Because unlike the studio’s previous titles, Wayfinder is an online action-RPG placed under the sign of the game-service. To meet this ambition, Airship Syndicate has partnered with Digital Extremes, which has been powering its Warframe for almost 10 years. After a few test phases in a small committee, the moment of truth is approaching for Wayfinder whose early access will finally open its doors on August 15 on PS5, PS4 and PC. The model chosen is that of a fairly generous free-to-play on paper, since we are promised that all the important content (characters, weapons) can be acquired while playing, just as no quest will be locked behind a paywall. Terms ” loot box ” And ” gacha were also banned from the team’s vocabulary.
The launch of Early Access will be joined by Venomess, the first character to be added to the base team. Specializing in support and ranged attacks, mostly poison-based, this shadow slayer even gets her introductory cutscene, in the vein of what most character-based online games do. Those who want to play with Venomess upon release can do so by picking up the Founder’s Pack of their choice. Otherwise, characters can be unlocked by accumulating enough tokens.
Regarding the roadmap for the rest of the year, the team plans to roll out two seasons of content, which includes new areas, new characters, new hunts, new weapons, but also new progression systems (including Awakening and Radiance levels) or new traversal methods (like mounts and the grappling hook).