Commanders!
Today we’d like to tell you more about the upcoming Shockwave Mode release plan and about the way it is coming to Armored Warfare.
As you know from the trailer and the past articles, the mode will be released on October 29, 2024 along with the rest of the update and will be available exclusively for Tier 10 vehicles. Players will be able to join either alone or in standard platoons. The mode uses a heavily modified version of the Al Dabbah map where the central base was completely overhauled in order to accommodate the intended gameplay.
The currency rewards will be comparable to Special Operations and, additionally, we’ll be launching a simple event where playing the mode daily will be rewarded with exclusive camouflages, gold and other valuable items, including an animated avatar.
The mode will be initially available during all hours but for one month only and will therefore go away somewhere along the launch of the upcoming Seahawks Battle Path which is planned for November.
During this initial “Season 0” period we’ll be gathering your feedback in order to improve the mode for the next season as much as we can. We’ll be opening special feedback-gathering polls as well as paying close attention to all our official channels. After that, we’ll let you focus on the Seahawks Battle Path (as well as other events we have prepared for December) and will focus on improving the Shockwave experience for proper Season 1, which is planned for 2025.
Since creating an entire new mode is a huge undertaking, there certainly will be some things we’ll only be able to address for Season 1 and that we are aware of. Most notably:
- Ladder mechanism and a more elaborate reward system are still being worked on
- Additional mode-specific items, events and other things are yet to be added (we’ll discuss them later on, for now we want to focus on the pure experience)
We hope that you’ll enjoy what we have built and will continue building as the ultimate endgame mode of Armored Warfare and, as always:
See you on the battlefield!