Disappointing limitation for War mode

This news from E3 is not good... but it might get better before game launch. If this doesn't get better (6 vs 6 for Clans?)... CoD WW2 won't be workable for larger online War Clans like us.  Time will tell.

Call of Duty: WWII reveals a disappointing limitation for War mode

If you were expecting big-team battles, you might be a little disappointed.

By Michael Goroff | 06/13/2017 11:25 AM PT | Updated 06/13/2017 12:27 PM PT
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Staying true to Call of Duty’s more intimate version of competitive multiplayer, Call of Duty: WWII‘s new War mode will be a 6v6 game mode, not the big-team battle like Battlefield 1‘s Operations that some were expecting.

According to its latest “Making of Call of Duty: WWII” livestream, the devs went into further detail about what we can expect from Call of Duty’s latest multiplayer mode.

First, the maps in the attack/defend War mode have been custom built for that mode, so while the locales may stay the same in multiple modes, the actual layouts of the maps will be different. Some new maps that were announced are Pont du Hoc, a trench-and-bunker style map; USS Texas, which takes place within the battleship; Gibraltar; and Ardennes.

Here are a couple of map flythrough videos:





The objectives in war mode, which will weave a loose story within the mode, will vary depending on what map you’ll be playing. This is because the objectives will be based on the actual history of the battle you’re playing, so in some maps you’ll be building bridges and escorting friendly armored vehicles, while in others you might be tasked with destroying artillery pieces.

Each map will have attackers and defenders, so depending on what side of the battle you’re on, you will either have to complete the objectives, or prevent the other team from doing so. Teamwork will be crucial to winning matches, especially when you’re one of only six per team.



Call of Duty: WWII will be arriving on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC November 3rd.

Call of Duty: WWII tanks only in War mode and may not be driveable.

Tanks will only be found in Call of Duty: WWII's War mode, potentially locked to a set path.
By Nick Plessas | 06/13/2017 11:38 AM PT
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Again in a CoD game... vehicles and aircraft may not be driven or flown by gamers.  Time will tell...

The recent Call of Duty: WWII livestream revealed that tanks will be exclusive to the game’s War mode, but their usability is still in question.

After revealing the tank’s exclusivity to the new War mode, the developers explained that players could jump onto the tank’s mounted machine gun, or escort it and use it as cover. One option for the tank distinctively not mentioned was the ability to drive it. Previous Call of Duty games allowed players to drive these machines into battle, but if the War mode’s narrative focus requires the tanks to follow certain paths, WWII players may not be so lucky.

Call of Duty: WWII is slated to launch November 3rd on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC

New ‘Call of Duty’ Lets You Play as Black Lady Nazis

Link:  https://heatst.com/gaming/super-woke-new-call-of-duty-lets-you-play-as-black-lady-nazis/

11:23 am, June 15, 2017
 
The upcoming Call of Duty: World War II has brought up a pressing question in the debate over intersectionality in video games.

Can a game get so politically correct it becomes viscerally offensive?

Apparently those bastards at Sledgehammer Games managed to pull it off by letting you play as black women Nazis in multiplayer mode. This was noticed by gamers and journalists at E3—the world’s largest gaming expo—where the game was available to play.
The developer wanted to add diversity, by allowing players to customize the character they play in multiplayer. This means, you can change the race and gender of your soldier avatar. When playing, the game randomly places you on a different team, usually Americans or Nazis, so sometimes, you’re gonna get some pretty ahistorical looking Nazis.

This might be why the multiplayer was scrubbed of all Swastikas, on army uniforms and in maps of Berlin.

“We didn’t feel like it was appropriate there,” said Michael Condrey of Sledgehammer Games in a livestream interview. “It’s a dark symbol and we have to be really respectful and mindful of customs and regulations of different territories and we wanted the whole community to play it together. You’ll see it in the campaign in a historical and accurate way but not in multiplayer and zombies.”

So in the mind of Sledgehammer Games, black Nazis are not offensive if you remove all the swastikas. Flawless logic.