Greetings TAW members. As always Vanguard is testing the waters and gauging interest in the newest titles that are being put out onto the market. We always want to make sure that these games are something our members would be interested in playing and that they have the capability of bringing in new members.
For this post we will be discussing a title I'm rather excited about. Warcraft III Reforged. Reforged will be a RTS like the long forgotten (except by us old timers) Warcraft titles that came about before the MMORPG days of World of Warcraft. Like many others this is where I truly got my start in gaming is playing these top down RTS style games. Anyone else remember tower defenses on Warcraft II and Starcraft? I do! Anyways I digress, Reforged will allow you to relive the events of Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne and allow you to play as Night Elves, Undead, and of course, Orcs and Humans.
Warcraft III Reforged does not have an official release date but from my research they are saying it should be released by Holiday 2019, so the wait will not be long! If this is a game you would like to see in TAW please fill out the following form and express that interest. It can be found HERE.
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Today we would like to see how the community feels about Archeage Unchained. The original Archage was released back in 2014 as a free to play MMORPG and was pretty well received. Even though it was free to play there was of course a subscription option that would give you a step up in any type of PvP.
Unchained is an expansion upon the original and boasts that this expansion is available to everyone without powerful premium content, the game offers an equal playing field for every style of player. The game will not have the previously offered subscription packages however it does have a base cost.
-Unlock powerful items by playing the game-
For the past five years, players of ArcheAge have been following their dreams of glory, freedom and riches. The endless plains, mountains, deserts and oceans of the three vast continents tantalize players with this much-coveted freedom. Be it daring chevaliers or fearsome pirates – glory awaits the players in challenging PvP-fights. Riches and empowering items can be acquired in diverse quests and dungeons. All players will have the same chance to craft the most powerful weapons and equipment that can be found in the colossal fantasy world.
-Fair PvP-gameplay-
Only the most skilled fighters, archers and mages will emerge victorious from the massive PvP-battlefields. ArcheAge: Unchained offers no shortcuts to get powerful equipment. Diligence, skill and a little bit of luck will determine every player’s success in battle. Pirates now can take part in pvp-battles thanks to the new Siege and Territory System.
Those who know their opponents best will have a clear advantage. ArcheAge: Unchained allows players to create over 200 different character classes by using different skillset combinations, which can be changed throughout the game.
-Freely explore the world-
Having been continuously updated and expanded on in the past five years, the three large continents of ArcheAge offer a myriad of areas, cities and dungeons for the player to explore. In ArcheAge: Unchained, players now can travel freely around the epic fantasy world. In the new version mounts, pets and gliders with special buffs can be unlocked through gameplay.
Archeage: Unchained has officially launched today, October 15 and is available for purchase. If this is a game you would like to see in TAW please fill out the following form and express that interest. It can be found HERE.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint
BECOME AN ELITE SPEC OPS SOLDIER
Explore the mysterious world, diverse abilities, new factions, and many ways to play Ghost Recon Breakpoint
WELCOME TO AUROA
Somewhere in the South Pacific lies the remote Auroa Archipelago, a vast land of diverse biomes that range from lush rainforests to snowy peaks. Now, it’s home to Skell Technology, an enigmatic technology giant. Initially interested in a remote testing site for its autonomous drones, the Silicon Valley company eventually turned Auroa into its “World 2.0,” a high-tech, high-security utopia of sustainable eco-cities and robotics research.
SEAMLESS OPEN WORLD CO-OP
Explore a diverse and mysterious open world ranging from barren deserts and dramatic fjords to futurist cities and arctic peaks. Featuring 11 unique biomes and home to Skell Technologies this remote Archipelago will challenge the Ghosts like never before. Use the environment to your advantage as you disappear into a jungle canopy to evade your foes or jump into a vehicle and charge into battle by air, land and sea. A seamless co-op experience means your squadmates can jump in and out at any time.
FIGHT YOUR BROTHERS IN ARMS TURNED ROGUE
Face your deadliest enemy yet, The Wolves, former Ghosts who have betrayed their country. Led by the charismatic Colonel Cole D. Walker they have taken control of Auroa for an unknown purpose. Now in control of Auroa’s powerful drone technology The Wolves and their allies will hunt you mercilessly across Auroa.
Destiny 2
Dive into the free-to-play world of Destiny 2 to experience responsive first-person shooter combat, explore the mysteries of our solar system, and unleash elemental abilities against powerful enemies. Download today to create your Guardian and collect unique weapons, armor, and gear to customize your look and playstyle. Experience Destiny 2’s cinematic story alone or with friends, join other Guardians for challenging co-op missions, or compete against them in a variety of PvP modes. You decide your legend.
Features:
An Immersive Story
• Defend the Last City of humanity against the dark forces beyond our system
Guardian Classes
• Choose from the armored Titan, mystic Warlock, or swift Hunter
Cooperative and Competitive Multiplayer
• Play with or against your friends and other Guardians in various PvE and PvP game modes
Exotic Weapons and Armor
• Collect an amazing array of weapons and armor to personalize your combat style
Borderlands 3
FRESH GUNS!
Borderlands 3 features bazillions of guns, courtesy of the same reputable manufacturers that Vault Hunters like you have been trusting to tool them up since forever. Firearms with self-propelling bullet shields? Check. Rifles that spawn fire-spewing volcanoes? Obviously. Guns that grow legs and chase down enemies while hurling verbal insults? Yeah, got that too.
MEET THE FAMILY
Out to save the galaxy in Borderlands 3 are four all-new Vault Hunters, each more customizable than all their counterparts from previous games combined. Moze is a gunner who can digistruct and pilot a mech. Amara is a siren who can summon and smash enemies with ethereal fists. FL4K is a beastmaster whose pets prey upon bandits. And Zane is an operative who uses gadgets to cause chaos on the battlefield.
IT'S NOT THEIR VAULT
Your enemies in Borderlands 3 represent the very worst that this untamed corner of the galaxy has to offer. Psychos, skags, and super badasses of all shapes and sizes will do everything in their power to stop you, and they're smart enough to seek cover, to support each other, and to coordinate their attacks. Look out!
CHAOS IN THE COSMOS
Discover new worlds beyond Pandora, each featuring unique environments to explore and enemies to destroy. Tear through hostile deserts, battle your way across war-torn cityscapes, navigate deadly bayous, and more!
Gears V
It’s about time. Suit up with a WWE Superstar Batista skin for use in Gears 5 multiplayer. Play Gears 5 while online between Sept 15 (4:00pm PT) and October 27 (11:59pm PT) to get him in game for free.
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever, with five thrilling modes and the deepest campaign yet.
Campaign: The world is crumbling. The Swarm has corrupted the Coalition’s robot army and is descending upon human cities. With danger closing in, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
Escape: Outrun the bomb, outsmart the Swarm, and escape the Hive! Escape is a new, aggressive, high-stakes co-op mode featuring a three-player suicide squad that must work together to take out enemy hives from within.
Versus: May the best team win! Rack up points and trade up for superior weapons in Arcade, a frenetic playlist built for jump-in, over-the-top fun. With ten other game types plus new and classic maps, Versus rewards every competitive style, from casual to pro.
Horde: Can you and four friends endure waves of ever-stronger enemies and bosses? Survive using new hero abilities, building defenses, collecting power, leveling up your skills and working as a team.
Map Builder: Create custom Escape hive maps and experiences to share with and challenge your friends.
Three-player Campaign Co-op: Battle alongside your friends in three-player online or split-screen co-op.
Tours of Duty: Rank up from new recruit to four-star general in Gears Tours of Duty. Take on new and exciting challenges, earn awesome rewards, and show off your loot.
Boot Camp: New to Gears or just a little rusty? Bootcamp is a fun way to learn the ropes, from the basics to advanced combat techniques.
Play as Jack: Play as Jack, your personal flying support bot that can protect allies and damage enemies - perfect for players new to Gears.
Visual Showcase: Play every mode in 4K and HDR at a smooth 60 frames per second on compatible machines
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Greetings to our brothers and sisters of TAW. The Vanguard Team is proud to announce that COD Modern Warfare has reached Tier 2 status. Join us in congratulating the Team in a job well done and encourage them to keep fighting the good fight. They have been working hard to get this game going and get it into Army. Now that this game has hit Tier 2 that means that they will be open to internal transfers within TAW plus a few other bonuses like their own blog and forum sections on the website.
MODERN WARFARE IS BACK
Grounded combat and fast-paced action. The most photo realistic environments in franchise history. Fan-favorite multiplayer modes and epic Killstreaks. Deep weapon customization. Best-in-class down the barrel gameplay. And a whole lot more.
Story
Partner with Special Forces and freedom fighters to retrieve stolen chemical weapons. Covert operations will take you across Europe and the Middle East in order to stop full scale Global war! The world will look to you to do what needs to be done.
Squad
WHAT IS SQUAD?
Squad is an online multiplayer first-person shooter that aims to capture combat realism through communication and teamplay.
Built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 4, Squad will pit teams of up to 50 people against each other in intense modern day combined-arms combat scenarios. In this realistic environment, the flow of the game is dictated by the players, with organic and emergent gameplay reigning supreme.
Final Fantasy XIV
LIVE YOUR STORY!
Become a warrior of the light and fight to deliver the realm from certain destruction!
FIGHT YOUR WAY!
Choose the job that suits your style, and team up with friends to overcome countless challenges!
Last Oasis
After a cataclysmic event halted the Earth’s rotation, the planet was split into two extreme and deadly environments. Only a narrow band of space between the hot and cold halves of the planet has conditions that can support life. This band moves at the pace of the planet’s rotation around the Sun, and all life on Earth must migrate with it to survive. In order to keep moving, the remnants of humanity have built nomadic machines, and a walking city called Flotilla.
Every day, Flotilla transports more nomads into the passing oases, where warring clans fight tooth and nail for control of territory and valuable resources. Some nomads have carved out lucrative positions for themselves and even gained status with Flotilla; however most nomads are locked in a daily struggle for survival, forced to battle both nature and those around them. There will never be rest for the men who built the walkers; they can only move forward.
Diablo 3
What's New in Diablo III?
We're proud of the original Diablo's dark, moody atmosphere and engaging item-grabbing gameplay. Diablo II added more environmental and monster variety, more diverse classes, and a number of unique elements that have since become synonymous with the franchise (like gems, runes, set items, etc.).
Both games established the series' hallmarks: randomized levels, the relentless onslaught of monsters and events in a perpetually fresh world, unique quests, tons of items, and an epic story about the High Heavens, the Burning Hells, and the hapless and heroic human beings caught between them.
Diablo III is the inheritor of this legacy, and we've added even more elements to the game to keep building on our vision for the world of Sanctuary.
World of Warcraft Classic
WHAT IS WOW® CLASSIC?
Azeroth As It Was
The drums of war thunder once again… Return to a lost era of Azeroth and enjoy the timeless stories that defined this world at war.
World of Warcraft Classic is a faithful recreation of the original World of Warcraft. Combat mechanics, original character models, and skill trees all contribute to a truly authentic experience.
DayZ
This is DayZ, this is your story.
DayZ is an unforgiving, authentic, open world sandbox online game where each one of 60 players on a server follows a single goal - to survive as long as they can, by all means necessary. There are no superficial tips, waypoints, built-in tutorials or help given to you. Every decision matters - with no save games, and no extra lives, every mistake can be lethal. If you fail, you lose everything and start over.
Scavenging for supplies and roaming the open world never feels safe in DayZ, as you never know what's behind the next corner. Hostile player interactions, or simply just struggling through severe weather can easily turn into intense, nerve-racking moments where you experience very real emotions. On the other hand, meeting with another friendly survivor in DayZ can lead to a true friendship that lasts a lifetime...
Your choices and your decisions create a gameplay experience that's completely unique and unequivocally personal - unmatched by any other multiplayer game out there. This is DayZ, this is your story.
As always if you would like to see these games join our ranks please go to the following link and fill out our Interest Form!
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