Vehicles, Lots of Vehicles
Firestorm certainly isn’t the first battle royale game to feature vehicles, but it takes the concept to a whole new level. Whereas in games like PUBG and H1Z1 they are merely transport, in Firestorm they pack a serious punch. What’s more, there’s an insane amount of them.
A whopping 17 vehicles are available, allowing players to traverse air, land, and sea with everything from heavy tanks like the Churchill and Sturmtiger to the tiny but useful Fl 282 Kolibri helicopter.
Vehicles are distributed around the map in special lockups, which can be found at most major landmarked areas. These lockups take a bit of time to open, and doing so is a risky business, since it alerts enemies to your position. Of course, the pay off can be pretty major if you score a decent tank.
Of course, vehicle balancing will be a key concern for players heading into Firestorm, but based on my hands-on experience, it’s pretty well thought out.
Tanks can be countered with the right weapons and gadgets, and vehicles require fuel to operate, so players can’t just maraude around in perpetuity. And any squad members caught inside an exploded vehicle can’t be revived, so using them needs to be considered carefully.
That said, the balance and the whole concept of war vehicles paired with battle royale felt more appropriate in squads than it did in solo. We’ll be breaking that down in more detail in another article.
