Experience pure tactical Mercenary warfare, completely free-to-play.
No paywalls. No limits. Only skill.
This is BlackShot: Revolution.

In a near future where the nations of the world are crippled by economic catastrophe and perpetual warfare, Private Military Companies rise to become the dominant global superpowers. Ruthless and loyal only to the highest bidder, the best of these companies is BlackShot, a shadowy organization with agents operating the world over.

You are one of BlackShot’s most elite Mercenary soldiers, a living weapon contracted to handle only the most volatile conflicts.

You don’t know surrender, you don’t know fear.

How you fight is up to you.

It’s time to get to work!

It has become clear to us that after 10 years, BlackShot has become too imbalanced to stay viable in today’s increasingly competitive market. You see, it’s important that BlackShot continues to attract new players while staying loyal to its current ones, and to do that, the system must be overhauled to restore balance and fairness.

So, we embarked on a long campaign to figure out what we could do to ensure that BlackShot continues to be an FPS powerhouse for years to come. We consulted with our players through feedback forms (Thoughts 4 Rewards), we talked to our GMs, all of whom are lifelong BlackShot players, and we looked at the hard data. After much work, the team came up with the following solutions:

Currency Overhaul

Bounty Points (BP) have been greatly devalued over the past decade and winning matches lacks the same kick as before because of the overabundance of BP in player accounts.

Because of this, we’ve decided to replace BP with a new currency: Gold. Gold can be acquired in-game, such as playing matches, and is used to purchase all Shop Items and perform other critical in-game functions.

Because of this, all your BP, BP items, Gear and other Storage Items will be converted to Gold. You can then use the Gold to re-acquire your weapons and items.

Additionally, BC will be replaced with a new premium currency: Gems. Your BC and BC Items will be converted to Gems. Gems have two simple uses: To acquire cosmetic/character customization items, and purchase Goldboxes.

In short, Gold is used to purchase all Shop weapons and items, Gems are used to purchase customization items and Goldboxes.

Toal Weapon Rebalance

Over the years, the weapon balance in BlackShot has been heavily skewed towards overpowered cash weapons. In BlackShot Revolution, ALL weapons, even Goldbox weapons, will be rebalanced so that every weapon has its proper place in the game. No more pay to win!

Here’s an example of how weapons will be rebalanced:

Currently, the AK-47 Black, a cash weapon, is superior to the AK-47, a BP weapon. In BlackShot Revolution, both weapons will be purchasable with Gold. The differences between weapon variants are primarily cosmetic; they have the same recoil, accuracy, and damage.

Additionally, you no longer have to rent weapons for 3, 7 or however many days, because weapons are now PERMANENT. Instead, weapon degradation will be introduced. As you fight in battle after battle, your weapons will need to be maintained using Gold to stay in working condition.Weapon degradation does not affect weapon stats.

Because of this massive overhaul, all weapons in your Storage will be cleared out and converted to Gold. Use the Gold to re-acquire the newly balanced weapons to suit your playstyle once BlackShot Revolution launches.

Streamlined Leveling

The third major update in Revolution involves your character level. We realized there were two issues that needed to be addressed: 1: How to simplify the leveling system to be less confusing, and 2: What to do about player levels once Revolution changes many fundamental aspects of BlackShot.

The solution is to remove the confusing and inappropriate rank names like Major Black, 4 Stars Red and so on. Instead, Revolution will use a simple numerical ranking system. Every player will now begin at Level 1 and work their way upwards from there.

Many of you, including our GMs, have worked hard for your ranks. As compensation, your existing rank in BlackShot will be converted to Gold, the amount of which will be based on your accumulated playtime relative to your current rank.

Additionally, Weapon Masteries will be no more in Revolution. Your existing Weapon Masteries will be recorded and logged in the upcoming BlackShot Hall of Fame for everyone to see forever and ever. For good measure, we recommend you take lots of screenshots of your Weapon Masteries to preserve your glorious memories.

Key Features:

• BlackShot: Revolution is a modernized systemic overhaul of the classic BlackShot experience. Featuring a fresh new look, revamped weapon balances and entirely cosmetic unique in-game purchases, Revolution emphasizes play-to-win, rather than the pay-to-win attitude often found in free-to-play games.
• Choose your starting Mercenary from a roster of BlackShot’s most elite tactical operatives. Pick from dozens of customizations to achieve your perfect look and make your mark on the battlefield.
• Build your arsenal with the best the black market has to offer, from classic firearms to experimental future-tech. Choose between assault rifles, sniper rifles, shotguns, and more to create the loadout you want and fight your way.
• Dominate a variety of tactical FPS game modes, including Search & Destroy, Team Deathmatch, and Weapons Race, on both Classic and ranked Competitive battlegrounds over dozens of unique maps. Join up with friends, a Squad, your Clan, or climb the ranks alone for serious bragging rights.

BlackShot: Revolution is now available on the official website, and through Steam later this month.