The launch of Evolve was unexpectedly awkward considering a lot of the hype behind it at E3 2014. In fact, Evolve won Game of Show at both E3 2014 and Gamescom suggesting there was a lot of potential from the Turtle Rock developed game. Judging by this latest blogpost by Turtle Rock, they seem to realise where their mistakes were made and what they can do to fix them.
One of the biggest complaints about Evolve came from the DLC which was advertised many times before the game was even released. That’s not something potential players want to see, you know, an advertisement for more content just as you are about to purchase a full game. When part of the DLC launched, one gaming website even went as far as to label the Evolve season pass as a scam.
Taken from the blog post directly, here’s exactly what Turtle Rock are planning on changing in Evolve:
“We want that magic back and we aim to make it happen. We’ve made a lot of changes, improvements and additions to Evolve over the past year and we’ve got a lot more coming. In short, we’re giving this game a vigorous overhaul!
Just to give you some examples:
• We’re reworking the hunter classes to make the team less reliant on having experienced trappers and medics.
• We’re making improvements to the maps and UI.
• We’re improving load times, overall performance, and getting you into the game faster.
• We’re focusing on improving stability and fixing bugs.
• We’re completely reworking our progression system and tutorials.
• We’re adding more customization options.
Most importantly, we just want to put the game in your hands. Try Evolve out. See what you think. We hope you like it and we’re not going to charge you to give it a try.
‘Wait! What?! What does that mean?’
It means we’ve been listening and now we’re taking Evolve in the direction that a lot of you have suggested since the beginning. We’re making Evolve free on PC. No buy-in or box required.!”
“’What about those who paid for Evolve? What about Season Passers?’
Anyone who owns classic Evolve will be given “Founder” status in the new free version, and all the content you already own comes with you to the new version. As long as we work on Evolve, we will show our appreciation for our committed fans and early adopters with gifts, rewards, and special access. Why? Because you believed like we did, and we will never forget that.”
The Evolve beta is supposed to arrive on July 7th, but we haven’t been able to find it on Steam just yet. Let us know in the comment section below if you plan on trying out the new Evolve.
