We weren’t so sure about the idea of Gear Crates though, which contain Titanfall style cards that confer various permanent or temporary bonuses. We didn’t get to play it, but the idea is that it’s one team of human players against computer-controlled bots – which seems promising. In this way Dodgeball is already quite newbie friendly, but the new Co-Op Versus mode is specifically designed with new players in mind. This worked great in practice, and the panic of realising you’re the last person left, as your team-mates scream at you to get them back in, was a lot of fun. Except that every time you kill someone from the other team one of your team-mates gets to re-join (as long as you stay alive for an additional five seconds).
We particularly liked the new Dodgeball mode, which technically only gives you one life.
