Starfield: Shattered Space Should Feature Much More of One Weapon Type

Starfield: Shattered Space Should Feature Much More of One Weapon Type

• Starfield's upcoming Shattered Space DLC is set to arrive this Fall, marking its first major expansion.
• The House Va'ruun faction in Starfield offers unique, sleek, and often nonstandard weapons.
• The Shattered Space expansion is thought to be focusing more on House Va'ruun, potentially expanding related weapons and other gear types.

Starfield has come quite a ways since its release back in September of last year. Bethesda Game Studio's long-awaited new alternate history futuristic sci-fi IP was set to bring fans to a NASA-punk-fueled vision of humanity's exploration of the galaxy's expanse and its Settled Systems world. While there were undoubtedly some rough edges around Starfield's initial launch, consistent updates and hotfixes have streamlined many of these, and the current state of Starfield is generally agreed to be in a much better place in various areas, smoothing out the experience and bringing back noticeable numbers of players recently.

One of its major elements that was in keeping with Bethesda's past designs, particularly in Fallout 4, is the variety of weapons fans can loot and acquire through various quests and curious exploration. The extensive array of weapons in Starfield, featuring ones like familiar Old Earth pistols to laser sniper rifles, offers an option for nearly any preference. And within these, a few of the more unique and sometimes harder to find come from the shadowy House Va'ruun faction. With the Shattered Space expansion on track to drop this Fall, and highly rumored to feature the House significantly, it would be fitting if it expands much more on House-specific armaments alongside its story components.

It's been pointed out by observant fans that Bethesda's description of Shattered Space as an "expansion" and not the usual DLC label may imply it will be bigger in scope and content than others for its previous games.

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If rumored information is accurate, Shattered Space's focus on the House Va'ruun faction could mean a bigger role for one companion.

If Rumors Are True, Starfield's Shattered Space Should Go All-in on House Va'ruun Weapons

House Va'ruun Armaments in Starfield

Though it doles out weapons and other gear at a fairly clipped pace, the randomized nature of the loot generation as additionally related to character level and location in Starfield means some players will luck into finding valuable and powerful higher-level equipment early on, while it may take others dozens of hours to get their hands on some. Va'ruun weapons, while not strictly technically rarer than any others, have generally been noted to not be as prevalent in the overall hierarchy. One standout example that fans have discovered is the Va'ruun Inflictor, a unique particle beam rifle that can come in upgraded legendary named variants such as Eternity's Gate. Va'ruun weapon types also have a sleeker, more exotic, almost ritualistic look in terms of visual aesthetics, and their functionality is often nonstandard compared to many other selections within Starfield's impressive range of guns.

How Starfield's Shattered Space Could Expand and Update House Va'ruun Weapon Types

As there are currently multiple outstanding intrigues surrounding Starfield's House Va'ruun, with mainly only scintillating hints and scraps of lore thus far, some of which require meticulous digging and may be easily missed, the potential for Shattered Space to expand on Va'ruun's various aspects, including its weaponry, is high. Along with the direction and themes of the narrative and world building, perhaps with questlines that allow for combating or allying with agents of the House, the number of available related weapons should naturally increase as well.

If information and details uncovered about it so far hold water, and Shattered Space is indeed more massive than previously assumed, this could provide the path for seeing a whole slew of new House Va'ruun stylized weapons in it. Even if some of the House's firearms might not align with players' preferred play styles, their value in Starfield's in-universe economy is also generally greater than others, and this could impact how fans view and use them as resources down the line. In any case, including more Va'ruun items in Shattered Space would be the perfect opportunity to give players even more cool options, as well as hopefully revealing more interesting details and history about the House itself.

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Platform(s)Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PCReleasedSeptember 6, 2023Developer(s)BethesdaPublisher(s)BethesdaGenre(s)Action, RPGESRBM For Mature 17+ Due To Blood, Suggestive Themes, Use of Drugs, Strong Language, ViolenceHow Long To Beat20 HoursMetascore86 Expand See at Official SiteSee at SteamSee at Xbox Games StoreSee at Amazon