His best asset is his unlimited speed-running ability, which doesn’t require a cooldown period.

He’s your typical boring ol’ alpha male, but he’s a Crucible powerhouse who’s helped me achieve the game’s objectives better than any other hero. Shouting “Eat sticky death!”, Tosca can launch adhesive substances at her enemies to slow them down.īesides Summer, Mendoza is my favorite. She’s also got X-ray goggles that allow her to see through solid objects - she can teleport through them, too. Tosca is a supergenius squirrel-like creature with an evil side - she lets out a “muhahaha!” while brandishing her acid gun.

A closed beta potentially gives the game a second chance at making a good impression - that is, if the community hasn’t already moved on.(Image credit: Relentless Studios/Amazon Game Studios) Demand tapered off soon after its splashy debut, though, and the creators went so far as to extend the pre-season and cut game modes as it sought to refine gameplay.

Crucible was supposed to be proof that Amazon could develop high-profile online games that compete with the likes of Call of Duty: Warzone or Valorant. It’s an odd step, if not a surprising one. If you’re too late, you can still sign up at the Crucible website. Relentless will also work “especially closely” with a community council with beta members of varying skill levels and play styles to shape the mechanics.Īnyone who wants to be part of the beta can download the game before July 1st at 12PM Eastern. It’ll still be available through Steam to play around the clock for testers, but there will be scheduled sessions where developers will join the fray and ask for feedback. Relentless and Amazon are returning the multiplayer shooter to closed beta as of July 1st. Amazon’s Crucible had a rough launch, to put it mildly, and the developers are taking the unusual step of rolling back the game’s availability to give it a second chance.

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