Summary
- Concord is bucking one of live service's most widespread trends and will not have a battle pass.
- Firewalk has explained that players will be rewarded for simply playing the game, leveling up characters, and completing jobs.
- Firewalk has also laid out its plans for post-launch content, explaining new maps, characters, modes, and more will be added each season.
When a developer announces that they're working on a live service game, most tend to associate the additional with additional monetization, whether it be microtransactions, loot boxes, or a series of battle passes. In fact, it seems like pretty much every online game has a battle pass these days, regardless of the genre, but it seems as though PlayStation's new live service shooter, Concord, is bucking the trend.
, the developers at Firewalk Studios have revealed Concord's plans for post-launch content going forward, announcing that the game will not have any battle passes like its closest rivals Overwatch 2 and the upcoming Marvel's Rivals. Firewalk has explained that the reason for doing this is that the team wanted to "focus our attention on making Concord a rewarding and robust experience on day one."
Instead, Concord will reward players for simply playing the game, leveling up characters, and completing jobs, which is a little surprising when you look at the state of multiplayer gaming these days. Even Helldivers 2, PlayStation's other big live service title, has battle passes in the form of Warbonds, so Concord opting not to have one at all is rather refreshing. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Combined with its lower price tag, Conco𒁃rd appears to be doing everything right with its monetization.
Concord Has Revealed Its Post-Launch Content Plans
Firewalk also uses this opportunity to lay out its plans for post-launch content once Concord is finally in the hands of everyone. New maps, characters, modes, and more will be added through each of the game's seasons, all at no extra cost. Firewalk also plans on releasing a proper roadmap at some point soon, so you'll have to keep an eye out on the game's social channels if you want to see that.
Unfortunately, a good attitude towards monetization may not save Concord from obscurity, as its numbers haven't been all that impressive from its two recent beta periods. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:It failed to impress during that time, not even cracking Steam's 750 most wishlisted titles, and the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:recent success of Marvel Rivals doesn't paint a pretty picture. Still, if Concord can gather a decent enough playerbase on console, then it may still stand a chance, and its approach to monetization now has me rooting for it.
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