Developer Diary: Legendary PvE and the Escalation Event
Commanders!Today, we’d like to tell you more about a new PvE mode and event that will be hitting Armored Warfare in the near future.In early August, we are launching an event called Escalation as an introduction to the new PvE Legendary difficulty in Armored Warfare. This difficulty is tailored for Tier 10 and Legendary Vehicles only and represents our new vision of endgame PvE content.Armored Warfare has plenty of PvE content, but most of it is a bit long in the tooth and, what’s more important, players are so familiar with it they could probably pass some of the missions with their eyes closed. The Legendary difficulty level we’re introducing fixes all that because with the new Modifier system, maps become far less predictable.The core of the idea is simple. As a part of the introductory (and time-limited) Escalation event, we have overhauled a single PvE mission called Quarterback to the new Legendary difficulty level, which should pose a serious challenge even to the best of vehicles and the most coordinated of teams. The overhaul consists of:Visual changes (the map now looks prettier)Gameplay changes (the mission is longer and requires you to hold the refinery, not just capture it)More numerous and tougher enemies including a new category, the ElitesThe most important part – the Modifier system, which is the core of the Legendary difficulty levelTwo difficulty sub-modes will be available during the Escalation event – the easier one will feature fewer modifiers, the harder one will feature the full set.The mission also features Elite enemies. Elite enemies represent hardened Clayburn Industries troops sent by Clayburn himself to hunt you down. They are marked with a different color than usual vehicles and will appear in three different configurations:Officer – a single powerful enemy appears on this map (this is effectively an optional boss fight)Ambush – series of elite enemies are positioned around the map (these spawn on several positions during the mission but do not move around too much)Patrol – elite enemy groups patrol the area and may appear randomly during the missionElite positions are visible on the minimap.Now, let’s talk about Modifiers. Modifiers represent changes to the mission’s gameplay, each adding an extra difficulty to contend with. In addition, for each of these three categories, all enemy vehicles receive a substantial hitpoint and module protection buff.There are three types of modifiers:Map modifiers (affecting the basic map gameplay)Bot modifiers (affecting only normal enemies on the map)Elite modifiers (affecting only Elite enemies on the map)The map modifiers are:Artillery – off-map artillery is periodically targeting players during the missionDarkness – night fighting, enemy vehicles are harder to spot during the nightBunkers – hardened enemy positions appear across the mapSnipers – enemy snipers appear across the map, mostly around the refineryStorm – raging storm deals damage over time to player vehicles via lightning strikes, which can be avoided by movingThe general enemy vehicle modifiers are:Improved Damage – enemy vehicles deal more damage than usualImproved Health – enemy vehicles have more health than usualImproved Camouflage – enemy vehicles have higher camouflage factors than usualImproved Penetration – enemy vehicles have higher ammo penetration values than usualImproved Mobility – enemy vehicles maneuver and turn their turrets faster than usualThe Elite enemy vehicle modifiers are:Elite Armor – elite vehicles have thicker armor than usualElite Weapons – elite vehicles deal more damage than usualElite Health – elite vehicles have more health than usualElite HEAT Immunity – elite vehicles cannot be damaged using HEAT shells or missilesElite Reload – elite vehicles fire faster than usualElite Speed – elite vehicles drive, accelerate, and turn turrets faster than usualNaturally, such difficulty must be properly rewarded. Let’s talk about what the Rewards.You can look forward to:Increased XP and Credit incomeIncreased amount of Legendary Loot Crates for mission completionAdditional Legendary Loot Crate for killing all Elites on the map for everyoneSpecial achievements with epic rewards (including Premium vehicles)The Escalation event in the classic form you are used to with an extremely enticing top prize called Pilgrim Crate that will award you with high-Tier vehicles you don’t have yet (or Legendary Blueprints)As was mentioned before, we have overhauled the mission’s visuals as well and have added a lot of new details you’ll have to discover for yourselves. The Escalation event will be available for the remainder of summer with more PvE (Legendary) content already in the works.We are excited to hear your feedback once the event goes live and, as always:See you on the battlefield!Share
Commanders!
Today, we’d like to tell you more about a new PvE mode and event that will be hitting Armored Warfare in the near future.
In early August, we are launching an event called Escalation as an introduction to the new PvE Legendary difficulty in Armored Warfare. This difficulty is tailored for Tier 10 and Legendary Vehicles only and represents our new vision of endgame PvE content.
Armored Warfare has plenty of PvE content, but most of it is a bit long in the tooth and, what’s more important, players are so familiar with it they could probably pass some of the missions with their eyes closed. The Legendary difficulty level we’re introducing fixes all that because with the new Modifier system, maps become far less predictable.
The core of the idea is simple. As a part of the introductory (and time-limited) Escalation event, we have overhauled a single PvE mission called Quarterback to the new Legendary difficulty level, which should pose a serious challenge even to the best of vehicles and the most coordinated of teams. The overhaul consists of:
Visual changes (the map now looks prettier)
Gameplay changes (the mission is longer and requires you to hold the refinery, not just capture it)
More numerous and tougher enemies including a new category, the Elites
The most important part – the Modifier system, which is the core of the Legendary difficulty level
Two difficulty sub-modes will be available during the Escalation event – the easier one will feature fewer modifiers, the harder one will feature the full set.
The mission also features Elite enemies. Elite enemies represent hardened Clayburn Industries troops sent by Clayburn himself to hunt you down. They are marked with a different color than usual vehicles and will appear in three different configurations:
Officer – a single powerful enemy appears on this map (this is effectively an optional boss fight)
Ambush – series of elite enemies are positioned around the map (these spawn on several positions during the mission but do not move around too much)
Patrol – elite enemy groups patrol the area and may appear randomly during the mission
Elite positions are visible on the minimap.
Now, let’s talk about Modifiers. Modifiers represent changes to the mission’s gameplay, each adding an extra difficulty to contend with. In addition, for each of these three categories, all enemy vehicles receive a substantial hitpoint and module protection buff.
There are three types of modifiers:
Map modifiers (affecting the basic map gameplay)
Bot modifiers (affecting only normal enemies on the map)
Elite modifiers (affecting only Elite enemies on the map)
The map modifiers are:
Artillery – off-map artillery is periodically targeting players during the mission
Darkness – night fighting, enemy vehicles are harder to spot during the night
Bunkers – hardened enemy positions appear across the map
Snipers – enemy snipers appear across the map, mostly around the refinery
Storm – raging storm deals damage over time to player vehicles via lightning strikes, which can be avoided by moving
The general enemy vehicle modifiers are:
Improved Damage – enemy vehicles deal more damage than usual
Improved Health – enemy vehicles have more health than usual
Improved Camouflage – enemy vehicles have higher camouflage factors than usual
Improved Penetration – enemy vehicles have higher ammo penetration values than usual
Improved Mobility – enemy vehicles maneuver and turn their turrets faster than usual
The Elite enemy vehicle modifiers are:
Elite Armor – elite vehicles have thicker armor than usual
Elite Weapons – elite vehicles deal more damage than usual
Elite Health – elite vehicles have more health than usual
Elite HEAT Immunity – elite vehicles cannot be damaged using HEAT shells or missiles
Elite Reload – elite vehicles fire faster than usual
Elite Speed – elite vehicles drive, accelerate, and turn turrets faster than usual
Naturally, such difficulty must be properly rewarded. Let’s talk about what the Rewards.
You can look forward to:
Increased XP and Credit income
Increased amount of Legendary Loot Crates for mission completion
Additional Legendary Loot Crate for killing all Elites on the map for everyone
Special achievements with epic rewards (including Premium vehicles)
The Escalation event in the classic form you are used to with an extremely enticing top prize called Pilgrim Crate that will award you with high-Tier vehicles you don’t have yet (or Legendary Blueprints)
As was mentioned before, we have overhauled the mission’s visuals as well and have added a lot of new details you’ll have to discover for yourselves. The Escalation event will be available for the remainder of summer with more PvE (Legendary) content already in the works.
We are excited to hear your feedback once the event goes live and, as always:
See you on the battlefield!
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