To get the obvious question out of the way: why not call it World Of Mechs?

There are two broad types of upgrade material.

Upgrade cores, meanwhile, raise your shield, damage and health pools.

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Beyond the race to upgrade, you’ve got a number of routes to victory.

This transforms you into a steel-shouldered Olympian, raining hellfire upon the other mechs.

As for the characters, they span a range of classes or playstyles familiar from other shooters.

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She’s a sniper femme fatale, because of course she is.

You might, for instance, modify Fenriss blink to heal you or reload your gun.

As for the monetisation, its a season pass format, similar to World of Tanks.

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Alternatively, you’re able to pony up to skip the levelling.

I cant say Im blown away by what Ive seen of Steel Hunters.

you’re able to read more about Steel Hunters onSteamor viathe official site.

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They’re launching it in beta next year.

The Geoffening has begun!

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