Angel City returns next week
Respawn Entertainment has a commendable post-release strategy forTitanfall 2, one that will hopefully help grow the player base and keep folks engaged enough to stick around. The short of it is that “anything that has effect on gameplay” will release for free, including weapons, maps, and modes.
The first free DLC, “Angel City’s Most Wanted,” is due out next week.
Now, that’s not to say there will be zero paid DLC. It’s a-comin’. The studio is about to offer new skins, camo, and Prime Titans for purchase, but it’s also handling this aspect relatively well.
“We will have no in-game currency exchange. No locked loot boxes, crafting shards or pay-to-win weaponry. No RNG. If you see something you like, you buy it and that’s it. These in no way effect stats and are purely cosmetic. We will have two Prime Titans available at launch. They have new chassis and assassinations but function the exact same way as their original counterparts.”
As for the rest of this year, there are going to be double XP weekends and the developers intend to put out “semi-regular events that will change up rule sets on certain games, giving them a ‘twist’ to how you might normally play them. Changes like these force players (and ourselves) to look at the game differently and try some things you may never have tried before.”
By most accounts, Respawn is doing just abouteverythingright withTitanfall 2. It’ll be heartbreaking if thatdoesn’t end up being enoughfor the game to hit the metrics it needs to flourish.
