Amazon-owned game studio Relentless is putting its free-to-play shooter Crucible back into a closed beta state after confessing introduced the game before it was prepared. In a blog post published Tuesday, franchise lead Colin Johanson says the focus is now on “providing the very best possible experience for our gamers as we continue to make the video game much better,” therefore the game will be reverting back to a pre-release state to provide the studio the area to make changes and prepare a more robust launch.
The move is a rather sensational admission of failure surrounding Crucibles launch back in late May. The title, which combines components of mobile online fight arenas (MOBAs) with the hero shooter genre, showed up with little excitement and amid the extremely competitive PC free-to-play market that consists of numerous fight royale titles, Riots popular new tactical shooter Valorant, and dominant existing esports like League of Legends and Overwatch.
” Well continue following the roadmap we laid out previously and working on map, combat, and system changes to enhance the Heart of the Hives experience as well as executing other enhancements based on your feedback and what we think the game needs in order to flourish,” Johanson writes.
Crucible had a lackluster launch and hasnt really made a splash in its first month
While Crucible brought some real innovations to the table, the games absence of general creativity and its uninspired characters, battle, and art style made it mainly forgettable. Last month, Relentless ditched the video games more peripheral battle royale and team deathmatch modes to focus exclusively on the games MOBA-inspired Heart of the Hives mode. That didnt appear to provide the studio adequate time to fix core problems and make the video game more appealing to new players.
Relentless says its now going to take time out of each week to play with the neighborhood and obtain feedback. “Were establishing a community council, comprised of beta individuals of all playstyles from casual to highly competitive gamers, who well be working particularly carefully with. Well have more details on that council, along with our weekly play schedule, quickly,” Johanson explains.
Last month, Relentless ditched the games more peripheral fight royale and team deathmatch modes to focus entirely on the video games MOBA-inspired Heart of the Hives mode. That didnt appear to offer the studio enough time to repair core concerns and make the video game more appealing to brand-new players.
For those that have Crucible currently downloaded, Relentless says the video game will still function as typical and can be released from Steam without needing to download anything. Players will likewise maintain battle pass development and cosmetic items they may have earned or bought, and the in-game store is remaining open. For those who want to play and havent downloaded the video game, they have till 12PM ET/ 9AM ET tomorrow to download it before it officially gets in the invite-only closed beta stage. At some point in the future, interested players will have the ability to register for gain access to through the video games website.
“Well keep putting out updates, working with organizers to run tournaments, talking with you on Discord, the subreddit, and our other social networks channels, and making Crucible much better and much better with your aid. When we exit beta, it will be based upon your feedback and the metrics that we see in-game,” Johanson composes. Ruthless is also motivating players to continue sharing screenshot and clips, encouraging buddies to play, and discussing the video game freely on social media.
