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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is selling XP boosts for cash now"As more and more post-launch content becomes available, we want to give the option to players to advance their progression"
“As more and more post-launch content becomes available, we want to give the option to players to advance their progression”
Here I thoughtAssassin’s Creed Valhallamight get away from those icky experience point boosters Ubisoft so like to put in their games, alas it was not to be. In Valhalla’s in-game store you can now buy XP boosts for real-life cash, which effectively double your XP gain. They’re designed to save you time, so you don’t need to do tons of side quests to level up. But they caused a fair bit of backlash inAssassin’s Creed Odyssey, and I can’t say I’m particularly happy to see them return.
XP boosts came under fire when Odyssey came out because some players felt the game was purposefully grindy to make you want to buy them. Though, in herAssassin’s Creed Odyssey reviewAlice Bee didn’t feel like the grind was any worse than most open world games: “[Boosters] are tempting if you really can’t be arsed doing any side missions, but not essential. I don’t agree that the game is a deliberately slow grind to force you to splash out more.”
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This rings true from what I’ve experienced so far with Valhalla too; the pacing is pretty nice and I certainly don’t feel like I need the extra XP.
I’ve always found XP boosts a bit of a gross thing, especially in single-player games. Call me old fashioned, but I think it would be nice to not feel the need to spend extra money to level up. Having said that, I suppose it’s nice to have the option if you do want to explore higher level areas a bit earlier.
If you need some help with the game that doesn’t involve your hard-earned cash, check out ourAssassin’s Creed Valhalla walkthrough.
OurAssassin’s Creed Valhalla reviewcalled the Viking adventure “a lively grab bag of all the best bits from Assassin’s Creed games past”.
