Without spoiling too much, players will choose to ally with one of the factions and its belief system for a new world. You can select Chiaki Hayasaka’s reason, Yosuga, which envisions a society ruled by strength and power, or Isamu Nitta’s Musubi reason–which believes in isolation and the individual pursuit of fulfillment. The final faction is Hikawa’s Shijima reasoning that believes in eradication of emotions in order to prevent conflict.
Nocturne is the third game in the Shin Megami Tensei series and received multiple version releases over the years–leading to the question: Which edition is included in the HD remaster version? In a bit of a remixed situation, Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster will include Devil Summoner’s Raidou, with crossover character Devil May Cry‘s Dante available in a paid DLC.
To explain the history of SMT Nocturne’s releases: The initial Japanese version in 2003 did not include Raidou or Dante. SMT Nocturne’s subsequent Western version did incorporate Dante. A third edition, released in 2008, replaced Dante with Raidou from Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon.
Explaining why Atlus and Capcom decided Dante and the Demi-fiend were a match made in heaven, SEGA explained, “Dante is a Devil Hunter and Demi-fiend is part human, part demon.”
There will be a Digital Deluxe Edition of SMT III that automatically includes the Dante DLC. The regular version will cost $50 when it arrives on PC, PS4, and Nintendo Switch on May 25, while the deluxe edition will run for $70.
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The newest iPad Pro not only features Apple’s own M1 processor, but it also supports both the latest Xbox Series X/S controllers and the PS5’s DualSense, complete with haptics.
Speaking during Apple’s Spring Loaded event, iPad Product Marketing Manager Raja Bose was discussing how the graphics of the new iPad Pro are vastly improved thanks to the M1 processor’s 8-core GPU when he also revealed the news about the controllers.
“You can also play the latest games with console-quality graphics at super-high framerates. This raw performance, along with the ProMotion display, four speakers, and now, support for the latest PlayStation or Xbox game controllers with haptics, makes playing games on iPad Pro insanely fun.” Bose said.
While Bose didn’t go into any further detail, a DualSense was shown on screen as he was discussing the controllers and haptics, hinting iPad Pro developers may be able to take advantage of the unique feature set offered by the DualSense, as well as the latest Xbox controller.
Cyberpunk 2077’s cancelled wall running feature has been brought back into the game thanks to a modder named Saturne.
As reported by PCGamesN, Saturne’s wall-run mod is still a work in progress. However, it is available on Nexus Mods for players to try out right now. Once installed, double jumping near a wall will cause your V to run along said wall.
There are a few caveats, however, as not looking forward when wall-running can cause players to go through the wall. Furthermore, not all walls are suited for wall-running.
“Don’t expect anything sick, it’s barely usable at the moment – it’s more of a proof of concept for myself,” Saturne says.
Wall-running was featured in the Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay reveal demo at E3 2018 in a scene where V used the ability before using Mantis Blades to stay in place on a wall, survey their surroundings, and then drop down to assassinate an enemy.
Destiny 2‘s second Guardian Games are upon us, bringing a spirit of competition between character classes to the game for the Olympics-like event. The event is similar to the one Bungie introduced last year, but some of the details about how it works have changed. The alterations can allow you to quickly and efficiently complete goals and earn rewards, if you know how to exploit them.
If you’re new to the Guardian Games, the whole affair can be a bit confusing. It introduces two new currencies–Laurels and Medals–that do specific things. You’ll have to bank a bunch of both in order to drive your class to victory and to unlock Heir Apparent, the event’s Exotic machine gun, and other rewards. Here’s what you need to know about the Guardian Games, including everything you can nab for competing in it.
The Guardian Games are a free activity to all Destiny 2 players, so in order to have access to it, you need to complete the Cosmodrome introduction missions and unlock the Tower. Once you’ve done that, talk to Zavala and choose a class item for the character class you want to compete with in the Games. Make sure to equip that class item–it’s essential to how the Guardian Games works. More on that in a second.
Next, head to Eva Levante and get the new quest called “The Games Begin.” You’ll need to complete it to gain full access to the Guardian Games; the quest doubles as a quick introduction to teach you the ropes.
Earn Laurels To Buy Contender Cards
Your first step in the Guardian Games (and the first thing you’ll do for Eva’s quest) is to earn a new item called “Laurels.” These are similar to the Motes of Darkness you pick up in Gambit matches, but they’ll appear in all activities you play with other players, so long as those players are wearing their Guardian Games class items. You’ll also create Laurels yourself, which you and other players can pick up.
The idea of Laurels is that they’re markers of doing something cool. Laurels drop when you kill enemies with one of your abilities, like your Super, charged melee, or grenade. They all drop when you kill elite enemies, the ones with the yellow or orange life bars. Laurels come in three colors, depending on the type of character that created them. Each mote is worth more Laurels if it was created by a player who’s using the same character class as you–so Titans get more for picking up Titan motes, Hunters for Hunter motes, and Warlocks for Warlock motes. You earn one Laurel if you pick up a mote from a different subclass, and three Laurels if you pick up a mote from your own subclass. Red motes are Titan Laurels, blue are Hunter Laurels, and yellow are Warlock laurels.
Visit Eva Levante and you can use your Laurels to purchase Contender Cards, which are your real goal in the Guardian Games. Contender Cards are special bounties that give you objectives to complete in specific activities, and doing so earns you your second currency: medals.
Earn Medals To Score Points
Medals are the thing you really want in the Guardian Games. Each medal you earn can be turned in at the podium in the Tower, which will then give you rewards and points toward your class’s overall score. At the end of the Guardian Games, the character class with the most points wins, so this is how you help your team succeed.
Medals have different point values depending on their type:
Bronze: 1 Point
Silver: 2 Points
Gold: 5 Points
Platinum: 15 Points
Bronze and Silver medals are awarded for completing activities like Strikes, Gambit and Crucible matches, and Nightfalls. To get Gold and Platinum medals, you’ll want to complete Contender Cards–you get Gold medals from cards for playlist Strikes, Gambit matches, and Crucible matches. Platinum medals are tougher to come by and require completing Nightfall Strikes and taking part in the Trials of Osiris. Platinum cards are also much more expensive, so you’ll need to save up your Laurels to buy them.
Pay careful attention to Contender Card objectives, as you’ll want to knock them out as quickly and efficiently as possible. For the Strike cards, for instance, objectives often require you to kill enemies with a specific elemental damage type, with bonus progress awarded for either precision kills, grenade kills, multi-kills, and so on. Progress is also earned for completing the activity itself.
Apart from Contender Cards and activities, you can also get medals from completing Guardian Games Triumphs, which are found under the Season of the Chosen tab on the Triumphs screen. They’re a quick and easy way to score more medals by doing other objectives, like racking up machine gun kills or picking up Laurels, so keep an eye on them.
Get Laurels Fast: Use The Guardian Games Strikes Playlist
The big addition to this year’s Guardian Games is a dedicated Strike playlist you can access from the Tower map. This playlist puts you into a matchmade Strike with only members of your particular subclass–so you’ll jump in with teams that are all Titans, all Warlocks, or all Hunters. That means that, during those Strikes, any Laurels created by you and your teammates count for triple. If you’re looking to earn Laurels fast, this is how to do it.
However, the Guardian Games playlist has other caveats. Depending on where your class is in the standings, you’ll receive buffs and debuffs when playing these Strikes. If your team is ahead (the Gold standing), you’ll get better buffs than players with lower standings–but you’ll also have additional challenges. Here’s the list of benefits depending on your standing:
Guardian Games Strike Positive Modifiers
Gold: Health, shields, and recovery are increased. Kinetic weapons deal more damage.
Silver: Melee abilities recharge faster. Elemental damage increased from Guardian sources. More Heavy ammo available.
Bronze: Grenade abilities deal more damage and recharge much faster. Elemental damage increased from Guardian sources.
However, the further ahead you are, the more negative modifiers pile up in this playlist. What’s more, the negative modifiers are thematic depending on where each team is in the standings. If Titans are at Gold and Hunters are at Bronze, then Titans will receive a Hunter-themed negative modifier in their Strikes–and vice versa. The class in the Bronze standing has no negative modifiers; Silver gets one modifier (themed after the Bronze class); and Gold gets two modifiers, one for each of the others:
Guardian Games Strike Negative Modifiers
Titan
Bronze: Combatant melee attacks deal more damage
Silver: Combatant melee attacks deal significantly more damage
Warlock
Bronze: Incoming damage increased while airborne
Silver: Incoming damage increased significantly while airborne
Hunter
Bronze: Radar is disabled
Silver: Radar is disabled and combatants don’t flinch when damaged
It’s worth noting also that Strike Contender Cards count in the Guardian Games Strike playlist, so if you’re comfortable there, you’ll get the most benefit for earning Laurels in that playlist.
Take Advantage Of The Daily Focus Playlist
This year’s Guardian Games also adds the Daily Focus Playlist, which gives you extra Laurels and other benefits. Each day, the Daily Focus rotates through activities–on Day One, Strikes were the Daily Focus, but expect the Crucible and Gambit to rotate in with each daily switch.
You can quickly determine what playlist is the current Daily Focus by checking the Medal Case, which you’ll receive as part of the introductory quest for the Games. The Daily Focus is also important for the Heir Apparent Exotic catalyst quest, “Contender Catalyst,” so keep an eye on it.
How The Medal Case Works
As part of the quest to get you acclimated to the Guardian Games, Eva Levante will give you an item in your Quests tab called the Medal Case. While this looks like a quest–it even includes a line that says “Step 1 of 1” at the top–it is not a quest. The Medal Case is just an organizational item to help keep your inventory from getting filled up with medals and Laurels, so you can see quickly what you have without having to clear anything else out of your inventory.
The Medal Case can only hold so many medals and Laurels at a time: 500 Laurels, five Bronze medals, five Silver medals, three Gold medals, and three Platinum medals. While it might look like your goal is to fill it up, that’s actually the opposite if what you want. If your Medal Case is full, you’ll miss out on medals, so be sure to empty it. If you’re full up on Gold medals, for instance, you won’t be able to purchase new Gold Contender Cards until you empty it out. What’s more, if you unlock Triumphs that award medals when your Medal Case is full, you’ll lose those medals. So make sure you make frequent trips to the Tower to turn in your medals and empty your case.
How To Get Heir Apparent
Last year, the Guardian Games introduced a new Exotic machine gun called Heir Apparent. Not only is it a powerful machine gun, but it produces an Arc shield around the user that protects them from incoming damage–at least until it breaks. If you missed Heir Apparent last year (or you weren’t playing then), you can earn the gun by participating in the Guardian Games this year.
How To Get The Heir Apparent Exotic Catalyst
For players who did nab Heir Apparent last year, this year’s Guardian Games adds the gun’s Exotic catalyst as a reward. The catalyst amps up the gun by making the Arc shield more resistant and partially refilling the gun’s magazine when the shield is shattered by incoming fire. To get it, you’ll need to complete a new Exotic quest, which randomly drops when you deposit Gold or Platinum medals in the Tower podium. Note that you have to complete the Exotic quest during the Guardian Games to gain the catalyst.
How To Get The Guardian Games Sparrow
Once you’ve gone after the Exotic weapon and catalyst available during the Guardian Games, you’ll probably want to move on to other cosmetic rewards. Most Games-themed items can be purchased from the Eververse Store, but there’s also a specific sparrow you can only earn through participation. That sparrow is Color of Speed, and you can grab it from Eva Levante once you’ve completed certain objectives.
Earning Color of Speed requires you to complete a Triumph called “World-Class Point Scorer.” Essentially, you just need to bank medals during the course of the Games. If you’re working on Heir Apparent or its Exotic catalyst, chances are very good you’ll make a ton of progress on this without much effort. You’ll progress especially quickly if you focus on Platinum and Gold medals from Contender Cards, and you can probably knock out the Triumph requirement in a few hours of effort.
When The Guardian Games End (And How Scoring Works)
You’ve got between April 20 and May 9 to compete in the Guardian Games. Each Friday at the 10 AM PDT daily reset, Bungie tallies each class’s score to determine the standings for that week. You’ll want to check out the Tower on Fridays then, as you’ll see some live celebrations of the standings, including fireworks.
The Guardian Games has a closing ceremony that starts on May 7 and runs the final weekend of the event. That suggests we’ll know which class is the winner on May 7, with some appropriate celebration for the rest of the weekend. You’ve still got until May 9 to complete your objectives, but you’ll want to hang out in the Tower for the ceremony during the weekend–there’s a Triumph associated with it if you participate.
Guardian Games Has Some Known Issues
Bungie has pointed out a few bugs and problems to keep in mind while you’re working through the Guardian Games.
Last year’s Guardian Games class item won’t work to generate Laurels
You must pick up Laurels off the ground–they won’t go to the Postmaster if you miss them
Gambit and Crucible matches award Laurels straight to your character; they don’t drop on the ground in those activities
Right now, only Laurels you pick up from the ground count toward the Heir Apparent Exotic quest, so make sure to do Strikes or other activities for that step
Ahead of the start of Apex Legends Legacy, Respawn released Northstar, a brand-new trailer that showcased the upcoming season’s playable character: Kairi “Valkyrie” Imahara. And sticking with the theme of “legacy,” the Northstar trailer contains several references to the rest of the Titanfall universe.
In the video above, Jordan Ramée details all of the Easter eggs and references that we’ve managed to find in the trailer. Some are rather obvious, like the appearance of Blisk and Rampart. Others, however, are a bit more subtle, like the appearance of several Apex Predators prior to the Battle of Typhon.
Alongside the addition of Valkyrie, Legacy will also introduce a brand-new bow weapon and Olympus map overhaul. The bow, called the Bocek Bow, will be a new mid-range option for Respawn’s battle royale. Meanwhile, the pristine look of Olympus will be replaced with an infested metropolis that’s filled with plantlife.
Overwatch League Lead Observer Maikol Brito said they were in “pure disbelief” over the departure, and that those who used the phrase “Don’t meet you heroes” have never met Jeff Kaplan.
Principal Designer Craig Morrison, who worked on the cancelled Project Titan with Jeff, shared a story about how, even though he hadn’t been at Blizzard for very long, Jeff had his back.
Jeff Kaplan joined Blizzard in 2002 as a designer on World of Warcraft, developing quests for the MMORPG that had yet to be released. He was eventually credited as a game director on World of Warcraft and, in 2009, he was put in charge of the now-cancelled first-person shooter known as Project Titan.
Even though Project Titan never saw the light of day, Jeff and many of the team members took the ideas they had for that game, redesigned them, and turned them into the team-based hero shooter we all know now as Overwatch.
“The Overwatch Community Won’t Be the Same Without Him”
Not only did those who worked with Jeff have great things to say about him, but members of the over 50 million strong Overwatch community also took the time to share how important and meaningful his tenure at Blizzard was.
While some are a bit worried as to the future of Overwatch, its sequel, and Blizzard without Jeff, none of that stopped them from also saying how much of an impact Jeff had on the game and its players.
IGN’s Armando Torres shared a video of Jeff Kaplan giving him tips on playing Reinhardt, while saying the Overwatch community won’t be the same without him.
figured it’s a good time to re-float this video of Jeff Kaplan giving me tips on playing Reinhardt.
— mellon collie and the infinite dadness (@_mandotorres) April 20, 2021
The Reddit Overwatch community also shared their appreciation for Jeff Kaplan using an iconic Wolverine meme.
Another Reddit user named /Investandhopefordub said that, without Jeff and the Overwatch team, they wouldn’t know who they would be.
@timthetatman said that it will be hard to imagine Blizzard without the “absolute legend” that is Jeff Kaplan.
The Game Awards’ Geoff Keighley wished the best to Jeff Kaplan, who he called “one of our industry’s most gifted and passionate designers.”
@PharaohOW on Twitter praised Jeff’s track record, saying, “20 years and the guy hasn’t missed once.”
@Jaymcastello shared a story that when they interviewed Jeff Kaplan, they felt that they were “Doing The Damn Thing which led to me having a lot more confidence in my career & shooting for cooler stuff.”
@SamitoFPS stated that, while “Jeff Kaplan will go down a Blizzard Legend,” the new leadership for Overwatch “will need to make up for the poor direction the game has taken.”
@PhilReyes_11 said Overwatch will never be the same following Jeff’s departure.
The Xbox Store has two new sales running this week on Xbox Series X and Xbox One, and they’re not for the faint of heart. Both the Un-Halloween Horror Sale and the Resident Evil Franchise Sale are live now, and they end April 26.
Apogee Software, the American game publisher with a rich history in ’90s games is rebranding and relaunching as Apogee Entertainment. According to a GamesIndustry.biz interview with one of the company’s founders, Scott Miller, the purpose of this resurrection is to “reclaim our title as the original indie publisher.”
Apogee Software might as well have been a household name for anyone in the games industry during the ’90s. The publisher was the starting point for multiple iconic franchises, including Duke Nukem, Prey, Wolfenstein, and Max Payne. The company also provided assistance to developers that play a major role in today’s gaming world, namely Remedy Entertainment (Control, Alan Wake, Quantum Break) and id Software (Doom Eternal).
The history of Apogee Software gets a little more complicated in the mid-’90s. The company rebranded as 3D Realms in 1994 with the Apogee Software name and logo being sold to Terry Nagy, a colleague of Miller.
Today’s second rebranding of Apogee was a year in the works, according to Miller. In the same interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Miller revealed that Nagy had approached him last year with the idea of bringing Apogee back. The pair share a common goal — bring Apogee to the forefront of the indie game publishing business. “We’re working with indie developers again and cherry picking what we think are the diamonds in the rough,” Miller said. “And there are a lot of diamonds out there.”
To that end, Apogee Entertainment has already put together a showcase of its upcoming titles for 2021 and 2022 and revealed its first project.
Hosted by Jon St. John, the original voice behind Duke Nukem, the showcase provided brief snippets of games currently in development that will be published by Apogee. Currently, the publisher has a zombie title, a first-person shooter, and an apparent Commander Keen remaster in the works, among other projects.
The first project revealed by Apogee is Residual, a survival platformer being developed by Orangepixel. The game will place players in the shoes of a space-faring explorer who crashlands on alien planets. Using their wits and the technology left behind by countless past civilizations, players will have to survive the inhospitable worlds. Residual is set to launch this fall on the Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Netflix continues to see success in 2021 as the company has hit 208 million subscribers (which it rounded up from 207,640,000) according to a recent press release. And Netflix plans on spending a lot of money on new content for all of 2021, $17 billion to be exact.
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, Netflix saw 25 million more paid subscribers sign up. This 13.6% year-over-year growth has been huge for Netflix, with revenue hitting a little over $7 billion in the first quarter of 2021. While Q1 saw a boost in subscribers and profits for the company, Q2 forecasts project a little bit of a plateau compared to previous quarters. Netflix is projecting that there will be 208.6 million subscribers, only adding a million paid subscribers in the upcoming few months.
Regardless of current projections, Netflix will be spending a lot of money on content, as many COVID-19 production delays from 2020 lead into 2021. Aside from Brazil and India, production around the world has restarted on Netflix movies and TV shows. There will be more Netflix originals this year than in the last, which–as previously mentioned–will cost the company $17 billion.
More information about Netflix’s upcoming originals should be revealed later today during the investor call for the company.
As for other Netflix news, more information has been revealed about Season 4 of Castlevania, the hit animated series based on the video game franchise of the same name. The streaming service is getting a Joey Ramone biopic which will star SNL cast member Pete Davidson. Season 2 of Love Death + Robots got a brand-new trailer, showcasing some impressive animated short films, and the latest offering of episodes lands on Netflix on May 14.
When the Guardian Games kicked off for the first time in Destiny 2 last year, it came with Heir Apparent, an Exotic machine gun that provides you with a protective shield when you fire it. Heir Apparent is available to earn again in the newly launched Guardian Games this year, but if you already have the gun, you can empower it with its new Exotic catalyst.
Triggering the quest to earn the Heir Apparent Exotic catalyst is pretty simple–it’s completing it that’s going to take some more effort. But in fact, if you’re participating in the Guardian Games anyway, the steps don’t seem too trying. The trick is the complete them while knocking out other requirements and helping your subclass advance in the Guardian Games ranks. You’ll need to rack up machine gun kills, Guardian Games medals, and something called Competitive Spirit, in order to complete the quest. Here’s everything you need to know to find the Heir Apparent Exotic catalyst quest and unlock it before the Guardian Games end on May 9.
If you haven’t earned Heir Apparent yet, you’ll need to complete its associated quest. Once you do that, you’ll be eligible to trigger the catalyst quest.
How To Get The Heir Apparent Exotic Catalyst Quest
First and foremost, you’re going to need to start earning medals. These are what score you points for your class in the Guardian Games, and while lower-level medals like Bronze and Silver can be earned by completing playlist activities such as Strikes, Crucible matches, and Gambit matches, you’ll have to work harder for the better Gold and Platinum medals.
Advance through the opening Guardian Games quests by visiting Zavala and picking up a class item, then completing the quest “The Games Being” and getting the Medal Case from Eva Levante. After that, knock out your first Contender Card to get access to the full slate of Guardian Games bounties and Contender Cards. Completing Nightfall Strike Contender Cards and Trials of Osiris Contender Cards get you Platinum medals, while the rest of the cards for playlist Strikes, Crucible matches, and Gambit matches will earn you Gold medals.
The Heir Apparent Exotic catalyst quest, “Competitive Catalyst,” drops randomly when you turn in Gold or Platinum medals to the Guardian Games podium. Therefore, you’re going to want to start completing Contender Cards in order to trigger the quest. There’s no telling how many it’ll take to get the catalyst quest to appear, but the drop rate seems fairly high–we got the catalyst quest upon turning in our very first Gold medal.
How To Unlock The Heir Apparent Exotic Catalyst
Once you’ve got “Competitive Catalyst,” you’ll have some grinding to do. The quest requires you to participate in the Guardian Games and to start turning in medals to increase your team’s score, then to rack up machine gun kills, among other requirements. Here’s what you can expect.
Step 1: Earn 50 Guardian Games Points
Turn in medals at the Guardian Games podium in the Tower to unlock the Heir Apparent Exotic catalyst quest, and then to advance it.
The first portion of the quest has you just participating in the Guardian Games. To do that, you’ll want to score points for your chosen subclass, which you can do by earning medals. Medals are rewarded for playlist activity completions, but the best way to get the highest-scoring medals is by completing Eva Levante’s Contender Cards. Here’s the rundown of how many points you’ll earn for each medal:
Bronze: 1 Point
Silver: 2 Points
Gold: 5 Points
Platinum: 15 Points
You’re notching a total of 50 points, so Platinum medals for completing Nightfalls and playing in the Trials of Osiris will get you there quickest. However, there are several Triumphs associated with the Guardian Games that award medals as well, so you might want to vary your play here a bit to take advantage of them to speed your progress. Points are awarded when you earn the medals, not when you turn them in, so you can knock out the activities quickly.
Step 2: Complete 3 Contender Cards
You can only get one Contender Card at a time, but in the second step, you can do whatever ones you most enjoy to advance.
This step is basically just a continuation of the one you were just working on, but with the stakes lowered a bit. You’ll need to knock out any three Contender Cards–and if you were trying to speed your progress through the first step, you’ll be familiar with these already. The good news is that you can do quicker cards like Strikes or Crucible matches to knock out this requirement, but note that you can only hold one Contender Card at a time.
Step 3: Earn 90 Competitive Spirit
Use the Medal Case to quickly see what the Daily Focus playlist is.
The third step is a little more nebulous, requiring you to earn something called “Competitive Spirit.” You can earn Competitive Spirit by participating in the Daily Focus playlist for that day, and by earning machine gun kills while you’re on it. The Daily Focus switches between Strikes, Crucible matches, and Gambit matches–you can tell what’s currently on top by checking the Medal Case in the Quests tab.
It’s worth nothing that it doesn’t seem like you’ll get the benefits of the Daily Focus for very long–after knocking out a few Strikes, the focus marker disappeared. So you might be working on Competitive Spirit for more than one day; we’ll update this section as we progress the quest and learn more about it.
Step 4: Get 700 Kills With Heir Apparent
Heir Apparent’s Arc shield gets a significant boost from the Exotic catalyst.
Your final step is just to use Heir Apparent, but you’ll need to do so kind of a lot. The quest requires you to notch some 700 kills with it. A good way to handle that is just to pack it along as you continue through the Guardian Games, but if you want to knock out this step more quickly, head to the Moon and complete a few Altar of Sorrow activities. You may want to equip a Heavy Finisher mod to make sure you can keep ammo in your Heir Apparent, but a few rounds should give you plenty of enemies and make completing this step fairly simple.
What The Heir Apparent Catalyst Does
Heir Apparent’s claim to fame is the big Arc shield it gives you when you spin up and fire the gun–much like some of the toucher Cabal enemies. The Heir Apparent catalyst amps up the shield, making it a lot more powerful. What’s more, when the shield inevitably shatters as you take damage, the catalyst will reload part of Heir Apparent’s magazine, so you can hopefully kill whatever’s threatening you.
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