New from Techland: a little gift for all Dying Light 2 fans. The recent global event targets for the community were surpassed violently and quicker than anyone expected. So the developers thought to put a little something for the extra achievers. Every dropkick done over one million will from that moment on release an additional docket code. Besides that, they have already given away the first one: P-371-KN. Go and get it on their official page, but some players have warned that the website is having problems already. Very typical, right?
What really happened? Techland came up with a worldwide challenge that consisted of a massive amount of dropkicks similar to thousands of players. The community reached the target so fast that the main prizes were given to them, and that in the end, all the event participants were sent to their stash. However, since the community went beyond the limit, Techland decided to introduce a bonus tier. For every million drop-kicks performed, a new docket code will be released. This is just their way of saying thank you for the wild participation.
Now about dockets… The players’ response has… well, let’s say, not very excited. A lot of comments under the announcement tweet are very annoyed saying that for end-game players the docket rewards are worse than nothing. A user by the name of Strike20Thunder commented, ‘Are dockets useless only when you get yellow level 2 weapons? It would have been better if Kyle got a new outfit instead.’ The complaint is actually quite common. User HunterForLife69 told about the docket being for the ‘Beast’ weapon and getting a new rarity but it is still useless—level 2 and not even repairable. Ouch, that really hurts!
Conversely, another conversation is taking place at the same time in the replies section. A few players are taking advantage of the situation to voice their demands very clearly. User WREKTYRANGOVJ4F wrote, ‘Please avoid these boring car skins and uninteresting low-level weapons. Just concentrate on NG+ legend levels, and so on. We didn’t even get a Halloween theme.’ This seems to reflect the thoughts of many veteran players—they are asking for more substantial content updates rather than cosmetics or low-level weapons.
TheRafCave boldly asked, ’Thanks! Ray-Tracing Date?’ while XboxR9 wanted to know, ‘Great now where is the crossplay?’ So yes, the community definitely has questions. A whole bunch of them.
Meanwhile, some players are experiencing technical issues that are more serious than the docket site being down. AcBrown2000 tweeted, ‘Thanks for the code, but when is the next hot fix? I’m still not allowed in the barn where Ewa is…’ So, it is not all smooth sailing in the Dying Light 2 world even with these community events.
Nonetheless, let’s not forget the players who are ridiculously excited about it. Shamrokh00 conveyed it as: ‘Finally something to do while waiting for the NG+ 🔥’ which is pretty much how most devoted players feel—any new content or events help keep the game fresh while the bigger updates are still on the way.
The event is definitely bringing in the players as SHRED_7 shares videos of his dropping kicking his contributions. The community is showing that they are still very much alive and passionate about the game, even if there are some criticisms concerning the reward structure.
It is indeed quite fascinating to see how Techland is managing to keep their community events. They are obviously trying to keep the players between the major content drops but the mixed response to the docket rewards suggests that perhaps they need to reassess what type of rewards actually matter to their user base. Endgame players do not need low-level weapons even though they might come with a new rarity tier. They are looking for items that will make their late-game experience—be it new game plus features, higher difficulty options, or meaningful end-game content—still more enjoyable.
By introducing this bonus tier, Techland is not only able to monitor its players’ participation levels but is also willing to reward the players’ enthusiasm. On the other hand, the response also suggests that players are expecting rewards to be consistent with their invested time in the game. A level-2 weapon might be a thrilling thing for a newcomer but to a veteran who has already played Dying Light 2 for dozens or hundreds of hours, it is pretty much vendor trash.
In spite of that, it is still very encouraging to see the community come together in order to accomplish these targets. The dropkick event seems to have captured people’s fancy, and the promise of additional codes for every million extra dropkicks gives players a reason to keep participating long after the main targets are met. It creates a fantastic cycle where everybody gains from the cooperative effort.
