Call of Duty: Vanguard new multiplayer game mode Patrol is like even faster Hardpoint

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But Patrol is set to be much more than a Hardpoint variant

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Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer will introduce a new game mode called Patrol, GamesRadar learned during a hands-on gameplay session.

Patrol is a lot like the popular Call of Duty game mode Hardpoint, where players have to capture a series of rotating objectives. Patrol will only have a single objective, but that objective will constantly move around the map. That means that the hardpoint in question will never stay in once place, but you'll need to follow it as it makes its way throughout different choke points and open areas. We played Patrol on the Pacific island map Gavutu during our Call of Duty: Vanguard multiplayer hands-on, and it was pure chaos.

In Patrol, two teams will fight for the single hardpoint which is indicated by a bright beam of light emanating from the ground. When you've captured the hardpoint, the ring of light will turn blue - when enemies have captured it, it's red. If opposing players are both in the zone, it will turn yellow (you can change these colors to accommodate color-blind players, as well). 

As soon as the zone is activated, it begins to move around the map, requiring you and your teammates to come up with a gameplay strategy that keeps you in that moving hardpoint for as long as possible. As Sledgehammer Games tells us during the hands-on preview, certain stationary field upgrades like trophy systems won't be very effective here - whereas they're super helpful in traditional Hardpoint matches. 

Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante

Alyssa Mercante used to be a features writer at GamesRadar and is now a freelance writer and editor. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.