Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Post-Launch Plans Explained

Ubisoft announced today their plans for post-release support of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. The game is getting a season pass, along with free seasonal content.

The game’s Season Pass is included with purchases of the Gold, Ultimate and Collector’s edition of the game. It includes the following expansions:

• The Legend of Beowulf quest: In this exclusive quest, players will uncover the monstrous truth behind the legend of Beowulf, available on the launch day of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

• Expansion 1 – Wrath of the Druids (Spring 2021): In this new adventure, players will journey to Ireland and unravel the mysteries of an ancient and mysterious druidic cult, tracking and discovering their members. Diving into Gaelic myths and folklores, they’ll need to fight their way through haunted forests and dazzling landscapes while gaining influence among Gaelic kings.

• Expansion 2 – The Siege of Paris (Summer 2021): In The Siege of Paris, players will have the chance to relive the most ambitious battle in Viking History with key historical figures of war-torn Frankia. During this key moment in history, players will infiltrate the fortified city of Paris and the River Seine under a prolonged siege, uncover enemy secrets, and form strategic alliances to safeguard their clan’s future.

On top of that, the game is also getting seasonal content updates. According to the trailer these updates are free, and here’s some of what you’ll get with them:

• A new settlement area, allowing players to continue to grow and evolve their settlement.
• A traditional Viking Festival: the Yule Festival, for players to experience in their settlement.
• A new game mode: the River Raids. Building on Valhalla’s core raiding mechanic the mode will deliver a dynamic, challenging and highly replayable raid experience.
• The addition of the Ranks for Jomsviking: in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players can not only create their lieutenant to be part of their raiding crew, but also recruit some from their friends and the community. In Season 1, players will see an update to the Jomsviking feature which will allow their Jomsviking to earn XP and rank up – the higher will be the rank of the lieutenant, the more silver players will earn when recruited by other players.
• Finally, as for each season, Season 1 will also come with new player skills and abilities, weapons and gear, and cosmetic items for the settlement, longship, horse and raven.

Season 1 content launches December 2020. Meanwhile, Season 2’s content will launch in March of 2021. According to Ubisoft, these are the contents of the Season 2 pass:

Season 2 will launch in March 2021 with a new game mode that builds on Valhalla’s core combat experiences, a new Jomsviking update, festivals in the Settlement, new gear and cosmetic items, and more. More information about Season 3 and 4 will be come at a later time.

They also mentioned a Season 3 and Season 4, though no details were given on those.

Season Pass 1 also comes with the Gold, Ultimate and Collector’s edition of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla.

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla

Publisher: Ubisoft

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Release Date: 2020-11-10

Epic Games Store, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Become Eivor, a Viking raider raised to be a fearless warrior, and lead your clan from icy desolation in Norway to a new home amid the lush farmlands of ninth-century England. Find your settlement and conquer this hostile land by any means to earn a place in Valhalla. England in the age of the Vikings is a fractured nation of petty lords and warring kingdoms. Beneath the chaos lies a rich and untamed land waiting for a new conqueror. Will it be you?