[2022] Season 02 - Rival Escalation Preview

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Hello Miners,

Season 02 - Rival Escalation is only weeks away! And in the usual DRG spirit, there is a brand-new Narrated Trailer showing you all the new features you get to experience.



Let’s break them down below for those who like reading (and if you do, Management commends you)

A New Season Event - Rival Signal
The Rival presence on Hoxxes is escalating (hence the name of Season 02). In this brand new event for Season 02 you will be shutting down communications equipment set up by the Rivals. Similar to Season 01, this event will require some hacking as well as good old-fashioned firepower to complete. Time to provide some healthy competition, miners!

New Warning - Rival Presence
Playing missions with this new warning will include swarms of Rival robots. These murderous little machines are a force to be reckoned with, so be extra vigilant. Management has luckily factored in the potential scenario of an escalating Rival presence on Hoxxes, and has something new prepared to counter it.

4 New secondary weapons
You have all of course been following the Secondary Weapon reveals in the Steam Posts leading up to Season 02. But just in case you need a refresher, each of the classes is getting a new secondary weapon to deal with all of the above. The Scout gets the Nishanka Boltshark X-80, the Engineer gets the Shard Diffractor, The Gunner gets the ArmsKore Coil Gun, and the Driller gets the Colette Wave Cooker.

The Rival Nemesis
Those new weapons will soon be field-tested as the Rivals have unleashed their latest menace on DRG. We do not know much about this new threat yet, miners, so stay on your toes. Unless the Nemesis grabs you in its metal embrace, of course. In which case, this next feature should come in handy

Medical Gowns added to the Medbay
If you happen to be downed on a mission and wake up in the medbay, you will now find that you are wearing garbs proper for recovery.
While they may be comfortable, Management strongly reminds you to change into work garments before going on your next mission. Mainly because the Medical Gown is (just barely) approved for use in medical facilities. But also to ensure the gowns can be reused so we can stay within budget.

Phazyonite
Have you been wanting to mix up your appearance more frequently, but find that you need to spend those credits on upgrades rather than new items in the shop? Well, the new mineral Phazyonite which you will be able to find while on missions can only be used to purchase cosmetic items. So now you can buy that new helmet without foregoing an upgrade.
This Season also introduces the Cosmetic Mastery system. When you buy items from the shop, your Cosmetic Mastery increases, giving you more Phazyonite as a reward. Time to mix up that outfit! Changing clothes regularly will be appreciated by your fellow miners.

New Performance Pass This is a new Season after all, so there is of course a new season terminal. New Beards, Paintjobs, Helmets, etc. It is of course completely free, just like in Season 01. And any rewards you did not unlock from the Season 01 performance pass can be found in Cargo Crates, Lost Packs, Cosmetic Cores, and The Shop.

New DLC - Robot Rebellion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR9HuzZeDdw
We mentioned this in the last post, but here it is again: There will of course be a new cosmetic DLC released at the same time as season 02. Robot Rebellion will include 4 new suits of armor (one for each class), a unique new helmet in two variants, and new paintjobs. You can wishlist it now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1946960/Deep_Rock_Galactic__Robot_Rebellion_Pack/

Season 02 lands on Steam April 28th, and on Consoles May 5th. And, we’ll be launching a preview on the Experimental Branch during the middle of next week. We’ll update this post with the exact experimental branch date later.

With love,
The Ghost Ship Crew