God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla gets difficulty and balance updates in latest patch

The Forum has been tuned “to make difficulty more appropriate”

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The latestGod of War Ragnarok:Valhallapatch is now live, addressing ongoing bugs while balancing difficulty and combat in the DLC.

With patch 05.03,SonySanta Monica has increased the difficulty of some arena challenges while also tuning The Forum “to make difficulty more appropriate,” a small balancing change but a welcome one consideringValhalla’s roguelike elements.

The difficulty of the first Týr battle while playing on the ‘Show Me Will’ setting has also been reduced, while balance updates have been rolled out across the rest of the DLC more widely.

Several issues revolving around specific fights have also been addressed, as well as the crashing problems that would occur when opening certain chests or rifts, and thankfully, Kratos should no longer fall through the world including when walking through a Mystic Gateway.

The studio has noted that players should ensure that both the main game andValhallahave been updated before accessing the game and has added a ‘Download in Progress’ screen so players are aware if they attempt to launch the DLC before the base game has fully finished installing. You can read thefull patch notesbelow.

God of War Ragnarok: Valhallaversion 05.03 patch notes

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Please ensure thatbothGod of War RagnarokandGod of War Ragnarok: Valhallahave been updated before accessing the game again.

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