Episode 40: World of Flashpoint Free to All and Teasers!
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Statement by DCUO: ”We have exciting news about our upcoming 40th episode: World of Flashpoint! This episode will be free to all players, permanently.
As we look to this Summer, we are planning a major Membership update, and right now we want to explore a world where our content is not gated by purchase.
You may be wondering, why make World of Flashpoint free now if we haven't also updated Membership? It is a fair question.
We want to see how this works for World of Flashpoint and for you, and we also don't want to sell you an episode now and then give it away to everyone a few months later. We absolutely understand that access to all episodes is an important part of the value of Membership, and that this will be accounted for in our Membership update if we continue in this direction.
For now, though, get ready to enjoy World of Flashpoint for free and with all of your friends, who won't need to make a purchase either. EPISODE 40: WORLD OF FLASHPOINT will launch FOR FREE in April 2021 on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.”
Additional information added by Mepps: ”The event version is unchanged (not mentioned at all in this announcement). Event version is level-agnostic content for everyone for a limited time.
This only impacts Episode 40. Full access to every other episode still requires purchase or membership.
This doesn't change the structure or content of this or any future episodes.
We are looking forward to sharing and discussing the future membership update once it exists in a more concrete form.
Also, current membership benefits include far more than just access to episode 40 - access to all episodes, $10 in currency grants, unlimited cash cap, slots, and much more.
Paying for membership during 40 vs. during 39 gets you the exact same experience - it's just others who are not paying also have access to this one episode - and you will perhaps have more friends to play with.”
Also shared by DCUO via Twitter, several teasers of the upcoming Episode! They showcase different iconic locations in the Flashpoint timeline, from Wayne Casino, to Atlantean ships waging war against New Themyscira, and their version of Atlantis and Themyscira! Plus, Flashpoint Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Heatwave in-game models where the latter two seems to be in the Flashpoint Hall of Doom! Given there is Flashpoint Batman gear in the Knight of Vengeance Time Capsule, perhaps Heatwave is one of the inspirations (now confirmed) for the two teased villain based gears for Episode 40 by Charon in DCUO Forums!