Farever patch notes: Call to Glory Update #2 explained

Farever patch notes for Call to Glory Major Update #2 are live after Shiro Games shipped the Early Access update on September 30, 2026. It adds Heroic difficulty, Epic Gear and Infusions, faction reputation, social tools, performance work, and a weapon skill rebalance. Six bosses are available now; others arrive each week throughout October.

Key Takeaways

• Heroic difficulty is live, combining maximum Veteran difficulty with new mechanics, patterns, and extra boss phases.
• Six bosses are available now. The rest are planned for weekly releases throughout October.
• The Pilgrims of Merilam and The Riftstalker Sisterhood add retroactive faction reputation.
• Epic Gear can take Infusions that unlock matching set bonuses.
• Friend and ignore lists, emotes, a compass, revives, bank tabs, and performance improvements are included.
• Many bi-class weapon skills now use dual-attribute scaling, which changes several build assumptions.

Overview

Farever remains a Shiro Games Early Access title on Steam, released May 6, 2026. The live US store page lists $15.99 during a 20% discount from $19.99, with a Mostly Positive label and 74% positive English reviews from 5,128 reviews at the time checked. Our Farever Early Access launch guide and Farever review describe the pre-Call to Glory baseline.

The Farever complete guide hub now needs a Call to Glory entry. Heroic changes the endgame loop, Infusions add a gear layer, and hybrid scaling changes class and weapon combinations.

What Happened

Heroic difficulty is available now. Shiro Games describes it as the maximum level of Veteran difficulty, previously called Hard mode, combined with new mechanics and patterns. Some attacks can behave differently and certain bosses have extra phases, but the announcement does not detail those encounters. Heroic rewards Epic Gear that can be infused. Six bosses are available at launch, with the rest arriving each week throughout October.

The reputation system starts with two factions. The Pilgrims of Merilam reward activities, secrets, and treasures. The Riftstalker Sisterhood uses rifts, demon kills for soulstones, and corrupted-gift offerings. Progress is retroactive, with more factions planned during Early Access.

Infusions are bonuses applied to Epic Gear. Matching them across items activates set bonuses. Life-giving Spring gives two-piece healing, a four-piece Fervor bonus, and a six-piece shield that can damage enemies and heal allies when it expires.

Social and quality-of-life additions include friend and ignore lists, invitations without Steam, emotes, player interactions, a compass and pin tool, bank tabs, and revives. The devlog says loot scales with group size and the compass points to nearby teammates through obstacles. Performance work includes DLSS 3, lower CPU load, reduced stuttering, triple buffering, and improved shader compilation.

The biggest combat change is hybrid scaling for weapon skills. Many bi-class skills moved from one attribute to two, with ratios adjusted or increased. Four exact examples are Smite 20% Faith → 10% Strength + 10% Faith, Tactician Assault 60% Faith → 37.5% Strength + 37.5% Faith, Furnace Roar 400% Intellect → 200% Strength + 200% Intellect, and Hunter Net 100% → 150% Dexterity + Intellect. The Rogue talent tree was also reworked.

Why It Matters

Owners of the Farever class guide or Farever builds guide should recheck weapon-skill advice. Single-attribute builds may now gain value from hybrid setups, and Rogue talent advice needs review.

The Farever gear guide needs a Heroic addendum because Epic Gear and Infusions now shape progression. Use Veteran for renamed Hard mode, then Heroic for the new reward layer. The Farever dungeon guide and Farever co-op guide remain useful, but need a difficulty and group-loot check.

The announcement confirms six bosses now, not a complete Heroic total beyond those six. Its opening summary gives a weekly October cadence rather than a date for every remaining boss. It does not announce a new class. The Farever Nightling Invasion update is separate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Farever Call to Glory Major Update #2 live? Yes. Shiro Games released it on Steam on September 30, 2026. Heroic difficulty, factions, Infusions, social tools, and balance changes are live.

What does Heroic difficulty add in Farever? Heroic combines maximum Veteran difficulty with new mechanics, patterns, and additional boss phases. It rewards Epic Gear that can be infused.

How many Farever bosses are available in Heroic now? Six bosses are available now. Shiro Games says the remaining bosses arrive each week throughout October, but the opening announcement gives no larger total.

Which factions are in Farever Call to Glory Update #2? The launch factions are The Pilgrims of Merilam and The Riftstalker Sisterhood. Progress is retroactive, and more factions are planned during Early Access.

What are Infusions in Farever? Infusions are bonuses applied to Epic Gear. Matching them across items activates set bonuses, including Life-giving Spring's two, four, and six-piece effects.

Did Call to Glory Update #2 add a new Farever class? No new class is announced. The Rogue talent tree is reworked, and many bi-class weapon skills now use dual-attribute scaling.

What changed in Farever weapon skills? Many bi-class weapon skills now scale from two attributes instead of one. Examples include Smite, Tactician Assault, Furnace Roar, and Hunter Net.

References

• Farever on Steam: current price, Early Access status, developer, publisher, release date, and review snapshot.
• Call to Glory Major Update #2, official announcement: update overview and full v0.3 changelog.
• Heroic Mode and its rewards devlog: Heroic difficulty and reward context.
• Quality of Life and Social Features devlog: team tools, revives, compass, and group-loot details.