So I was browsing the forums and came across a post form Sept’ 20 from a developer about feedback on game modes, one being Assault
( * Assault - mode where you need to take control over strategic sectors (groups of points) one after another. )
Did anything ever come of this or is it a plan that is yet to be implemented?
Good time to have a dedicated thread for the game mode.
From what I hear it was a game mode for a while but got removed.
I’d like it back.
It was actually in the game before, but for some reasons unknown to me it was removed. Probably because mode itself had some balancing issues (like it was extremely hard if not often outright impossible to get last two points). I liked that gamemode because it required a lot of cooperation, but on the end that was probably the reason why it was taken out of the game (at least for now).
I would love to see that gamemode to return, because quite original “invasion” mode is popular and this might be too. Nothing against domination mode, but that is gamemode so common literally everywhere, it almost feels lazy.
Simply put, it is similar to invasion, but with a few key differences:
1:
Instead of having 5 capture points in a line, there are two groups of two points, and one singular point
2:
If there are two points in the group, the attackers must capture both points at the same time, meaning they have to defend the first point they capture until they capture the second point, to proceed to the next group
3:
Defenders can recapture points, so they can both attack and defend here.
Assault was for me, the best gamemode in Enlisted
Having to capture 2 points reduced the meatgrinder by 50% by deviding the armies into 2 platoons
There are 2 reasons why I think this gamemode didn’t make it:
One battle filled with noobs could not be carried by one pro player. It takes at least 2 pros or more.
During the Berlin playtest, this gamemode was very badly set forcing attackers to sit in the middle of the street when capturing. It was impossible to win (but only in Berlin 8 months ago, Moscow didn’t have this issue)
Maybe this gamemode wasn’t removed, there is a possibility devs just left it to rebalance the mode
Assualt mode is broken on balance aspect.
The idiot like capture mechanism is “attacker have to captured and cleared BOTH two sector at the same time then attacker can push to the next stage/sector”
In some maps, attack is easier than defend, like “Apartment”. It will work like enlisted’s way. Also some extreme unbalanced maps like the Bridge map, also is the same way.
yes capturing both at same time really is difficult !! you push left right decreases and vice versa
but a big factor is that in alpha, there were much more bots and less real players
As I had already said the problem is not the gamemode design but capture zone design
Aka just invasion, but the defenders have to split their forces between two points, while the attackers can go all in on one point?
Well then obviously attacking will be easier than defending. With Assault, you also need to defend.
Why defender have to split to two?
Defender only have to keep one point not completely occupied than attacker cant attack next stage.
And do you ever play the assault mode? Or Im playing the different assault mode than you? Though sometimes attacker can win, but more likely to lose.
Not anymore, as it got removed.
I played plenty of it before, and while yes, they can pool their defenses into one point, the points are generally set up that a few well-placed grenades can clear the entire defending team.
You also cannot always rely on players defending the point, with a lot of players preferring to snipe or camp from another building/area. The matches generally were pretty balanced, tbh.
Its back with todays update 
They added one Assault map to Normandy Campaign.
New missions:
Maybe I am worng but isn’t it already in game? I show two forms of invasion int the normandy campaign, it sounds exactly like invasion too.
Anyway yeah I would like to see more invasion maps or overall more of this kind of game mode I really hate the 3 capture points game modes… (I don’t remember the name)
In Invasion there is series of points to capture one after another. Defenders cannot recap the point after the attackers menage to (even partially) capture it. There is only one point at the time.
In Assault there can be 2 points to capture at the same time and defenders can recapture the points. That way attackers have to take full control over both points at the same time to move the battle further.
The third mode with 3 capture points is called Conquest.
Ok thx
Assault has been reintroduced with the last major update
Sadly, I wasn´t lucky enough to get Assault mode yet. But I was really looking forward to it so thank you for confirming me its really back.
It’s good to have assault mode back… I was lucky too have it a try yesterday and it’s WIDE OPEN map thou which is relieving & fun 
