Dauntless Dev Diaries | Behind Reforged

Welcome to the latest Dauntless Dev Diary.
In this episode, we take a look behind the scenes at the creation of Reforged.
Reforged launched on December 3 with a new progression system, the Hunting Grounds, and the Slayer's Path.
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[@BasementMinions]

Thank you for listening to those of us who really wanted private hunts brought back!

[@desgildanphi8825]

I love dauntless from the art , environment , monster to even the the developer

[@benjamingock5957]

Like how you guys have listened and will be bringing back solo hunting grounds. Will also be looking forward to what content will you have after the escalations since they are coming to an end. And looking at previous announcements, cant wait for the pet system and what things we can do with them but even if they are just there for the sake of it, it will still be great to have a pet that follows us around with cool animations. Great work.

[@cavyspider6771]

I want a radient enviroment so bad. We've never seen one. The radient behemoths are aways displayed as "the light in the dark".

[@PlayDauntless]

We have a feeling you will be happy with what is coming :eyes:

[@littlenightfury3462]

@@PlayDauntless the game is not that fun anymore because of the hunting grounds and the armor upgrading system

[@DatManSanti]

@@littlenightfury3462tf r u talking about u want them to remove content?

[@littlenightfury3462]

@@DatManSanti I just want them to make the game more fun again

[@crocyboi1219]

@@littlenightfury3462 Yeah i remember when i could craft a gear piece and instantly get it to level 5 or 6 Or not get oblitrated by a behemoth after i finished fighting one because i fell of a cliff Or when i could switch weapons and not have to basically start the game all over just to catch up to the hunting grounds i'm on with my main weapon since some behemoth are weaker to other weapons .

[@anegg3810]

Nice job on the recent updates guys. Just one thing, I've seen the future changes to trials stated in the new roadmap, all I want to say is, don't let us down please, us veterans are counting on you guys

[@Radazuken]

3:20 looks straight up like it's out of some kind of sci-fi heavy movie

[@anegg3810]

Rada I miss the furry shit

[@zyy2741]

@@anegg3810 eggggg

[@anegg3810]

@@zyy2741 非洲咸鱼罐头

[@TheRedSchool]

I think this is a good start on the attempt to connect and communicate to the community. Thanks for this

[@rockboxx]

Thank you for creating this game, just amazing! And I have a lot of fun. Again, thanks for creating it!

[@AlmirYandi20]

Appreciate all the Hunting Ground. Good place to hunt with friends and met other players.

[@crocyboi1219]

If someone were to actully use the chat .

[@venomzaza939]

Next weaponssssss !!!

[@myleslink]

I am obsessed with the design of dauntless and its environments! It is definitely my favourite art style and i love everything you guys do with it :) Keep it up i love it and cant wait to see whats to come!! (p.s i want moreeee of these behind the scenes videos theyre fascinating)

[@panqueca3043]

i had a idea yseterday bout a new weapon lol, some kind of magic book that concentrates elemental aether, would be cool, another npc where u make ur aether tomes

[@jochen4207]

Wow, that's amazing. You guys did a really good job with Reforged. Some islands could have a bit more detail tho, like Twilight Sanctuary. You could remove some vegetation, MAKE IT MORE PURPLE and add some Voidrunner stuff, as well as broken and burnt trees and... make it more "dead", overall.

[@aquaticdeer4272]

Voidrunners are only in the Umbral Deeps. The Unseen are the only ones that would ever really be at the TS. Everything else I agree with.

[@bruherr]

Oh, yes, cant wait to finally play solo hunting grounds

[@galaxiajpeg2085]

The only escalations left are Neutral and Radiant. Would the radiant boss behemoth be some sort of humanoid angel creature? Then again, that might not fit with the title "Behemoth". I've noticed that the Rezakiri and Valomyr both seemed to be based off insects, maybe the Radiant boss behemoth could be based off of a Praying Mantis? I reddit user named "danktr00per" proposed the idea on a Radiant Boss Behemoth concept on reddit. But what I'm interested in is a Neutral boss behemoth. So far you have a monstrous gerbil beaver, a monstrous bear owl, and a monstrous hog porcupine. Would the neutral boss behemoth be another crossbreed of woodland/lake animals? If not then, how about a bull behemoth? You stated in "Behind Thrax", "What behemoth haven't we seen in a while? What could be interesting for players to fight?" A Praying Mantis and Bull behemoth seems pretty interesting.

[@aquaticdeer4272]

Neutral escalation won't in the game. Radiant "escalation" boss won't be an insect but instead some kind of fluffy flying behemoth.

[@galaxiajpeg2085]

@@aquaticdeer4272 hmm... interesting 🤔

[@Skull_Introvert]

in the future...can we have grappling hooks so we can hook onto the terrain and the behemoth at anytime

[@Grey-The-Skeleton]

Juan's moustache is immaculate.

[@mrplumbe7318]

4:25 Dog Behemoth confirmed...

[@Grave-vh2lm]

PRIVAT HUNTING GROUNDS!!

[@desgildanphi8825]

Hey guys can u guys create an ambush monster where they would hide in the rock and pop out randomly

[@BrokenArrowX]

I'm really loving the game with the recent updates but I still have one major gripe with the game and that's player visuals. Why does my Slayer's face look so much worse in-game vs. in character creation? There is basically no way to make a good looking face apart from hiding half of it under a thick beard. Is this something you guys are working on?

[@FleshCavern]

Okay apparently my joking nature has been taken the wrong way prior and my comment from earlier was misunderstood, what I meant was that I'm sorry that I thought it was going to be an apology from the devs, and it was not meant to be taken seriously hence the Archer quote I made as a reply

[@mikazukiyuki5968]

What do the end game players do, after we complete the escalations there is nothing to do except to grind? I am thankful for all the hard work you have put into the game :)

[@bok4822]

This game is all about the grind though. Once you have completed everything once, you've not even scratched the surface of the grind in the game. The current grind is for aetherhearts and merits, as well as the legendary weapons. The grind gives you small buffs though throughout the grind, like reforge aetherstrikers a few times, and you'll get a couple small attack speed buffs for all weapons. Pay a bunch of merits and rams, and you could get yourself a bit extra elemental defence. Or you could try to unlock 25% extra potion efficiency for any of the potions. The slayers path is there really to reward you both in the short term, but also in the long. And as more stuff gets added to the game, like pets or skyfishing (cmon devs, I was really looking forward to fishing in the game!) the long term players will be rewarded even more heavily for staying. A lot of the fun though comes from playing with friends, and getting good at the game.

[@mikazukiyuki5968]

@@bok4822 I played this game before reforge ( I actually started playing 1 month before umbral escalation was released ) I have all the legendary weapons all of the exotics I'm reforge 11 and level 18 my slayer level is level 50 and behemoth mastery level 48 I have every weapon in the game and yes slayers path upgrades is a thing but what do we do after we have completed the slayers path Trails is scuffed because the only META is chain blades and strikers coming in at under 1 minute kill times ( hence the rework they are doing ) at this point what am I really grinding for after all reforge is just a number a non reforged sword at level 20 is exactly the same as a reforge 30 level 20 sword the reforge doesn't effect the in game stats

[@bok4822]

​@@mikazukiyuki5968 Powersurging does affect the stats though? Even legendary weapons gain an additional 20 power to them (permanently) when you powersurge them. If you unlock all the power nodes for each weapon, you gain another 15 power and 2% critical strike chance. Reforge axe 10 times, and you gain a passive 5% attack boost for all weapons, which at lvl 20 for a weapon is about 20 extra power. So in total, almost 60 power is gained through end game grind that will be there even when you reforge (the 5% power is added from current power though). After that, you got the strikers, which give you 5% attack speed at the end. Hammer will increase all stagger damage by a staggering 15% for all weapons. And if you do not have them already, there are both health and stamina upgrades in the slayers path to find too. There are so many permanent stat increases to gain from the slayers path. However, I don't believe it will be that easy to fully unlock everything. Unless you basically have no life, it's going to take months to clear the entire path. And even when you are getting close, the devs are most likely going to give us something new to grind for, just you wait. Been playing this game since early alpha, the game has gotten so much better since then. And it keeps getting better and better. Also have to say, unless you plan on powersurging all weapons in the game, it is not worth reforging more than 10 times for each weapon. But if you like the game and plan on continuing to play it, reforging all weapons 10 times is kind of an important goal.

[@mikazukiyuki5968]

@@bok4822 I started way at the top meaning I already had all the islands unlocked all my armour is maxed on slayers path and yes I could possibly sweat every weapon but that's no fun my axe is maxed out hammer is one node away warpike is 2 away and the rest are 3 away and all the legendary and normal and exotic weapons I own are all powersurged when the reforge went live I started with 375 aether shards because all of my weapons before the reforge were level 15 and I'm not saying the game is bad in any way cause if I was I just simply wouldn't play the game

[@OneWingdAnge1]

@@mikazukiyuki5968 I've played this game for nearly a year now, got everything weapons and armour, most of the slayer path nodes are got, slayer lv50 behemoth lv50 all done. This game had potential but really it's dying, only thing is to make your slayer look good but that's not enough to keep me playing. I'm giving up on this game, moving on to better stuff as time is limited in this life and better more rewarding games are out there. 😊

[@jeanpierrelemoine4929]

Hey when you want to upgrade Dauntless i want to put the portals to keystone behemoths because i love it huh

[@briishcabbage568]

Juan has a very nice moustache.

[@dezeredawn6069]

I see Wedge!

[@abimboladaramola4350]

i love u dauntless i am obsessed with ur game i lovessssssssssssssssss it and i love u guys keep up the incredible work with ur amazing game

[@pelonn-4628]

PRIVATE HUNTING GROUNDS!

[@reeze4K]

You do a dream job

[@arisenleo1930]

I dont like the facts there was not enough time before your implemented reforged update, however I do enjoy they variety of island themes that you guys have created. Please restrict each island to only like 4 or 5 monsters so it gives each one a sense of identity and then add more islands if required, please please please do not start stacking behemoths making it more difficult to find the specific one we want to hunt. Many thanks and love the game Phoenix Lab Studios 😊

[@Gyr0nium]

I think radiant will be some kind of 4 legged spider like creature, but we know you cant give spoilers ;)

[@aquaticdeer4272]

Well it won't be a bug or arachnid. The teaser shows a watery part but who knows

[@Gyr0nium]

@@aquaticdeer4272 oh well, just a theory

[@willysusanto8171]

What Phone Spec should i use to play dauntless? Please comment thx

[@LeonidasGGG]

You did a great job with hunting grounds and exploring (I live the "glass island" so much and just looking for those Chests), HOWEVER the Slayers Path is just grind for grind. Most of the nodes outside combat are NOT that valuable, except 1~3 Tonics, and it is now this "lazy" way to extend the game lifecycle by geting the players to loop-play over and over again. I am disastified with this, because: 1- It's an easy way to just had Nodes and call it "content" (which you have with Time Fragments... predictably); 2- I already pulled away from other games (Warframe) because of this. A game that just sends players into this hamster wheel, never providing a proper reward, but "part of" or "one of" a set that you have to complete. I DO love playing both games and I know these are FTP so you have to somehow "monetize" or extend the "hours in game" that investors love to much, BUT I can see when I'm getting duped.

[@MrMagoo-gh8vy]

How bought Dev diaries behind Urska

[@azwr4q852]

Can I get a desperado chest code

[@callumjennings6336]

Not a fan of the level 3 cell attribute on items being gated behind the grind of Aetherhearts, specially since it use to be just to upgrade an item to level 10. I feel this nerfs alot of player's ability to experiment with different builds. The UI for the armoursmith took a big step back, needing to navigated to a different tab per item slot and have the items ordered based on power and not behemoth is inconvenient and hassling. Hunting grounds is nearly perfect and will do alot for the game in the future as it allows content to be accessed by new and veteran players many times over. Only recent thing I don't like is that pesky frostbite affect, put something that punishing in a heroic escalation, but having such a fun-leeching debuff in standard escalation hurts the mode.

[@sinjo1]

Please make the next weapon something that has great burst or spike damage potential we like high numbers! 😉

[@SF-lv1ym]

パンガー二匹とか言う自分からしたら地獄で草

[@adhdzero8583]

watch the devs get bullied for this vid lol

[@Aguifu]

0:37 I like how the gnasher plush has a mask. See even behemoths need a mask

[@hematite7637]

Can u add more different types of behemoths pls like I would really like a neutral keystone behemoth...

[@qatzkis_querated_quotes]

They already confirmed no neutral escalations.

[@DemolizerTNT]

They are making Radiant behemoth rn

[@2Padre.]

@@qatzkis_querated_quotes apparently there will be no radiant esca, just a weird thing called radiant season. Also not every keystone is on escalation only, u can find Torg and Malk on trials. It's up to them If they want to add one more neutral behemoth, hybrid behemoths could maybe also be a thing since there is a journal entry that mentions something similar if i remember correctly.

[@qatzkis_querated_quotes]

@@2Padre. they didn't say there will not be a radiant escalation, but the current thing you mentioned isn't a part of an escalation. Neutral escalation has been confirmed to basically never made.

[@2Padre.]

@@qatzkis_querated_quotes tf, who's talkin bout neutral esca being confirmed? just mentioned that there could be in the near future a "keystone" or just a normal new neutral behemoth. In the oficial roadmap, it says there will not be an esca it will be something similar called radiant season and there is more to it in the roadmap so u might as well check it XD. Plus they said that if people request neutral esca a lot they may reconsider doing it.

[@walidhaddaoui5129]

Pls do good graphies in play station

[@AgathaPerlas]

We just hope that for radiant escalation please please PLEASE create new and additional radiant behemoths and not variants from an existing behemoth/s. We want NEW.

[@aquaticdeer4272]

We won't be getting any variants this time I think :(

[@AgathaPerlas]

@@aquaticdeer4272 that's great! no variants means new behemoths.

[@orrusfellin5150]

@@AgathaPerlas No new Behs besides the Legendary one either. Check the roadmap.

[@crocyboi1219]

Now all thats's left is to get rid of the weapon level systems .

[@demonicking279]

All the things that broke the game and more

[@godanibal3234]

So sad

[@mr.potato2223]

Have anyone tamed a behemoth?

[@nikolaifernandez9846]

Make skraev a fun fight please

[@jochen4207]

But it is a fun fight

[@cyberwill2364]

...

[@flipsietheflippingdogofdoo480]

Its not bad, it has its times, but have you fought flameborn rezakiri???? Uugghhh.

[@buddybarlow9604]

I hope they continue to add more weapons, when you look at a game like MHW..whats the point of playing Dauntless

[@anissyakirah6540]

Fix bug plss

[@Mr.Kurly1379]

I loved everything about reforge but the whole new leveling affects your weapons and armor thing made me and most of my friends quite all together. Still though wish y'all the best. 😊

[@elysian179]

I personally hate this leveling system , if I want to upgrade all of my armor I have to reach l level 20 4 times in order to upgrade only 1 entire armor set, thats really annoying for me especially because I don’t have the time to do it

[@soaresmx]

What do you think about increasing the earned merits to 50/100/150? Earning 10/20 merits per mission is not cool as the Slayer path asks for 300 upwards

[@jochen4207]

No, what? Do you want to burn through the entire game in 3 days?

[@DemolizerTNT]

Well, it can't be easy. You will get these in right time.

[@soaresmx]

@@jochen4207 Yes, I play this game from the beginning, it tired me out

[@soaresmx]

@@DemolizerTNT Not anymore, I stopped playing

[@zim9948]

I loved the dog and the diary too but dog is dog

[@PlayDauntless]

Wedge is a very good boi

[@lee_mill3712]

The people who wanted private hunting grounds were just looking to farm certain parts, public hunting grounds were just full of people... and no behemoths, cuz they're all dead

[@LixDBD]

What’s the new behemoth

[@aquaticdeer4272]

The latest new behemoth was Urska. The next one is for radiant which we can only theorize on what it will be

[@mikazukiyuki5968]

It'll probably be some kind of bug with iridescent features Valomyr is a stag beetle and Resa is a dragonfly

[@aquaticdeer4272]

@@mikazukiyuki5968 Nope. Dev in charge of Radiant Season confirmed the behemoth is not a bug and will be fluffy.

[@mikazukiyuki5968]

@@aquaticdeer4272 not bug no fur could be a reptile or another dragon? ( like shock esc boss ) can't spell name

[@aquaticdeer4272]

@@mikazukiyuki5968 Probably a unicorn that uses it's horn to create radiant attacks. They did say that most players will find RS stunning

[@jaysonmaramot1524]

Dauntless for android pleaseeeeeeee

[@Jazzmigo]

So Dauntless stays Epic exclusive forever ? I like to play it but not what Epic has done in the past.

[@Yaya4K]

News monster ? No okay Go Monster hunter world

[@LimTind]

nah thx

[@aquaticdeer4272]

They just released a new behemoth 3 weeks ago

[@robsone7444]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷✌🏼

[@DemolizerTNT]

Just to be clear people - bow was ONLY concept that will NOT make it to the game.

[@okastbloart8395]

Aw why not

[@DemolizerTNT]

@@okastbloart8395 They said on stream, that it was just concept and they forgot to remove that - that's why we saw "sneak peak" in first place

[@FortniteSexgamer6969]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciat that they exactly listen to playerbase to create a great experience for everyone, unlicke some other game devs.

[@srco6865]

nice one ^^ havent laughed that much in a while

[@Joyryde3]

@@srco6865 I was about to say, this guy is a comedian

[@FleshCavern]

Yes just more proof that sometimes you need to tell your fans to shut the hell up

[@uz8i]

Im sorry but i quit dauntless after reforge :(

[@OneWingdAnge1]

Me and my friends play this game way less now after this reforged update, we all like having number levels for our weapons and armour, now that you have tied weapons and armour together makes it the worse thing you can do so far. CBs need fixed still, you get put into the air, very high up which wastes your time and leaves you open for attack especially in escalations. Too many bugs, with each update. This game gets boring fast, no real point to this game once you have the trophies/achievements. Fighting behemoths is good but after killing them thousands of times, the only thing to bother with is your look. No wonder gamers are playing this less and less.

[@guts8909]

We legit hate reforged

[@metalhuntsman]

Don't speak for everyone. The majority of us like it, or accept it at least.

[@jochen4207]

You* hate Reforged. It's amazing

[@DemolizerTNT]

Speak for yourself.

[@jds7665]

I don't like it, i don't agree with it, but I accept it

[@sidritvejseli704]

I love it

[@Felale]

I quit the game because of this.

[@Spriktor]

its become so much better, try to understand the update and not just quit after 2 hours of trying it.

[@Felale]

@@Spriktor I played plenty, even with chain blades being completely broken, I tried.

[@OneWingdAnge1]

@@Felale same this game has lost it. I'm not playing it much anymore this game has lost it now for me and lot of others.

[@orrusfellin5150]

@@Spriktor I don't see how removing one game mode and replacing it with unfinished one, removing the ability to play solo (which they are only fixing now) and target specific Behs (which remains to be addressed), breaking the low-mid game perk economy with gear ranks, forcing people to reset their power for upgrades, making break parts even more useless and introducing a bunch of convoluted currencies and useless upgrade tree is making the game any better. Oh yeah, we don't need to look at the loading screens as much, what an achievement.