Ubisoft has revealed some of the new content in store for Skull And Bones in its second year, including something players have been asking for since launch–land combat. While the feature isn’t planned to be added until Year 2 Season 3, Ubisoft has shown off some early gameplay footage.
Despite low player numbers, Ubisoft has just revealed a full year of new content planned for Skull and Bones. While ship-to-ship combat on the high seas is the game’s bread and butter, land combat is one of the big items on the menu for Year 2.
The teaser shown off as part of the Skull and Bones Year 2 Showcase shows early gameplay with pirates dual-wielding blades and firearms. It looks like players will have the option of getting up close and personal or picking enemies off from a distance, depending on their choice of weapon.
The new combat style is set to be integrated in Year 2’s third season as part of a larger content update adding officers to player ships. In order to recruit said officers, players will have to undertake the land-based missions to rescue officers being held in captivity by the Rogue Warlord.
From what was shown off in the showcase, the land combat appears to be purely PvE, and takes place entirely on land–meaning boarding enemy ships and on-deck combat is unlikely to arrive with this combat update, despite also being highly requested by players.
Skull and Bones Year 2 Season 1 has already kicked off, bringing with it item ascension, world tiers, new developments in the world’s story, and more new features. Players will have to wait until later in the year for the debut of land combat in Season 3.