League of Legends rival Supervive gets "top-to-bottom overhaul" as it hits 1.0

For me, Supervive 1.0 is the most exciting MOBA launch in a decade. Not since I was blasting noobs with Ragnaros in Heroes of the Storm have I had the urge to play something within the genre outside of my ride or die, League of Legends. It's frenetic, vibrant, and full of promise. Developer Theorycraft Games has just dropped a new trailer ahead of its launch tomor- wait, what's that? We can play it right now?

Supervive 1.0 is a substantially different beast from what we've seen in one of the year's best MOBA's open beta. In the recent global launch rundown, Theorycraft co-founder and CEO Joe Tung goes so far as to call it a "top-to-bottom overhaul of the game, with a ton of polish, new content, and new features."

The biggest pain point Theorycraft has focused on is long-term engagement. While Supervive is one of the best new MOBAs I've played in a long time, not least because of its fast-paced combat and refreshing take on a tired genre. Regardless, I did drop off fairly quickly. The solution, according to Tung, is more depth, replayability, and variety.

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This manifests in 1.0's standout feature, the Armory. Now, killing players and taking objectives yields a new resource called Prisma. This can be spent in the Armory on various unlocks and upgrades throughout a season. Though there's no pay-to-win to be seen here, I don't find a grind-based system particularly appetizing, especially if it has in-game ramifications. I can see casuals quickly falling behind, which poses a significant risk to long-term attrition.

That being said, if Theorycraft can get the time investment required to reach your desired goals just right, then the studio's onto a winner. You can check out Tung's full explainer here.

Supervive was expected to land tomorrow, July 24, but the servers have now been switched on ahead of time. So what are you waiting for? Get going. You can check out Supervive on Steam, or peruse my soon-to-be-updated Supervive tier list for a few handy tips.

If Supervive 1.0 doesn't do it for you, then peep more of the best battle royale games and new PC games you can get involved with right now.

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