The tail end of June saw NCsoft unleash its free-to-play MOBA-style battle royale Battle Crush to the early access scene, and while our own Sam liked the game enough, its first time out was met with scorching player criticism on things like mechanics, monetization, and pay-to-win accusations.
While NCsoft has attempted to right the ship with multiple bugfix and balance patches, Steam player numbers have absolutely tumbled off of a cliff, from an all-time peak of 2,840 to 100 in its last 24-hour peak and only 65 players in-game at the time of this story’s writing. It’s very possible that those numbers have prompted the studio to announce the features of its next patch ahead of time, which will include a solo player mode.
The solo mode is pretty simple, pitting one human player against AI bots in the game’s battle royale. Other highlights for the patch include another round of balance updates for several of the game’s heroes, a list of additional bug fixes, and an end date to the title’s first season of September 18th for our side of the globe. Timing for this patch’s launch hasn’t been tied down as of yet, but NCsoft promises to get it deployed ASAP.
