World of Tanks: HEAT, explained

What makes HEAT different

Classic World of Tanks is about historical vehicles and positioning. HEAT adds people. Every agent has an ability and an ultimate, and every agent brings their own set of modern tanks with their own active systems. Before a battle you choose the agent, the tank, modules and equipment; the combination defines your role far more than the vehicle class alone.

Agent roles

Agents fall into three roles: Defender, Assault and Marksman. Defenders hold objectives and shrug off damage, Assault agents push and break lines, Marksmen pick targets from range.

Chopper (Defender)

Ember

Kent

Raketa

Reaper

Twister

Hound

Fuzzer

Chopper, for example, is a Defender whose ultimate calls a creeping artillery barrage to clear positions, and whose trait stacks damage reduction while holding or fighting for an objective. His tanks include the M1E1 with an active protection system that intercepts shells, and the FV4030 X with a jamming field.

The tanks

HEAT uses modern vehicles: M1 Abrams variants, Challenger, Leopard 1, T-62, M60, Sheridan, Bradley, Marder and more. Each tank has its own active system, from an automatic turret to a disruption field, so two tanks of the same agent can play very differently.

M1E1

FV4030 X

XM1V

XM1 90

ALVT

T-62AV

Obj. 287

M60A1

M60A2

HSTV-L

M551A1

Leopard 1A6A1

AMX10 RC

M3E1

Marder 1A3

Modules and equipment

Modules change how your abilities behave and equipment changes the tank's stats. Both involve trade-offs, so the game rewards players who tune a loadout for a role instead of leaving the defaults.

Game modes

HardpointHold a single moving objective against the enemy team.

ControlCapture and hold several points across the map.

Kill ConfirmedDestroy enemies and collect the confirmation to score.

ConquestA larger objective mode for the 10v10 format.

Progression

Agents level up with play and unlock skills in a skill tree, plus new tanks. Precision counts more than hours: the systems are transparent, feedback is immediate and a good player on a starter tank is dangerous.

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