Welcome to the on the horizon post. On The Horizon is a monthly blog that focuses on select games Vanguard is interested in spinning up.
This month's list of games features some newer games with a mix of some older titles.
If you want to see any of the games listed here or some other game in TAW please fill out the Vanguard INTEREST FORM.
In Earth’s near future, climate extremes, overpopulation, food shortages, and a global pandemic led to nations collapsing and humankind on the brink of extinction.
Scientists adopted a means in which the human brain was removed and surgically encased into a robotic armature; a process known as Integration.
It was meant to be a temporary solution to an unavoidable crisis.
It was a good thing for decades, allowing humans to survive. But some of the Integrated saw this new form as the future of humanity.
With no desire to reverse the process, the post-humanist Integrated stratified, calling themselves the Rayonne.
Global war soon erupted, and Rayonne forces now seek to hunt down any remaining humans, forcing their integration, and destroying those who don’t share their views.
In Disintegration, you play an Integrated character named Romer. He’s one of many who rebelled and are now outlawed by the Rayonne.
It’s up to you to lead a small group of these Outlaws, people who have chosen to fight back and survive, into a brighter future where we protect those they care about and hope to one day become human again.
If you want to know anymore about this game please click here.
DEADSIDE
Deadside is a hardcore multiplayer shooter with wide open spaces as well as gaming possibilitiesIn Deadside you are being immersed into a realistic game play in a grim setting of a post apocalyptic world.
It aims to keep the balance between the dynamic of a shooter and a hardcore survival game.
The game world does not suggest fantastic elements like zombies or anomalies but focuses the player's attention on realistic aspects of life in the ruins of a dead civilizationOpen world, survival in a post apocalyptic world, real weapons, water borne and above ground transport, crafts, building, anything you need to survive and get an adrenaline rush, you can find it all here in DeadsideThe game is under active development.
POPULATION ZERO
Population Zero is an MMO that focuses on exploration and survival.
It also stands out by having a win condition. Every seven days, life on the game’s planet, Kepler, becomes unlivable.
Players need to build a haven that can survive the disaster. If they fail, players start over (although some progression will carry over to their new lives).
So the experience also has a roguelike element to it, something that MMOs don’t often tinker with.
CRUCIBLE
Crucible is a team-based action shooter driven by the choices you make. Each match in Crucible is a fight for survival and control.
Not only will you be going toe-to-toe with your fellow competitors, but you’ll have to adapt and overcome all the challenges the planet itself throws your way.
You and your teammates will need to work together to take down alien creatures, capture objectives, and pursue your opponents in search of victory.
TITANFALL 2
Bigger weapons make better friends in Titanfall 2, the epic follow-up to the genre-redefining Titanfall.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, expansive single player campaign and multiplayer experience.
Combine and conquer with new titans and pilots, deadlier weapons, and feature-rich customization and progression system that helps you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Unite and destroy. Become One.
Still has a committed player base and is a very fleshed out game in regards to content, replayability and stability.
Has around 1800 players during the weekdays and 3500 during weekends.
Has the ability to create custom games (8 vs 8 is the biggest gamemode) and PvE is also available.#
SEA OF THIEVES
Sea of Thieves offers the essential pirate experience, from sailing and fighting to exploring and looting – everything you need to live the pirate life and become a legend in your own right.
With no set roles, you have complete freedom to approach the world, and other players, however you choose.
Whether you’re voyaging as a group or sailing solo, you’re bound to encounter other crews in this shared world adventure – but will they be friends or foes, and how will you respond?
A vast open world with up to 4 player Co-Op (with both PvP/PvE) and a seperate PvP gamemode.
A wide variety of quests and a story driven campaign with 11 tales.
Daily player count is unknown.
Cross platform support.
MORDHAU
Mordhau is a medieval first & third person multiplayer slasher.
Enter a hectic battlefield of up to 64 players as a mercenary in a fictional, but realistic world,
where you will get to experience the brutal and satisfying melee combat that will have you always coming back for more.
Around 3500 players during weekends, unknown player count for weekdays.
Massive battles with up to 64 players and a variety of game modes
Has PvP, Online Co-Op and Offline play.
DAUNTLESS
Powerful, wild, and ravenous for the aether that holds the Shattered Isles aloft, Behemoths are a threat to our very existence.
Team up with other Slayers to confront these massive beasts before they consume what's left of our world.
Discover your strengths and refine your skills as you fight alongside up to three other Slayers.
Whether you choose to hunt with real-life companions or match with Slayers across the globe, you'll always have a friend in the fight.
Harness the power of Behemoths you hunt by converting their parts into powerful armaments.
Dyes, cells, and transmog stones let you further customize looks and loadouts to define your role as a legendary Slayer.
Join millions of Slayers who call the Shattered Isles home.
From the frontier settlement of Ramsgate to the turbulent reaches of the Maelstrom, there's so much to explore -- and so much worth protecting.
Free to Play and includes cross platform support.
Has been updated to include more maps, monsters (21 total) and weapons.
4 player PvE (No PvP but there is a trials game mode where players complete to kill the monster the quickest.
Escalation, the more monsters you kill the higher your escalation goes up. This results in the final boss spawning.
WARFRAME
A sci-fi first-person shooter combining FPS and real time strategy elements. Set in the near future on Earth, the only hope for human survival is through Integration, a process developed to preserve human brains in robotic armatures.
You play as Romer Shoal, a former Gravcycle pilot in command of a small resistance force still grasping onto the fading memories of their human selves. With the domineering Rayonne forces set on eliminating the final remnants of human society,
it’s up to Romer and his crew of Outlaws to fight back and reboot humanity. Pilot a variety of weaponized Gravcycles and command your crew on the ground by leveraging a variety of unique unit abilities and mastery of your own personal arsenal to dominate the battle.
Still a very large player base (35000+ in-game).
More content was added through 2019.
A wide variety of customisation, missions and quests.
Offers up to 4 player PvE and a 4 player PvP gam emode.
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For those not familiar with what we in Vanguard do, Vanguards role is to bring in the new blood for TAW in the form of new games.
We are always on the look out to find new games for TAW to bring in and build a division for, we can't do this alone though.
We need interest for games but a team to start a division up.
How do you go about showing interest for bringing a game into TAW then you
might be asking?
We got you covered, here is the interest form for you to fill out: Interest Form
Can't commit to transfer over? No worries, showing interest for the game is still
great so we know if there is members interested in seeing the game in TAW!
If you got any questions or interested to know more about Vanguard do feel free to
reach out to anyone of us in the VG staff:
Dreamus, Hemphop, Warlohn, SnapShot, RbMatty. Marv
Welcome everyone to the Vanguard Monthly Newsletter. I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by and check in on how we are doing this time around. As always if you have any interest in any of the teams below or if there is a game you would like to see in TAW please fill out the Vanguard Interest Form HERE.
As for the layout of the newsletter, teams that provided me with an update are going to be at the top of the newsletter. Teams that did not have an update for me will be listed below with general contact information as well as info about their scheduled events so that you can join them.
Now for your scheduled update on the teams.
Please go and visit the recruiting division for anything you need in the way of recruiting, also please go and visit there wikis here
-Recruiting Division-
DC: Caaran
Valorant Tier 2
SUL: Cayne
Valorant division will be hosting tournaments, they'll be open to external and internal teams with a prize pool,
all organised through our discord sever if you would like to know more about this please go and talk to the SUL Cayne.
If you would like to join any of Valorant's events please click here to see dates and time.
Elder Scrolls Online Tier 2
SUL: Ordashu
If you would like to join any of Elder Scrolls Online events please click here for dates and times.
Conquerors Blade Tier 2
SUL: Draxton
If you would like to join any of Conquerors Blade events please click here for dates and times.
Squad Tier 2
SUL: Deathwing
If you would like to join any of Squads events please click here for dates and times.
Red Dead Online Tier 2
SUL: AJAXD
If you would like to join any of Red Dead Online events please click here for dates and times.
Star Wars The Old Republic Tier 2
SUL: Trmnx
If you would like to join any of Star Wars The Old Republic events please click here for dates and times.
Halo Tier 3
SUL: SeveredAstro
If you would like to join any of Halo events please click here for dates and times.
Mount And Blade 2 Tier 3
SUL: TCael
Mandatory Times
NA (TBD)
EU (TBD)
As always if you have any interest in any of the teams below or if there is a game you would like to see in TAW please fill out the form HERE.
On behalf of the Vanguard team I would like to thank everyone for the support each of you show!
Elite Dangerous is the definitive massively multiplayer space epic, bringing gaming’s original open world adventure to the modern generation with a connected galaxy, evolving narrative and the entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions.Starting with only a small starship and a few credits, players do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to survive in a futuristic cutthroat galaxy and to stand among the ranks of the iconic Elite. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s story influences the unique connected gaming experience and handcrafted evolving narrative. Governments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity’s frontier is reshaped, all by players’ actions. 400 Billion Star Systems. Infinite Freedom. Blaze Your Own Trail.
A Galaxy Of WondersThe 400 billion star systems of the Milky Way are the stage for Elite Dangerous' open-ended gameplay. The real stars, planets, moons, asteroid fields and black holes of our own galaxy are built to their true epic proportions in the largest designed playspace in videogame history.A Unique Connected Game ExperienceGovernments fall, battles are lost and won, and humanity’s frontier is reshaped, all by players’ actions. In an age of galactic superpowers and interstellar war, every player’s personal story influences the connected galaxy and handcrafted evolving narrative.
Blaze Your Own TrailUpgrade your ship and customize every component as you hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle, trade and survive in the cutthroat galaxy of the year 3301. Do whatever it takes to earn the skill, knowledge, wealth and power to stand among the ranks of the Elite.
Massively MultiplayerExperience unpredictable encounters with players from around the world in Elite Dangerous’ vast massively multiplayer space. Experience the connected galaxy alone in Solo mode or with players across the world in Open Play, where every pilot you face could become a trusted ally or your deadliest enemy. You will need to register a free Elite Dangerous account with Frontier to play the game.
Check this game out, and if it is something you would like to see in TAW fill out the INTEREST FORM
Vanguard is proud to announce that the Valorant [VA] team has progressed to Tier 2 status!
With this, they are now open for internal transfers. If you would like to transfer to the Valorant division or attend events with the them,
feel free to join them in their channels in Vanguard or talk to the SUL, Cayne for more information.
Mandatory Times are as Follows:
EU Thursday's @ 19:00 - 20:00 GMT+1
EU Sundays's @ 19:00 - 21:00 GMT+1
NA Thursday's @ 20:00 - 21:00 EST
NA Sunday's @ 20:00 - 22:00 EST
Optional Times are as Follows:
EU Tuesday's @ 19:00 - 20:00 GMT+1
If you would like to join to discord group feel free to do so https://discord.gg/a7jauJR
Crucible, a new free-to-play PC game from Amazon’s original game development arm, is launching later this month, the e-commerce giant announced on Tuesday.
It’s Amazon Game Studios’ first big-budget original game, as the studio has focused mostly on tablet games released through its Android app store since the division’s launch back in 2012.
The game is a sci-fi third-person shooter that mixes together a bunch of popular game designs including components of team shooters like Blizzard’s Overwatch, battle arena games like Valve’s Dota 2, and battle royale hits like Epic’s Fortnite and Respawn’s Apex Legends.
The result sounds like it a combination of the game industry’s most dominant competitive titles of the last five years, which could position Crucible at the forefront of the Twitch and esports scene if it ends up taking off.
Crucible launches on May 20th for PC only
Crucible will feature a roster of different characters with specific abilities — Amazon isn’t calling them heroes, like most other games do — and three distinct game modes that each touch on competitive gaming’s biggest genres.
The first mode, called Heart of the Hives, will be a four-versus-four mode pitting two teams against AI-controlled enemies.
The second mode, Alpha Hunters, will put eight teams of two against one another in a battle royale-style contest, with the last team standing declared the winner.
And the last mode, Harvester Command, sounds a bit like Dota 2 and League of Legends by putting two teams of eight up against one another in a contest to collect “essence” and level up your characters mid-game.
Hello all,
We will be having the Spin-up Meeting for Mount and Blade II Bannerlord [MB] on Saturday 9th May 6pm GMT+0. Feel free to drop in the Spin-Up meeting channel under Vanguard Command. We will be having a general overview of the game and discussing in house events such as mandatory events. If you have any questions regarding this meeting or Mount and Blade II Bannerlord feel free to contact Mount and Blade II Bannerlord staff.
Hope to see you there!