Last Epoch loses 250,000 players on Steam, now brings one of the best features from Diablo 4 with a new update

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The action RPG Last Epoch has had a tough time: over 250,000 players have turned their backs on the game. But now the developers are announcing fresh content with a new update that brings one of the best features from Diablo 4.

What does the new update bring? Last Epoch will receive the new content update 1.1 Harbingers of Ruin on July 9, 2024. This means the game follows its own roadmap and brings with it a lot of fresh content.

Among other things, you can look forward to the following:

  • Harbingers
  • New boss enemies within the Monolith of Fate
  • Forgotten Knights Faction
  • The more Harbingers you defeat, the higher your reputation will be in this new faction
  • Pinnacle Boss: Aberroth
  • Once you have defeated all Harbingers, you will unlock this new boss
  • Evade – in German, evade
  • a new movement maneuver
  • Harbinger’s Needle
  • A new item that gives you more Gaze of Orobyss when used

    • Players will especially like the new maneuver, dodge. According to the developers’ blog post, it is one of the most requested skills and has long been an essential part of the game’s big competitor, Diablo 4.

    Here is the trailer for the update:

    With Patch 1.1, Last Epoch brings new bosses, factions and more

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    Fallen deep: Last Epoch recently lost massive numbers of players

    What are the current player numbers? At its launch in February 2024, Last Epoch started with over 258,000 players. In March, the numbers remained at this level before dropping to 28,000 in April.

    Since then, the number of players has continued to decline. According to SteamCharts, the current 24-hour peak is 4,030 simultaneous gamers:

    Last Epoch Steam Charts 02.07.2024

    Update 1.1 is the first patch since the release. Experience shows that the number of players then increases significantly. The survival game Palworld recently suffered the same fate: with the release of the new update about Sakurajima, the numbers jumped from around 20,000 daily players to a new 24-hour peak of over 124,000 according to Steam Charts.

    The developers of Last Epoch will also be hoping for many returnees.

    What’s next for Last Epoch? The game’s official roadmap shows patches 1.1 to 1.4. With 1.2, Primal Hunt endgame content will go live, 1.3 will bring a Monolith of Fate expansion, and 1.4 will feature a transmog system, new bosses, and new skill sigils.

    Five months have now passed between the release and the first patch. If the developers maintain the update cycle, you can expect the next patches in December 2024, May 2025 and October 2025.

    If you are still not sure whether you should try Last Epoch (again), we have some help for you: MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus has compared the three big action RPGs Diablo 4, Path of Exile and Last Epoch: Diablo 4, Path of Exile, Last Epoch – Which action RPG should I play?

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