New picture of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League leaked to the web and from it emerge new details about the anticipated game of Rocksteady Studios. One of the revealed features probably won’t please old fans so much – it indicates that the game will include a monetization mechanism and a progression system borrowed from online games.
The picture that came up shows the ‘lobby’ before entering the game which allows you to choose the stage, the character from the suicide squad as well as to team it with other players or the computer. However, it also reveals parts of the interface and it can be seen that Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League will include an online store, a Battle Pass focus system and six different types of currency that can be earned.
At the moment it is not entirely clear whether the online store will be limited only to cosmetic elements such as costumes or whether it will also sell other improvements that will make it easier to progress in the game. In addition, it is also unknown how progress will be made in the Battle Pass system, and whether it will be free or paid.
This caused concern among fans of the Arkham games released under Rocksteady Studios – as the development studio is known for single-player games with high production values, an excellent story and precise and challenging gameplay. The fear is that the monetization system will lead to an unbalanced game to make users spend money as well as a game with repetitive content, with the title Marvel’s Avengers being given as an example of a game that hopes to have similar mechanics and received lukewarm reviews.
Online service games (Games As A Service) such as Fortnite or Call Of Duty: Warzone are particularly profitable, therefore it is not surprising that the distributor WB Games and the development studio Rocksteady Studios are looking into the possibility of creating a game with such elements. In any case, probably only on May 26 – the launch date of the game – will it be possible to know if there really was a reason for concern.