Ubisoft is plotting a course to make Skull and Bones Year 2 the pirate multiplayer recreation’s greatest but thanks to main content material additions like new modes, ships, a Kraken, and one thing followers have begged for since launch: land fight.
Ubisoft opened its treasure chest of plans for the subsequent yr of updates throughout a particular Year 2 showcase that premiered yesterday. Its presentation was full of content material to look ahead to, nevertheless it’s Season 3: Guts and Glory that guarantees the land fight characteristic gamers have hoped to see included since Skull and Bones initially launched final February.
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Throughout Season 3 this fall, Ubisoft will lastly enable gamers to take the motion away from the ocean, that means you’ll give you the option to swordfight and even draw your firearms towards others. It’s all a part of Season 3’s Rogue Warlord additions, which is able to see gamers setting foot on sandy seashores and damp caves to rescue expert crewmembers recognized as Officers. A video teasing the characteristic confirmed a little bit of what gamers can count on, nevertheless it’s clear we’ll have to wait till later this yr to see the way it all works.
Whereas land fight is by far the most important addition coming with Skull and Bones Year 2, the presentation had a lot extra to preserve gamers digging all through 2025. Season 1 units sail at the moment, April 15, with Ascent into Chaos, which provides a loot-enhancing merchandise ascension characteristic, difficult World Tiers, a brand new Schooner medium ship, and the team-based Dying Tides PvP mode. Season 2: Oaths of Conflict, which launches summer time 2025, consists of highlights such as Megaforts and the gargantuan Frigate massive ships, with Season 4: Eye of the Beast set to introduce the Kraken, Hunter’s Guild, and Corvette massive ship this winter.
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If all the things you’ve heard sounds attractive sufficient to dive in, you’ll be blissful to know Skull and Bones will launch a free weekend in just some days. From April 17 – 21, gamers can elevate sails to check out pirate PvP for themselves and additionally buy the sport at a lowered value (which has but to be introduced).
Skull and Bones launched February 16, 2024, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X | S (we gave it a 7/10 in our overview). Though Ubisoft has been reluctant to share official gross sales stats for its newest pirate journey recreation, it did tease that it managed to usher in “file participant engagement” shortly after its launch. Curiously, the launch of Skull and Bones additionally coincided with a 200% improve in Murderer’s Creed 4: Black Flag gamers.
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