14 DAY TRIAL // Sony and From Software have already confirmed that Bloodborne will get a new patch on Monday, May 25. The developer also promised that the changes included in the update would be announced closer to release.
According to previous rumors, From Software plans to patch some issue flagged by the community, but some combat-related changes like balance adjustments are expected to be introduced as well.
However, it looks like during a livestream, SCE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida, Producer Masaaki Yamagiwa and PR Yasuhiro Kitao, decided to share more details on the upcoming change included in patch 1.04, DualShocker reports.
As mentioned below, the update addresses some of the bugs reported by players in the last couple of months, but some tweaks and balance changes have also been included. Here are some of the highlights of Bloodborne patch 1.04:
- Password matching can now be done regardless of level. - Password matching can now be done even if registered to a different oath. - Quicksilver bullets and blood vials can now be stored up to 600 (the previous limit was 99) in the storage in Hunter’s Dream. - Weapons and hunter tools have been tweaked, it will be mostly buffs. - A bug of the Rifle Spear has been fixed. - A bug with Blood Gem Imprints has been fixed. - Boss rewards in the Chalice Dungeons will be improved, they will now drop blood gems randomly. - Chalice dungeons will now include Blood Stone Shards at Depth 1, Twin Blood Stone Shards at Depth 2, Twin Blood Stone Shards and Blood Stone Chunks at Depth 3, Blood Stone Chunks at Depth 4 and Blood Stone Chunks and Blood Rocks at Depth 5. - Other bugs have been fixed.
Details on the expansion will be revealed after E3
Keep in mind that these might not be the only changes included in the upcoming patch, as Yasuhiro Kitao stated that full details would be posted on the game's official webpage on the day of release.
Speaking of which, From Software will run maintenance for the patch on Monday 25, between 4 and 7AM EDT.
In other news, From Software confirmed that more info on the Bloodborne's DLC will be available after E3, not before that.