EA and developer Full Circle have launched a brand new weblog publish that speaks to suggestions for the reason that early entry sport Skate launched in September, and the developer just isn’t shying away from proudly owning as much as some points. The developer additionally outlined free rewards coming to gamers and the way some, however not all, will carry over to the subsequent season.
The studio said “tens of hundreds of thousands” of individuals have performed Skate up to now, and it has acknowledged the expertise has been bumpy for some. “Issues haven’t gone as easily for a few of you as we might have appreciated,” the group stated.
Full Circle stated “much more” individuals than anticipated turned as much as play Skate. “And with that got here bugs, glitches, development locks, and efficiency points,” the studio stated.
As a thank-you to followers for sticking with Skate, Full Circle is giving everybody 2000 Tix and 500 SVBs. Players should log in to Skate between now and the top of Season 2 on December 2 to say the freebies.
As for addressing Skate’s ongoing points and bugs, Full Circle stated it has recognized key particulars in regards to the “softlock” points which might be stopping some individuals from progressing. “Sadly, every of those points is exclusive and requires a unique resolution,” the group stated.
Full Circle stated addressing these softlock points is a “high precedence” for the studio.
Additionally within the weblog publish, Full Circle stated it lately delivered a patch that ought to assist with points associated to each day duties. “It is best to see fewer errors now,” the studio stated. “But there nonetheless could also be a number of slip ups.”
Moreover, Full Circle stated it continues with its effort to tune the development and rewards system for gamers in order that “they only really feel proper.”
“That can imply various things to totally different gamers – new gamers, skilled gamers, informal gamers, and to those that skate all day. Rip Chips, Tix, and XP are a part of that tuning and it is all a fragile steadiness. We respect your persistence as we dial this in to make our in-game financial system and reward system enjoyable, honest, and sustainable,” the developer stated.
Adjustments to the progressions system are coming in December with Season 2. Here is a rundown of what is altering, as written by Full Circle:
- Premium merchandise worth: We wish you to be ok with what you’re spending your SVB on. So we’re working to make Premium gadgets really feel much more distinctive and precious, and we’ll proceed to make changes as wanted.
- skate.Go tiers: We’re tweaking skate.Go so it is going to be much less of a grind to finish. You’ll additionally see extra tiers going ahead – all future Seasons can have round 90 tiers.
- Incomes extra SVB via skate.Go: We’re rising the quantity of SVBs granted via the mixed Normal and Premium tracks of the skate.Go to 500 SVB.
- Extra branded and licensed gadgets in skate.Go: We’re actively working with our companions to incorporate extra branded gadgets in future seasons. Whereas they received’t arrive in time for Season 2, you’ll see an replace as quickly as we’ve new gadgets to report.
- Occasion forex surplus: Having a surplus of occasion forex after Skate-o-Ween has been a problem, so, we’re tuning our occasion financial system. You’ll see modifications beginning with the 7-Ply Maple Harvest occasion later this month.
Lastly, Full Circle stated it “went a bit overboard” with Tix allotments in order that some gamers are “overflowing” with Tix, even after utilizing them to unlock the content material they need. To handle this, Full Circle stated leftover Tix bought with SVB will roll over to the subsequent season. Nevertheless, Tix acquired with out spending SVB is not going to completely roll over; as a substitute, solely a “portion” of them will. As such, Full Circle stated individuals ought to spend their Tix to keep away from dropping some when the subsequent season drops.
“Tell us how this feels via early entry and we’ll proceed to enhance the best way we roll over Tix from season to season,” the studio stated.
Total, Full Circle stated it guarantees to make Skate a greater sport over time throughout its early entry interval main as much as 1.0. “We’re really grateful to your persistence as we enhance, develop, and evolve skate,” the studio stated.