Due to community feedback, Reda's Shop in Assassin's Creed Valhalla will soon receive an overhaul that lowers prices and increases the number of weekly item rotations. An outdoor stall stationed in the Ravensthorpe settlement, Reda's Shop sells unique merchandise such as mounts, weapons, and special armor. While one item in the shop will refresh on a daily basis, Reda rotates out three other items on a weekly basis.
The items are rather pricey, particularly given the in-game currency requirement. Reda's Shop exclusively accepts payment in the form of Opal, a rare resource that players cannot buy or sell. To collect Opal, players must find it while exploring the game world or by completing the weekly online challenges that offer the currency as a reward. Needless to say, shopping with the ever mysterious Reda can more often than not feel like a grind. That will soon change, however.
Today, the Assassin's Creed Valhalla development team announced plans to overhaul Reda's Shop. The changes go live tomorrow, March 30, and represent a response to ongoing community feedback. Most notably, players can anticipate reduced Opal prices on several sets, namely longship items, settlement items, and tattoos, all of which will drop in price to 35 Opals. Plus, the usual weekly rotation of three items will increase to six once the changes take form, according to a post on the Ubisoft Forums page.
Such changes should reduce the grind typically involved with making purchases in Reda's Shop. How it may work out long-term remains to be seen, of course, but this serves as more evidence that Ubisoft is keeping an eye on player feedback. This much also became apparent following one producer's announcement that one-handed swords will eventually see the light of day, though release date details aren't yet known.
The next few weeks should prove major for active Assassin's Creed Valhalla users. Ostara Festival, the currently running in-game event, ends on April 7. A few weeks thereafter on April 29, Ubisoft will deploy the first story expansion, Wrath of the Druids. The narrative-driven DLC will see Eivor embark on a journey to Ireland, wherein players must come face-to-face with Gaelic mythology and a cult whose origins are ancient druidic in nature.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is out now across PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S platforms.
Source: Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft Forums