I tried playing it at launch on PS4 which obviously went very poorly… I finally gave it another chance recently after upgrading my PC and have been enjoying it a fair bit. But I still have issues with it, as somebody who was waiting for its release for, what, a decade or so?

I might scratch my playthrough and wait for this DLC release before restarting now, as the changes seems quite encouraging!

Let’s just hope they do a bit of QA on this release.

p.s. glad to see the sub here! I was a big time lurker on the original.

Edit: just swiping this comment from the thread on beehaw, outlining the changes which are coming to the base game with this DLC:

• virtually every system of the main game has been changed and/or updated
• police system is completely reworked with multiple tiers of NCPD/mercs chasing you down in vehicles according to your wanted level, apparently on level 5 maxtac will chase you down and it will be some sort of bossfight against them (source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riK1i8lQwRM&t=511s)
• perks and skills have been completely overhauled, no longer simple passive stat boosts, much more active abilities like different melee finishers, a dash, or the ability to deflect bullets with melee weapons
• the difficulty curve is reworked/rebalanced
• the loot tiers are reworked
• archetypes of enemies have been redone for more variety in combat encounters
• an entirely new 6th skill tree that uses a different type of skill points (relic points) that will be used to add new abilities to your cyberware
• installing cyberware now has an effect on your body and you cant install too much or else you will go cyberpsycho (no idea what that looks like in game)
• installing cyberware now has a first person cutscene added to it, just like in the prologue at Vik’s clinic
• you can now “attune” cyberware to one of your attributes, making it more efficient if you have invested in that attribute; example here optical camo is attuned to the “cool” attribute: https://i.imgur.com/1UI9SEX.png
• armor is no longer tied to clothing, it instead tied to your cybernetics
• vehicle combat is added to the game, you can even use your katana on your bike
• vehicles are no longer bought from fixers, but bought through a website set up by mama welles
• some vehicles have guns installed on them (machine guns, rocket launchers)
• new type of infinitely replayable/repeatable missions are being added where you need to steal certain vehicles marked on your map
• new activity introduced “airdrops”, loot caches that drop randomly on the map that you can fight over and retrieve for yourself
• tons of new random events/activities are added to make the world feel more alive, like car chases and gang fights

I’m glad that I held off, especially considering I didn’t have the hardware to run it at reasonable settings. I’ll eventually pick it up once I get a PS5 or finally upgrade my laptop.

Someone correct me If I am wrong. But I somewhat remember they promised the expansion was going to be free for the owners of the base game? Or I don´t know what I am talking about. Either way prob gonna play it down the line, I don´t think I am gonna make another save to experience again the base game.

I did the non-patient thing of getting this game on release on the GoG store, and honestly. I had an amazing time. Loved the game, loved the characters, loved the story and loved the ending I got. Didn’t have too many issues and bugs, which I realize later that was very lucky.
Having many of the most important gameplay problems reworked, and having a whole new story expansion? Oh yes please.