Everything Learned from Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's January 2024 Discord Q&A

Highlights

Each character in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has a unique personality and role in the story, leading to a tight bond between the four of them.
The game's combat is highly customizable and each character occupies a specific "game space" during combat encounters, adding depth to gameplay.
Players have immense freedom in customizing their characters with hundreds of possible combinations and gear sets, allowing them to suit their playstyle and continue improving their characters even after reaching the level cap.

The following contains story, gameplay, and post-launch content spoilers for Rocksteady Studios' Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League .

The release of Rocksteady Studios' Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is just around the corner, and the highly anticipated IP aims to capitalize on the success of the developer's hugely popular Batman: Arkham series, even in the face of some sharp criticism directed at its live-service model. Despite the criticism, however, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League may bring something to the table that will keep players enthralled with its world for months and perhaps years on end. A significant portion of what the game will offer was revealed in a recent Q&A session on Discord between Rocksteady and its fans.

The Discord Q&A, which took place on January 12, was fairly extensive, as Rocksteady disclosed a surprising amount of information regarding Kill the Justice League's revealed characters, story, and mechanics. As such, the developer asked that anyone wishing to avoid spoilers also avoid the conversation, and the same rule still applies. However, some fans may wish to get a sneak peek at what the game will be like, if not just to prepare themselves for what's to come.

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Everything Revealed in the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League January Discord Q&A

Each Task Force X Character Has a Unique Personality and Drive

One of the primary features Rocksteady emphasized during the Q&A was Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's characters that will be playable at launch — Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang. Each one of these characters has a distinct personality and drive that makes them unique, and players can expect their defining characteristics to play a significant role in the story. In fact, while the characters initially distrust one another, their dynamics evolve as the story progresses, leading to a tight bond between the four of them.

Kill the Justice League's Deadshot is all about getting the job done, so he is very direct and focused. Harley, on the other hand, is as casual as they come, but she's forging her own path and is determined to come out on top no matter what. King Shark is a team player, and he can be a little too trusting at times — a characteristic the rest of the team enjoys taking advantage of. Finally, Captain Boomerang is somewhat clueless but is reluctant to put himself in harm's way on behalf of anyone but himself.

Each Character Occupies Different "Game Spaces" During Combat

Aside from Suicide Squad: Kil the Justice League's story, one of its strongest features is its combat. Every gameplay mechanic hidden in each of the game's playable characters factors into the game's combat in some way, and Rocksteady has even gone so far as to ensure each character's personality plays a part in their approach to combat encounters. As such, each character will occupy a particular "game space" during combat, and every enemy type and encounter was designed with these spaces in mind.

As detailed in an answer on Discord, Deadshot looms over the battlefield, firing at his enemies from a distance and occasionally descending "for a Shield Harvest or Juggle kill." Harley can generally be found in the "mid-height space," swinging around and grappling away when she's in danger. Kill the Justice League's Captain Boomerang is much more close-quarters than the others. Shark, however, occupies multiple spaces, including the "up-close-and-personal" space where Boomerang lives and the mid-height to high spaces where Harley and Deadshot can typically be found.

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Players Will Have an Immense Amount of Freedom in Character Customization

As gamers continue requesting deep customization in games, Rocksteady has ensured Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League players will receive that opportunity to the utmost. Every character was designed with the player in mind, so players can customize their characters to suit their playstyle. Specifically, there will be hundreds of possible combinations and permutations for builds across all four characters at launch, and Rocksteady plans to add even more post-launch.

Each character can be equipped with gear, and there are eight loadout slots for players to save their gear combinations. There are four Afflictions (Deep Freeze, Diablo Blaze, Livewire Bolt, and Venom Frenzy), which can be applied to melee weapons and eventually grenades to augment them. Each character also has three unique talent trees that reflect their playstyle, with 10 tiers in each tree.

Harley Quinn's talents emphasize her acrobatic nature and love for explosive combat
Deadshot's talents center around critical hits and counters
King Shark's talents focus on raw power, particularly melee
Captain Boomerang's talents serve to make him a well-rounded character

Kill the Justice League's characters have various traversal mechanics as well, along with Traversal Attacks and Suicide Strikes that are unique to them. Finally, they are each proficient in three of the game's six weapon types (Assault Rifles, Pistols, Sniper Rifles, Shotguns, SMGs, and Heavy Weapons).

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Loot Has a Variety of Rarities and Effects

Loot-hungry players rejoice because Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be filled with plenty of gear to acquire. The game has seven different gear rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Notorious, and Infamy. While Common to Epic gear still offers noteworthy perks, everything from Legendary and beyond has unique augments that alter and enhance the gameplay experience.

The Cooler is a sniper rifle that freezes enemies on landing a critical hit
The Combo Meal firearms give players max combo on a successful critical counter
BAAANNNG! is a grenade that only allows players to carry one grenade, but it deals 500% more damage than a normal grenade

Infamy gear is themed around iconic villains from the DC universe and improves as players equip more of the same set. Also themed after DC villains, Notorious items are the rarest in the game and often require players to structure their build around the gear to get the most out of it.

Players Can Keep Improving Their Characters Beyond Max Level

Players hoping for a lengthy relationship with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League may wince at its level cap of 30, but Rocksteady has implemented a system to keep the game going, even after a player's character reaches level 30. Once a character reaches level 30, players will unlock Squad Talents. Squad Talents are geared toward specialization with specific weapon types and game mechanics, are shared between all characters, and are infinite, similar to Borderlands 2's Badass Rank.

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Players Can Free-Roam Metropolis for Side Missions and Collectibles

Open-world enthusiasts will be pleased to know that the ability to free-roam Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's Metropolis will unlock at a certain point in the story. The game's Metropolis has a variety of side missions for players to complete, enemies can be found patrolling the city. There are also iconic Metropolis landmarks and Easter eggs for players to discover, as well as plenty of collectibles to find. The city will also progressively evolve throughout the story and even in post-launch content.

The Arkhamverse's Riddler, upset that he wasn't chosen for the mission, aims to prove his superior intellect by testing players' traversal skills in AR courses, which can provide cosmetic awards upon completion. There are also riddles for players to solve that will test their intellectual skills and knowledge of the DCU.

A feature called Social Squad will allow players to replace unused squad members with those of other players, even if they aren't friends. Social Squad teammates use their most recently equipped gear, cosmetics, and talents, so players will potentially be able to have some very formidable allies fighting alongside them. Even the Leaderboards can serve as a way for players to choose which player's characters to use.

Suicide Squad's Endgame Is a Constantly Evolving and Challenging Experience

To increase the longevity of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Rocksteady has implemented an endgame of sorts for the game that progressively increases in difficulty (along with the rewards), so it primarily revolves around build construction and adapting those builds accordingly. There are three tiers of Infamy gear sets in the endgame, all themed around an iconic DC villain, which will be Bane at launch. The endgame also introduces several types of missions, like Incursion missions and Killing Time missions, all of which provide a unique experience.

Suicide Squad Will Likely See the Arkhamverse's Joker Return

As the Q&A session was coming to an end, Rocksteady shared an image of a large Joker-themed building with a sign that reads "The Daily Chuckle" and an entrance resembling a large open mouth. The developer dropped the image with absolutely no context, but it did say the picture would be explained in its next Insider episode on Monday, January 22. Despite no information being provided just yet, Rocksteady is clearly teasing the return of the Arkhamverse's Joker, much to the excitement of longtime fans.

All in all, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is shaping up to be one of the biggest games of 2024, and it appears any doubts that fans initially had can begin to dissipate with the plethora of information shared by Rocksteady during the Q&A. As the developer has been known to make solid gaming experiences in the past, fans assuredly have a lot to look forward to when Kill the Justice League releases on February 2.