Fresh off of Quake Champions ’ first closed beta weekend, which began last Thursday and ended earlier this week, id Software and Bethesda have released the latest in a series of trailers spotlighting the Quake Champions roster. And that should make it a little easier to wait out the remaining 24 hours before the Quake Champions closed beta returns on Thursday.
This week, id Software is showing off Clutch, a mining robot turned combatant thanks to “ a network malfunction during a routine data transfer. ” Clutch’s skills don’t harken back to that blue collar background, instead positioning him as the Quake Champions equivalent of a tank, but we imagine people will have some pretty divided opinions about the robot’s abilities. Clutch’s active ability, Barrier, can be used to block incoming attacks. The shield’s limitations aren’t clear -- so we don’t know if melee attacks or specific weapons can get through -- but the curved energy field will (briefly) make it near impossible to attack Clutch head-on.
The robot’s passive ability, Still Defense, will be similarly frustrating for those who like to get up close and personal. According to id Software, Clutch can “deflect attacks like a boulder”, though we’d be lying if we said the accompanying description ( or GIF example ) provided by the studio made it any easier to understand how the ability actually works. But fans won’t have to wait much longer to find out -- at least not those fortunate enough to receive an invite to the next Quake Champions closed beta test -- because id Software says Champions will open up to a slightly larger pool of testers on Thursday, April 13.
For more on Clutch, check out the latest Quake Champions trailer from Bethesda and id Software. Then head down to the comments section and let us know which champion you think you’ll use most when Quake Champions makes its long-awaited debut.
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