Battlefield V’s battle royale Firestorm mode arrives today: All you need to know

Firestorm Gameplay

Squad and Solo modes

Sixty-four players will be dropped in the map in four-person squads or solo matches. This means, there are going to be 16 squads in the squad mode. You will be looting weapons, supplies and items throughout the game. Sticking close to your squad will be key to winning the match because you will need to be revived at some point and also require supplies to heal or refill your ammunition. Enemy players will be able to knock you down before killing you, but unlike other battle royale titles, you're not entirely helpless when down. Your sidearm will still be useable (though you won't be able to reload it) and you'll be able to use a knife. If you bleed out or the enemy takes you out a second time, there’s no returning back to the game.In a squad, you will be securing resupply points and vehicle strongholds spread across the map. Once secured, you gain access to rare vehicles and gear that will give you and your squad an advantage over enemies. There are five types of objectives in the game that will enable squads to get their hands on the best loot from the map.[caption id="attachment_6320831" align="alignnone" width="1280"]

Battlefield V: Firestorm Squad play.[/caption]Strongboxes and Safes distributed all over the map will give you basic and high-value loot respectively. Supply drops will occasionally happen through the match and you will have to make your way to them to obtain powerful loot. They will be marked with a green flare but every squad’s eye will be set on the drop, so be careful. Resupply points will be holding Rare and Epic weapons including Reinforcements. They aren’t always active but when they are, you will be able to locate them by spotting a set of olive-coloured balloons rising. Reinforcements include armaments or supplies including combat and transport vehicles, supply drops with powerful loot, artillery strikes and a V-1 Rocket strike. It’s going to be based on the type of random flare gun you pick up. Finally, Vehicle Lockups are bunkers housing the strongest combat vehicles in the game. Apart from powerful vehicles, you will also find Epic tier loot. However, do note that whenever a bunker is opened, everyone in the vicinity will be alerted with the blaring alarms and they’ll be rushing to get to you.

Weapons

Firestorm will be packed with Battlefield V’s gunplay and destruction. This means all the weapons and gadgets found in the base game will be available in this mode. All the weapons are divided into three tiers including Common, Rare and Epic. Every weapon will be available in these tiers with increasing support for special attachments or upgrades. Essentially, the Epic tier will support more attachments than the Common tier weapons.[caption id="attachment_6320841" align="alignnone" width="1280"]

Battlefield V: Firestorm Sniper rifle.[/caption]Firestorm consists of sidearms, rifles, snipers, shotguns, machine guns and sub-machine guns with their own ammunition types. You can equip a primary and secondary weapon. You will also get to loot up to 10 different melee weapons in the map. Coming to the gadgets, you will be carrying all your supplies in a backpack. For healing, you have healing syrettes. After you land, you will be equipped with an empty armour vest and you have to collect armour plates to increase protection across three levels. Common armour consists of a single plate, Rare has two while Epic has three armour plates, the highest. When an armour plate is damaged, you simply swap it out for a new one.

Vehicles

You won’t be fighting against enemy units only on foot but taking the battle to the sea and air as well. When you’re on foot, you can search the map for 17 different types of vehicles including tanks, helicopters, sports cars, and tractors. Among them, five are exclusive to Firestorm whereas the rest have been tweaked and imported from Battlefield V.Spawned vehicles will have limited fuel, so if you’re moving across the map then you will need to refuel them by picking up Jerry Cans. Some vehicles have mounted weapons with their own type of ammunition. So, you will also need to refill them along with your own weapons.[caption id="attachment_6320861" align="alignnone" width="1280"]

Armoured tanks in Battlefield V: Firestorm.[/caption]Looking at the gameplay, Firestorm surely looks fun. Together with Battlefield's signature environmental destruction system enabled, this is certainly shaping up to be a fun and unique take on battle royale.Make sure you catch the livestream of Battlefield V: Firestorm on our YouTube channel later tonight.