Meanwhile, those constant beams work overtime at Tier V, persisting at their initial locations and continuing to heal players for 10 seconds.įinally, the Ring of Fire gets even deadlier with a small chance of insta-killing normal enemies through its burning effect, which can add additional support against unmanageable undead crowds. At Tier IV, revived allies now keep all of their Perks on their decay meter. Healing Aura fans become even more powerful healers thanks to its Tier IV and V upgrades. Or, for those who use this in more of a support role, these upgrades give agents more opportunities to run up to and revive faraway squadmates more frequently. The Aether Shroud’s movement and additional charge benefits can translate to agents getting further away from tough situations more often.
At Tier V, each branches off to get its own powerful upgrade.įor Frost Blast, this equates to a short-range Insta-Kill powerup, as frozen zombies will shatter immediately after any hit.įor the Energy Mine, it becomes a better tool against Special enemies with its three successive stuns, giving agents the opportunity to stop them from pulling off a powerful attack with a well-placed mine. This allows tanks to make an impact far past their immediate area, letting squadmates outrun hordes more easily.įrost Blast and Energy Mine get similar upgrades at Tier IV with one additional blast or mine. The all-new Frenzied Guard gets a major duration boost at Tier IV, but more importantly adds an additional slow effect to all normal enemies at Tier V. Including the new Frenzied Guard Field Upgrade, these are how your Refined and Flawless Aetherium Crystals will be put to use:
In panic situations, this upgrade might just save your life, and outside of them, regaining a little bit of health every now and then certainly doesn’t hurt. Imagine getting swiped by a zombie for a chunk of damage, only to swing back and regain some of that lost health immediately. Its Tier IV upgrade is directly related to its Tier II one, but when imbued with Flawless Aetherium Crystals at Tier V, it allows agents to heal small amounts of damage with melee attacks. The only exception is the Melee category. This impact on the meta is simple on the surface: whichever weapon class you gravitate toward, it will see a damage boost in some form with these new crystals.
For example, upon unlocking Tier IV for Assault Rifles, their longshot damage is increased from 10% to 25%. These are the simplest upgrades out of the four main Skill categories, as they all mostly boost damage output across all weapon types.Īll but one weapon category’s Tier IV upgrade is like its Tier I upgrade, and its Tier V upgrade like its Tier II upgrade. Remember, these upgrades not only affect your starting weapon, but also any weapon picked up in-game, whether it’s a Wall Buy, a Trials Reward, or out of the Mystery Box. These new resources are meant to reward the most dedicated agents of Requiem – and to those elite agents comes the promise of awesome power with the following upgrades to their Skills:Įvery single Weapon Class, including the Launcher and Special classes that receive their own Skill upgrades as of Season Two, can become more powerful with the help of the new Aetherium Crystals.
These include completing higher numbers of objectives in Outbreak, or reaching higher rounds in traditional round-based Zombies matches.
In Outbreak, they can earn one of these crystals after completing one experiment, plus one more with a successful exfiltration.īecause Refined and Flawless Aetherium Crystals are rarer in nature, they are rewarded upon completion of larger milestones. Earning Refined and Flawless Aetherium Crystalsįirst, what does it take to earn these more advanced Aetherium Crystals?Īs Requiem agents are aware, completing the 10 th round of a traditional Zombies experience rewards one Raw Aetherium Crystal, with one more given on top of that with a successful exfiltration.