“Foxhole” is an unusual MMO that is preparing for its farewell from Early Access. The full release brings new features – and one of them has an unusual backstory.
What kind of game is this? Foxhole is a war MMO that started in Early Access on Steam a little over five years ago. Now the developers have announced that this phase is ending and the full release on Steam will take place on September 28.
But what do you do in the game? You take on the role of a soldier who must join one of two massive armies.
It is controlled from an isometric perspective, so from above. This makes Foxhole look a bit like typical strategy games with a war setting.
Since a major update at the end of 2021, up to 3,000 players can participate in battles at once. These players move in a persistent world – it will remain even if you log out.
The exciting part: Tactics and resources are important, as well as teamwork – you can’t just run across the battlefield like crazy. Players on Steam also praise this: Currently, Foxhole has a “Very Positive” rating, with 83% favorable reviews (from 21,130, as of September 8, 2022).
The versatile battles allow players to take on different roles. In Foxhole, you can also choose to be a “Logistics” worker, who brings resources and troops where they need to go.
And it was exactly this group of players that made headlines at the beginning of the year.
Logistics workers felt neglected, went on strike, now getting a train
At the beginning of 2022, around 1,800 Foxhole logistics workers founded a “union” called “Logistics Organisation for General Improvement (LOGI)” (via logiunion.com).
The logistics workers felt disadvantaged regarding new features in the game. They made the work for logistics workers on the battlefield too stressful, constantly needing resources. Apparently, players did not like this, even called for a “strike” and in some cases caused the “soldiers” in the game to run out of resources.
This is what the developers are doing for the Steam release: In the dev stream, the developers talked about the upcoming update. They have apparently taken the criticism of the union members to heart. Because as soon as Foxhole 1.0 officially launches on Steam, a new train system will also be added to the game.
Logistics workers will be able to build large railway networks with tracks, which will then be used to quickly transport resources from A to B. This should help reduce stress.
Among some players in the Foxhole subreddit (via reddit) the announcement is well received:
Additionally, larger industrial facilities are to be introduced, which will allow for mass production of resources for combat.
But soldiers are not left empty-handed either: In the “Inferno Update”, new “fire” weapons, such as flamethrowers, will come into play.
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