Gears of War 5 has ditched loot boxes and the season pass, developer The Coalition has announced.
DLC maps are free for matchmaking and private play, according to a post on the Gears5 website.
You earn content via the new Tour of Duty system, and all store purchases are direct, so there’s no RNG.
Tour of Duty is a seasonal progression system that involves Daily Challenges and Medals. These let you rank up and earn customisation content, such as character skins.
“The path to each piece of content earnable is clear – you will know what you need to do to earn each specific customisation item,” reads the post.
There is no premium, pay-only content for Tour of Duty, the post clarifies.
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There are Supply Drops in the game, which you get just for playing. Supply Drops are a random item drop from a pool of content called Supply. If you get a duplicate card, it’s automatically turned into Scrap, which in turn is spent on crafting Supply items you don’t have or upgrading character skills. You cannot buy Supply Drops and Supply Drop content with real-world money.