Armored Warfare News

Commanders!

This month, we’re launching special Loot Crates in MY.GAMES Market that offer you a chance to win some of the most coveted vehicles in the game.



These crates are:

• Chinese-themed (with Type 99A2-140, QN-506, Type 96B, PTZ-89, camouflages and other goodies)
• Russian-themed (with Object 490, BMPT Mod.2017, T-72B3, Object 187, camouflages and other goodies)
• NATO-themed (with Altay, Leclerc T40, Leopard Revolution, BWP-2000, American camouflages and other goodies)

The mechanics are very simple. Each crate allows you to win one of the listed items (or its value in Gold if you have it already). To learn more about what's in a chest simply click on it, this will launch a small pop up window to show you what’s inside. You will find everything from in-game currency packs to consumables and exclusive skins that can only be found in these chests!

But here comes the new part: After opening the crate, you will immediately roll on one of the items that are inside this Loot Crate and will see what you receive before you have to actually pay anything. No more random chances – you immediately see what you get and what you don’t. You can then opt to purchase the item you rolled on for the Loot Crate’s price.

However, please note that until you do so, you will be unable to buy any other Loot Crate of the same type.



We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

This week, we’ve prepared another set of attractive items for you:

• QN-506 Tier 9 Premium Tank Destroyer
• Leopard 2 Revolution Tier 8 Premium Main Battle Tank
• Premium commanders Erin O’Connell, Alexander Cortez and Alisa Korhonen

Between April 2 and April 9, 2020, the following items will be available:


[h2]QN-506[/h2]


The QN-506 fire support vehicle is a Chinese attempt to design a cheap, export-oriented alternative to the Russian BMPT series. Instead of converting a second or third generation MBT, the engineers at Wuhan Guide Infrared Co., Ltd., likely to keep the vehicle as affordable as possible, opted to base their project on the Type 59 MBT, which is, in its basic form anyway, a copy of the old Soviet T-55 medium tank from the late 1950s. They jam-packed it with cutting edge electronics and a number of weapon systems, including ATGMs, an automatic cannon or smaller caliber rockets. However, despite the use of an unmanned turret, the protection levels of this vehicle are still quite low and, so far, there haven’t been any signs of interest in the QN-506. You can learn more about this vehicle in our dedicated article.

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In Armored Warfare, the QN-506 is a Premium Tier 9 Tank Destroyer that gameplay-wise resembles the popular BMPT series. However, unlike the Russian Terminators, it has a number of interesting features including tree different weapon systems (30mm cannon, 70mm unguided rockets and 151mm ATGMs) and loitering recon ammunition flying towards the end of a map and spotting everything in its path. The last ability is unique to the QN-506 and makes it one of the most potent support vehicles on the battlefield.






[h2]Leopard 2 Revolution[/h2]


The Leopard 2 Revolution is a continuation of the older Evolution upgrade, intended to improve the performance of the older variants of the Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank in order to make it excel even on the battlefields of the 21st century. The improvements include a comprehensive armor upgrade, ROSY soft-kill APS and smoke grenade launchers as well as an entire suite of cutting edge electronics. You can read more about it in our dedicated article.



In Armored Warfare, the Leopard 2 Revolution is a Tier 8 Main Battle Tank. It is not only well-armored, it also features an extremely accurate 120mm gun with advanced ammunition, allowing it to destroy its opponents at very long ranges, rivaling those of Tank Destroyers. The German tanks in general perform best at longer ranges and the Revolution is no exception.






[h2]Premium Commanders[/h2]


Some of the most popular and requested commanders are making a comeback in bundles together with Insignia and Boost tokens chosen specifically to allow for their faster training. You’ll be able to progress through their ranks faster than ever.



The commanders available are:

• Alexander Cortez (with his special ability to always deal maximum damage)
• Alisa Korhonen (with her special ability to call in an off-map ATGM strike)
• Erin O’Connell (one of the best scouting commanders around)

Please note that these bundles come with special Platinum Armored Warfare boost tokens, the best progress boosters available in the game. You can read more about them in our dedicated article.

As for the commanders themselves, this guide will provide you with useful tips on how to configure their skills.

Please also note that if you purchased one of these bundles during previous offers, you will not be able to purchase it again during this offer.





We hope that you will enjoy the offer and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

Some time ago, we have posted more details about the potential return of the Self-Propelled Gun class to the Global Operations mode. We also mentioned we’d run a limited, week-long test to gather your opinions on the feature and to determine what should be done based on them.

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That time is finally here. For the next week, starting from the launch of the latest update, the rebalanced SPG class with special shells will be available in the Global Operations mode for a week for your evaluation.

Please let us know what you think about this topic using the form below:



Please note that the form is available in English only and that you will need a Google account to submit your feedback in order to prevent any tampering with the results.

For more information about this topic, please visit our In Development article.

Let us also know your first impressions on Discord and, as always:

See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

The Spirithaven season is soon getting a major content update, consisting of three new progression vehicles and other features. To celebrate the occasion, we’ve prepared another Asian-themed contest for you.



The rules are, once again, simple. Make an Asian-themed in-game screenshot and submit it to the dedicated contest channel on our Discord. The screenshot does not have to necessarily feature an Asian vehicle, but it has to fit the topic of the contest – Spirithaven is an Asian-themed season, after all. The details we leave up to your imagination.

Make sure that your submission includes your nickname and has the correct size! The authors of the best five submissions will receive the following prizes:

• 14 days of Premium Time
• WZ-1224 Trash Panda Tier 6 Premium MBT

But that’s not all. Following the end of the contest, we’ll put the best five submissions to a vote on our official Armored Warfare Facebook page and the author of the submission with the most votes will receive a bonus prize: Type 99A2-140 Tier 10 Premium MBT!

Please note:

• The contest ends on April 8, 23:59 CEST
• Only one submission per player is allowed
• Don’t forget to add your nickname to your submission
• Each submission must have the resolution of 1024x768 or higher
• If you own the prize vehicle already, you will receive its price in Gold instead

Good luck and see you on the battlefield!

On the 2nd of April 2020, starting from 8:00 CEST (1st of April, 11 PM PDT), the server will not be available for 5 hours due to the application of Update 0.31.6025



[h2]List of Update 0.31.6025 Changes[/h2]

This update is bringing the following major features to the game:

New Vehicles

• K-153C Tier 9 AFV, a light four-wheeled highly mobile platform armed with a double Javelin-like Raybolt ATGM launcher. You can read more about it in our dedicated article
• AS21 Redback Tier 9 AFV, a heavy IFV with all the gameplay systems you know and love – top-attack Javelin style ATGMs, 30mm PELE rounds and Mechanized Infantry. You can read more about it in our dedicated article
• K2 Black Panther Tier 10 MBT, a light MBT with a number of advanced features. You can read more about it in our dedicated article

Commander Kwon Han

This Lodestar GmbH veteran comes with a unique set of abilities suitable for the fast-paced gameplay the new vehicles offer. He can be unlocked from the K2 Black Panther MBT. You can read more about him in our dedicated article

Artillery in Global Operations

We are rebalancing the Self-Propelled Gun class in order to prepare it for a week-long test of its re-introduction to the Global Operations mode. The rebalance includes the return of Smoke shells, brand-new White Phosphorus shells and other adjustments to SPG characteristics that you can read more about in our dedicated article. The test itself will be announced separately, stay tuned for more details.

General Changes

The following changes and fixes are also present in this update:

• Added a new, overhauled player punishment system to all modes of the game (please note that this system can be adjusted over the coming weeks)
• Fixed several issues that caused the game to crash
• Added a new variable to the Dossier and Battle Results windows – Performance (which is the percentage of shots that hit and deal damage – including non-penetrating damage dealing shots – from all your shots fired)
• Respawning in Global Operations or PvE now resets your Consumable cooldowns
• ASCOD LT-105: This vehicle no longer shows the Level 5 Crew trait amongst its traits
• Leclerc T40: Fixed the clipping issues of this vehicle’s turret’s rear side
• Leclerc T40, RST-V Shadow: Changed the flight trajectory of the Javelin missile to match that of the Raybolt ATGM used by K21
• Leclerc T40, RST-V Shadow: Fixed an issue where the Javelin missiles would sometimes get diverted too much by enemy soft-kill APS interference (also known as the “where the hell did my Javelin go” bug)
• Special Operations: Fixed an issue where players could obtain the final Special Operations reward could be received several times if you entered the final mission of the series multiple times with multiple vehicles before the first vehicle completed it successfully
• Spirithaven Special Operation, Chapter 3: Fixed an issue that could cause the sound of destruction of one of the warships to play indefinitely
• Spirithaven Special Operation, Chapter 3: Fixed several collision issues when traversing the tunnel
• Spirithaven Special Operation, Chapter 3: Fixed an issue that prevented some sounds from playing correctly when enabling or disabling the night vision mode
• Spirithaven Special Operation, Chapter 3: Fixed an issue that prevented some warship destruction visual effects from playing correctly or in full
• Fixed an issue where, when deploying smoke, a vehicle could become spotted when out of the area protected by it, even if it wasn’t located in the enemy line of sight
• For several (mostly Russian and Chinese) vehicles, we added a fuse designation to the HE shell names
• Added the flag of Friesland as a decal and banner