Author: thearmoredpatrol

Some thoughts about Armored Warfare

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So, another game review. Although I’m sure most of you guys already heard of it, there’s some interesting information I gathered from their forums and streams.

But before I begin, I must warn you that unfortunately, I have no access to the closed alpha test nor have I participated in their focus tests so my review (which can’t really be classified as a review, sadly) will consist mainly on public information.

Firstly, let’s talk about Obsidian Entertainment. If you’re familiar with their products, you’ll know that prior to Armored Warfare, they developed roleplaying action games, such as Fallout: New Vegas (which was fucking awesome, I’ll give them that).

So, how come they’re following this road? Will they add roleplaying aspects into the game? The answer is yes. Unlike World of Tanks, the commander has a bigger impact on the rest of the crew and has unique abilities. You start off with 3 commanders (or 4, depending if you have Anthony Diaz – the one that was given away in December / January). Each commander will have their own biography, history, traits, likes and dislikes – to make them more unique and roleplayish. You will be able to gain and improve skills by playing and gaining experience.

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Luftvärnskanonvagn L-62 Anti II – Finnish AA SPG

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This tank, known also as Landsverk anti-II or L-62 or locally ItPsv 41, was an AA SPG based on the Stridsvagn L-60/Toldi chassis, developed by Sweden and used by Finland. Scarce information is known about it and I will try to tell you everything I found on the web about it. The tank was used in Hungary too –  as the Nimrod (license built). More is known on the Nimrod (FTR). So I will assume that this tank is a downgraded Nimrod with 1 less crewmember. Also it is 1 ton lighter, with a 50 cm lower turret than the Hungarian variant and with an engine that has 115 hp (5 more than the Nimrod), so it makes up with more camo and mobility.

The 6 Anti-II AA SPGs used by Finland downed 11 Soviet aircraft in the summer of 1944, with no kills in the AA ranks. The tanks were in Finnish service until 1966. Now they are featured in various museums.

The L-62 chassis was more effective than the L-60 one: it had 5 small roadwheels instead of 4 large ones.

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World of Tanks Generals

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There’s a relatively new Wargaming product in closed beta, called World of Tanks Generals. Like its base game, it focuses mainly on tank combat, but instead of 3D armored vehicles, you get to play with cards. Yes, at first it may sound boring to some of you, but it surely gets better as you get into it.

So, how do you play it? Well, you don’t have a team to depend on. You’re the one and only, versus another player, or a bot – depending on your choice. The battlefield is now a board, on which there’s two headquarters (or training camps) by default. The interesting fact is that base cards can deal damage to the adversary base (not enough to kill it though). So yeah, you can derp someone in the face even from the first round.

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6th of March 2015

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Here’s some WoT related news, again – motion physics only.

-players can now download the second patch of the motion physics common test from the RU portal

-new common test patch is limited to 5 tanks (T1 Cunningham, T-54, T-62A, AMX 13 90 and AMX 50 100) and 10 maps (Westfield, Pearl River, Malinovka, Prokhorovka, Abbey, Himmelsdorf, Mines, Cliff, El Halluf and Ensk.)

-tanks will now be able to jump over ditches and holes without being stopped by ‘The Force’

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