Happy Early Q2, Defiers!

We know players have been waiting excitedly for news on Sisters of the Deep, and we hope this will answer your key questions for now! Starting with: when is the release?!

Sisters of the Deep is now coming in June! We originally intended to get you guys the update this month, but while working on the new content, we decided we needed to move-up changes we originally scoped for later updates, namely additional open world activities like fishing, plus improvements to the new player experience, such as better tutorialization and the Compendium (both which were discussed in our latest DevTalk). Similarly, we’re addressing some story/narrative changes with SotD to set ourselves up for success in the following updates. We know its disappointing to not get a new update this month, but ultimately, we think this will make SotD much more well-rounded and worth a new playthrough! You now will see this reflected on the roadmap[dawnofdefiance.com]!

To give you a glimpse at the work so far, please check out this video-chat with our art director Dwight and environment artist Josiah. They share the behind-the-scenes process working on the environments for the upcoming raid against the Gorgon Sisters in the Temple of Athena, specifically highlighting the first raid room and its exterior. You will get a look at the concept art for this room and a sneak peak of the implementation in-game! Hopefully this gives you an idea of the scale of the new locations coming your way (without spoiling the best bits)!

With the new date, we’ll have more short previews in May that offer info on other features coming with Sisters of the Deep! Consider joining our Discord[discord.gg] to chat with other players and get faster responses to your questions (plus, the “high-quality” deleted intro-reprise to the above video with our Community Manager Monday). Warning, it is not good.

Thank you for your continued support. It means a lot to us! We appreciate the patience for this first major update, so we can set the standard of quality for our roadmap and prove the effort and care we want to bring to Dawn of Defiance. Back in May, Defiers!