After
a great deal of testing,
Global Agenda players can look forward to a treat today -- the second phase of the immense
Sandstorm update is going live. Part of a large-scale update that rewrites several core components of the game, the first phase was
rolled out about two months ago, and this continuation drops in most of the features left out of the first. The largest addition is the persistent
PvE zone in the Sonoran Desert, designed for players between levels 5 to 15. The desert will allow players to take a series of missions from area NPCs to help advance a story arc, learning more about the Desert Dweller and Recursive Colony factions as they gain both loot and experience.
Players can also look forward to the addition of consumable items and the option to salvage unwanted pieces of equipment for parts, something that plays well with the updated systems that came into play during the first phase of the patch. There are also new defense raids for players past level 30 to take part in, standing tall in a difficult battle against Recursive Colony attacks. And even with the
recent shift in business models for
Global Agenda, the Sandstorm update is remaining free for all current and future players -- a welcome addition to the game that should provide several points of interest, as well as set the stage for future expansions to the game.
