Embark Studios announced that a cross-platform Open Beta for its upcoming multiplayer team-based first-person shooter game, THE FINALS, is set to begin tomorrow on PC (Steam) and PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X consoles. It will run until November 5.
The goal of the Open Beta is to stress test the backend infrastructure at a greater scale than earlier tests and obtain feedback on the changes made since then, including for the gamepad and console experience. Embark has added a new map and mode to THE FINALS, as you can read below.
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Iconic Arenas
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*NEW* Skyway Stadium — Experience the ever-changing Skyway Stadium, where players can test their limits in this treacherous playground.
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Monaco – Play through the cobblestone streets of Monaco, making it a perfect map for destruction and closed-quartered combat.
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Seoul – Fight atop towering skyscrapers in downtown Seoul with fast paced, vertical gameplay. Be careful to watch where you step so you don’t fall.
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New and Updated Game Modes
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*NEW* Bank-It — Four teams of three battle it out for coins in this casual-friendly, combat-focused mode. The team that reaches the max limit first, or the team with the most cash banked at the end of the round, wins.
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Unranked Tournament — A Cashout mode where four teams of three compete to find cashboxes and deposit them in vaults in an unranked tournament format with three rounds and 24 players in total.
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Ranked Tournament — A Cashout mode with four teams of three in a ranked tournament format with four rounds and 48 players in total.
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Quick Cash — A casual-friendly variant of Cashout in a 3v3v3 format. This mode has longer matches, faster respawn timers, faster extraction times and only one vault at a time.
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Practice Range — A place for contestants to test weapons, gadgets, movement—and of course, destruction.
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Contestant progression
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The free THE FINALS Open Beta BattlePass will include 16 exclusive rewards that, if unlocked, will be transferred to the full game at launch
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Item progression will include 5 Mastery Levels per weapon
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League Progression
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Five Leagues (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond) will include permanent rewards for each tier, along with an exclusive Legendary Diamond Weapon Skin reward for contestants who reach Diamond tier.
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Even More Content – The open beta will feature 20 Weapons, 26 Gadgets, and 9 abilities for contestants to choose from, as well as improvements to performance, movement, teamplay, and more.
Check out the Open Beta trailer for The FINALS below.
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