Dune: Awakening won't increase how dangerous static compactors are after all, rolling back part of an update before it's out. The MMO has had its fair share of ups and downs since coming out earlier this summer, but the devs have been quick to respond to users' complaints in many cases. In this latest example, Dune: Awakening fixed a controversial change before the change even occurred.
Static compactors are a crucial tool for harvesting Spice and Flour Sand in the game, but they come at a cost. While they make it easier to gather more resources in less time, Dune: Awakening's compactors attract sandworms, so players must use them cautiously to avoid an unfortunate end. This risk makes the tools fairly risky, but Funcom was planning on making them even more so in an upcoming patch before fans spoke out against the change.
The upcoming Dune: Awakening 1.1.20 update contains some major changes, one of which was supposed to be an increase to the static compactor's threat level. While the patch notes were vague about what this might look like, fans quickly criticized the decision, saying that using the tools was already dangerous enough. Now, an update on the game's...
