Get your panzerschreck’s ready, World of Tanks is getting a new mode this week. Wargaming.net will be releasing a major update for the popular free-to-play game, bringing a new game mode, a new map, new crew management options and more. The 8.11 patch is arriving in Europe today, it’s landing in Asia tomorrow, on the 12th, and will be invading the United States and Korea on Thursday, the 13th. Here are the main features of the update:
- “The probability of playing “Confrontation” is the same as for “Encounter” or “Assault”
- “The game maps available in “Confrontation” are the same as in any standard battle
- “The new battle type will be open for all vehicle tiers
- “Teams in “Confrontation” are built by nations. Battles cannot be fought by two teams built from vehicles of the same nation. For example, a French vehicle team can battle against the British, Americans, Germans or Soviets, but not against another team of French vehicles
- “The Chinese and Japanese nations are excluded from this battle type. The reason is that these nations do not have all vehicle types available
- “The new battle type can be played in Platoons, provided that all Platoon members are driving vehicles of the same nation (excluding China and Japan)
- “This battle type can be manually disabled in the game settings menu, just like the “Assault” and “Encounter” battle types”
The most notable addition is the introduction of the “Confrontation” mode, which will steer away from the regular free-for-all deathmatch games, and will set players against each-other based on nations. That means, based on what country built your tank, you’ll be placed in a team with the same nation, and you’ll be blasting away opposing factions. This sounds like a fun premise, but it’s likely to require some decent balancement work from the World of Tanks teams, as some nations tend to be somewhat stronger than others.
In addition, a new map called Windstorm will be introduced. The setting for Windstorm is a small European city, with tight streets covered in snow. Navigating your tank will most likely be challenging. Too bad those beautiful historic buildings can’t be blown to bits! 4 existing maps have gone through some changes as well, mainly Erlenberg, Highway, Redshire and Northwest. For more details on the latest update for World of Tanks, check out this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezos3siq9UQ#t=96