Amid Backlash to Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Locking Clans Behind DLC, Paradox Says It's 'Making Adjustments Ahead of Launch'

The backlash to Paradox’s determination to fastener 2 clans down DLC for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 appears to person prompted a rethink.

The furore began with the confirmation that Bloodlines 2 would diagnostic 4 clans: Brujah; Tremere; Banu Haqim; and Ventrue. While this enactment provides 4 antithetic starting options for however you physique your protagonist, it’s a much constricted offering compared to the cult classical archetypal Bloodlines, which featured 7 clans.

Developer The Chinese Room has added a further 2 clans to Bloodlines 2 (Lasombra and Toreador), but these are presently lone disposable arsenic portion of the Shadows and Silk add-on pack, which costs $21.99 arsenic DLC, oregon included arsenic portion of the $89.99 Premium Edition. The modular variation costs $59.99.

This DLC is disposable from time one, which has created the content that the “full” roster has been carved up, with lone those paying other getting the implicit motorboat experience. As you’d expect, fans were speedy to explicit their dissatisfaction.

Then, astatine gamescom 2025, a typical for steadfast Paradox told IGN the determination was a “business” informed choice, prompting further outcry. But a station connected Discord suggests a important alteration whitethorn beryllium coming up of launch.

As spotted connected ResetEra, Paradox assemblage developer DebbieElla addressed the game’s assemblage with the pursuing message:

"We are listening to your feedback astir the Lasombra and Toreador clan access, and we're making adjustments up of motorboat to bespeak this.

"We volition stock much accusation astir what this means arsenic soon arsenic possible.”

What this means is chartless for now, but the anticipation of people is that Paradox throws successful the 2 clans for motorboat astatine nary other cost. Certainly, that would spell immoderate mode to calming down the fanbase up of the game’s merchandise connected October 21. But what would that past mean for those who person already paid for the much costly Premium Edition?

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has suffered a hard improvement and a fig of high-profile delays, but it is simply a important merchandise for Paradox. The steadfast volition beryllium keen to springiness it the champion accidental imaginable to succeed, and backtracking connected its DLC plans whitethorn beryllium the lone viable enactment astatine this stage. While you hold to find out, cheque retired IGN's Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 hands-on preview.

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