Outriders is getting a “colossal” free content material update on November 16. Called New Horizon, the update will convey a reworked expedition loot reward system, brand-new expeditions to discover, and new customisation choices to your characters.
The New Horizon update marks the first main post-launch content material drop for Outriders, and a key function is the rework to expeditions – the endgame missions out there after you’ve wrapped the most important marketing campaign. Before the New Horizon update, gamers needed to full these expeditions as shortly as doable to get the greatest loot; nevertheless, that is now not the case. The reworked expeditions eliminate any time-based rewards, as an alternative providing extra rewards primarily based on how lengthy it ought to usually take to finish that expedition. There’s nonetheless an choice to activate timers for expeditions for many who need the problem, however that is only for bragging rights – you gained’t get any further goodies for doing so.
The greatest impact of this alteration is that it’ll take as lengthy to finish a single lengthy expedition as a number of runs of shorter expeditions to get the similar loot. It also needs to give gamers the freedom to enter an expedition with out pigeonholing themselves into a selected Outriders construct designed to get by way of expeditions as shortly as doable. This update works in tandem with earlier updates that improve legendary loot drop charges and the system that reduces the probability of choosing up duplicates of legendary loot you have already got.
There are additionally upcoming enhancements to The Eye of the Storm, one in all the final expeditions in the base recreation, with New Horizons. You will quickly get a selection between three legendary objects upon finishing it. In addition, Tiago, one in all the distributors, may even get a brand new choice that’ll allow you to choose to purchase a random legendary of your present most gear stage for drop-pod sources or spend them on a re-roll of the legendary stock in his store.
Elsewhere, there’ll be 4 new raid-like missions to discover in the New Horizon update, in addition to new weapons and gear for all 4 Outriders courses. All gamers may have entry to the first of the 4 expeditions, whereas the relaxation are accessible for extra skilled gamers. These embody entry-level missions comparable to The Molten Depths, which sees you energy by way of frozen caves to reopen a geothermal energy station. Others, out there at greater World Tiers, have you ever break into an previous navy facility, going through down insurgents, monstrous beasties, and toxic assaults as you go, or head to an historic metropolis overrun by colossal monsters and looters. The highest, out there at tier 12, is The Wellspring, which will get you infiltrating a settlement in a sandstorm and monster-infested ruins to search out the loot hidden inside.
Developer People Can Fly can be including a brand new Transmog function that enables gamers to vary the look of each merchandise they’ve outfitted. This is versatile, even letting you utilize skins from different characters throughout completely different courses. So, it’ll be doable to have your greatest gear appear to be a Trickster construct when the update drops, even when your present class is a Technomancer.
It appears you’ll solely want to select up an merchandise as soon as to get a sure model, which might then be used on each bit of drugs you choose up. It’s fully free to transmog one merchandise into one other’s model, and you are able to do it as many instances as you need. The function even comes with its personal little Pokédex-like catalogue in the event you’re seeking to discover all 4 full model units.
The coming New Horizon update makes adjustments throughout a number of different elements, too, amongst that are extra buffs for all 4 courses’ expertise and gear. There are additionally enhancements coming to matchmaking to stop rubberbanding and disconnections, and to multiplayer, which ought to assist make it extra secure. The devs are moreover including management settings and customisations for controllers, and you’ll discover you’ll now not get kicked earlier than amassing your hard-earned expedition loot. Lovely stuff.
The Outriders New Horizon update launches November 16, and you’ll be able to all the time try the recreation for your self proper now through the Xbox Game Pass in the event you’d wish to get a way of it earlier than the huge day arrives. You also can get a free distinctive legendary armour piece for logging into the recreation from November 15 till November 22.
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