Murphy's law is an adage that says, "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
That's something that Square Enix and People Can Fly have found out with Outriders since it launched in the first week of April, as they faced a litany of issues. Among them include overloaded servers due to the sheer number of people playing the game and crossplay not working as intended, although they've since gotten around those.
Unfortunately, as much as People Can Fly is doing its best to put the proverbial fires out, one particularly big flame continues to rage on, with the inventory wipe bug still being a big issue.
What Is The Inventory Wipe Bug in Outriders?
People Can Fly's Outriders launched in April following multiple delays and an extensive free demo period. However, as mentioned earlier, the developers have since found out that a successful demo does not equate to a successful launch.
In particular, the surge in the game's popularity has overloaded the servers. But, none of the numerous bugs and issues currently plaguing Outriders are as bad as the one that wipes out entire inventories.
Players have rightfully referred to it as the "inventory wipe bug." As the name suggests, it causes all players to lose their gear for no reason at all. Naturally, this has caused a lot of uproar online. Players who've dedicated dozens if not hundreds of hours to playing Outriders since its demo have found themselves losing all traces of their progress.