The subsequent chapter in Battlefield V‘s Tides of War marketing campaign takes gamers into the tropical wilderness of a model new map, Solomon Island. Appropriately named, Chapter 6: Into the Jungle, the replace touchdown on February sixth is bringing a bunch of latest weapons and devices, in addition to three new Elite troopers.
The Solomon Island map options “dark mangroves, hidden bunkers, rivers and marshes,” and Dice say it’s “designed for intimate jungle infantry combat combined with land and sea vehicle warfare.” From the trailer it appears to be like like there’s a variety of terrain that’ll thrust you into some shut quarters fight amongst the timber, which explains a few of the new weapons I’ll discuss in a bit.
There are three new weapons and two new devices to earn via Chapter Rewards. You degree these up by incomes XP, and every time you hit a brand new rank you’re rewarded with beauty gadgets or some model new weapons. For Support gamers, you’ll be able to unlock the Type 11 LMG and the Model 37 shotgun (for mid to quick distance engagements catered to the brand new map), and for Assault gamers there’s the M2 Carbine (which is a totally automated rifle).
As for the devices you’ll be able to earn, the primary is the M1A1 bazooka. “This is a supreme anti-tank tool at long range, but you might want to use another tactic when you’re up close,” EA’s website says, as if we should be instructed to not stand subsequent to one thing we’re trying to explode. The different one is the Lunge Mine Gadget – one other tank countering software which might be additionally a good suggestion to not keep too near.
The new Elites embrace Misaki Yamashiro, an assault specialist who wields a machete, and might be unlocked by rating up your Chapter Rewards to degree 40 earlier than Chapter 6 is over. The others should be purchased with the premium Battlefield Currency, however not one of the Elites give any form of benefit, they simply look cool. None of them cooler than the patriotic lad above in fact, who appears to be like like he fell straight out of a Top Gun movie. His identify is Steve Fisher, and his signature melee weapon is a knuckle duster. Next up is Akira Sakamoto, his particular melee weapon is a “repurposed Control Stick ripped from a destroyed airplane” – as you might need guessed, he was a pilot.
Battlefield V is on the market on Origin for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Although, in some unspecified time in the future this yr it must be obtainable on Steam too, as a result of last year EA decided that they’re friends with Valve again.
Tides of War Chapter 6: Into the Jungle is a free update that arrives Thursday sixth February.
