God of War Ragnarök: Überraschungs-Update bringt lang ersehnten Modus und mehr

Der New Game Plus-Modus für GoW Ragnarök erscheint heute.

Dass die Entwickler*innen von Santa Monica Studio bereits an einem New Game Plus-Modus für God of War Ragnarök arbeiten, haben sie bereits letztes Jahr bestätigt. Irgendwann im Frühling sollte es soweit sein, ein genaues Datum war aber nicht bekannt. Doch gerade kam über den PlayStation Blog die frohe Botschaft rein, dass es heute überraschend soweit ist. Wir fassen die wichtigsten Neuerungen des dazugehörigen Updates 4.00 zusammen und liefern euch die Patch Notes.

Ab wann können wir NG+ nutzen? Der Modus wird ab heute, den 5. April um 20 Uhr deutscher Zeit spielbar sein, sofern ihr das Spiel bereits einmal abgeschlossen habt. Er ist Teil des kostenlosen Updates 4.00.

Was wird im New Game Plus-Modus übernommen? Im neuen Spieldurchlauf behaltet ihr eure Ausrüstung, alle Waffen (auch den Draupnir-Speer) sowie alle Fähigkeiten. Allerdings werdet ihr zum Spielbeginn keinen Zugriff auf Schall- und Siegelpfeile haben. Damit verbundene Bereiche werden daher erst freigeschaltet, wenn ihr in der Story soweit seid.

NG+ hat viele neue Rüstungen, Zauber und mehr im Gepäck

Das Update 4.00 liefert aber nicht einfach nur einen schlichten New Game Plus-Modus, mit dem ihr GoW Ragnarök noch einmal voll ausgerüstet durchspielen können. Er lockt auch mit vielen neuen Inhalten:

Neue Ausrüstung
- Rüstung des Schwarzbären (direkt ausgerüstet)
- Spartaner-Rüstung (bei den Huldu-Brüdern erhältlich)
- Ares-Rüstung (bei den Huldu-Brüdern erhältlich)
- Zeus-Rüstung (besiegt die Walkürenkönigin Gná und schließt Überreste von Asgard ab)
- Spartaner-Aspis-Schild (bei den Huldu-Brüdern erhältlich)
Neue Zauber
- Vergoldete Münzen (Gravuren- und Abzeichen-Zauber)
- Berserkerseelen-Drops (Zauber zur Werteverbesserung)
- Bürden (Zauber, um negative Boni für Herausforderung auszurüsten)
Neue Entwicklungspfade
- Neue Fähigkeitenmodifikationen +
- Platinstufen-Aufträge
- Zusätzliche Wertsteigerungen

Für die bereits vorhandenen Rüstungen können außerdem neue Farbvarianten und Stile erworben bzw. freigespielt werden.

Im New Game Plus-Modus darf sich Kratos neu einkleiden.

Um euch im New Game Plus zu fordern, haben Gegner eine höhere Stufenobergrenze. Neue Fähigkeitenmodifikationen, Platinstufen-Aufträge und zusätzliche Wertsteigerungen warten ebenfalls auf euch. Wem das noch nicht reicht, kann sich dank neuer Anpassungen in der erweiterten Niflheim-Arena austoben oder die optionalen Bosskämpfe nochmal bestreiten.

Die kompletten Patch Notes für Version 4.00

New in Patch [04.00]

New Level Cap

Both Kratos and enemies have an increased level cap.
Convert your Level 9 equipment into new 'Plus' versions to unlock additional levels of progression.

New Equipment

Amor of the Black Bear - You will begin your NG+ run with this already equipped.
Spartan Armor - Can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' Shop for Hacksilver.
Ares Armor - Can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' Shop for Hacksilver.
Zeus Armor - Acquired by defeating Gná the Valkyrie Queen and completing certain Remnants of Asgard on a NG+ save.
Spartan Aspis [New Shield] - Can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' Shop for Hacksilver.

Armor Appearances

13 existing armors have new color combinations available. 12 of these can be acquired at the Huldra Brothers' Shop and applied to any of your existing Level 9+ armor in the transmog menu. The last armor appearance is for the Berserker Armor, you will need to defeat the Berserker King on NG+ to get it.

New Enchantments

Gilded Coins - Engraving and Badge Enchantments

Gilded Coins are obtained by turning your Level 9 equipment into the 'Plus' version. You can use Gilded Coins to purchase a new selection of Enchantments that take Perks from equipment (engravings) and shield rönds (badges), and allow you to equip them into your Amulet.
Many Engravings will require you to meet a certain stat threshold to equip.

Berserker Soul Drops - Stat Boost Enchantments

This set of Enchantments will drop after defeating the Berserker Souls in NG+. They will provide massive stat boosts.

Burdens

This set of Enchantments will have a negative Perk, so you can tailor how the game challenges you. They can be purchased from the Huldra Brothers' shop using Hacksilver.

New Progression Paths

New Skill Mod Plus - Upgrade your existing Skill Mod tokens using XP to further enhance the effects of your favorite Mods.
Platinum Tier Labors - Carry over any progress from your Kill Labors or Ratatasks and continue to unlock a new Platinum Tier of rewards!
Additional Stat Gains - Nornir Chests will now provide Yggdrasil Dew to allow players to push Stats far beyond their previous limits.

Expanded Niflheim Arena

Play as either Kratos or Atreus.
The following companions can be used alongside either selection: Atreus (with Kratos), Freya, Brok, Sindri, Angrboda, Ingrid, Thor, and Thrúd.

Enemy Adjustments

Endgame Bosses

Berserker Souls and Valkyrie Queen Gná fights include new adjustments to keep the fights fresh in NG+.

Other Enemy Adjustments

Available on All Difficulties in NG+

The Hateful and Ormstunga fights will also include adjustments to keep the fights fresh.

Available on Give Me No Mercy and Give Me God of War in NG+

All bosses and mini-bosses will have Runic Armor.
[GMNM] Enemies can now turn elite, giving them an increase in Power Level.

Black and White Render Mode

After you beat the game once, you will gain access to the Black and White Render Mode for an additional cinematic feel. This can be accessed in the Graphics & Camera settings menu.

Shop Changes

You will now be able to purchase and sell resources incrementally.

UI Changes

Show Difficulty - A new UI option that will display your current difficulty setting on your HUD, as well as how many burdens you have equipped.

Photo Mode Character Expressions

The following characters can now have their expressions changed while in Photo Mode: Mimir, Hildisvíni, Lúnda, and Ræb.

Bug Fixes

Combat

Implemented general balancing tweaks and bug fixes to various equipment pieces.
Fixed an issue with collision during Freya's Invoke the Storm Runic Attack.
Fixed a case of potential exploits with boss encounter during the quest "Defend Your Valor."
Fixed an issue of an equipment Perk giving the incorrect stat boost.
Fixed a case where the Raging Fury Perk on the Fate Breaker Armor caused an incorrect rate of Rage fain when both arms and legs pieces were equipped.
Fixed a case where Berserker Souls could remain invisible when they are stunned during a teleporting evade.
Fixed a case where certain rapid attacks would not trigger repeated block reactions when guarded.
Fixed a case where certain attacks were incorrectly guaranteed to break Kratos’ guard.
Fixed certain cases of successful parry not being registered.
Fixed a case of Realm Shift tutorial to appear during the quest "Creatures of Prophecy" when Tutorials are set to 'Minimum' in the settings menu.
Fixed an issue where sometimes the Serpent's Snare skill labor would not increment when successfully using the skill.
Fixed an issue with how the Slicing Finish perk on Stonecutter's Knob was affecting certain attacks.

UI/UX

Fixed a case for a false indicator of new items in Shops.
Fixed a rare case where the application would crash in the UI.
Fixed a rare case where the application would crash in combat.
Fixed a case for an icon error in Codex.
Fixed an issue with text overlap for Large & XL text size setting.
Fixed an issue of map inaccuracy in Helheim.
Fixed a case of high contrast not applying to HUD element when setting is enabled.

Known Issue Introduced in Patch v. 04.00

We have identified certain cases with NG+ equipment not interacting with trophy unlocks appropriately:

"Dragon Slayer" trophy cannot be earned during NG+ if the player did not craft the Dragon Scale armor during their first playthrough on base game.
"Phalanx" trophy will not be earned if the player crafts a 9+ shield prior to crafting every other type of shield.

Our team is working on a fix that will retroactively unlock and display all earned trophies earned by the player once implemented.

God of War Ragnarök ist seit dem 9. November 2022 für PlayStation 4 und PlayStation 5 verfügbar.