.

And literally all I can think for neutral would be as a catalyst. It should maybe enhance the other elemental effects or boost how fast it takes to build up the effect.

Originally posted by Lord_Nethermore

So on the topic of exotics, will they be getting more love in the update? Will the definition of it change or what would you call an exotic in the new update? Is it a very unique weapon tied to a specific behemoth with individual skills? Or because of this weapon overhaul will they just be like an ordinary weapon as you try to make each weapon unique?

Are they considered legendary now compared to other weapons, or something else?

Just really looking at the state of exotics and how they will fit into the future.

Originally posted by KorrupiKid

You know which ones I'm talking about. Now spill the beans.

Originally posted by GENM_ACT

Will the omnicelles, lanterns and weapons be reworked or refreshed with this change?

Originally posted by GENM_ACT

Will the omnicelles, lanterns and weapons be reworked or refreshed with this change?

Originally posted by SkeletusTheWise

This one is a bit specific but is there plans to buff Twin Suns, Godhand, Hunger and the other Exotics? (Excluding Molten Edict). They have been underperforming and are generally considered worse compared to normal options. Imo, they should be the best of the best. I'd especially love to see Godhand and Twin Suns be good as a Pike and Repeater main.

Originally posted by AmABoris

Dear Dauntless Moderator’s, I hope I managed to catch you guys before the thread closed. I will keep it brief. How long until we can expect this update? I couldnt find a direct answer therefore an estimate is what I would really appriciate.

Originally posted by AmABoris

Dear Dauntless Moderator’s, I hope I managed to catch you guys before the thread closed. I will keep it brief. How long until we can expect this update? I couldnt find a direct answer therefore an estimate is what I would really appriciate.

Originally posted by HurrycaneTheTiger

How will weapon xp be shared between 2 separate weapons when equipped, will it be divided by half or divided by what you used more

Originally posted by Obvious_Ad4159

Holy fk. This game still alive? I thought the Devs gave up on it.

Originally posted by Own-Illustrator4550

Is there more than 8 planned or is 8 the max

Originally posted by FriendlyGamingAnon

With weapons being cut confirmed, what will be the fate of event weapons (Silver Sword, Golden Claws), current exotics and current legendary weapons? I get basic stuff like Quillshot being replaced but will these higher-end weapons also get replaced as well or will they just be reworked?

What factors will affect compensation? (Ex: How many weapons owned, how many weapons are powersurged, how many reforges)

Feel free to answer with your current intentions if you haven't completely committed to a decision yet.

P.S. The Summer Slayer PS Plus pack is only showing up under the PS5 version on the PS Store, there doesn't seem to be one for the PS4 version.

Originally posted by KorrupiKid

Since this is a AMA about the dev blog and not only weapon swaps then I will take the time to ask about the creatures you hid in one of the videos. What are they and what do they do?

Originally posted by Unlucky-Cow-9296

Will new armor and outfits be coming as well with this update, for veteran players who have everything from previous battlepasses?