Dune: Awakening Dev Working on PvP and Deep Desert Issues as New Concurrent User Peak Record Is Set

Dune: Awakening developer Funcom has said it's "working on" issues that are bugging players when they head out into the Deep Desert, including respawn times.

Though Funcom has already confirmed there's a fix coming for players sick of getting squished by helicopters in PvP — which is still cited as a huge problem — chief creative officer, Joel Bylos, popped up in the Reddit comments of one post to assure fans the team was addressing the issue.

"We are working on a bunch of changes/fixes to these things. Please bear with us," Bylos wrote.

Bylos was responding to a post by redditor rustypipe7889, who had outlined their issues with Dune: Awakening's PvP and the Deep Desert. Chief among them is the instant respawn timer in the PvP areas ("even when you win a long winded battle the losing team will just re-spawn instantly in the local area").

Meanwhile, other players have reported different issues with Dune: Awakening's endgame, although Bylos is yet to directly respond to those complaints. "End game is a total mess," lamented redditor Darqsat.

"There's nothing else in [Deep Desert] to attract PvE players, so DD usually empty and consists only crazy PvP tryhards. Officially, PvE ends in T5 with Duraluminium. And either they try different builds, or base-building, or they just leave the game. Nothing motivates them to go deep into desert. No legendary storyline quests, no certain PvE items like vehicle parts, or base parts, nothing."

The complaints about Dune: Awakening's endgame come as the survival MMO hit a new high over the weekend of 189,333 players.

Dune: Awakening has enjoyed a superb launch, with a 'very positive' user review rating on Steam. Within hours of going live on June 10, Funcom's survival MMO had clocked up over 142,000 concurrent players on Valve's platform. You can also see what we make of it so far in our Dune: Awakening review in progress.

If you're just getting started, check out all the Dune: Awakening classes you can choose from, and keep an eye on our in-progress Dune: Awakening walkthrough for a step-by-step guide to the story. To help you survive on Arrakis, we've got Dune: Awakening resource guides that'll help you find iron, steel, aluminium, and more.

Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world's biggest gaming sites and publications. She's also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.