As of this morning, Evolve is relaunching with a new free-to-play business model.
Entitled Evolve: Stage 2, this new version of Evolve completely replaces the existing one. Legacy Evolve owners will have instant access to any and all content they’ve previously purchased right from the start, as well as additional rewards for their loyalty down the line. New players will have immediate access to a weekly revolving door of Hunters and Monsters, with plenty of ways to unlock characters of their choice for free, through Evolve’s new earnable in-game currency, Silver Keys.
In an interview with IGN, Turtle Rock Studios said there would be a multitude of ways to earn Silver Keys, and to directly unlock characters and perks. In addition to daily challenges, and rewards for ranking up individual characters and your overall profile, characters will also be given out as rewards for logging in on consecutive days, or by completing tutorials.
Real money unlocking options will eventually be offered in the coming weeks, but Turtle Rock is still working out appropriate price points.
The business model isn’t the only thing changing for Evolve: Stage 2 though. The relaunch also brings a slew of gameplay and balance changes that could impact match pacing significantly. Some of these changes include giving all Hunters the ability to dome the Monster, the Trapper’s new “World Scan” ability that gives the whole team a general sense of what direction the monster is relative to their position, and much, much more. Most exciting of all, Turtle Rock is looking to release four brand new Hunters over the course of the first two months of Stage 2’s life.
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