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Funcom Overhauls Dune: Awakening PvP in 1.1.0.15 Update

Players now face longer PvP death timers of 70 to 115 seconds to discourage rapid reentries

Fighters clashing in Dune Awakening
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Overview

  • Update 1.1.0.15, released June 18, extended first PvP respawns to 70 seconds and subsequent respawns to 115 seconds after death
  • The patch makes players invulnerable to vehicle collisions, neutralizing the ornithopter ‘goomba stomp’ tactic
  • Reports of sandworms leaping from the sands and destroying ornithopters in mid-air continue to cost players their gear
  • Creative director Joel Bylos confirmed that Funcom is monitoring feedback and plans further endgame content fixes
  • Since its June 10 launch, Dune: Awakening has received multiple stability, base-building and server performance patches