Patches the NPC is also getting some work done.
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Most notably, however, the list of major changes includes this line: "Added some event phases for the NPC Patches. Now, we're not sure what that means exactly. Patches, as an NPC, moves around quite a bit as you play, shifting his wares from place to place, so while the patch notes aren't exactly specific, the implication is that he's going to crop up in more places and cause more mischief.
Along with Patches, FromSoftware.
Other changes include an option to turn the camera auto rotate function on and off, slightly increasing FP and stamina growth rate at lower levels, and making the casting of 'Kick' faster. Madness, as a status effect, is also a little more deadly now, taking more time to recover from its build up, though when you're finally d the animation will be shorter.
Some of these changes won't be instantaneously applied to your characters, however. The stamina and FP growth rate seems to require one of three actions to be applied. The two easiest are activating Godrick's Great Rune, or simply just levelling up. You can also re-equip equipment that grants you bonus stats to strength, dexterity, vigor, endurance, intelligence, faith, or arcane to see changes.
Along with these more notable additions are a whole bunch of tweaks, which you can check out in-game now.
