Monolith has clarified that the highly anticipated Middle-earth: Shadow of War will not require a constant Internet connection as previously suggested.
While the upcoming fantasy-RPG will allow gamers to play offline, gamers will still need to jump online to access various areas of the game, notably the Market feature that houses the game’s microtransactions.
The Market feature is seen as an alternative for those who do not have enough time to build up protagonist Talion’s army the old fashioned way. Instead, players will use Gold to facilitate the army building process, as Monolith explains below:
“Gold exists for users who want to speed up their army building process. There are people who appreciate having the option. We don’t want to restrict any players from playing our game. So we have the option for those that want a speedy option, and for those that choose to avoid it can do so without any negative impact on their game. The game is balanced so you can play the game without using the Market.
As you play the game you’ll have excess Mirian, this gives you an option to use that excess Mirian if you like. Or you can let that Mirian build up as high as you want. Getting and Orc from a warchest is the same as dominating one in the game. So if you want a legendary orc in the game, you can go find one or you can go through the market. It’s there as an option for players. Feel free to play as you decide!
Epic and Rare weapons drop with relative frequency, and DON’T need an epic orc to drop. Though as you level up, your common weapons will become more powerful and you’ll switch to your higher level commons.
Legendary ORCS are more rare. However, the number of legendary orcs you meet increases as you play through the game.
The drop rate of common/epic/legendary orcs has nothing to do with the market. We balanced SoW first, so the drop rates there is set for what our designers and research has shown to be the most interesting. So if you just do the normal game, the game will be balanced for that.”
Shadow of War is due out on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One on October 10, 2017. The game continues on from the critically acclaimed Shadow of Mordor, which Talion continuing to wage war against the Dark Lord Sauron by utilising the power of a newly-forged Ring of Power.
Source: WCCFTech