[ENDED] Armored Warfare Early Access Key Giveaway (Ends 9/20)

[Amart]

http://aw.my.com/us

Armored Warfare is an upcoming Tank game from Obsidian Entertainment and My.com

Early Access ends on September 20th, and Open Beta starts soon after.

Edit:

The reddit giveaway has ended.

 

[Elixer]

Hmm, why bother with the 'giveaway', if it is going to be open beta anyway?
Do the early access guys get something different as a reward compared to the open beta?

 

[JTsyo]

World of Tanks clone?

 

[Amart]

World of Tanks clone?

Yes and no. There are some major differences, primarily improvements.

- Modern Tanks are significantly faster and differently armored/armed than WWII ones.

- You do not get one-shot-gibbed by Artillery (and it's reworked towards support)

- Crytek Engine is much better than BigWorld (game looks more uniform, runs faster).

- My.com has a chance to be a better publisher than Wargaming, and so far they are doing the right things. Hiring Obsidian to develop the game was a good move.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian_Entertainment

- There are Cooperative PvE Missions

- Armored Warfare competes on price - so far My.com has kept the Gold/Credit ratio at 1:1600 compared to WoT's abusive 1:400. This impacts the cost of unlocking and credit packs - which is highly abusive in WoT.

Wargaming has been keeping WoT on a skeleton crew, re-investing in multiple other projects instead of significant content and rapid re-works. ArmoredWarfare is likely to break this monopoly by re-working the same concept and removing the major annoyances.

Hmm, why bother with the 'giveaway', if it is going to be open beta anyway?
Do the early access guys get something different as a reward compared to the open beta?

Yes. You get to try out the game, a head start, and a low tier exclusive tank.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

So everyone gets an Abrams. And then what?

 

[motodude]

So everyone gets an Abrams. And then what?

Death and Destruction.

 

[Amart]

So everyone gets an Abrams. And then what?

Please elaborate. What exactly are you asking/implying?

There is a variety of effective roles in the game besides the Main Battle Tank.

If you are asking about end-game content - it's going to be similar to WoT, just better implemented. I heard rumors of Co-OP Boss Missions in the PvE side, and organized "Brigade" Ladder for competitive PvP.

The same layers of depth as in WoT should persist -

Game knowledge -> Situational Awareness -> Individual Twitch skills -> Handling information-overload / stress -> Group Awareness/Teamwork -> Tactical Calling

Armored Vehicles lose some of the twitch skill compared to FPS games, but gain in nuances of armor angles, group dynamics and interaction with terrain.

When you play organized PvP you stay for the adrenaline of outplaying other teams or learning new tactics when you get beaten.

 

[Amart]

accidental double post