The Elder Kraken is the same - all of the Kraken's original issues and problems are addressed and the amount of shortfalls from the character are reduced considerably. The Meteor Goliath, for example, is exactly the same as the original Goliath in gameplay and attack style however, all of the attacks deal fire damage over time as well. Both of these monsters render the originals (who are still purchasable) completely obsolete, as they do everything the originals do but better. There's is a problem with the design behind and idea of two monsters - the Meteor Goliath and Elder Kraken. It's a serious issue I have with the beta and the game in general. Now I have one key complaint about Evolve that I need to get out of the way early. With each evolution, the monster grows in size and power, becoming exponentially more difficult to defeat in its final stage than in stage 1. Upon reaching stage 3, the hunters become the hunted and the goal of the monster is to destroy a power relay located on the map. Your job as a a hunter is to find the monster in what is a glorified game of hide and seek before it can reach stage 3 of its evolution. Alternatively, they're all unlockable through daily login bonuses or through silver keys, the game's currency.
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Both the monsters and the hunters are on a free weekly rotation, as is par for the course with free to play games these days. There are also a variety of monsters to choose from - the Goliath, Meteor Goliath, Kraken, Elder Kraken, Wraith, and Gorgon. You have the Assault, Trapper, Medic, and Support classes. There are 4 classes (or hunters as they're known) to choose from in Evolve, and numerous characters within each class - each with different weapons, play styles and aspects about them. Following the announcement of this shift towards free to play however, the count of Steam users has exploded - leveling out at 51,126 players last Saturday. The devs of the game summed this up best by describing it as a "DLC shit show." The player base shrank severely over the first year, with players dropping off rather quickly - even soon after the game was released. This wasn't a surprise to many, following a disastrous DLC campaign which left a bad taste in many people's mouths - especially those users who shelled out out over £100 throughout the life of the game for elements many felt should have been free or included in the base game. As some of you may know, Turtle Rocks' FPS hunting style game Evolve went free to play a week ago on the PC.