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When Arc Raiders' next major update, Frozen Trail, goes live on October 8, it'll introduce lots of changes and additions, and while the update itself will be free, the new battle pass system that comes with it won't be--at least not entirely.
To date, Arc Raiders has featured three battle pass-like Raider Decks in the game. Players could complete dailies to unlock Creds that then got them rewards like new cosmetics and in-game items. With Frozen Trail, Embark Studios' new Reward Pass is replacing this system with one quite like it, only it'll also have a paid premium track for unlocking additional rewards.
Anyone who owns the game gets the Free Pass, naturally, while the paid track will cost 1,150 Raider Tokens, or about $10 USD. Thankfully, Embark is taking the opportunity to sort the rewards responsibly, with the Premium Pass offering only cosmetic items. Players will get gameplay-altering items, like new weapons and gear, exclusively through the Free Pass. This approach avoids any type of pay-to-win debacle.
Maybe the best feature of the newly priced Reward Pass is that if you buy access to the Premium Pass, you'll earn back more than you spent on it, pocketing 1,350 Raider Tokens for completing the pass, 200 of which are found in the Free Pass. Of course, your time isn't free either, but since Arc Raiders was my Game of the Year last year, I'm happy to see that sort of player-friendly exchange rate debut in Arc Raiders, especially after it recently left my other live-service favorite, Fortnite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMznEoW78dA
Along with the new Reward Pass, Frozen Trail seems poised to reset Arc Raiders in a major way, with the frosty Pendola Pass map adding a lot to both gameplay and lore, taking raiders where they've never dwelled before and stumbling upon several new Arc threats: the Bully, Skulker, and Hydra.
The Frigate is a new airborne carrier and raid-like event that's designed to take several players most of a round to overcome through combat and puzzles. Aboard the Frigate, the Hydra awaits, capable of downing multiple players at a time and even respawning once it's defeated.
Weapon amplification will give players new ways to customize their weapons, disrupting the meta and challenging players to try new loadouts, while stencils act like weapon skins, offering new cosmetic changes to guns.
As for gameplay items, Frozen Trail adds the banjo and harmonica instruments, a camera, and a grappling hook, which is sure to be a new community favorite.
Of course, another big Arc Raiders update means more quests, and now they'll offer optional objectives for added rewards. Skill trees are also being overhauled to both add new skills and alter existing ones.
The update also adds Outposts, new customizable areas for raiders to call their own. As for an explorable Speranza, Embark's Aleksander Grondal said that it's still something the team is looking into, though no such addition will be available wRead more: Full article on www.gamespot.com
What do you think about this?
To date, Arc Raiders has featured three battle pass-like Raider Decks in the game. Players could complete dailies to unlock Creds that then got them rewards like new cosmetics and in-game items. With Frozen Trail, Embark Studios' new Reward Pass is replacing this system with one quite like it, only it'll also have a paid premium track for unlocking additional rewards.
Anyone who owns the game gets the Free Pass, naturally, while the paid track will cost 1,150 Raider Tokens, or about $10 USD. Thankfully, Embark is taking the opportunity to sort the rewards responsibly, with the Premium Pass offering only cosmetic items. Players will get gameplay-altering items, like new weapons and gear, exclusively through the Free Pass. This approach avoids any type of pay-to-win debacle.
Maybe the best feature of the newly priced Reward Pass is that if you buy access to the Premium Pass, you'll earn back more than you spent on it, pocketing 1,350 Raider Tokens for completing the pass, 200 of which are found in the Free Pass. Of course, your time isn't free either, but since Arc Raiders was my Game of the Year last year, I'm happy to see that sort of player-friendly exchange rate debut in Arc Raiders, especially after it recently left my other live-service favorite, Fortnite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMznEoW78dA
Along with the new Reward Pass, Frozen Trail seems poised to reset Arc Raiders in a major way, with the frosty Pendola Pass map adding a lot to both gameplay and lore, taking raiders where they've never dwelled before and stumbling upon several new Arc threats: the Bully, Skulker, and Hydra.
The Frigate is a new airborne carrier and raid-like event that's designed to take several players most of a round to overcome through combat and puzzles. Aboard the Frigate, the Hydra awaits, capable of downing multiple players at a time and even respawning once it's defeated.
Weapon amplification will give players new ways to customize their weapons, disrupting the meta and challenging players to try new loadouts, while stencils act like weapon skins, offering new cosmetic changes to guns.
As for gameplay items, Frozen Trail adds the banjo and harmonica instruments, a camera, and a grappling hook, which is sure to be a new community favorite.
Of course, another big Arc Raiders update means more quests, and now they'll offer optional objectives for added rewards. Skill trees are also being overhauled to both add new skills and alter existing ones.
The update also adds Outposts, new customizable areas for raiders to call their own. As for an explorable Speranza, Embark's Aleksander Grondal said that it's still something the team is looking into, though no such addition will be available wRead more: Full article on www.gamespot.com
What do you think about this?