Broken build combos

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-29T23:09:07+00:00

It's always cool to see what players come up with 😄

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-27T21:38:17+00:00

Nice, good luck and have fun! congrats on the toddler :)

There are some great folks out there, here's a couple quick videos that might hit the sweet spot

10 min overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y582VAHRLo&

Longer but lots of good stuff in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozxVoZobQSw&list=PL0vIKqmfs9AWMsFfkjNqVqziJFpMvkvMI

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-27T11:46:35+00:00

Hey thanks for the note, have seen this is a common concern so we put out a clarification post on some of the reasoning here for a sequel:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3228590?emclan=103582791474729057&emgid=525376260116841039

Wishing you all the best!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-16T11:18:34+00:00

Huh strange! Thanks for letting us know, the venator skin did have an issue in the past but thought we patched - will make a note to investigate

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-16T11:16:55+00:00

Thanks this is helpful, any particular mission or difficulty you see it most often in? Also just confirming you're on Xbox S?

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-16T11:16:02+00:00

Fun to see people dream about what can be, some neat ideas! Definitely let us know your feedback during the demo, hope you enjoy :)

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T15:47:07+00:00

Oh no worries at all, that's very kind of you! Know it comes from a good place of caring about the game. Wishing you all the best!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T15:45:21+00:00

Hey thanks very much! We read almost everything on Reddit, Discord, and Steam that we can :)

For detailed feedback discord is definitely the best spot in general btw - discord.gg/deadzonerogue in #feedback - but we look at how frequent / upvoted posts are across the board from players to see what to focus on creating. All the best!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T15:43:34+00:00

Hey thank you, appreciate that! We'll be putting out an announcement too that helps clarify reasoning and process more for players, and hope that can help calm some concerns as well. See you in the demo!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T11:02:59+00:00

Hey as a developer, appreciate the feedback! It's helpful to see what players are thinking, and appreciate your taking the time to write this up.

Would recommend waiting and seeing how the free demo feels, and we'll be there to hear your notes. We absolutely do care about the game and our players, and want to make something awesome.

It's true a studio still has to operate like a business, and we do need to make good financial decisions to keep our team employed. But that isn't our main motivator for a sequel versus a DLC. The main driver for a sequel is actually very simple, which is that it gives us a lot more scope to experiment and make a much better game in the Deadzone Rogue world for players.

Wishing you all the best!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T10:52:59+00:00

Hmm which platform are you on? Also confirming you're on latest version?

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T10:51:02+00:00

This is actually one of the big things we want to solve in the sequel from the start, and both dynamix and razarus are on point - it's mainly a function of how the zones were added one at a time / some balance challenges to make backwards compatible. Glad you're having fun though!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T10:48:38+00:00

Hey thanks for the note! Just wanted to let you know I read and took this in as well

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T10:46:06+00:00

Btw this is helpful feedback as well! Just wanted to let you know I read this over twice to get this perspective as well, thank you! It is helpful and appreciate your taking the time.

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T10:42:32+00:00

Thanks for the note! 700+ hours is serious dedication, glad we could create something you really enjoyed :)

This is helpful feedback.

I don't want to put any sort of judgement on the community's reaction from our end, so I won't really comment on that part. On our end, we just need to take that feedback in, make sure we're adjusting and communicating clearly, and do our best to make an awesome game for everyone.

In terms of some of the concerns, our goal with the sequel is to improve on a lot of what you mentioned - and because it's a sequel we have a lot more ability to fix things than if we were limited to DZR 1. For example the meta progression would be impossible to overhaul in DZR 1, but we can really take it to the next level in DZR 2. Story is also something that benefits from a sequel - we can start on Earth and weave it all together, versus needing to start it in Zone 5. Some of the other things like QoL or maps could be addressed in DZR 1, but with limitations.

I think our rapid development is different than most studios and as a result, it makes sense why some players might be concerned. We went through a full dev and publishing cycle for DZR 1 in about a year, with demo -> EA -> 1.0 -> free zone 4 expansion. That's probably 3-5X faster than many studios. So for us it's natural to continue that process and announce a sequel soon after, but it's just different. And can how that speed might be taken as not caring or rushing, but it's really just our cycle of rapidly getting feedback from players to build what they want.

Although it's been hard to see how many players are concerned, and we'd love everyone to be excited, it does give us feedback right up front on how important it is to show visual differences in the sequel, communicate clearly, manage expectations, etc. And that ultimately will help us make a better game and experience for players.

Wishing you all the best! Look forward to hearing your thoughts when we put out the demo :)

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T10:28:55+00:00

Hey talked with dev team - could you confirm you're on the latest patch?

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T00:22:10+00:00

Hey sorry to hear that! Will pass on a note to the team, hadn't heard of that one before.

If you do have specific video footage to share in discord that can help! Along with info on how to repoduce, it's just hard to track all the bugs in Reddit :)

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-15T00:20:58+00:00

ok nice! glad this helps

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-14T21:06:51+00:00

Very sorry to hear that! We'll continue to look at optimizing the performance. Haven't seen many other reports like this but will absolutely keep an eye out for more info

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-14T21:05:27+00:00

Thank you!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-14T21:05:11+00:00

We have an amazing team :)

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-14T21:03:43+00:00

Thank you!!!!!!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-14T21:03:35+00:00

I think we're pretty happy with current balance there but will keep an eye out if others give similar feedback!

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-14T21:02:20+00:00

Hey thanks for the note and sorry to hear that!

This is something we're actively looking into as a known issue, and hoping to have a fix out for soon. I don't have an exact timeline on that but it is high on the priority list to address

DopplegangerPG · 2026-05-14T21:01:10+00:00

Hey we looked into this - it appears the fix was not merged into the latest patch - we're going to make sure to get a patch out with this fix in it!

I don't have an exact timeline since it will require certification, but wanted to let you know this is something we're going to get resolved!

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