Marvel's Avengers has been losing players at an almost alarming rate since going live in early September. As Fraser noted last week, that's not necessarily a sign of impending problems, but it is making it a little harder to assemble a team for multiplayer missions, and that's not a good thing. However, developer Crystal Dynamics said it is "confident that by adding exciting late-game content and demonstrating our continued focus on improving the game, players will return."

Today, the studio went further into its future plans for the game, first acknowledging that the launch has been "tumultuous," and apologizing for the problems that have plagued it. They also presented a list of "community-driven features" that they are currently working on:

Bugs and stability issues are being addressed: according to Crystal Dynamics, the PC version's crashing issues are primarily due to GPU driver issues, which they are working with Nvidia to resolve They are working with Nvidia to resolve the issue. Matchmaking is also undergoing changes to speed up the process, and reward drops will be more generous: for example, the upcoming AIM cloning lab will guarantee a drop of exotics on the first completion of a weekly run, with a "notable chance" of exotics on subsequent runs.

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Unfortunately, as a result of the focus on fixing and tuning, the "Taking Aim" DLC that adds Kate Bishop to the game has had to be "slightly delayed": no date was given, but according to Crystal Dynamics, the planned October release

Meanwhile, the DLC "Taking Aim" has been "slightly postponed.

Meanwhile, Crystal Dynamics will offer a "Digital Thank You Bundle" to all players." The "Digital Thank You Bundle" includes 1500 credits (enough for a legendary skin and name plate), 7000 units, 250 upgrade models, 20 DNA keys, and a Sarah Garza-inspired name plate. The bundle will be available from 10 a.m. PT on October 22 through 1 p.m. ET on November 5.