Are you thinking about getting the new Call of Duty: Vanguard? Then you should know these 5 things about the shooter before you buy it.

Santa Monica, California – On November 5, the new Call of Duty: Vanguard will finally be released. And while many a fan has already pre-ordered the new 2021 CoD, not everyone has made up their mind to buy it yet. To make sure you’re informed about all relevant aspects of the game before you buy it, and to help you decide if the new Call of Duty is something for you, we’ve put together the 5 most important things everyone should know about Vanguard before making a potential purchase.

Vanguard: What is the new Call of Duty about anyway?

The Setting: The setting of Vanguard is set in the Second World War. The new Call of Duty is historically inspired, but doesn’t use any real events or characters from that era. It is also not set in an alternate reality like Wolfenstein, as many initially assumed.

What is it about? In short, the story of Vanguard revolves around the origins of military special forces as we know them today. These have their roots in the Second World War and that’s exactly where the new CoD starts. While you experience the creation of such a unit in the campaign, you can then play members of the first special units in multiplayer.

Vanguard: This content offers the new Call of Duty at release

The latest spin-off of the popular “Call of Duty” series basically has something in store for every CoD fan. There is a single-player campaign for story fans, an extensive, traditional multiplayer part – the heart of every “Call of Duty” title – and zombies fans will also get their money’s worth.

Singleplayer: The single player campaign focuses on the story behind the said creation of the special forces. Players experience the whole thing from the perspective of individual servicemen and women who, as a motley, international squad called “Task Force One”, fight their way across the most notable battlefields of World War II to Berlin. There they are to sabotage a secret Nazi project that is crucial to the war effort.

Multiplayer: The centerpiece of the new Call of Duty comes with a whopping 20 multiplayer maps as well as 7 modes (core and hardcore) right at release. This makes Vanguard the biggest Call of Duty in the last 10 years in terms of multiplayer. For a better classification: Black Ops Cold War started with a total of 8 maps at release. By the way, 16 of these maps from Vanguard are 6vs6 core maps. The other 4 are designed for a smaller format.

Zombies: Fans of the popular zombie mode are also served in Vanguard. Here, the studio Treyarch, known for particularly cool zombie experiences, had its fingers in the pie and so players are served a prologue to the story of zombies from Black Ops Cold War, so to speak. Traditionally, the co-op mode is once again about withstanding an overwhelming onslaught of the undead for as long as possible. The undead story from Vanguard is linked to the zombie storyline from Cold War.

This is completely new: There are some cool, fresh elements to the multiplayer that allow for new, tactical gameplay. For example, the popular Gunsmith feature from Modern Warfare returns, but now has more options in store – including custom ballistics and different ammo types and calibers.

In addition, Vanguard offers reactive environments on its maps. This allows numerous objects on the maps to be destroyed, revealing new lines of sight or even new passages. This gives you completely new ways to play, no two matches are the same. The level of destruction doesn’t reach the Battlefield series, but it surpasses everything that CoD has had so far.

Also new in multiplayer are the so-called Combat Pacings – a kind of selectable filter or preset that lets you decide how you want to experience Vanguard in multiplayer.

Vanguard: What does the new Call of Duty bring to Warzone?

Here’s what’s coming for Warzone with Vanguard: Warzone famously acts as a sort of link between Call of Duty’s annual major releases, already tying together Modern Warfare 2019 and Black Ops Cold War. And with Vanguard’s upcoming integration into Battle Royale on December 2, a third major title is coming soon.

Vanguard has quite a bit in store for Warzone in the process (starting December 2):

Do you have to buy Vanguard for this? The good thing is that even though all of these things basically come through Vanguard – you get all of that for Warzone for free. In other words, you benefit from the integration of Vanguard even if you only play the Standlone free-to-play version of Warzone and don’t own any of the last 2 main parts or the new Vanguard.

Vanguard: Post-Launch Content – Here’s what happens after release

Here’s what to expect after launch: As usual, Warzone and now Vanguard as the new main title will be regularly supplied with new content from the start of the joint – Season 1 – via the – Season s and the associated Battle Passes. All important, gameplay-relevant things like new base weapons, new maps or events will remain free for all players on all platforms.

Everything you need to know about – Season 1: The single player campaign is unlikely to continue after release, but there will definitely be new content for traditional multiplayer as well as zombies. In – Season 1 you can expect:

More detailed info about – Season 1 can be found here: Vanguard & Warzone introduce new – Season 1 – And what you can expect before that

Pre-order or buy Vanguard – Overview of all editions and bonuses

If you want to buy or pre-order Vanguard: The new Call of Duty: Vanguard is available in three different editions:

All details about the respective prices, contents and pre-order bonuses as well as other special features of these 3 versions can be found in detail and clearly listed in this article: Buy Vanguard: All editions and bonuses at a glance

If you have already pre-ordered Vanguard: If you have already pre-ordered Vanguard digitally, you can download the game in advance of the release. You can find out everything you need to know here: Preload of CoD: Vanguard started – Everything about times and download size.

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