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[LegendOfKage]

[edit] Please note that 5 vs 5 Multiplayer has now been added to the game. If you were one of the many players and reviewers who felt that more players on each team would have made this a better game, you can now try the game with that change and see if you were correct.

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Who? Wildlight Games, a new game studio largely made up of former Titanfall and Apex Legends developers
What? A new objective based multiplayer shooter focused on beast riding and base raiding.
When? January 26th
Where? PC, PS5, and Xbox.
Why? If you like objective focused shooters, or if you've ever been an Apex fan, you might be interested.
How? Free to play, with optional cosmetic purchases.


How many characters are available at launch, and how many are free?

There are eight characters available at launch. All of them are free.


How many classes are there in the game, what are they, and which character is in each class?

Assault - Combat experts
Atticus, Scarlet, Slade

Defensive - Base fortification and defense
Kai, Una

Recon - Enemy intel and tracking
Condor

Support - Buffs and team survival
Mara

Destruction - Environmental destruction and base access
Redmane


How do players get new characters?

New characters will be available every two months. They will be free for all players.


How many modes are available at launch?

Only the raid mode is available at launch, with a ranked mode coming soon after.


How does monetization work and what are some examples of the pricing?

Battle passes never expire, and the first one is free for all players.


What's coming after launch? Do the developers have a roadmap?

As said before, new characters will be available every two months, but new content of some sort will be available each month on top of that.




The thread will be edited as more info is announced.

 

[LegendOfKage]

Reserved

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Fingers crossed it will dissuade me from reinstalling OW2 every weekend

 

[Arsic]

I hope it's good and fresh to hold me over until marathon.

 

[cormack12]

I will try this tomorrow. It's bizarre there are so few details about it.

 

[Arsic]

I will try this tomorrow. It's bizarre there are so few details about it.

Trying to do shock and awe.

If no one can form an opinion to dismay someone trying it then people may try it in droves since it's f2p.

Truth is if it's doo doo it'll spread like wildfire tomorrow and if it's amazing it'll spread too.

 

[LegendOfKage]

I will try this tomorrow. It's bizarre there are so few details about it.

I honestly think this lack of response was absolutely the best response. Anything else would have just resulted in a flood of you tubers mocking that response and making "look how desperate they are!" videos.

I do have to wonder if things would have played out very differently, if the internet loved the game after the game awards reveal. Would we have had a lot of character reveals and a complete gameplay overview video by now, or was going completely silent until launch the plan all along?

 

[The_hunter]

Remember, you can only achieve your Highguard if you battle past your lowguard.

 

[BurningNad]

For free I will try it. Not letting the negativity sway my opinion, I'm open to a good game.

 

[xBlueStonex]

10AM PST tomorrow is the launch showcase:

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I do have to wonder if things would have played out very differently

Obviously.

The marketing pre-release is based on pure hype. The silence would have killed any momentum.

 

[Arsic]

I'm working all week at a trade show so I hope GAF posts lots of details and gifs for me to sneak a peek at.

 

[Generic]

Fingers crossed it will dissuade me from reinstalling OW2 every weekend

It looks like Paladins but bigger and better. Will give it a try.

 

[kpopSuperstar]

The biggest game from The Game Awards, the horse riding hero-shooting mothafucka, prepare to get your balls cleaned, the true COD killer is about to arrive.

 

[near]

Trophy/ achievements have dropped and reveal some details:

- you can find chests in matches with loot (some legendary items)
- you can revive teammates
- you can buy items from vendors in-match
- matches can run into overtime
- assault, defensive, support, recon, and destruction are classes of wardens you can play as

I can't wait to play this tomorrow.

 

[cormack12]

- you can revive teammates

 

[Arsic]

Trophy/ achievements have dropped and reveal some details:

- you can find chests in matches with loot (some legendary items)
- you can revive teammates
- you can buy items from vendors in-match
- matches can run into overtime
- assault, defensive, support, recon, and destruction are classes of wardens you can play as

I can't wait to play this tomorrow.

Are we getting deadlock on consoles with this?

I'd be super excited…

 

[Gripsx]

looks like the game that will replace apex

 

[neo raider]

 

[Mengy]

Gonna be very interesting to see how this game actually turns out!

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

 

[struggler_guts]

Great OT for a game with no info!

 

[RPS37]

When can I pre load?

 

[LegendOfKage]

Eight characters pictured here, and I'm pretty sure Apex launched with eight characters as well. Hmmm.

It's my hope that the developers try to copy just about everything that worked with Apex. Anyone who played the game regularly could still get all the new characters for free, cosmetics were a mix of paid and free during limited events, and prestige paid cosmetics were completely optional and helped fund continued development.

But wow has Apex ever gone downhill in the past year or two. That's the thing about this game's potential. A lot of former and even current Apex players genuinely want a better game to play.

 

[Yamisan]

When can I pre load?

Probably not happening at this point. Its only 25gb anyways.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Eight characters pictured here, and I'm pretty sure Apex launched with eight characters as well. Hmmm.

It's my hope that the developers try to copy just about everything that worked with Apex. Anyone who played the game regularly could still get all the new characters for free, cosmetics were a mix of paid and free during limited events, and prestige paid cosmetics were completely optional and helped fund continued development.

But wow has Apex ever gone downhill in the past year or two. That's the thing about this game's potential. A lot of former and even current Apex players genuinely want a better game to play.

I like the look of Una and Kai and whatever that demon in the background.

I think the mounts in this game can make for some really crazy and fast gameplay. That is what I'm interested in seeing the most. Could be fun.

 

[havoc00]

Ill give it a shot

 

[near]

 

[kevboard]

if it's truly made by Apex devs, then I have no doubt the gunplay will be good, because Apex has by far the best gunplay on the market.

 

[Joe Cool]

Keighley shouldn't have done this. He should've let it show normally in a regular slot.

Edit: Is it known if this going to have a solo mode?

 

[LegendOfKage]

"I genuinely had fun playing this game." - Macro

 

[Arsic]

I'd simply be happy with a game that is fresh with new unique ideas. BR and extraction is all we have currently plus hero shooters.

 

[NormalGamer]

It's funny that people here said "they're going to remain quiet until a few days before when paid influencers will start glazing the game." We've reached that point but people are still falling for the influencers glazing the game.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Today's the day, guys. I feel some hesitation among the chud ranks. Let's stay strong.

 

[Celcius]

It didn't look so great to me at TGA but I guess we'll see what people think once it's playable...

 

[Arsic]

Today's the day, guys. I feel some hesitation among the chud ranks. Let's stay strong.

I have this fantastic outlook where I form my own opinion by playing a game on if I like it or not.

It's a much happier way to live your life.

 

[dorkimoe]

excited to give it a shot tomorrow

 

[Jormatar]

This game will kill arc raiders, mark my words.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Couldn't have asked for better winter storm timing. Kids going to be all over this tomorrow.

 

[LegendOfKage]

Couldn't have asked for better winter storm timing. Kids going to be all over this tomorrow.

 

[MetalRain]

What were they thinking when they let content creators create video just about their preview event instead of talking about the game. If you don't want early previews then don't let people play it.

 

[Neolombax]

I'll be there to try it out. Seems like a better looking Paladins for now, but I'm curious to see if there's depth to this game.

 

[Esquie]

We are just hours away from finally ascending to Highguardia

 

[danklord]

I highkirkuenly cannot wait to battle for Agartha

 

[Faltherion]

Gonna play the hell out of this tomorrow and see everything for myself with a friend of mine. The internet is so loud and obnoxious about certain things that it gets really annoying.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

 

[wipeout364]

Does it have cross progression? I like to play games on console and PC, I love it when I can do that and have the same pass progression and inventory on both.

Battlefield Overwatch and COD support this.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Wait, it's launching today? I was under the impression it will be months before?

 

[Faltherion]

I am so confused... is this some troll tweet/post? How is it available in New Zealand?

 

[Faltherion]

Wait, it's launching today? I was under the impression it will be months before?

Yes, it launches tomorrow the 26th as Free-to-play.