EVE: Valkyrie will be getting a major update next month, adding new ships, maps and the ability to play without a VR headset. Named EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone, the DLC will be coming for free to all EVE: Valkyrie owners on Sept. 26.
The biggest change coming in the new Warzone update is the removal of VR hardware. From launch, EVE: Valkyrie needed an HTC Vive or PSVR headset in order to play. Once the update is released, anyone with a PC or PS4 will be able to fly through space, blasting away at enemy ships.
“If you can play first-person shooters, you can pilot one of EVE: Valkyrie -Warzone’s amazing ships,” said Andrew Willans, the lead game designer at CCP’s Newcastle Studio, in a press statement. “Not having access to VR hardware will no longer hold gamers back from diving weapons-first into intense and highly competitive space combat with friends. We look forward to seeing the already intense competition between Valkyrie pilots going up a notch, as more players from around the world can join existing pilots for space-dogfighting battles.”
New to EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone are the new Covert class ships. These will each play a distinctive role in battle and bring along some new weapons to blow stuff up with. Each ship will also include new Ultra abilities as well as a redesigned progression system. This will allow players to have more control over how their fleet grows, better matching different playstyles.
Also new in the DLC is a game mode called Extraction. This mode is described as a capture-the-flag type experience. There are also two new maps. Wormholes introduces new weekly challenges, while Spoils of War sounds like EVE: Valkyrie’s approach to loot boxes, giving items that allow players to customize ships and pilots.
“Releasing EVE: Valkyrie for high-end VR headsets embodied the culmination of a decades-long dream for CCP,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, the CEO of CCP Games, in the statement. “We’ve had great success in establishing the title as one of the most popular multiplayer games in virtual reality and grown it over the last two years with genre-leading post-launch support, which has resulted in a thriving community. Now we’re starting the next step in EVE: Valkyrie’s journey by bringing this great game to an even wider audience - those who haven’t made the leap into VR yet - all while we continue to experiment with additional unannounced VR projects in development.”
EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone will be free for those who already own a copy of EVE: Valkyrie, and will cost $29.99 for new players. The expansion will be available for PS4 and PC on Sept. 26.
So what do you think? Are you excited to see all the new content coming to EVE: Valkyrie with the Warzone update? Will you pick up a copy now that you don’t need a VR headset to play? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
