Everything We've Heard So Far About Cyberpunk 2077

[Lucian06]

A review said that the perk/skill tree had effectively doubled in size from the last time we saw it. I wouldnt be too worried.

Where did you read that?

 

[Bloodartist]

Where did you read that?

From the Stevivor review:

It would be an understatement to say that the selection has grown since the last reveal. The unlock screen is practically unrecognisable now. The 5 aforementioned main attributes now split off into 12 sub-specialisations. And each of these specialisations house a whopping 20 perks each (so 240 perks total). Obviously I didn’t have time to drool over every single one, so I scrolled down the list to jot down the most expensive ones. The crème de la chrome.

Cyberpunk 2077 Preview: 5 hours of pure 'Cool' with its hardest build

That said, I deliberately sought out to play my 5-hour hands on with Cyberpunk 2077 in the most difficult way possible. I manufactured, for science, what I imagined is the hardest build to play: maximum 'Cool'.

stevivor.com

I think it was this... There are so many reviews now.

 

[Rawls]

I think it was this... There are so many reviews now.

Yeah that review above is where the 240 number comes from. There was another one that listed out perk numbers for 4-5 specific skills. I'll find it when I get home and am not on my phone.

Edit: here it is -

And there’s a lot of perks. For the Cool attribute, you’ve got a Stealth Page and a Cold Blood page. There’s 26 different Stealth perks and 19 Cool Blood perks to choose from, and most of those have multiple levels.

The same goes for other attributes. Technical Ability — or TECH — has Crafting (19 perks) and Engineering (22). Reflexes has separate branches for each of the main weapons: Blades (23), Rifles (20) and Handguns (19).

I was playing an assassin-type, so I focused on the Cool skills. All the choices there were pretty good: Improving critical chance by 15 percent; a global 15 percent/25 percent damage bump to human and mechanical enemies; 30 percent faster move speed while sneaking; unlocking aerial takedowns; unlocking the ability to throw knives; or just getting more movement speed generally after a takedown.

And that’s just the Stealth perk line. Want to be a better hacker instead? Then you can unlock the ability to breakdown turrets. Increase your Breach Protocol buffer. Get better hacking programs. Or maybe you just want faster aim time. Better headshot damage with handguns. Health regen during combat. Double the carrying capacity.


All of this is available with your very first perk point. You can’t have it all, of course. But you can work out pretty quickly the amount of possible permutations.

5 Incredible Hours With Cyberpunk 2077

After a Cyberpunk 2077 preview spanning 5 hours, all I can say: give me more.

www.kotaku.com.au

 

[Dowzero]

Hey Choombattas! This is your one stop shop for most of we have heard about Cyberpunk 2077 so far. For a less comprehensive dive into the game, check out the Unofficial Cyberpunk 2077 FAQ! I will continue to update this as we get new information. Sections include:

1. A Brief History of Cyberpunk - Cyberpunk 2020 & Red Source Materials, Themes of the World
2. It's a City of Dreams, and I’m a Big Dreamer - Night City, Open World, Level Design, Vehicles & Driving
3. The Age of Braindance Decadence - Life in Cyberpunk 2077, People of Night City, Factions
4. We’ve Got a City to Burn - Story Design, Choices & Consequences, Characters
5. Tales From the Street - Quest Design, World Economy
6. Style Over Substance - Character Creator, Appearance, Style
7. Character Creation - Lifepath, Roles/Classes, Stats
8. Take it To the Edge - Character Progression, Skills, Perks
9. Putting the Cyber in Punk - Cyberware, Ripperdocs, Humanity Cost
10. Getting Fitted for the Dark Future - User Interface, Inventory, Crafting, Inspection System
11. Gear From the Streets - Weapons, V's Phone, Clothing, Consumables
12. Friday Night Firefight - Gunplay, Melee, Stealth
13. Virtually There - Cyberspace, Netrunning, the Dangers of the Net, Braindancing
14. The Gift of Gab - Branching Dialogue, Interactive Scene System
15. Soul and the New Machine - Companions & NPCs, Romance, V's Apartment
16. Datafortress - Platforms, First Person Perspective, Post Release Content

A note on citations: if a article/interview is being referenced, quoted or paraphrased, it will be linked. However, quotation are being omitted for formatting purposes.

If you have any suggested additions or corrections, let me know in the comments. Buckle up, it's gonna be a long ride!

All thats nice but what about 3rd person

 

[Rawls]

All thats nice but what about 3rd person

As listed in the post you just quoted, perspective is discussed in datafortress. https://forums.cdprojektred.com/index.php?threads/everything-weve-heard-so-far-about-cyberpunk-2077.11008534/#post-11590642

FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVE
Cyberpunk 2077 will be mostly in first person perspective, with TPP in optionally while driving. For those concerned about seeing your customized V, you’ll also be able to see the player character in the inventory, in mirrors, very occasionally in cutscenes, and possibly in a planned photo mode. CDPR choose the first-person point of view for a few reasons. First, in the thick of action gameplay, it allows players to see things happening up close as the character, so that V can really interact with things in a visceral manner. Also, there were narrative-based considerations to make. The FPP camera helps to place the player into the interactive dialogue, the story and the environments that CDPR are creating. To really experience that verticality of Night City, you need a first-person perspective. Finally, the HUD is incorporated into the FPP so that V is seeing everything the player sees.

CDPR are aware that not everyone likes FPP. However they are firm in that decision. Having said that, they are very aware that there are a some people who can’t play first-person for a variety of reasons. CDPR is looking into offering difficulty options and sensibility options to hopefully manage to turn Cyberpunk 2077 in the first first-person game that some of those people will like, or that some will be able to play. For example, FOV will be adjustable for PC (no official word yet on consoles). There will also be options to disable bobble-head mode and motion blur on V's vision.

 

[Nocturnal2077]

WTH did they have to go and cut the ability to remove and store your clothes from the clothes closet?? That was such an unnecessary bit of immersion to leave on the Cutting Room Floor. I'm hoping they can restore this content in a later patch/update.

Other than that, the Night City play through with Skill Up and other journalists was PHENOMENAL. Game plays like advertised on the tin!

 

[Suhiira]

It seems my prayers have been answered by CDPR.

I was very concerned that CP2077 combat was your typical FPS but it seems that now your character starts out rather unskilled with a weapon but the more you use it the better you become.
Honest-to-god RPG mechanics!

 

[KakitaTatsumaru]

It seems my prayers have been answered by CDPR.

I was very concerned that CP2077 combat was your typical FPS but it seems that now your character starts out rather unskilled with a weapon but the more you use it the better you become.
Honest-to-god RPG mechanics!

Maybe "becoming more skilled" won't be equal being more accurate but just doing more damages, you know.

 

[Sild]

I was very concerned that CP2077 combat was your typical FPS but it seems that now your character starts out rather unskilled with a weapon but the more you use it the better you become.

This has been known since E3 2018.

 

[SnowHeart]

All thats nice but what about 3rd person

Not going to be there, but get it on PC and I'd bet good money there will be a mod for it within a month or two.

 

[FirstBlood2621]

Maybe "becoming more skilled" won't be equal being more accurate but just doing more damages, you know.

Multiple of the Hands on reviewers talk about it being accuracy and reload time related.

 

[KakitaTatsumaru]

Multiple of the Hands on reviewers talk about it being accuracy and reload time related.

Reload time I've heard too, yes, but accuracy haven't heard about it.

 

[Rawls]

Reload time I've heard too, yes, but accuracy haven't heard about it.

It was said several times last year and this year. Miles Tost was the first to discuss skills impacting weapon sway here on the forums I believe.

 

[KakitaTatsumaru]

It was said several times last year and this year. Miles Tost was the first to discuss skills impacting weapon sway here on the forums I believe.

That's because weapons sway isn't exactly accuracy to me.
Accuracy = Ability to hit what's under your crossair.

 

[Rawls]

Accuracy = Ability to hit what's under your crossair.

I think weapon sway is involved in accuracy. But they also talked about hit spread for accuracy this year.

 

[4RM3D]

That's because weapons sway isn't exactly accuracy to me.
Accuracy = Ability to hit what's under your crossair.

I think weapon sway is involved in accuracy. But they also talked about hit spread for accuracy this year.

Not quite. This video explains it well:

 

[Raxaphan]

I wonder if the option to print out your character stats from the game, have a character sheet, to use in the Pen and Paper game is still up or was scrapped.

 

[Suhiira]

This has been known since E3 2018.

Guess I missed that, I was under the impression it was straight shooter mechanics.

 

[Rawls]

I wonder if the option to print out your character stats from the game, have a character sheet, to use in the Pen and Paper game is still up or was scrapped.

Considering it has been mentioned in seven years, I think it's safe to say it's not a thing.

 

[KakitaTatsumaru]

I wonder if the option to print out your character stats from the game, have a character sheet, to use in the Pen and Paper game is still up or was scrapped.

Scrapped, logically.