Deceive Inc.: An Update On What Is Coming

An update on what’s coming
Agents, now that the dust has settled around the back-to-school update it’s time to look a bit to the future and talk about our development priorities.

First of all, we want to confirm that we are indeed working on Catalog 5 which we plan on releasing in October. The new season will be different from previous ones in a few key areas that we want to describe here (as much as we can without too many spoilers).

Catalog 5 will not feature a new agent, but a duo of existing Agents in the leading roles. How are we using the dev bandwidth that previously went into a new character?

We will be reworking entire abilities for certain Agents to make them more fun and fairer, and improve their gameplay. These are not simple balance tweaks, but changes that transform how they are played and make their kit more unique. We’ll share more details in the coming month on who’s getting what changes.

But that’s not all! We’ll also be introducing new additions to the gadget roster for the first time since launch, expanding build-making and giving more tools to bamboozle rivals in new creative ways.

On the map front, Catalog 5 will see the introduction of map variants to bring more variety to the experience. We’ll introduce two new map variants bringing an entirely new flavor to Fragrant shore and Hard Sell. These variants will be part of the matchmaking rotation in addition to the existing version of maps to expand diversity from match to match.

There is more coming with catalog 5, and we’ll be sharing these additions with you soon, but for now, we simply wanted to set expectations on what we are working on and confirm that Catalog 5 is indeed happening for those who were wondering.

Thank you all for your support and see you on the field!