Speculation run rampant
There’s a new patch for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordorand no one seems to know what it does. Update 1.10 released today and it’s mostly substantial in size — reports indicate about 6GB on PS4, 2.27GB on Xbox One, but only 8.1MB on PC. Most curious, developer Monolith and publisher Warner Bros. haven’t made any mention of this patch’s function.
For context, Shadow of Mordorreleased in September 2014. Its most recent update on PlayStation was in October of last year when it received 4K support for the PS4 Pro. Ever since then, it has been all quiet with regard to this game.
Of course, Monolith has been busy with another Lord of the Ringstitle, the upcoming Shadow of War.This is rampant conjecture, but this update might be affiliated with Shadow of War in some way. The most obvious reasoning would be that it allows for imported saves from Shadow of Mordor, so that players can continue the battle against their most memorable nemeses.
This idea is more than just a pipe dream for a semi-weird reason. At the time of the Shadow of Warreveal, GamesRadar interviewed Monolith creative vice president Michael de Plater. When asked whether the new game would allow for imported saves, Plater said “Oh, I don’t remember what we’re allowed to say about that” before asking a nearby PR rep. When he returned, his official comment was “We’re not saying anything at this time.”
Given the full picture, it’s easy enough to infer that Shadow of Warvery well may support legacy saves. If it’s true, it’s the kind of thing that’s likely being saved as a marketing beat and who knows when that might be. We reached out to Warner Bros. representatives about the 1.10 update and they hadn’t responded at time of publishing. (To be fair, we emailed them very late in the day.) We’ll update this post, if/when we receive a response.
Shadow of Mordor 1.10 Patch [reddit]