![]() ![]() The introduction of combat pacing allows all multiplayer maps to be enjoyed by fans of all modes and is a huge step up from ground war in this regard, which limited fans of large-scale engagements to only a few select maps.Ĭall of Duty Vanguard joins Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019), Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War (2020) in Activision’s unique cross-game progression system, allowing players to earn battlepass and account experience no matter which of the 4 supported titles they are playing. Blitz: Pure and utter chaos with up to 48 players on the map, allowing for engagements of 8 v 8 up to 24 v 24, depending on the size of the map.Assault: Things are getting a little crazy with up to 36 players on the map, allowing for engagements of 7 v 7 up to 18 v 18, depending on the size of the map.Tactical: The traditional 6 v 6 combat that Call of Duty is known for.Fast TTK:Ĭall of Duty Vanguard returns to the fast-paced and brutal combat of Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019), unlike Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War (2020) which featured a longer time-to-kill that allowed for a wider variety of engagements.Ī new feature has been introduced with Call of Duty Vanguard, which looks set to shake up the FPs genre for the first time in the history of the franchise, players are able to choose how intense they want their combat while enjoying every multiplayer map that the title has to offer. Removal of Factions:Ģ021 was a strange year for multiplayer shooters, with both Call of Duty Vanguard and Battlefield 2042 essentially abandoning factions, allowing players to freely select from a roster of specialists/operators.Įditor’s Comment: Only one year later, this trend has been reversed, with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 reincorporating factions and Battlefield 2042’s developers looking at restoring faction-based roles in 2023.įor the first time, Call of Duty operators have their own progression tree, similar to the system used by Rogue Company, and players are now able to level up each operator individually, unlocking new character-specific cosmetic items and rewards just by playing the game. While Call of Duty Vanguard was not perfect, there were many on Twitter and Reddit who were hoping for it to fail from the moment they saw a black man featured on the cover art, resulting in a negative social media campaign that painted Vanguard as “SJW propaganda created by diversity hires and radical feminists”, something which could not be further from the truth.Įditor’s Comment: I wish that Activision Blizzard had supported Call of Duty Vanguard for at least two years to show bigots that diversity was the future, and their attempts at demanding less diverse titles fell on deaf ears instead of prematurely announced Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and cutting an entire season worth of content and three operators from Call of Duty Vanguard. With 16 regular Multiplayer maps and four specialist Champion Hill maps, Call of Duty Vanguard launched with more maps than any title in recent memory, and the developers continued to add to that number, with an additional ten multiplayer and three zombie maps being released as post-launch content in 2021-2022.ĭespite being one of the most played games of 2021-2022 and best selling game of 2021, a generally lukewarm reception by more vocal elements of the Call of Duty community and its failure to meet Activision’s admittedly high sales expectations resulted in Call of Duty Vanguard Season Six being cancelled and the majority of the development team reassigned to other projects. Call of Duty Vanguard, despite its mixed reception, was the best shooter we received in 2021, offering a standard of quality and quantity that neither Battlefield 2042 or Halo Infinite were able to match. ![]()
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