Highguard launched final month on January 26, after closing out The Sport Awards again in December, and it is already obtained some fairly hefty updates addressing participant suggestions for the free-to-play PvP FPS-raid recreation. That streak continues at present with the discharge of Episode 2, which provides a closely requested Ranked Mode, the sport’s first new warden, a brand new map, and extra.
Episode 2 is reside within the recreation already, and people who boot up the gamewill meet Ekon, a “legendary monster-slayer who shapeshifts into a strong direwolf to trace and hunt his prey.” Ekon, who’s pictured beneath, has a passive means referred to as Dread that reveals the heartbeat of wounded enemies, a tactical means referred to as Wolf Spirit that allow him unleash a spirit wolf to hunt the closest enemy and apply Dread to them, and an final referred to as Fearsome Howl, the place Ekon applies Dread to all enemies throughout the map and will increase his motion velocity – it may be forged in human and wolf kind (sure, Ekon can remodel right into a wolf).
As a part of at present’s replace, developer Wildlight Leisure has launched a brand new story cinematic referred to as “Skydrift” centered on Ekon and his place amongst the opposite Highguard wardens. Launching alongside Ekon is Skydrift, a brand new map for the sport’s 3v3 and now-permanent 5v5 raid modes.
You may take a look at a have a look at Skydrift within the picture on the prime of this story, and you’ll watch the Skydrift cinematic story trailer beneath:
Maybe the largest addition to Highguard with the Episode 2 replace is Ranked Mode, which permits gamers to earn Ranked Factors, level modifiers, and extra as they climb the ranks to realize distinctive rewards. You may go from bronze (Hare) to grandmaster (Leviathan) in the event you’re adequate. Ranked Mode can be accessible solely in a 3v3 format, as Wildlight believes “3v3 is the extra tactical construction of the sport and suits finest for comp,” in keeping with its replace on X.
All gamers will begin at bronze 3 rank, and every rank has three divisions to climb by means of: bronze (Hare), silver (Goat), gold (Ape), platinum (Dire Wolf), diamond (Gryphon), grasp (Manticore), and grandmaster (Leviathan). On the finish of every Episode, you may be rewarded based mostly in your ultimate rank achieved. You may also de-rank inside a division throughout a Break up, so watch out. Extra particulars about how this Ranked Mode works could be discovered right here.
The Wolf mount has been added to the sport as a rideable beast as a part of Episode 2, and is free to all gamers. Should you play 10 matches of Ranked Mode, you’ll earn the Shadow Wolf pores and skin, which is pictured beneath.
Elsewhere in Episode 2, gamers can anticipate higher POI loot, new Final Charger objects, waypoint markers, adjustments to Pace Gates, and quality-of-life updates like a brand new Stats menu, extra Orange Weapon Mods, and stability adjustments and enhancements to gameplay and Highguard’s technical efficiency. All of that and extra could be discovered within the Episode 2 patch notes right here.
Highguard Episode 2 is now reside.
For extra in regards to the recreation, learn Sport Informer’s review-in-progress of Highguard, after which take a look at the Highguard reveal trailer.
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