Summary
For a multiplayer-focused hero shooter,Concordhas some surprisingly deep lore. When jumping intoConcordfor the first time, players will be presented with an opening cinematic, followed by that week’s vignette. These cinematics do a solid job of easing players intoConcord’s universe, introducing a few characters and key pieces of world-building at a time. But once players are ready to discover everythingConcord’s universe has to offer, they’ll need to head to the Galactic Guide.
Presented as a map of the titular galaxy,Concord’s Galactic Guidelets players navigate their way around the game’s various planets and starship pathways, with each point of interest providing a brief paragraph or two of lore. With so many points of interest inConcord’s Galactic Guide, players will quickly piece together a bigger picture of the game’s overarching narrative, and they’ll soon realize most of the game’s story revolves around two factions. One such faction is the Freegunners, a group of scoundrels and mercenaries, and the faction the player belongs to.
The Lore of Concord’s Freegunner Faction Explained
What Is a Freegunner?
As mentioned up top, there are two primary factions inConcord: the Freegunners and the Guild. Originally a group of powerful merchants, the Guild has become the governing body inthe Concord galaxy, and to many, they appear as a ruthless regime that specializes in stripping the galaxy of its freedom. The Guild controls the galaxy’s space lanes and has created frequent checkpoints on most routes to ensure no unauthorized trading occurs. But the Freegunners have found a way around them.
With the Galactic Guide on their side,Concord’s Freegunnersare able to access a wealth of hidden pathways spread across the galaxy. These pathways allow the Freegunners to slip past Guild checkpoints undetected, which comes in handy given their line of work. Many Freegunners are smugglers, either stealing the precious Salt Fuel that powers ships' engines to sell it on the black market or stealing sensitive data from the Guild and using it to help the ongoing revolution against the tyrannical faction. But Freegunners will often find themselves competing for the same prize, and when that happens, it’s a free-for-all.
The Freegunners' Origins Explained
Many years beforethe events ofConcord’s current story, the Guild had complete control over the galaxy, that is until the crew of the Implacable decided to make a name for itself. The very first Freegunners, the Implacable’s crew stole the Galactic Guide from the Guild, and rather than sell it for a mint, they decided to release it to the galaxy for free.
Unfortunately, being in possession of the original Galactic Guide caused the Implacable to be at the top of the Guild’s most-wanted list, and their pursuit forced the Implacable to come into contact with The Tempest, a gigantic space storm that ripped the galaxy in two years before. Thecrew of the Implacableis presumed dead, but no one really knows what lies inside The Tempest, and many Freegunners hope they’ll appear again one day.
Now, Freegunners use the Galactic Guide to chart their own course through the galaxy. Whenever a new advantageous pathway is discovered, such as the Pirate Pike route through the Glacier Nebula that’s filled with Guild mines, or Sladie’s Cut that a member of the Implacable first discovered, Freegunners are encouraged to share it with the rest of the faction, keeping them all one step ahead of the enemy.
Concord
WHERE TO PLAY
Assemble your crew of Freegunner space outlaws and team up online with friends for thrilling 5v5 PVP modes across the galaxy in Concord.Concord is a new team-based first-person shooter for PS5® and PC*. Handpick your personal roster of Freegunners from the crew of the Northstar – a group of outlaws and adventurers working as guns-for-hire.ASSEMBLE YOUR CREWFrom powerful mystics to skilled gunslingers and helpful healers, each Freegunner brings their own unique skills, personality, and abilities that cater to a wide-range of playstyles.Create your own custom squads of Freegunners with Crew Builder to bring an arsenal of different role types to the match or focus on your favourite characters to master their gameplay and unlock unique modifiers, cosmetics, background lore, and more – you decide when to play your characters and how you impact the match.PLAY. PROGRESS. PERSONALIZE.Earn and unlock a wide range of character customization items and learn more about the characters, worlds, and factions in the Concord Galaxy with the Galactic Guide.You’ll also be able to progress toward and unlock Freegunner Variants—versions of each of the 16 Freegunners with added Combat Trait modifiers to their base abilities. As you learn and master the characters, Combat Traits empower you to tailor each character to your playstyle.
