Soldiers!
Following the recent Gods of War meeting with both CinC's (Checov and Quinn), here is a update on server events, gameplay adjustments, and immediate executive decisions from XOOM and OHM, based on your feedback.
Next Target: Open Beta Stress Test.
This Wednesday (Tommorow), the Campaign and Training servers will be locked for a few hours. All players will be routed into the Open Beta server for critical stress testing. Keep an eye on social media for timing updates from TEX.
Executive Decisions & Updates
To address recent community feedback regarding the garrison changes and population imbalances, the following adjustments are live:
1) HC FMS Restored (With Limits): HC Officers can once again deploy the HC FMS. To prevent the previous "whack-a-mole" meta, there is now a 10-minute cooldown to redeploy after an FMS is placed or destroyed.
2) Navy Mobility Restored: 5 Trucks have been added directly to the Navy Garrison so Naval Infantry can once again launch offensive operations from the docks.
3) TZ3 F2P Balancing (1-Week Test): To combat late-night population skewing and VP hoarding, Free-to-Play players in TZ3 will be forced onto the underpopulated faction. We will reevaluate this after one week.
4) Armor & RDP Adjustments: Heavy and medium tanks remain removed from garrisons (the Char B1 appearing in 2 AB was a bug and has been fixed). Concurrently, factory repair timers have been altered, making RDP highly effective against heavy/medium armor. Pilots report feeling much more useful under these new mechanics. (Note: Manual factory repairs are not possible due to engine limitations).
Upcoming Operations:
We are pushing to hit critical player thresholds in the coming months:
1) Operation Storm King (April 26).
2) Operation Reaper (May 24).
See you in the Open Beta tommorow!