Last May, Ubisoft unveiled a new game in the The Division: Heartland series, developed by Red Storm, the latest work to be independent of the World Wide Range worldview and confirmed to be free to operate. After 9 months of silence, people familiar with the matter revealed that the game is played in a similar way to "Escape from Tarkov" and has been closed tested recently. Let's take a look!
Journalist Tom Henderson exclusively reported on the Xfire website that Ubisoft recently conducted extensive QA closed tests on "Heartland", and he further revealed that there are initially two gameplay modes in the game, namely "Excursion" and "Storm".
Expedition is primarily a 3-a-side PvE gameplay where players explore and collect equipment on an open-world map called Silver Creek as they fight against AI enemies. Another "Storm" mode features PvPvE elements, and the player's goal is to enter Silver Creek, explore the map, fight the AI and beware of hostile players, similar to Escape Tarkov, and then evacuate with supplies.
Silver Creek Introduction
According to many testers, the gameplay of "Expedition" mode is more like the teaching mode before entering "Storm", no matter which mode, players also use Silver Creek as the main stage, go to the place to adventure and evacuate with resources, and finally return to the base of operations to configure.
The polluting gas in Silver Creek World does not start to shrink from the edge like the battle royale on the market, but occurs and spreads in random areas, and the player must find supplies and make gas masks in the map, otherwise they will fall into a "DBNO" or down but not out state.
The loot in the game, like The Division, is still gray, green, blue, purple, and the highest quality gold, and the MAP will also be scattered with the Land Strategy Bureau SHD logo, where players can use resources to replenish.
Base of operations
In addition to adventures in Silver Creek, the most time players spend will be in the Base of Operations, a safe area for players to rest, configure or upgrade their equipment, as well as a place to receive quests where players can also team up or play mini-games prepared by Ubisoft.
Character class
According to Henderson, there are currently 3 male and 3 female characters available for creation in the beta version, and it is uncertain whether more custom custom character options will be added after that, but there will be 3 different classes to choose from after the selected character, each with different talents and characteristics.
Weapons Expert | Weapon Expert
Talent: Tracking Shot - This weapon can be marked for 5 seconds when dealing to an enemy. "Share Armor Pack" - Armor Pack can be used to repair your armor or provide it to nearby friendly forces.
Ability: Favors armor
Doctor | Medec
Talent: "Restore Health" - Restores health for a period of time after entering cover. "Share Medical Kit" - same as above, but for restorative life.
Skills: Good for melee combat
Survival Guru | Survivalist
Talent: "Reconnaissance Loot" - Crouching will specifically reveal nearby unopened loot chests. The Shared Detector feature is the same as described earlier, but is only available for detection.
Skill: Facilitates cover
It is worth mentioning that the enemy AIs in the Heartland game are called "Vultures", and there are 6 different class types such as Flanker, Grunt, Heavy, Sharps, Hooter and Technician.
However, the above information is a disclosure during the test period, and some of the content will be different from the official disclosure of the game, and is only for the reference of players. However, with the third quarter earnings open day looming, Ubisoft may bring more news about the listing of "Heartland" in the near future.