New details have been revealed about the upcoming Vampire: The Masquerade battle royale, which will be a free-to-play game when it launches next year.

The announcement of a Vampire: The Masquerade battle royale took a lot of fans by surprise, as it seemingly goes against the concept of the franchise. Vampire: The Masquerade is a tabletop RPG about vampires in contemporary times who are struggling to keep their existence a secret. The Masquerade in the title is the name of the law that all vampires follow, as keeping mortals in the dark is essential to their survival. A game where Kindred fly in on the Fortnite bus and start firing Blood Sorcery bolts at each other is going to destroy the Masquerade in around five seconds.

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There is more to this battle royale game than meets the eye, as new information has been revealed in a video on the official World of Darkness YouTube channel. The Vampire: The Masquerade battle royale will be a free-to-play game, but it won't be pay-to-win, as the main source of monetization comes from character skins and other aesthetics.

The game will adhere to the lore of Vampire: The Masquerade in a number of ways. For one thing, players will need to uphold the Masquerade. The vampire characters will need to drink blood, which means that mortals will be involved in the gameplay. The game will feature PvP and PvE play, and you can play with your friends. The game is currently in a pre-alpha state, but fans should expect a demo or closed beta period in the future. The story of the game involves a huge sect war in the city of Prague, following a meeting that goes wrong. The Second Inquisition and the Society of Leopold (two of the biggest vampire hunting groups) are also involved in the story as enemies.

It seems as if a lot of developers are slapping battle royale modes on games that don't gel with the concept, like Age of Empires 2. It remains to be seen whether the Vampire: The Masquerade setting will work with the battle royale genre, but the new details suggest that it's a lot closer to its source material than originally thought.

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The Vampire: The Masquerade battle royale game is due to be released in 2021. There is currently no word regarding platforms.