The Redemption of Seekers of the Storm
O n November 8th, 2023, Gearbox held a livestream for the 10 year anniversary for Risk of Rain and in this livestream they detailed their plans for RoR2, a new DLC called Seekers of the Storm. This is also the same day that SoTV was ported to consoles and RoR:R released, a very good time to be a Risk of Rain fan. However, the DLC wouldn’t release for another year, releasing on August 27th, 2024 and to say it was a mess would be an understatement. SCENE #1: Gearbox Office, circa Spring-2024. O1: What a wonderful day at Gearbox HQ, I sure hope nothing goes wrong today while I work on the next DLC! O2: Hey so Randy just called… O1: (completely oblivious) Yeah, what’s up? O2: He wants the codebase to be the same between console and pc, O1: Ok, so- (cut off) O2: and an engine upgrade, O1: That’s possible- (cut off) O2: and he wants it out in 4 months O1: …W-What? O2: Don’t ask me, it’s just what he wants. O1: (stammering) H-He does know that...