I thought this would be a game mode that would incorporated any squad you have in the current game you could que into.
What happens in What IF? Well I though an interesting way in a WW2 game and have an anything goes mode, like War thunder you have GE/USA/Russian/Italian tanks all beside each other. What if we had a mode that all factions can play together, and can level different campaigns together OR gain a bonus for using the same faction (110% exp or 33% split between all 3)
So in What IF you can take any squad you have unlocked AS IS, and bring them into this mode. When you que you will be put into the axis/allied faction of that battle. So you can spawn into the AXIS side with a british squad/russian squad/usa squad equiped or Allied as Japan/GE/Italy⌠essentially every squad could be a mix of whatever. You could level multiple campaigns (a big issue is someone who maxed out GE and now maxing out USA, running that campaign with friends feels mostly like a waste of time.)
To fix the issue of models the easiest solution I thought of is your player model just becomes that of the side you where chosen on. So an Assault would have his model changed to the german assault squad but holding the weapons from the faction they chosen and vice versa. So there is no confusion of whoâs who.
Vehicles squads I thought the nice idea would be painting an image of an AXIS/Allied symbol so if you get to see them from afar, but honestly you would have the blue box over them and know theyâre not an enemy.
Why What IF? (Arcade Mode)
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Well a big issue thatâs been popping up that people are realizing, bots are being put into the teams. As a big issue is the community is way to split up. This would be an arcade mode that could group everyone together and remove unbalanced bot matches.
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Allows you to level up other factions or allied/axis but still play with your friends. A big issue once you maxed out a campaign is, you dont feel like youâre earning anything. This could solve the issue with Player 1 being able to use another campaign army with player 2/3/4.
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Matches are more casual, and in an odd way more balanced. Annoyed every early on match youâre getting chewed by russian bullet hoses⌠YOU CAN NOW EQUIP THOSE BULLET HOSES! and have 2 german squads to act as your non-assault squads!. Really think the Sherman Jumbo is OP, CATCH ALL THE TNT AND INSTANTLY DIE BECAUSE YOUâRE SLOW AS F***!
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Match tiers
Not all weapons classes are made equal so I was thinking of certain tiers could be made for certain weapons. I thought it would be interesting to disect and playing certain maps with certain limits.
T1 Infantry
Bolt Actions Allowed
SMGâs Allowed
No Semi Auto equiped troops
No LMG equipped troops
No Mortars
Anti Tank Rifles Allowed
PIAT/ZOOK/PANZER are NOT ALLOWED (Empty 2nd slot bombers will be given an anti-tank rifle.)
FG42/M2/AVS are NOT allowed
T1 Vehicles
Battle for Moscow Tanks
Light Fighters
T2
Semi-Auto non snipers are allowed
PIAT/ZOOK/PANZER are allowed
T2 Vehicles
Invasion of Normandy Tanks
Heavy Fighters
T3
LMGâs are allowed
Mortars are allowed
Semi-Auto snipers are allowed
T3 Vehicles
Battle For Berlin Tanks
Bomber Planes
T4
FG42/M2/AVS are allowed
Idea of the tiers
Why tiers? well it would be easier to balance the game off what you expect new players to have especially depending on the Campaign, later improved guns could be given higher tiers (drum mag thompson/PPD could be put on above tiers so.) Why, if I was bringing a friend into the game, Iâm sure he doesnât want to play against entire squads full of LMG run and gunners only equiped with the bolt action and starting smg, or entire squad of semi-auto really either.
How would it work: Goes off the best equipped soldier, you canât cheese in a bunch of low tier stuff and sneak in an FG42.
Why I feel itâs fun, it really would be funny to see certain maps played by certain tiers, playing the battle for berlin with tankettes and bolt actions instead of end war guns. Playing Moscow with high end tanks, Normandy Beach and you run to the MG nest to see a Tiger staring you down. It would be like Warthunder arcade mode where you see a B17 being protected by an BF109âs and Japanese planes.
Also another Idea for what if is instead of any team you can que What IF? instead of just Normandy but you get a 1.1 or 1.2 exp boost for doing so (putting yourself at a disadvantage of not picking what you think is the best X squad with best equipment to only using one team.)
