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Eternal Return Season 2: A Fusion of Strategy, Mechanics, and Dynamic Characters!

Figure 1. Eternal Return

It wasn’t so long ago that the official launch of version 1.0 of the game Eternal Return was announced, as it had officially exited the early access genre and was now fully released. With a bucket load of content ranging from new characters to whole new maps and progression systems. All of which were highly appreciated and enjoyed by the community. 

Eternal Return is probably the most-played game in Asian countries after Genshin Impact and with due reason, the game masterfully merges the Battle Royale, MOBA, and RPG together into a seamless experience. The main method it does is by ensuring the playable characters or Test Subjects as the game calls them are all equally balanced and that the map is optimized and changes as the match continues. There are three main modes available in the 1.0 version and more will become available after the Season 2 update is live.

Figure 2. Eternal Return Gameplay

Talking about Season 2 the game developers and the community have already started to hype up and advertise the event. As it is said to be a new chapter in the history of the game as all the early access bugs will finally be fully fixed and the players will also have access to even more new characters. New characters are now said to follow a new kind of conceptual design meaning that there will be no clash or overlap with the old characters. This can already be seen with the characters such as Alonso who is the most recent to be released. Alongside Alonso, players can already get a glimpse of the season 2 content with the Battle Maid Preview in the Battle Pass which not only allows you to unlock the new character skin Housekeeper Corp. Fiora, alongside many other new skins but you also will get 3 new test subjects upon its purchase. But if you thought that was all then you are mistaken as the special event of this pass is a puzzle game in which you will have to find the puzzle pieces in the game and then assemble them to gain massive rewards and as per this being a special preview of season 2 who know maybe you might be able to score a rare limited item via the puzzle.

Figure 3. Eternal Return Alonso

Lastly, it is important to look at the esports side of the game as in recent months it has grown massively to the point of even overtaking some long-established titles in select regions. As for the new additions to the game and their pace some players can express doubt on the viability of the game in the long term. Because with the addition of new content, it is highly unlikely that the game is going to stay as balanced as possible. However, the developers have assured the players that any changes made to the game will keep the current balance and players' enjoyment in mind. Alas, only time will tell, but one thing is for sure Season 2 will mark a whole new being for this game and I personally can't wait to see it.

Figure 4. Eternal Return New Character Concept Art From X

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