Summary
Embark Studios releases update 1.5 for The Finals, bringing a ton of new tweaks, changes, and bug fixes while also adding the game’s first limited time mode called Solo Bank It. While The Finals has enjoyed plenty of success already, many fans continue to regard it as feeling feature incomplete. Thankfully, Embark continues to work on the title, not only in fixing the various issues that plague it, but adding in new content through the seasonal model, as well as limited time events such as therecent holiday update forThe Finalsthat incorporated snow, snowmen, and gifts into normal gameplay.
Feedback remains very important for Embark Studios and already, the studio has released updates addressing issues or concerns put forth by the community, including majoradjustments to how aim-assist works inThe Finals. Performing an “in-depth review” of how aim assist works in general, Embark tweaked various settings like zoom snapping and camera magnetism as well as fixing bugs related to aim assist targeting invisible players. After numerous teases for an upcomingFinalsupdate earlier in the week, Patch 1.5 has finally arrived and brings with it a variety of tweaks, changes, and fixes.
The latest update forThe Finalsis live and in a newblog post from Embark Studios, players got a taste of all the new changes. Largely made up of balance changes, Update 1.5 forThe Finalstweaks nearly every aspect of the game from character abilities, gadgets, and even game modes. Weapons like the Flamethrower, LH1, and M60 had their damage boosted, while the SH1900 shotgun was nerfed slightly. Bugs related to inspection animations were fixed across the board, as well as others related to audio and maps.
The Finals Solo Bank It Mode
Alongside the major update, Embark Studios has also added in the first limited time game mode forThe Finals, place a unique twist on thefamiliar Bank It activity. Known as Solo Bank It, this game mode breaks apart the teams and instead features 12 solo players battling each other to be the first individual person to capture and deposit 40,000 into a cash-out station. Embark hasn’t revealed an end date for this game mode, but the studio is interested in hearing feedback on it to continue making improvements down the road.
While the vast list of tweaks and changes will no doubt please many in the community, a group of players continues to wait for one highly requested feature. For those who are unable to use voice chat, aText-Based chat system remains a highly requested feature forThe Finals, especially for those who feel like the game’s current ping system is a bit limited.
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The Finals
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Viewers at home, here’s the news you’ve been waiting to hear: THE FINALS is accepting new contestants, and that means YOU! That’s right, soon the world could be watching YOU tear apart our newest dynamic arenas and seize everlasting fame!As you know, THE FINALS is the world’s greatest free-to-play combat game show! Our contestants plug in to our virtual world and join teams in escalating tournaments. They fight it out in our beautifully-rendered arenas based on real-world locations that they can alter, exploit, and even destroy.Sure, you can aim and shoot, but contestants that add our carefully curated virtual environments to their arsenal are more likely to advance, so do anything you can imagine in the name of victory! Burn arenas to the ground! Send wrecking balls crashing into your opponents! Don’t just pull triggers - pull down buildings!
