A Dynamic Duo Returns?

Quite some time ago, my son came to the conclusion that he lost enough interest in Armored Warfare to uninstall it from his computer, despite my short spending spree on him during the Christmas season. Now, many months later, he made the decision to give it another try, after all the updates and changes that have come since then.

Here is our first battle together....

Going for Gold, I Suposse

Episode 2 of the Storyline Campaign, named "Monsters," has been launched in Armored Warfare!

First, I got an email about the event, then I checked out the details on the main website. Even with some truly rare prizes (namely the premiums tier V T-64AV Hunter and the tier IX B1 Centauro 120 Wolf Tank Destroyer, or the Gold payout for those who already own one/both of them), I wonder if PvP and Global Operations will be revitalized enough for players to stand a chance at collecting those.

Not to sound like I am taking the "easy road," but I think I will pass on the first two (recently got the T-72AV Ice which covers me at tier V and already have the Centauro 120 Wolf from a while back) and make my attempt with the 40 battles in PvE. My decision is based on real world timing (work, family time, alien invasions, etc) and realistic completion potential (PvE has been a lot more stable with having people in the NA queue than the other two game modes, but even those numbers have been dropping this past while).

However, just like Part 1 of the Storyline Campaign, this next chapter has restrictions on the assets that have be used before those actions are counted for progress towards the prizes. Since I used the tier VI M1 Abrams last time, might as well put other things on hold and make the attempt with the next vehicle inline.

How quickly I forgot Hard was much different than Medium, especially without upgrades....

Much Ado about Nothing

Noting really much to say about Armored Warfare. Other than slowly progressing up (when there are enough people on to join a battle, even PvE numbers in queue have been going down), I managed to collect all the extra bonus rewards for this week. Despite some issues others posted about on the forums, I experienced no problems redeeming the new daily prizes.

No Russian the Progress

Progress through the tier VIII T-90A has been a very slow venture. 

Armored Warfare, much like other games that use a similar model for advancement, allows for fairly rapid gains in the lower tiers/levels, headway slows slightly in the mid tiers/levels, then becomes a snail race in the upper tiers/levels.

While bonus events do help speed things up a little, it's still going to be a long tour to my goal. It was once said "it's not so much the destination, but the journey" and while this is mostly true, things have gotten a wee bit stale.

It has been quite a while since there was new progression vehicles added to the game and the last two maps, Watchdog and Raiding Party, are already "old news." Events, like Mercenary Showdown and the current Storyline Campaign do add a little something in an attempt to spice things up, but technical issues and slow support to correct these measures overshadow the original intent of the ideas.

Still, I load up and bang out a battle or two, continuing up the line towards my original goal....

Port d'appel

Last year on Bastille Day, Armored Warfare offered a special bundle package. This year, not so much.

In the year between, the tier VIII premium AMX 10 RCR French Tank Destroyer was added to the game as an everyday available Gold purchase. The blue livery, special occasion variant, has made sporadic appearances along the way.

Previous to Update 0.19, this was my top tiered, premium machine and I was having a lot of fun with it. It didn't drive like any other wheeled vehicle and the cannon was a delight, when it made contact with enemy forces. After Update 0.19, the Terminator Reaper was moved up from tier VI to VIII and slowly replaced this French offering as my new "go to" vehicle for bigger reputation and credit payout potential. Plus, the Terminator had more weapons options and could take a lot more punishment over the thin skinned AMX.

However, I decided to take my old French favorite out for a spin, been a while since the last round of changes....

A Quick Blurb about Bastille Day

Not much going on today on my end (at least, with the tracked/wheeled variety), however there is a Bastille Day bonus taking place in Armored Warfare, read more here.

A Bonus to the Bonus

Starting today and for a limited time, Armored Warfare has substantially increased the login bonus rewards. Offered as a prelude to upcoming Update 0.21, be sure to check out the specifics here.

With the Day 6 reward being the premium tier III Type 59-IIA Legend (or 500 Gold if already collected from a previous opportunity), I thought I would load up mine and see just how well I would fare.

This is how it all went down....