CEO's predecessor talks about World Shift Design

Omeda studios' Predecessor It represents bold rotations in the still popular MOBA format and moves the perspective to a third person for a mixture based on skills and a complex MOBA strategy. Over the struggle of a third party, PredecessorAspects of MOBA are immediately intuitive for fans of the genre: players choose between different well -known roles, choose a suitable lane and work on the team to turn on the enemy's defense and win victory. After a year online, Predecessor It releases perhaps the most important update so far, which is the new World Shift mechanic along with a brand new playable character.

World Shift is the first for genre: in the middle of the match, PredecessorThe map, the shrine, undergo a number of changes that change the map paths. It may seem new trips that invite changes in the strategy, and players will have to adapt quickly to the specific world of each game. Game Rant recently talked to the CEO of Omeda Studios Robbie Singh Predecessor'S 1.8 Update and World Shift, and he considered inspiration behind the mechanic and how World Shift adds repeatability and skills to the mix.

The world's predecessor's world shift adds repeatability and strategy

MOBA maps are usually static across the board with consistent geography and predictable routes. Although this ensures that the teams are on a even playground and invites the element of the metal-playing layout, the unchanging nature of the map leaves space for diversity. PredecessorThe aim of world shift is to connect this well, introduce repeatability, but also add a new layer of skills. Singh says:

“Inspiration for world shift came from a combination of design goals and desires to solve player feedback. While Moba is doing a lot of things incredibly well, a huge source of diversity comes from a wide list of heroes and the roles that these heroes can play.

Now, part of a skillful game Predecessor It will include the ability of the player to respond and take advantage of these changes in the environment and through experience to realize the potential strategies they are preparing for. At a lower level of skill, this may not matter to the extent, except that each match is played differently, but it is easy to see how to win a high level or lost because each team uses a world shift.

World Shift is a reaction to a player's feedback

This change was also a reaction to some of the PredecessorThe most common feedback of fans, which is that players want to see more map diversity. Although it is still the same shrine, the world shift ensures that each match will be played somewhat differently, because different layouts affect the strategy. Singh notes:

“The second factor was the challenge of updating our map, the shrine. It is one of the most common pieces of feedback from our players, but MOBA maps are incredibly difficult to correct. Millions of games are playing on the map we have, and even small improvements can lead to unintended consequences or unbalance.

Although we are still planning a larger, long -term update on the basic map, World Shift gives us a way to give some of what we cooked directly into the hands of players. This allows us to run both projects in parallel and add a variety to the game right now, while we continue to form the future of the shrine. ”

Singh revealed that a larger update for the map is in the works and that the world shift will double as a test bed for future sanctuary modifications. Plus, if Predecessor It should implement a brand new map, this dynamic system could benefit. It is a unique experiment that helps define PredecessorIdentity and something that would be future MOBA games to seek inspiration.