Overpowered Weekend has begun - 10X XP and 10X Silver Keys!
The Shear Madnesscontinues, with the latest update bringing a new Assault character to Evolve Stage 2, Renegade Abe, and our latest Map Variant, Overpowered. But the madness isn't over yet...it's only just begun!
As a thank you to our community, starting at 10:00am PDT on Friday August 19th until 10:00am PDT on Monday August 22nd we are running a 10X XP and 10X Silver Key event. The journey so far of Evolve Stage 2 has brought back so much passion within the Studio that we can’t wait to keep pushing Stage 2 forward as the months go on! So go ahead and enjoy some serious bonus XP and Silver Keys on TRS <3
See you on Shear this weekend.
-Turtle Rock Studios and 2K
Introducing: Renegade Abe and Overpowered - Update 2.06 - LIVE NOW!
New Assault: Renegade Abe
New Map Variant: Overpowered
New Store Content
In-Game Info Overlay HUD on the dropship
Perks can be purchased on the profile screen under the new “Perks” tab
Silver Key and XP multiplier events are better shown through UI
New Character specific Accolades (Hidden Silver Key rewards)
Periodic Challenge Adjustments
Chat History
Razer Chroma Support
Balance Changes
Cataclysm Tuning
We’ve got a lot of feedback from our community on Cataclysm and these are some of our first steps on improving the experience. It has gone through a fair number of optimizations to improve performance and hit some of the gameplay complaints around the Meteors.
Matchmaking Solo Benefits
Monsters
General
Gorgon
Hunters
Quantum Caira
Lennox
Torvald
Bug Fixes
Introducing: Cataclysm and Co-op - Update 2.05 - LIVE NOW!
NEW Map Variant: Cataclysm
NEW Co-op vs AI Matchmaking Mode
Featured Character “Try Now” and “Buy Now” Main Menu Selection
Markov and Goliath Tutorials are now required before playing Multiplayer
UI Info Overlays added to Character Select
Balance Changes
All
Monsters
Goliath
Wraith
Slot 1 (Minor) Perks
Slot 2 (Major) Perks
Slot 3 (Superior) Perks
Hunters
Markov
Blitz Markov
Slim
Hank
Maggie
Electro Griffin
Abe
Crow
Slot 1 (Minor) Perks
Slot 2 (Major) Perks
Slot 3 (Superior) Perks
Bug Fixes
A Month of Shear Madness is Upon Us
First, a message to our fans:
Before we get to the big announcement, we thought we’d take a moment to share an update on how the Stage 2 experiment is going and thank you, our incredible players, for all your support and valuable feedback these last few weeks. From fewer than 200 PC players just days before the re-launch on July 7, Evolve Stage 2 now has more than 2-million players worldwide in less than one month. In that time, we’ve released weekly patches and hot fixes and we will continue to tune the Stage 2 experience every week. It’s been an absolutely incredible journey so far – one that has surpassed our wildest expectations – but we’re not done yet. We plan to continue adding new and exciting content to the game, and intend to continue to work on addressing issues with the game that are important to you. We’re very excited for today’s announcement and we hope that it demonstrates our commitment to you and this great experience we’ve built together. Again, from the bottom of our hearts – thank you. Let the road to 3-million begin!
Today marks the start of a month-long “Shear Madness” event in Evolve Stage 2, where we’ll be rolling out our boldest content updates yet. Starting today, you can expect five new updates over the next five weeks that will include three more Character Adaptations, three new Map Variants that shake-up the traditional Evolve experience, a brand new Co-op game mode, and a veritable 3-meat feast of community requested features and quality of life improvements. Be sure to checkout EvolveUpdates.com for more info. As the weeks go on we’ll continue to update the Shear Madness homepage with each week's featured update. Today we’re kicking off the Shear Madness event with The Quantum Surge Update.
The Quantum Surge will include the newest Medic to the Hunter team’s roster, Quantum Caira. Her unique area control style healing combined with new abilities, which are detailed later in this post, marks one of our most daring Medic designs yet. The update will also feature…
Some first steps towards improving widespread community issues on matchmaking and leavers;
Balance changes;
A brand new series of Advanced Hunter tutorials
An all new “Try Before you Buy” option, where all hunters, monsters, skins and perks that you’d normally earn using Silver Keys are now unlocked in the game’s Training Mode.
Quantum Caira – Quantum Caira keeps the team alive through sustained healing and careful positioning. Her Regeneration Fields create healing zones while her Neutron Barrier blocks damage for the whole team, as long as she's in the right place. Unlike other medics she has no healing burst so a well-positioned Regeneration Field combined with a well-timed Proton Field are the keys to success with Quantum Caira.
Proton Field- Deploys a zone that damages enemies over time. Multiple fields stack.
Regeneration Field – Deploys a Generyst™ zone that heals each nearby Hunter over time. Multiple Regeneration Fields stack.
Neutron Barrier- Applies a short damage-resistance buff to all nearby Hunters.
Generyst II™ Field: Heals hunters and damages monsters in the area for the duration of the effect.
For full patch notes for today’s updates, see here. Be sure to come back each week this month for more information on each new update as the Shear Madness event rolls on, and keep checking on Evolve Updates for teases and content drops each week. Finally, if you don’t already, go ahead and follow us on Twitter, check out the TRSForums, like us on Facebook, and subscribe to our YouTube.
