It is an efficient day for tanks. Though now that I give it some thought, the tanks themselves in Battlefield V‘s freshly released Overture update are doomed to an eternal cycle of being murdered, then plucked from silicon heaven to fight one of humanity’s damnable wars as soon as extra. It’s a very good day for individuals who wish to blow up tanks.
After yesterday’s launch hiccup, the tanks have now rolled out. This first ‘Tides of War’ replace features a new vehicle-focused multiplayer map, a vehicle-focused singleplayer ‘War Story’, and a observe vary that ought to in all probability have been within the game from the get go.
The new map, Panzerstorm, takes Battlefielders to the Belgian countryside to allow them to fake they’re combating within the first correct tank battle of the warfare. You’ll be combating amongst the husks of tanks who acquired their a bit too early and exploded already, which is good. Whenever my squad spawns in a tank I are inclined to get lost and do my very own factor, too pissed off by my firing angles being decided by whoever nabbed the motive force spot earlier than me. I’ll be the one sneaking round with the dynamite.
It feels like that received’t be an choice within the singleplayer mission, which follows the German crew of a Tiger named Stefan. As effectively as being the title of my upcoming youngsters’s guide, the Tiger named Stefan will roll across the Rhine-Ruhr heading off US Shermans and infantry troops.
Along with the tank stuff and the observe vary – which I’d really boot up so I can have a go in a aircraft – the replace additionally brings a number of behind the scenes stability modifications. These patch notes discuss how the ‘time to kill’ hasn’t been fiddled with but, however you would possibly suppose it has due to some weapon tweaks. You’d suppose that will be the identical as ‘time to death’ although the devs insist they’re simply “closely linked”.
Two issues are happening right here. Any precise variations between TTK and TTD revolve across the server feeding gamers totally different info. The sooner the refresh price (or tick price) of the server, the nearer these values get to being the identical. The notion of TTD, although, could be modified by any variety of tweaks to audio and visible suggestions. Dice say they’re “investigating all elements that play into TTD, from netcode to damage feedback/other components that influence TTD perceptions”.
You’re not sated for patch notes but, are you? I can inform. Here are the most recent, which primarily cowl modifications to autos and the squashing of some notably irritating bugs. That in-game menu that broke all the things shouldn’t try this anymore, aiming down turret sights ought to work correctly now, and people infinite rounds ought to lastly come to a detailed.
Most importantly, squishy people can now duck down once they’re in top-gunner tank positions.
