Armored Warfare open beta........

AchillesLastStand · September 30, 2015, 11:53:39 AM

Starts on October 8th, with those who have purchased founders packs it will be available on the 1st. Anyone else jumping on this?
http://aw.my.com/us/news/general/introducing-open-beta

Yskonyn · September 30, 2015, 02:45:11 PM

Not familiar with it, but Obsidian caught my eye here. But is this another WoT clone ?

Nefaro · September 30, 2015, 03:11:00 PM

Quote from: Yskonyn on September 30, 2015, 02:45:11 PM
But is this another WoT clone ?

Yes, with modern equipment.

I'd rather play one of these with the more modern stuff, but I've seen some videos of this one and it looks to be as Arcade-y as WoT. Possibly more so in some ways.

At least it's free-to-play, so it's easy to look into.

Tpek · September 30, 2015, 03:25:43 PM

I'm looking forward to the OBT.
Didn't bother with the founder packs though.

Dammit Carl! · October 01, 2015, 01:21:19 PM

Quote from: Tpek on September 30, 2015, 03:25:43 PM
I'm looking forward to the OBT.
Didn't bother with the founder packs though.

Ditto.

Tpek · October 01, 2015, 03:51:39 PM

Quote from: Dammit Carl! on October 01, 2015, 01:21:19 PM
Quote from: Tpek on September 30, 2015, 03:25:43 PM
I'm looking forward to the OBT.
Didn't bother with the founder packs though.

Ditto.

Scratch the Ditto then I guess...
I'm a silly impulsive buyer.
Got a Founder pack and already played a bit :))

jomni · October 01, 2015, 06:08:10 PM

Does it have modern fire control? Lase and shoot?

Nefaro · October 01, 2015, 06:13:46 PM

Quote from: jomni on October 01, 2015, 06:08:10 PM
Does it have modern fire control? Lase and shoot?

Don't think so, with the main guns. Just aim through the sight and fire IIRC. Arcade style, like WoT.

However, it does have ATGMs which you must guide to the target. So there's that.

Tpek · October 03, 2015, 10:53:50 AM

So if anyone's playing it (other than myself) my nick is Tpek
And it'd be nice to form our gown Grogheads Battalion.

Apocalypse 31 · October 03, 2015, 11:20:58 AM

Quote from: Nefaro on October 01, 2015, 06:13:46 PM
Quote from: jomni on October 01, 2015, 06:08:10 PM
Does it have modern fire control? Lase and shoot?

Don't think so, with the main guns. Just aim through the sight and fire IIRC. Arcade style, like WoT.

So what's the point playing with modern equipment then, if they're not going to include the best part?

Tpek · October 03, 2015, 12:51:54 PM

For those that have had enough with WWII games and want to see some more modern looking tanks.
While it doesn't offer everything a modern tank has, neither did WoT or WarThunder ever did offer a real simulation of WWII tanks.

For something a bit more realistic you could always try Arma 3 :)

jomni · October 03, 2015, 06:09:07 PM

Arma 3 don't have lasing to by default.

Though the game will compute and show you the range to the target, you have to manually do the elevation / ranging.

Apocalypse 31 · October 03, 2015, 10:37:50 PM

Quote from: jomni on October 03, 2015, 06:09:07 PM
Arma 3 don't have lasing to by default.

Though the game will compute and show you the range to the target, you have to manually do the elevation / ranging.

That's what's funny about vehicles in ArmA. They look high-tech but lack the real hardware that MAKES them high-tech. Modern MBTs and aircraft with primitive fire control and targeting systems.

Nefaro · October 23, 2015, 01:21:10 PM

I decided to give Armored Warfare a try this weekend.

After a couple matches, it doesn't look too bad for a casual multi-player FreeToP. I was needing a change after playing a lot of World Of Warships the past few months, and War Thunder for quite awhile before that, so hopefully this fits the bill.

I wouldn't bother, if it weren't for having more modern Cold War era equipment. Wayyyy more interesting than the heaps of WW2 stuff out there.

Nefaro · October 24, 2015, 11:10:29 AM

I think the module grinding in Armored Warfare is far less annoying than WoT & WT. Likewise with the gold ammo & other such pay-to-win nonsense. For a free-to-play game, the setup is quite reasonable. I'm not even sure there's anything to spend money on other than the Subscription and Premium vehicles (both of which give reward bonuses).

As for the gameplay, it's rather Arcade like WoT. But better in some ways. Non-penetrating HE rounds don't do much damage against MBTs, for example. There are ATGMs (and counters like reactive armor & active defense systems).

There is also more variety regarding Roles, and they are rewarded appropriately for doing them. I've been having more fun driving an AFV, and scouting for the heavies, than using a beefcake MBT. The TDs and Light Tanks also look like fun. I won't mention the SPGs.. everyone should hate them.. but I've not encountered them enough to get an impression about whether that situation is better than WoT. I imagine it is, if only in small ways. They do get automatically detected by enemy SPGs when they fire, and there is a brief warning when you have an artillery round incoming, so that's good.

This will probably be a nice casual multi-player escape when in between others of this type. I'm very thankful it's post-WW2 stuff. The gfx effects look great too.