Destruction AllStars Season 1 Will Add Ranked Mode, Battle Pass, and a New Character

Plenty in the pipeline

by Stephen Tailby Wed 17th Mar 2021

So, what's next for Destruction AllStars? The game has gotten off to a slightly wobbly start, with reception being lukewarm and a lack of meaningful content meaning players aren't necessarily sticking around. Of course, developer Lucid Games is doing everything it can to turn the ship around, and it sounds like it has big plans as the year goes on.

In a new PS Blog post, Lucid's George Rule explains what's on the roadmap for the game's future. Most exciting is that the studio will be bringing seasonal content to the game on a regular basis. Seasons will last a few months each, and aim to "permanently enhance" the experience and "leave long-lasting additions". For Season One, that means a competitive game mode called Blitz, a battle pass with a free and premium tier, and a brand new playable character. More details on all of these will be coming soon.

It looks like Season One will kick off in April and last through to July, and Seasons Two and Three will carry the game to December. It's encouraging that Lucid has a clear plan for the game, and that it's been so responsive to feedback thus far. We'll definitely check out any new content as it arrives.

In other news, a Digital Deluxe edition of the game will be hitting PlayStation Store on 6th April, when it's due to be removed from PS Plus. This special edition includes access to eight of the premium Challenge Series, 1100 Destruction Points, and a batch of in-game goodies.

Are you still playing Destruction AllStars? Are you excited for the upcoming additions? Have a bacon sandwich in the comments section below.

[source blog.playstation.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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Quintumply
Wed 17th Mar 2021

Yes, the closing sentence was indeed inspired by my lunch

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get2sammyb
Wed 17th Mar 2021

@Quintumply Amazing. On topic, this sounds like pretty decent support to be fair. I'll definitely check out the first season.

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jack22
Wed 17th Mar 2021

Lucid Games is trying to improve. I'm counting on it.

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RBMango
Wed 17th Mar 2021

I'm curious how much revenue this game has made for Sony. It's never going to happen, but I'd like an estimated figure on how much of the microtransactions were purchased and how many people are playing daily.

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2cents
Wed 17th Mar 2021

No I am not still playing Destruction Allstars logged about 5 hours and that’s plenty for a lifetime

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OmegaStriver
Wed 17th Mar 2021

I played some last night but the LONG matchmaking times and costumes locked behind the secondary currency is draining the fun for me.

I’d still rather play Rocket League. Man I love that game. I’ve played more of that than any other game in history.

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render
Wed 17th Mar 2021

I'm still playing probably every other day but usually manage to find a match reasonably quickly. I just tried to get a quick game at lunch though and couldn't find a match on any of the modes but then it is during the day for Europe. It would be great if they added an option to be able to queue for multiple modes at once though as that would make it easier to get into a match.

Not sure I'd be in for the competitive sort of stuff as I've so far only won one solo game but if it's teams then that might make a difference.

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UltimateOtaku91
Wed 17th Mar 2021

Glad to see them supporting the game but it won't last long, the game is dying already in terms of player base, which is bad considering it was free

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MFTWrecks
Wed 17th Mar 2021

This sort of stuff is table stakes nowadays for multiplayer games. If you don't launch with a battle pass or meaningful progression systems, you're toast. Maybe they should have delayed it further to make sure this stuff was closer to launch.

I have a handful of friends who all got PS5s recently. None of us even remembered this exists.

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ProfessorNiggle
Wed 17th Mar 2021

@OmegaStriver rocket league or supersonic acrobatic rocket-powered-battle-cars are the most fun games of all time.

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Wazeddie22
Wed 17th Mar 2021

I still love it but haven't played in about a week.The waiting times for matching seem to be getting slower which is frustrating.Will definitely be checking in often though.