Blockchain PvPvE sci-fi shooter MetalCore has entered Closed Beta Phase 2.5, bringing with it various major updates to enjoy from May 1st to May 14th.

What’s New in Closed Beta 2.5?

The latest closed beta version introduces the ability to go into a new third-person perspective. This means that you can now actually see your player character completely, adding more value character upgrades and customization as you are now able to properly see your skins, cosmetics and emotes while also getting a better view of the area around you. With this new camera perspective, activated by pressing L, you can potentially have a tactical advantage as you have an easier option of seeing what’s going on, helping you strategically react in a better way than you would in first-person view.

The max level has been extended from level 25 to 35, and players now have the option to scan aircraft recipes of aircraft enemy AI to gain blueprint crafting options. Faction pledging is now included, meaning you will now have to align yourself with one of the game’s 3 factions, as doing so is “pivotal to the coming crusade.”

There are now more daily challenges to take on and a sliding ability has been added alongside a 5-second global cooldown for consumables and more.

Quests Return

In-game and social quests are back for this phase, allowing you to claim Marks that will be redeemable for $MCG in the upcoming TGE. According to the patch notes, NFTs no longer provide more daily challenges based on rarity, but instead give you the equivalent number of rewards in Marks for a single challenge depending on rarity. For example, instead of getting 300 Marks for each of 5 different daily challenges, you now get 1500 Marks for 1 daily challenge, according to the announcement. By making this change, players who may have lots of NFTs can now complete daily challenges faster than before while still getting the same amount of rewards per NFT as before.

Back in March 2024, MetalCore secured $5 million in a funding round from prominent investors such as BITKRAFT Ventures and Delphi Digital.