Shortly after the release of Call of Duty: Vanguard it is clear which maps the community particularly likes. A highlight: The House. MeinMMO tells you 3 reasons why the new map The House is better than CoD classics like Shipment.

Whether Shipment, Dome, Nuketown, Rust or Hijacked: The smallest maps in Call of Duty history are among the most popular in the community. These maps promise the fastest action in multiplayer. And that in every game mode. 

The House is the newest map to be added to this list. It is also one of the best maps in the franchise. Now that The House has its own 24/7 playlist, it is clear to us: The House is better than Shipment – we show you 3 reasons for this.

Reason 1: The setting is more exciting

If the layout of The House seems familiar, there is a reason for that: the map is a shabby replica of the White House, the presidential palace of the USA.

Why is this special? In very few shooters are real places used as templates for multiplayer maps. Especially not as famous places as the White House. Shipment, on the other hand, consists only of a collection of containers. 

The setting is an interesting Nuketown: Nuketown was still a replica of something commonplace like a typical small town. The House, on the other hand, is a replica of something that is known to the whole world. This creates an exciting and unique atmosphere in the matches, especially if you know the story of the map.

How does The House fit into the story of Vanguard? On the map, blueprints and targets are scattered around, showing that in the world of CoD Vanguard the Nazis prepared for an invasion of Washington DC.

Thus, The House is the place where the Nazis prepare their planned assault on the White House. If you look closely, you can also see that construction is still ongoing. Therefore, the walls are crumbling in many places, which players can take advantage of.

Reason 2: Maximum action through minimal map design

All small maps in the history of Call of Duty have played out on multiple levels: 

• In Shipment, there are containers to climb on. While this provides little cover, you can surprise opponents from this position.
• The tall oil tower in Rust is a strategically important position that the entire server fights over.
• Dome has the balconies along the edge of the map.
• The bedrooms on the 1st floor of the houses on Nuketown are a strong nest for snipers. 
• The buildings on both sides of Hijacked each have 3 stories.

The House is the exception. Apart from a small staircase with a few steps, the map is completely flat.

What does this mean for gameplay? The House follows the proven and popular three-lane map design of Call of Duty. However, since the map consists of only one level, it drives the principles of the design to the limit. These principles are: 

• The maps have 3 primary paths – an open middle and narrow, winding paths on the sides.
• There are clearly defined sight lines where you have to expect opponents. 
• The map has several tight passages where the paths intersect.

Since opponents cannot retreat to an upper or lower floor in The House, all firefights take place in these 3 paths. 

How do I use this to my advantage? The best players in The House are those who can recognize which side the fight has mostly shifted to. Because when you have this information, you have many options:

• If you join the fight, you can rack up multi-kills with grenades or suppressive fire from LMGs.
• You can deal massive damage with killstreaks or the Goliath.
• If you avoid the fight and sneak up from the other direction, you can surprise several opponents at once. You don’t have to worry about being spotted by a sniper from above.
• Snipers can drop multiple opponents at once with a targeted shot into a tight spot.

Reason 3: The map gets more chaotic by the minute

A new feature makes the map more dynamic: A heavily advertised feature of CoD Vanguard was the destructible objects like doors and walls. This innovation has not convinced most fans – as our survey shows. 

However, The House is perhaps the best proof that this feature does have a right to exist. Thanks to the many crumbling walls, the map becomes more open over time. And thus also more chaotic. 

What does this change in gameplay? All the tactics we mentioned in Reason 2 become significantly stronger due to the broken doors and walls. However, their counters do too.

To give a few examples: 

• Broken doors can no longer block grenades. 
• Flanking players have more routes available.
• Shot players can dash around a corner faster and thus survive.
• The fields of vision are more open and numerous, especially for snipers.
• Mission objects are harder to defend.

A match on a map like Shipment plays out the same way, regardless of whether it is the first or last minute: The positions, the routes, the tactics do not change significantly. 

Depending on when and how players break the walls of The House, the map plays out more straightforward – or more chaotically.

By the way: If you still think Shipment is better, look forward to November 17. Because the Chaos map is also coming to Vanguard.

Small maps help unlock camos and levels

Why are small maps so popular? The smallest maps in CoD traditionally offer the fastest action. The House is no exception – at every combat pacing. Since you can get more kills per match than on other maps, you also level up your account and weapons faster. 

So, you not only have quicker access to the many weapons in the game, but you can also unlock the best attachment in the game early, which is absurdly good for 3 weapons.

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What about weapon camos? The challenges for weapon camos, which can be very difficult in this game, are easiest on a map like The House. Especially for the challenges where you need multi-kills or a lot of close-range kills, The House is suitable. 

You should take advantage of this. Especially now that you can play the map around the clock with the “The House” playlist. These 3 beginner loadouts can help you with that.

What do you think of The House? Can it rival Shipment or Nuketown? And what do you think of the other new maps from Vanguard? Let us know in the comments.

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Call of Duty: Vanguard brings some new features to the shooter series. Most of them are not more than variations of old features. However, one new toy has particularly captivated MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus: the tiny remote-controlled Goliath tank.

Anyone who truly loves shooters wants a little RC tank to zoom around with, and if they say otherwise, they are lying. Unfortunately, these things are really expensive in real life. But that’s not a problem, as CoD Vanguard now offers the full mini-tank experience! And it can really be unfair – for your opponents.

What kind of tank is this? The Goliath is one of the new field upgrades in CoD Vanguard. You unlock it at level 7 and can then call it for support in any match. In our guide, you’ll find out how to level up faster in Vanguard.

Since it is not a killstreak like the small RC car from Cold War, you do not need a certain number of kills in the match to use it. You just have to patiently wait until the (admittedly quite long) cooldown has expired.

Goliaths are heavily armored, remote-controlled tracked vehicles that are slim and small enough to fit through the doors of the game. And they are also really deadly.

What makes the Goliath so good? Even though a Goliath may look inconspicuous, you can easily get several kills with it. The main idea behind it is that you can send an armored, remote-controlled bomb towards the enemy.

Upon activation, you simply blow up the tank near your enemies, killing everything within a fairly large radius that is not behind full cover. Especially amusing: You can also simply run over enemies.

No joke. Even though Goliaths are small, they are still tanks. If you simply run over an enemy, they are instantly dead. They can only be destroyed with strong explosives or many magazines. This can lead to really unfair situations, as one user shows on reddit:

Small tank with small quirks

These are the disadvantages: As strong as the Goliath may sound, it does have some weaknesses. The most obvious one is that the controls can be really frustrating. After all, it is still a tracked vehicle, making it tricky to navigate through doors and tight corridors.

Even if you don’t get stuck, inclines or stairs that are too high can pose a problem. Additionally, the tank is quite slow, so enemies can simply run away from it.

Perhaps the biggest disadvantages: as long as you are controlling the Goliath, you are stationary and can be killed. Additionally, kills with the Goliath do not count towards your next killstreak.

Goliaths are quite loud and can be easily heard with a bit of practice. Also, there should be an announcement when a Goliath is summoned into the field. Pay attention to such indications and use the weaknesses of the tank when playing against it.

But honestly: What are a few quirks when you can drive around in a tank? Remote control out, tank out, and let’s go!

How to best use the Goliath? If you are at the other end of the remote control, remember: find cover. Only call the Goliath when you have protection behind your own lines or in a hiding place.

Keep in mind that the Goliath needs some space to be summoned and it can run you over as well. This makes the deployment a bit tricky, but with a bit of practice, you will quickly figure out the nuances.

Don’t hesitate to use the tank early and often. That way, you’ll learn the somewhat cumbersome controls and soon be able to maneuver it through tight doors. Goliaths are particularly useful when your own death doesn’t really matter, but you need to quickly kill a few enemies. Because at least one, if not 3 or more kills are almost guaranteed per deployment.

Since the Goliath is an upgrade and not a killstreak, you also cannot simply call it as a good player as often as you want. You still have to wait until the cooldown is over. But that also means you will definitely get it 1-2 times per match.

If you prefer driving real tanks in shooters, you should keep an eye on the upcoming Battlefield 2042. It features huge maps and vehicles. In our special, read about what suits you better:

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