If there is a section of the game that lets players infiltrate the RDA, the possibilities for microtransactions increase substantially. The Avatar series already has weapons, helicopters, and other vehicles that have been created specifically for the world of Pandora. Unlocks could include the various assault ships, trucks, and gunships that players could use to take the land and find Unobtanium. Locking these behind paywalls or making them easier to grind toward with a premium currency could make Frontiers of Pandora more like Assassin's Cre

Another drawback when it comes to Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 's map and exploration focus is the inherent complexity of the dense design. For example, there was a point where we had to fly our Ikran to the peak of a floating mountain. Despite being right where the marker indicated we should be, we were actually on the mountain floating beneath the right one. Sometimes, the waypoints would be imprecise forcing us to search the area for the exact spot we needed to go. Combine this with long treks, and it could easily become a point of frustration for players. However, the trade-off of this accuracy is a dense map that offers ton of exploration opportunit

As to be expected, the new clans of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will also have their own sets of special skills, many of which will be passed down to the player. The Aranahe clan is known for weaving clothes and fabrics, and will be the tutorial for players learning how to hunt and fly. In the Upper Plains, players will be able to learn how to tame Direhorses thanks to the Zeswa clan. The Kame'tire clan are known for their skills at healing, though due to their mysterious ways, what they'll be able to teach the player may remain unknown for the time be

Assassin's Creed might be a flagship franchise for Ubisoft, but it is far from the only thing the studio is working on at the moment. One of the most anticipated and peculiar items on Ubisoft's 2022 release calendar is undoubtedly avatar frontiers of Pandora becoming find nor: Frontiers of Pandora , an action FPS taking place in the same world as James Cameron's hit 2009 film. Not much is known about the game other than the fact that it will be an open-world adventure with a narrative that doesn't directly tie into the Avatar movie or its upcoming sequel, along with some other miscellaneous and cursory details about aspects like graphics, game systems, and traver

Ubisoft has been aggressively ramping up its microtransactions over the past ten years, and the Assassin's Creed franchise is a prime example of this. Assassin's Creed releases following Assassin's Creed: Unity have had some of the most egregious microtransactions in a single-player game. While AC Valhalla 's armory might get fans playing again , this same loot-centric game design and increasingly MMO-style progression systems are underpinned by in-game purchases of cosmetics and gear. Perhaps the worst in-game purchases, however, come in the form of XP boosters, which have a direct impact on the glacial pace of base-game leveling and upgrad

While venturing across Pandora, players will be sure to see many of the different sights of Pandora's diverse environment. The Aranahe clan live among the floating rocks known as the Rookery, giving players a rare chance to see these unique sights up close. Players will be able to explore the plains with the Zeswa clan, while the Kame'tire clan will give players the chance to explore the more dense Clouded For

However, it too had a noticeable drawback, and that was a lack of general combat encounters. Across those four main missions we completed, assaulting that base was the only time we ever really drew a bow or a gun for combat purposes. We could hunt a few creatures while exploring Pandora, but that was using a bow to get good shots similar to how Assassin's Creed 3 handles hunting . Even looting the animal leads to the main character saying a few words in commemoration and thanks. Yet, we only encountered one very small and short combat encounter when exploring the world, leading to it feeling like there's a lot of downtime and not allowing the combat to live up to its sheer potential. It could be the full game is different, but this sequence of missions and areas did lean more heavily into exploration than its com

There are features Assassin's Creed can use to bring back old players, but it's clear that many gamers are simply tired of where the series, along with Ubisoft as a company, has been heading. Regardless of what the future of the Assassin's Creed series looks like, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora would be well-served by dodging AC tropes, which have by extension become tropes of Ubisoft as a company. The last thing that many want is another clone of Assassin's Creed ** , so an original, inventive, baggage-free _Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora** _ could be good not only for the gaming community, but for Ubisoft its

The concept that NPCs, most of which seem to be animals so far, are able to understand player progression implies a relationship between the player and the world around them. The dynamic aspects of the game and the Snowdrop engine it is using already sound incredible but a truly evolving game is always exciting. Open worlds that actively evolve as players progress have become more common, the main conflict in The Witcher 3 is an example, but Frontiers of Pandora sounds like it may have taken this up a le