Overview
- Arrowhead says a last‑minute certification issue pushed the planned October 21 patch, with a new goal of releasing by Friday and a chance it slips to next week.
- Developers say staff are prepared to work through the weekend and will post a status update on Friday regardless of outcome.
- The pending update focuses on bug fixes, performance optimizations, and a weapons/enemy balance pass, with full notes to arrive at launch.
- A partial list details optimizations to status effects, physics and ragdolls, AI behavior, VFX, audio IO, LOD settings, and asset distribution on multiple planet types.
- Player frustration over missed timelines and Discord-first communications continues as PC concurrency falls to a six‑month low, according to SteamDB-linked reporting.