The new Drop Zone Mode for Star Wars Battlefront has been detailed and it looks like we are getting a KotH mode for Star Wars Battlefront now
For those looking for more details on Star Wars Battlefront's Drop Zone Mode that was teased a little while back then you do not need to look further than here. It looks like DICE has decided to spill the beans on the new mode for Star Wars Battlefront and it looks like it is going to be a standard-like King Of The Hill style mode. Shocking I am sure but something that needed to be added into the mix of things so that there is a mode for all players of Star Wars Battlefront in the upcoming beta and when it officially lands on November 17th for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The beta is still slated for October sometime and not November…
All of this news and updates for Star Wars Battlefront comes right from the source over on EA's blog site where the new Drop Zone Mode for Star Wars Battlefront is detailed. Here we are getting a "tight" 8 vs 8 match that lasts about ten minutes where the teams are tasked with capturing falling pods that have crashed nearby on the map. According to DICE it is a quick turnaround for your team to claim as long as the area is not filled with the Rebel scum. Or Imperial scum if that is your fancy in Star Wars Battlefront. Why that would be your fancy I don't know but at least we are getting options here in the game.
The winner of the match is the first to claim five dropped pods or whoever has a majority of the control when the ten minute match ends. To help aid with all of this in Star Wars Battlefront's Drop Zone Mode will be two different things. One being that if you stick around your claimed pod that it will open and offer up some perks to the victor of said pod. The other being that if the game senses a "stalemate" in the claiming of a pod it will drop another to force the fight to move. I'm not sure how well that will work here in Star Wars Battlefront but it looks like DICE is aiming to keep the battle flowing and not be a stagnant "camping" fest that modes like this can turn into.
Similar to “King of the Hill”-style experiences, the objective in Drop Zone centers on drop pods falling through the atmosphere onto the planet surfaces. In tight 8-versus-8 matches, Rebel and Empire teams fight to capture and control these pods.
When you locate a drop pod’s landing site, make your way to it and trigger the short claim process. Your team will win if it captures five pods, or control the majority of them after the 10-minute match is up. If a pod is constantly changing possession with no team able to defend it long enough to claim it, another pod will be sent down to break the stalemate. Then, there would be two pods that the teams have to gain control over.
Apart from playing the objective and bringing your team to victory, claiming pods comes with another perk: they contain Power Pickups. Once successfully claimed, the pod will start to open. This will take a moment, but staying around to get your hands on the contents can definitely be worth the risk. The choice is yours, though; when your claimed pod is opening up, another one will hit the surface elsewhere and going for that one could be the smarter move.
Apart from making these decisions, there are other ways to master Drop Zone. For instance, using the Droids and Turrets in your arsenal can be an excellent strategic move. Since it’s somewhat hard to predict which areas you’ll be defending, makeshift defenses like these are great to deploy. Throw down a turret and give your partner a shout that you've got this section covered, or deploy a Viper Droid that outlines where enemies are coming from.
Whether you’ll be playing Drop Zone on Tatooine, Hoth, Sullust, or Endor, a ton of work has been put in to map design from a gameplay perspective, fine-tuning key locations in order to make the matches as entertaining and interesting as possible.
Do you like Drop Zone Mode for Star Wars Battlefront based on what you read here? Does it look like the mode that will get your AT-AT running? Are you still waiting for another mode or map to be shown off for Star Wars Battlefront? Are you Rebel scum? Let us know in the comments and discuss. I am sure this will not be the final update on modes from DICE here as we still have plenty of time before Star Wars Battlefront launches so be sure to keep checking back for more as it comes. EA has to let more fly before October at the very least and the mode you have been hoping for in Star Wars Battlefront could be coming next.
