Godfall, the Action-RPG developed by Counterplay Games and Gearbox Publishing will release its “Exalted” Update. This will be the game’s largest update by far and will be free to all players on April 7, 2022.

Godfall to Receive Its Biggest Update Yet Titled Exalted; Will Be Free for All Players on April 7

Godfall, the action RPG looter shooter will be receiving an extremely substantial update on April 7. The third-person action game announced last December that there would be a free content update that would be bringing Valorplate Gameplay improvements in Q2 of 2022.

The developer blog now confirms that the update is coming early next month. Titled “Exalted”, the update will bring forth Valorplate Shards, Ascendant and Exalted Valorplates, an improved story, combat overhaul, and a new game mode among others.

Story enhancements are rather minor, as they include minor dialogue for Ravenna and Soras. Orin’s brother Macros will also be more present in the main campaign, making the final fight more impactful. The meat of the update we will discuss below.

Valorplate Shards and the Exalted Valorplate

One of the issues we had with Valorplates in Godfall was that we wished there was a bit more customization instead of locking us into an extremely specific playstyle. We mentioned this thought in our initial review back in 2020. It seems now that Counterplay has heard us and many other fans and are going to make improvements.

Valorplate Shards

Introducing Valorplate Shards, which aims to make each Valorplate feel more unique and improve the moment-to-moment action. Each Valorplate will be able to unlock up to four different Shards. After players collect all of the Shards of a Valorplate, it will be upgraded to an Ascendant Valorplate and gain a second passive ability. Levelling up all four shards to the maximum possible will upgrade the Valorplate further into its final form – Exalted.

Exalted Valorplates

Exalted Valorplates are extremely flashy, as they will each have a cosmetic effect attached to them to set them apart from the rest of the pack. Oh, and they also gain a third passive ability.

Let’s take a look at a couple of Valorplates and the shards available to them. All 12 Valorplates will be receiving access to Shards.

Phoenix

• Way of the Pheonix: Upon death, instead of dying Phoenix restores health to itself and all nearby allies while blinding enemies around you.
• Soul of the Inferno: Grants you a Flame Charge that gives off Weapon Fire Damage whenever you Ignite enemies
• Wildfire Strike: Whenever you use a Charged Heavy Attack on an Ignited Enemy, you spread Ignite to all nearby foes as well.
• Breath of Fire: Whenever you Ignite foes, you gain Vengeance Meter charge. Using Petryfing Slam while at full Vengeance causes a jet of fire to engulf enemies in front of you.

Bulwark

• Crushing Blow: Increases the damage of Bulwark’s next Charged Heavy Attack at the cost of Health
• Bloodrage Technique: Whenever Bulwark Rampages, they gain additional physical and bleed damage. In addition, Weapon Techniques and Polarity Attacks also deal physical damage and can cause bleeding
• Will of the Unbroken: Lets Bulwark consume Bleed effects while Polarized and restores some Health
• Way of the Bull: Removes Bleed effects from enemies, but gain a bonus to Physical Damage dealt whenever Bulwark does a fully-charged Sundering Slam.

Godfall’s Combat Enhancements and Quality of Life

The Exalted update will bring about three improvements to Godfall’s combat system. First off, players in Co-Op will finally be able to revive each other. No more hanging around the area while dead and waiting for your friends to finish the mission. Get up, lazy Valorplate!

Next, a feature called Knockdown 2.0 is coming to the game. This will let players have access to a sort of recovery skill. The skill will let players quickly get up if ever they’re knocked down. Less downtime and more fighting is always welcome.

Lastly, all weapons will now be able to perform Timing Attacks. These can be performed anytime after a Weapon Technique is used.

Realm Bosses, such as the Earth Realm’s High Lord Phalanxar and Wraith Lord Decimus are also receiving some small updates. Players no longer need a sigil to challenge them, as they only need to progress through the main story. Each of the Bosses will now have three captains roaming their respective areas. Defeating a captain will weaken its corresponding Realm Boss.

For Quality of Life, Godfall’s Exalted Update will give players more ways on how to manage their ever growing loot-filled inventory. No specifics on this were given yet. However, Godfall will also receive a loadout system. This will let players save up to three presets for each Valorplate, allowing them to save any setup that they can swap around to.

New Godfall Game Mode

Spirit Realms

Another meaty update is a new game mode being added to Godfall. Introducing the Spirit Realms Mode, an activity that can be played by up to six players. As this game mode has interactions with Spirits, it will make heavy use of the Spirit Vision action.

Using Spirit Vision will allow players to walk between the Material and Spirit realms and collect Elder Souls. These souls will be used to then challenge Godfall’s many bosses, but with new mechanics that will require the usage of Spirit Vision.

Exalted Tower of Trials

While the Tower of Trials isn’t specifically new, it will be getting updates as well. The Exalted Tower of Trials will have enemies scale up into even higher levels than before. Players can also expect to tackle multiple bosses at a time. As a reward for this, players can earn some unique weapons for their troubles.

Godfall’s Exalted Update will be available to all players on April 7. If you do decide to get on and try Godfall’s Exalted update, be sure to drop by our Godfall Wiki for more info. We also have a beginner guide for those just starting out.

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