In Armored Warfare, PvE, the game against the computer, is particularly well received. This is exactly where they want to focus, probably to distinguish themselves from World of Tanks.
Tank shooters are a genre of their own. They don’t rely so much on fast action, but more on positioning and strategic approach. Those who dive deeper into the games will notice that it goes quite deep and the subtleties must be recognized if one wants to progress.
In a current dev blog, the developers of Armored Warfare presented the shell types, for example. Interesting reading that shows it’s not just pure blasting.
World of Tanks or Armored Warfare?
Speaking of Armored Warfare. It is now a while in open beta, has received the first tests, and the central question many asked was: “How does the game compare to World of Tanks?” After all, this is the huge reference title in this very specific genre, and it practically has a dominant position.
Some testers say: There are modern tanks, and they are faster than the old World War II colossi. You can feel that in the game. It’s faster – and faster is more fun. That’s the positive side.
Other aspects are: It is still quite fresh, has a few bugs, and needs some polishing.
PvE is received better than expected
The actual advantage of Armored Warfare may lie elsewhere than in the game speed.
Because at Armored Warfare itself, they noticed that especially the “PvE” maps are well received and want to build on this. As they said to PcGamesN, they had planned to bring PvE into the game, but not too much. In Early Access, they noticed that the players reacted to this. On the live server, 30% of players played pure PvE and not the typical tank battles against other players.
Therefore, they are now considering how they can expand this further, whether they will introduce helicopters into the game or allow multiple players to control the same vehicle. However, all of this is still under discussion and not decided. Specifically, they want to strengthen “base building”.
Armored Warfare is also celebrating Halloween …
What Armored Warfare has planned for 2015 and 2016
Further specific plans for 2015 include:
- “Coastal Thread” – a new PvP map
- Two new PvE maps
- Custom games
- A spectator mode
- And 8 fresh Tier 9 vehicles. These will be unlockable through “tickets”, which works a bit differently than before – in a dev blog, the developers explain the details
For 2016, Armored Warfare plans:
- An improved narrative experience
- A loot system
- The mentioned new base 2.0
- Replays
- And an expanded end-game
Definitely an interesting new title in this special niche of tank MMOs.
To our test of Armored Warfare, click here.
