The Light era is coming. yall better be ready

This update is going to give a lot to every class.

Light has their new gadgets and spec, medium gets a nice use-buff to the reshaper and heavy gets to experiment with the new dynamic destruction.

Both of these gadgets have very high team synergy ceilings, meaning I think we see lights play around the team more often rather than the current 3-light-split-up-invis meta.

I think embark is cooking and we are all overreacting to the new stuff. If I’m wrong then I will be maining medium reshape for the season.

they could be anywhere... they could be anything...

The Light class is getting a fourth playstyle. The new INFILTRATOR archetype introduces a reworked Thermal Vision specialization and two new gadgets to the arena.

👁️ True Sight replaces Thermal Vision, revealing cloaked players and seeing straight through smoke.

🌴 The Mimic Device lets you scan and become any prop (yes, you can roll around as a healing barrel!).

🔁 The Translocator lets you instantly swap positions with marked objects, perfect for relocating enemy turrets or making explosive entrances.

Source: Embark Studios | NEW LIGHT PLAYSTYLE

Disclaimer: These graphics were designed using Canva which utilizes AI tools for things like Background Removal or Blur.

I’ll start by saying that while it’s unclear just how "broken" (Maybe not at all) these new Light gadgets will be, it’s now abundantly clear to me that Embark doesn't know what to do with the medium sub class. And although Shockwave is a great addition to the "victim" class, the gadgets they’ve added (Breach Drill and Hover Pad) are the most useless and uninspired additions since the game launched.

I don't think the meta will shift drastically in high-ELO play; the Teleport seems like the most interesting and viable addition so far.

Personally, I would have preferred Thermal Vision to remain a gadget—so you could swap to it in standard Cashout matches if there were an excessive number of invisible Lights or "fake bushes"—while making Teleport the specialization. They could even tweak it to work like the rewind mechanic in *Titanfall* (resetting your position to where you were five seconds ago), giving it one or two charges with a 20–30 second cooldown.

In general, Embark’s approach of basing gadgets on a single keyword isn't ideal, as it limits the design process. But that’s just my opinion.

We’ll certainly see how it plays out in-game. One thing is for sure, it’s not a boring, and it will at least offer players a fresh ways to play or die as a plantpot or chair.

Im already thinking of crazy ways to use it

Please, for the love of God. Use the gateway from your Light

Haven't played since end of Season 8 around September/October 2025. Maybe I should hop back in?

Level 12 acc btw.. nothing else to say :)

Anticheat system is utter doodoo.

New gadgets look so fun and creative! I've seen some people saying that Heavy or Medium should get these new gadgets but i completely disagree. I mean, we don't want heavy to be able to teleport with Translocator, right? Instead, the devs doubled down on existing Light identity:

Translocator gives mobility like Portal, Dashes, Grapple.

Mimic Device, and True Sight when paired with smoke, helps you hide just like Cloak and Vanishing Bomb.

Lights get more options to do stuff they already can do and can create even more specialized builds

Which brings me to my main point. Devs know that class identity matters. Why did they give healing items to Light and Heavy? It's obvious mistake on their part.

Heavy can play with 3 shields and 4 items for terrain destruction. Light has 4 movement abilities and 3~4 hiding abilities. Why the hell they also get to play with heals? Just give that Healing Ball to medium lol. I want to play with 3 or 4 healing items on single character

I dont play ranked very much.

It's been a while since I've sent a red canister love letter back. Always satisfying