This week, developer Rocksteady Studios and publisher Warner Bros. Game announced that “Season 4: Episode 8” would mark the final season of their live service third-person action title ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’, which will launch next month. In the latest Season 4 Deep Dive article, the company wrote as follows:
“With Deathstroke joining the roster, the Suicide Squad’s crusade against Brainiac is drawing to an end. Season 4 will finish up with Episode 8, which is scheduled to release in January 2025, and that will serve as the last seasonal Episode for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. While Season 4 Episode 8 will mark the final battle against Brainiac, all online features will continue to be available, so you’ll still be able to enjoy co-op with friends, as well as all previous seasonal/episodic content. You’ll also have the option to play the game via the new Offline mode, which allows access to the main story campaign and all post-launch seasonal gameplay content without an internet connection. For more details, visit our Season 4 FAQ.“
Alongside this news beat, we also get news on Death Stroke and an Offline Mode being added to the game starting today on the 10th of December. More details on Suicide Squad’s final season are as follows—and have a gander at our review of the game here if you’re curious about the game. Read here for the whole deep dive including battle pass and weapon additions. Suicide Squad’s final season aside, the game has gone on multiple sales recently for as low as $4.99 USD if you’re looking for a 4-player coop game.
Offline Mode
We’ve talked before about an Offline mode coming to the game, and we’re pleased to make this option available as part of the Season 4 Episode 7 release on December 10. Offline mode will allow you to experience content released for the game, including the main story campaign and all seasonal story mission content, without an internet connection. To access Offline mode, you can either create a new profile by starting from the beginning of the game or create a copy of your existing Online profile, allowing you to jump in with all of your progress. All earned and purchased cosmetics will also be available in Offline mode. For more details, check out our Offline mode FAQ.
Masked Mercenary
After his last showdown and defeat against Batman, Slade Wilson, the world’s greatest assassin, was lost. He was then stuck in Arkham Asylum surrounded by common criminals, with all the time in the world and nothing to do but confront his failure. Faced with a long list of demons to overcome, Wilson quietly disappeared to train and meditate. After months of work, Deathstroke realized he had nothing to prove – that is, until Brainiac invaded Earth. So, when Amanda Waller approached him with a blank check to cut the invasion off at its head, Deathstroke didn’t need to be asked twice.
To take down a target like Brainiac, Deathstroke is bringing some serious gear, starting with his trusty sword. With a host of talents that emphasize a close-range, melee focused style of play, Deathstroke is a close quarter menace capable of turning Coluans into little purple chunks in the blink of an eye. For combat against metahumans of this level, speed is essential, and his state-of-the art Ikon suit is just the tool for the job when combined with his Kunai Grapple. For his primary traversal ability, Deathstroke throws out his Kunai Grapple and pulls himself forward, able to build up tremendous speed and travel with pinpoint accuracy. His secondary traversal, Ikon Dash, allows for immediate bursts of speed. Using the gravity tech in his Ikon suit, Deathstroke is able to air dash a short distance in any direction. This combination of traversal abilities makes for a character who may not have the vertical capabilities of Deadshot or Lawless, but more than makes up for it with the kind of aerial speed and control that only comes from decades of training. Finally, his Traversal Attack: Kunai Burst unleashes a barrage of blades flying at any nearby enemies, leaving them wondering whether it is the result of advanced tech or super-human skill… right up until the moment that they become Deathstroke’s latest victims.
Being a master strategist, swordsman, and sharpshooter, Deathstroke can tackle an engagement in any number of ways, and this is reflected in the three playstyles of his Talents: Assassin, Mercenary and Strategist.
Assassin turns Deathstroke into the ultimate duelist, amping up the power of his Melee Strikes, Shield Harvesting, and Suicide Strikes. The Blood Splatter Talent causes Melee Kills to make all nearby enemies bleed, losing a percentage of their health over time, whilst Sowing Dissent gives all Melee Hits a 50% chance to craze enemies. Combo these with Deathstroke’s incredibly agile style of traversal and you can be dodging in and out of groups of enemies, leaving them isolated and confused before you move onto your next target.
Mercenary powers up Deathstroke’s Firearms, Grenades, and Traversal Attacks to the point where he could even give Deadshot a run for his money. Muscle Memory increases your Critical Hit damage by 50% and makes Critical Kills instantly reload your Firearm, so after a little synergizing with the rest of the loadout, once the bullets start coming, they won’t stop. Air Power causes Airborne Kills to generate 10% Traversal Attack Resource, so if you can manage to stay up in the sky, you’ll be sure to put your enemies in the dirt.
Strategist is about afflicting and weakening your enemies, softening them up before you go in for the kill. Bio-Warfare causes Critical Kills on Afflicted enemies to spread the Affliction to all nearby enemies, while Electro-Shot empowers your Shotguns with Electrifying shells after a Critical Reload. Strategist also improves your fluidity of combat, with Talents like the insanely fun One Smooth Motion that causes you to instantly reload when Ground Bouncing or Ground Sliding.
These playstyles, alongside his Firearms of choice in Assault Rifles, Shotguns, and Sniper Rifles, make Deathstroke a true one-man-army at close or long range. When Season 4 Episode 7 releases on December 10, you can play as Deathstroke after completing the Mayhem Mission at Episode Rank 30 and taking down Brainiac.
