Back in 2021 leaked screenshots from a playtest of the upcoming first-person co-op vampire searching sport Redfall appeared to counsel that the sport would characteristic an in-game retailer with some type of microtransactions. Fortunately, between then and now, the staff at Arkane appear to have reconsidered, because it has now been confirmed that Redfall won’t characteristic something of the kinds, however will nonetheless be the staff’s most supported sport thus far.
Arkane Austin lately held a preview occasion for Redfall by which choose publications had been invited to attempt the sport forward of its launch on the 2nd of May. The sport seemingly didn’t characteristic any in-game retailer, with Wccftech looking for clarification from Redfall’s inventive director ‘Harvey Smith’ – to which they responded:
“We attempt to be very clear that there are not any microtransactions and there’s no retailer within the sport. We’re very pleased with that. If you discover a costume within the sport, then you possibly can have it, so simple as that.”
In-game shops and microtransactions are typically one of many major ways in which builders justify post-launch assist for a sport. Fortunately, regardless of there being no such inclusions in Redfall, the sport is ready to see an excessive amount of post-launch content material, with Smith claiming that:
“Redfall might be our most supported sport post-launch. We went with a server mannequin, so we are able to replace the sport always. If we see lots of people falling from ladders and dying, we are able to replace the ladder code. If we see that no person is taking part in this character, we are able to tweak this character and make them extra interesting. We have plans for added weapons, costumes, monsters, characters, and extra that we will not speak about proper now. But we have now a powerful 12 months of updates, and it is all both within the present sport or will probably be DLC. We attempt to do it as pretty as attainable for folks.”
Redfall could not have had essentially the most thrilling preliminary reveal, nonetheless as time has gone on, the sport appears to be shaping up very properly. The undeniable fact that Redfall won’t have any microtransactions is extremely welcome information certainly, and makes the sport that rather more thrilling.
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