If you had been apprehensive in regards to the upcoming Skate reboot having loot packing containers and the like, that is particularly reasonable, however the devs promise it will not.
EA and loot packing containers are fairly synonymous with each other, so it is very comprehensible when you’ve got some apprehensions about Full Circle’s new Skate recreation. Concerns have additionally been rising barely since a latest Insider Gaming report claimed that Skate does have a loot field system constructed into the sport at present. Seemingly in response to this, the official Skate Twitter account posted a tweet with a reminder that the sport is “not pay-to-win,” has “no map areas locked behind paywall, no paid loot packing containers,” and “no paid gameplay benefits.”
According to Insider Gaming’s report, the best way you’ll be able to unlock loot packing containers at present is utilizing a forex referred to as Stars, which a earlier datamine instructed you may obtain by exchanging it with one other forex referred to as Taps, earned by methods and usually simply taking part in the sport. Players apparently imagine Taps might finally be purchasable with real-world cash, but when Full Circle is to be believed, it sounds like every loot packing containers within the recreation will likely be fully earned by in-game play.
The tweet did embody the particular phrasing of no “paid” loot packing containers, which does not rule them out fully. In a video from final yr speaking in regards to the recreation, a few of the devs on the sport spoke about how the free-to-play mode for Skate is extra about cosmetics and comfort, because the crew needs to foster social connections and keep true to the inclusive nature of skateboarding tradition.
Skate was formally titled final July, choosing simply the one phrase to essentially present you the way it’s a reboot, alongside a affirmation that the sport could be free-to-play. As nicely as this, the sport can have cross-play and cross-progression, making it simple to play with whoever, wherever. There’s nonetheless no launch date in sight proper now, however when it does launch you’ll play it on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
