In The Finals, players have always had to compete for victory in teams of 3. In the new patch, the developer Embark introduces a mode where everyone has to go solo.
What kind of mode is this? The arena shooter The Finals still enjoys high player numbers, with a peak of 73,245 players playing the game simultaneously in the last 24 hours. Yesterday, a patch was released that expanded the game. It also introduced the new mode “Solo Bank It!” or in German “Solo-Geldregen” (Solo Money Rain).
In this game mode, 12 players compete against each other alone. The winner is the one who collects 40,000 cash first. The mode is said to work like the standard “Money Rain” mode. Players earn cash for kills and safes, which needs to be delivered at drop-off points. Any cash that is not delivered drops upon death and can be collected by opponents.
Will the mode stay? The mode is experimental and time-limited. The developers mention in the patch notes that they want to continuously improve the mode and are listening to feedback from the community on Discord.
It primarily targets solo players who have always been at a disadvantage as they had to compete against 3-player teams of friends while paired with 2 random teammates.
You can watch the trailer for the new major update 1.5.0 here.
New balance patch nerfs the “Nuke”
What is the Nuke? The “Nuke” is a gas barrel with C4. The barrel could be thrown far and detonated at any time during its flight with the C4. The C4 dealt high damage, and the poison often finished off the rest.
For players of the light or medium classes, the “Nuke” meant a certain death, as there were hardly any counters against it.
What balance changes are being made? The patch brings many balance changes, particularly affecting the meta weapons. The C4 of the “Nuke” is being nerfed, with player damage reduced from a maximum of 210 to 155.
The minimum damage that the C4 inflicts on players is now only 100 instead of 120. This should make the C4 deal less damage.
The “Nuke” will also receive a second nerf; all portable explosive items that can be placed on throwable objects will now add weight to them. This means barrels with C4 now fly shorter distances effectively, potentially dealing less damage.
What else has changed? In addition to many bug fixes and balance changes to almost all weapons in the game, there is also a new Fair Play Code (via Discord) that now more precisely defines what actions can get you banned in The Finals.
In short, this includes cheating or attempts to cheat, going AFK to farm currency, overlays that provide unfair advantages, and everything else where the developers decide it gives an unfair advantage. You can read all patch notes in detail on The Finals website.
Cheaters are expected to be easier to ban now as the rules about what is allowed and what is prohibited are now clearly defined. In another change, the shop is now slightly larger and offers more cosmetic items. The developers are taking different directions with the patch and seem to be listening to player feedback. The patch also fixed the bug that allowed players to fly through the map.
