World of Tanks gets a new game mode called “Frontlines.” In it, a total of 60 players fight for control of a massive map. You can already test the new mode as a beta on the “Sandbox” test server.
World of Tanks is usually played in a 15vs15 format. The maps are a maximum of 1km² large, so the battles remain quite manageable. That will change soon. The developers at Wargaming are developing a game mode for World of Tanks that allows double the number of players to compete against each other on significantly larger maps.
World of Tanks – Frontlines – Huge Maps in Portions
The new game mode is called “Frontlines” and represents an epic tank battle with 30 vehicles per side. If you wish, you can also join various tank formations of five players each. This way, you’ll rumble across the battlefield, which is 9 square kilometers significantly larger than the old maps.
This massive battlefield is not available from the start. Instead, you must gradually unlock the individual sectors (each as large as a regular WoT map) of the battlefield. To do this, you capture local points as attackers, thereby steadily expanding the terrain. The other side plays as defenders and tries to stop the opponent’s advance. The available tanks are limited to Tier 10 or Tier 7 (light tanks).
It is likely that there will also be respawns. Wargaming has not officially confirmed this yet, but without respawns, the large battles would make little sense.
As a partner for the Frontlines mode, Wargaming has brought the Austrian studio Bongfish onto the team. Therefore, the core aspects of the new mode originate from the Alpine Republic rather than Belarus.
World of Tanks – Frontlines – How to join the Beta on the Test Server
The test version of Frontlines has been running since April 10 on the World of Tanks test server “Sandbox.” To participate there, you can apply to Wargaming for participation on the Sandbox server under the link provided here .
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