New Campaign, New Enemies, New Environments

• Outriders Worldslayer introduces a brand new, standalone story campaign that you can jump into even if you haven’t played the original story.
• The new campaign will focus on the Outrider facing up against Ereshkigal (phonetically: “EH-RESH-KE-GAL”), the commander of a new human faction called the Insurgents against the backdrop of Enoch’s climate undergoing cataclysmic changes.
  • Ereshkigal may well be considered “The First Altered”.
• Throughout Worldslayer you will of course also be travelling to new locations. You can see footage from the Glacier’s Edge and Driftwater environments in press coverage this week. Both are environments from relatively early on in the campaign.
• Worldslayer will introduce new enemy variants as well as some entirely new adversaries and bosses. You may have spotted some of them in our Spotlight already and we do plan on showcasing more of them in future via our social channels.

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NEXT TOPIC: New Gear

New Gear

• Outriders Worldslayer will of course introduce a host of new gear, both in terms of weaponry and armour.
• Each class will be getting dedicated new 5-piece Legendary Armour Sets.
• Worldslayer does also introduce a few new 3-piece Legendary Armour Sets, which will be universally equipable by all classes. These will have their own set bonuses as well.
  • Note: Some of the previous Legendary Armour Sets and Mods will also be reworked as part of the Worldslayer launch! We’ll talk more about these at or shortly before launch.
• Each new Legendary Gear piece introduced in Worldslayer also comes with a new Mod.
• We’re planning to show off some of the special Gear you can obtain in Worldslayer on our social channels between now and launch - make sure to follow us there if you’re interested!

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NEXT TOPIC: New PAX Class Trees

New PAX Class Trees

• Outriders Worldslayer introduces a new class tree: The PAX tree.
• The PAX tree is a separate class tree from the existing three branches you’re familiar with and it requires it’s own PAX points to activate nodes within it.
• PAX points are acquired at certain points in Worldslayer that are based on general progress rather than a specific level grind.
• The PAX tree itself is comprised of 2 branches for each class, though similar to the main skill tree, these are interlinked.
• Each node in the PAX tree is equivalent to the major nodes in the original class trees, so every choice you make in the PAX tree will be impactful to the performance of your Outrider.
• Just like the main skill tree, the PAX tree can be freely respec'd.
• The idea behind the PAX tree is to allow players to either specialise further into a specific direction or to better enable hybrid builds.
• The branches of each PAX tree are called:
  • Pyromancer
    • Gunblazer
    • Pyromaniac
  • Technomancer
    • Desolator
    • Overseer
  • Devastator
    • Wrecker
    • Tectonic Shifter
  • Trickster
    • Spectre
    • Exploiter
• The PAX tree will unlock at level 30 after you start playing the Worldslayer campaign.

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NEXT TOPIC: New Ascension System

New Ascension System

• Outriders Worldslayer introduces a new longterm progression system called Ascension.
• The idea of Ascension is to give your continued play an ongoing “next level” to work towards alongside regular play.
• Continued Ascension by itself does not unlock or gate better gear or content. It is purely designed to make you stronger.
• The Ascension system is currently balanced so that it would take you hundred+ hours to fully complete it.
• Leveling up Ascension is done by collecting exp from killing enemies. It is only available from Character Level 30 onwards and with Worldslayer installed.
• XP earned after Level 30 will go towards Ascension Levels which in turn provide you with Ascension Points.
• You will be able to invest your Ascension Points into any of the four Ascension categories: Brutality, Endurance, Prowess or Anomaly.
• Each of these categories have five options in which to invest.
  • For example, you could invest your points to reduce your cooldowns, increase your life or resistances or output more damage.
• Each option in each category can have up to 10 Ascension Points invested into it.
• You can reach level 200 Ascension in Worldslayer, for a total of 200 Ascension Points. At 200 Ascension Points, you will have completely filled out each option in each category.
• You can mix and match where you invest your points and you can always freely respec your Ascension Point distribution.
• Like the newly introduced PAX Tree, Ascension is intended to allow players to either supercharge a specific build or to better create a hybrid build that works across multiple playstyles.

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NEXT TOPIC: Apocalypse System + Third Mod Slot

Introducing the Apocalypse System + Third Mod Slot

• As a reminder, the Tiers systems in Outriders allow each player to fine-tune the difficulty of the game to their own needs. Higher Tiers mean higher difficulty but also improved rewards and the ability to equip higher level gear.
• Outriders Worldslayer introduces a new Apocalypse system that heavily impacts your Max Gear Equip level, the Difficulty Tiers system and, most importantly, Loot.
• Challenge Tiers are being replaced by Apocalypse Tiers.
  • This change will affect all versions of Outriders, even if you do not have Worldslayer installed.
• Apocalypse Tiers will determine not just the difficulty and reward scaling of Expeditions but also of all Worldslayer content (campaign and endgame).
• Apocalypse Tiers will go up to Tier 40 and will act as a natural extension of World Tiers which do still remain in place for the original Outriders campaign. The original Outriders campaign can, however, be played using Apocalypse Tiers instead, should you have Worldslayer installed.
  • The max Apocalypse Tier you can unlock by completing Expeditions content in the base game (without Worldslayer installed) is 15.
  • With Worldslayer installed, you can still play Expeditions to continue unlocking higher Apocalypse Tiers above Tier 15.
  • At Apocalypse Tier 15, your Max Gear Equip Level will still be Level 50, as it currently is.
  • At Apocalypse Tier 40, your Max Gear Equip Level will be Level 75, which is the new gear level cap.
• When playing above a certain Apocalypse Tier, there will be a chance for Apocalypse Gear to drop.
  • Apocalypse Gear pieces are special variants of Epic and Legendary Gear pieces in the game.
  • Apocalypse Gear pieces have three mod slots.
  • Apocalypse Gear can currently only be obtained through drops, it cannot be crafted.
  • You can identify Apocalypse Gear by a special icon when hovering over it.

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NEXT TOPIC: New Endgame

New Endgame

• While Apocalypse Tiers do cross over into Expeditions content, Outriders Worldslayer will actually be introducing its own, dedicated Endgame. An Endgame that Worldslayer has actually been specifically designed around.
• The campaign in Worldslayer will take you to the ancient city of Tarya Gratar (Phonetically: Tar-ya Gra-Ta), the cradle of the PAX civilisation, where the Trial of Tarya Gratar awaits.
• That’s about all the information we’re ready to share regarding the Endgame at this moment in time. Our next Broadcast will be focusing specifically on the Trial of Tarya Gratar, so you’ll know exactly what to expect.
• Don’t worry though: The Trial of Tarya Gratar does not contain any timed elements.

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NEXT TOPIC: Outriders Worldslayer Closed Beta

Outriders Worldslayer Closed Beta

• With Outriders Worldslayer launching in just a few short months, we will be running two small-scale closed and private Betas.
• As they are closed, we won’t be talking about them too much publicly and we ask that any participants lucky enough to participate ensure that they don’t discuss their experiences anywhere other than in the dedicated private channels.
• Objectives:
  • The objective of the Closed Betas is to observe progress of players through Worldslayer content. We will be relying on in-game analytics to provide raw data, but we will also be very interested in players feedback around balancing through the dedicated feedback channels we’ll be providing.
  • We will at this stage not be able to make any sweeping changes to any mechanics, formats or processes within Worldslayer, but the data and feedback coming out of the Closed Betas will allow us to provide a more balanced experience at launch.
  • Stress-testing is not an objective of these Betas, but we will be looking to identify and remedy any initial bugs or technical issues players may encounter.
• Format and Requirements:
  • The Betas will be run using the Microsoft Insider Programme, and will therefore be available to players on Xbox and the Windows Store.
  • Due to the small number of players invited into Beta 1 and the multiplayer experience we’re planning to observe, we need to ensure Beta attendees are playing in as few timezones as possible. We are therefore limiting Beta 1 to just North American players.
  • We will be looking specifically for players who have invested 50+ hours into Outriders and who have a solid understanding of the game and theory-crafting.
    • Your Outriders save game and characters will be waiting for you in the Worldslayer Beta, but progress made as part of any Beta will not be carried over to the launch version. All Beta progress will be lost.
  • To participate, you will need to link your Microsoft Xbox Account, your Square Enix Members account and your Discord account.
• Schedule:
  • Beta 1 will be start on April 29th and we will letting 2500 players in.
    
  • Beta 2 is planned to be run later in May or June. The success of Beta 1 will inform how long Beta 2 will be run for and how many players will be invited in.

If you are interested in participating and helping shape Outriders Worldslayer before it launches, please register your interest here.

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That price would be for a package that includes both the base game and Worldslayer. If you have the base game, you can get the Worldslayer upgrade, which is a bit cheaper.

No new Class Skills, but plenty of new mods to either alter existing skills in new ways or add their own special effects.

Character levels are remaining at 30.

Apocalypse Tiers go up to 40, just like Challenge Tiers previously maxed out at 15.

The Tier you play on isn't related to your character level or the skill points you acquire.

Heavens to Betsy, how embarrassing. Thanks for the spot! :)

Also: Happy cake day!

We tried to figure out a way to have a registration process that would check Steam account process and cross-reference your registration form, the Microsoft Account in your reg. form and a different Steam account, but unfortunately it was not possible in the end. Sorry :(

We're therefore going first and foremost with those we can validate via Xbox. If you do want to chance it, feel free to stick in a registration and it may be greenlit if we need more players for either Beta. It's unlikely, but it can't hurt.

I think I will depend on how fast you get through Apocalypse Tiers and content in general.

Your frame of reference is the base game, where you previously had "World Tiers" followed by "Challenge Tiers". Legendaries were much more frequent on Challenge Tiers (expedition content) than on World Tiers (campaign).

In Worldslayer, you just have a single system, which you can apply to any content at all. Base game campaign, expeditions or Worldslayer and I believe the curve will be a bit more smoothed.

It is worth mentioning that we are running the Closed Betas precisely to check how players are progressing with gear and content in general, and we'll use the data and feedback from the beta to try and optimize that progression.

You will indeed eventually get all of it. But that is a long "eventually".

I don't expect most players to end up maxing out the Ascension System, but on their journey through the levels they will naturally need to pick and choose where to invest, which is how those specific builds/hybrids will be developed.

Answered this here, but pasting my answer below:

If you own Outriders through GamePass, you just need to purchase the upgrade to get access to Worldslayer Content.

Don't forget that GamePass may also offer its members extra discounts on top of existing discounts.

When Outriders leaves GamePass and you wanted to continue playing, you would likely need to pick up the base game at that moment in time.

The upgrade by itself wouldn't give you access to the game outside of GamePass.

Your progress is saved in the cloud, so even if you lose access to the game for a little while, it will be waiting for you when you return.

Correct!

Answered you in the other thread and someone else above, so linking here for anyone else's reference.

Answered here.

Answered here.

Correct.

You don't need to have completed all expeditions to get access. You just need to have finished the campaign on the character in question.

Alternatively, you can roll a new character and boost it to level 30, starting it off at Worldslayer Content.

We do!

Expeditions are the base game endgame format.

Can you provide a rough timestamp that I could look into?

The Trial is not an expedition format.

You should then be quite happy about the 3 piece Armour Sets.

So it seems we’ll need to farm new legendary items and hopefully get them again as an Apocalypse Legendary items. NOW.. can we still upgrade old gear even though it’s not Apocalypse items in World Slayer? Or is currently stuck at 50?

Gear, whether base or Worldslayer, can still be crafted just as before. You just won't be able to create Apocalypse Variants out of existing non-Apocalypse gear.

I very much understand and agree that it does suck. I can promise you that we did try to make it happen.

That being said, please do feel free to put in a registration, you may still be lucky depending on overall registration numbers.

Is Ascension Level account wide or each character you have will need to level it up individually? Super excited for this expansion, thanks!

It's character specific.

These kind of systems applying account wide is something we're aware of would be desirable for some players, but the base tech structure of the game currently doesn't allow for simply setting systems up in that way.

Just answered this here.

Players who don't own Worldslayer will not be able to join into Worldslayer content, but Worldslayer players can join other players in non-Worldslayer content (up to Apocalypse Tier 15, which is the highest base game Apo Tier).

If you have access to the game through Game Pass for PC, then you just need to purchase the upgrade.

You can't purchase Worldslayer content by itself if you don't own the game either directly or through GamePass. In that case you'll want to pick up the Worldslayer bundle, which includes both base game and Worldslayer.

Gear drops for other classes have always been possible, they're just exceedingly rare.

So yes, if you play on your Technomancer, you can get drops for other classes, but I wouldn't ever recommend trying to farm that way.

Yes, your save game is tied to your Sony Account, not your local drive or disk.

If you own Outriders physically, I believe you should be able to buy the Worldslayer upgrade Digitally. Worldslayer requires the base Outriders game in order to launch, so creating a Worldslayer upgrade disc wouldn't make much sense and may even not be possible, since you would still need to launch the base game using your original Disk.

Yes.

Yes - On the registration page you will be required to link your accounts.

Sorry for the confusion.

The set bonus applies at 3 items equipped for any set.

The 5 piece sets are 5 pieces and set bonus triggered at 3 items equipped. The 3 piece sets are 3 pieces but usable by all classes and set bonus triggered at 3 items equipped.

Outriders is a play anywhere title so I believe the same should apply to content such as Worldslayer, which builds ontop of the main app.

Yes it will - you'll be connecting to the same backend servers, which hold your save game.

So whether you play Demo, PS4, PS5, Base Outriders or Worldslayer, Digital or Disk, your save game is the same.

Yep - there will also still be plenty of lore that you can delve into to find out more about the background of people, enemies, the planet and events.

No, as far as I'm aware, that will be the max level. However, getting there will take you a significant amount of time.

Right now we're just focusing on delivering Worldslayer as is - that's all we can say.

There is no set that requires all 5 pieces to be equipped to be activated.

What was introduced was:

- New 5 piece sets, which still only require 3 pieces equipped to activate

- New 3 piece sets (universal), which also still only require 3 pieces equipped to activate