World of Tanks: Frontline Is Back!
5 min readFrontline is back and will give you the opportunity to get exclusive vehicles! Frontline’s core gameplay and economy remain unchanged, but some adjustments have been made to make the mode even more enjoyable.
Frontline Stages
This year, Episodes will be replaced by Stages. Every calendar month from March to June, Frontline will kick off and take place for one week. There will be four Stages, between which, Frontline will be unavailable.
The first Stage of Frontline 2020 will start on 9 March 2020 (04:00 UTC) and will be available until 16 March 2020 (01:00 UTC).
Progression System
The Frontline 2020 core mechanics are the same as last year, but here’s a quick refresher just in case:
- Battles take place between two teams with 30 players on each side.
- Only Tier VIII vehicles are allowed in this mode.
- You’ll climb the Ranks from Private to General based on your battle performance.
- Earn special “Frontline Experience” for reaching new Ranks and use it to boost your Frontline Tier.
- Get rewards for reaching certain Frontline Tiers—15 in total!
One of the main changes coming this Season is the reduction of Frontline Tiers from 30 to 15. Completing them will require less Frontline Experience than last year, but not by half as you might think.
If you managed to reach the maximum Tier in last year’s Frontline and found yourself wishing you could earn more rewards, you’ll be glad to know that special daily missions with even more valuable prizes will be available this year. They unlock upon reaching Frontline Tier 15. The sooner you reach Tier 15, the more missions you can complete during the current Stage and, consequently, the more rewards you can earn!
Condition
Play 3 battles and cause at least 5,000 damage to enemy vehicles in each battle by shooting, ramming, or using Combat Reserves.
Restrictions
- Once a day
- Only in Frontline
- Only for players who have the maximum Frontline Tier
- Progress resets daily
Rewards
- 25 bonds
- x1 Personal Reserve +300% to Crew Experience for 1 hour
Condition
Get the Rank of Captain 3 times.
Restrictions
- Once a day
- Only in Frontline
- Only for players who have the maximum Frontline Tier
- Progress resets daily
Rewards
- 25 bonds
- x1 Personal Reserve +300% to Free Experience for 1 hour
Condition
Play 3 battles and block at least 2,000 damage in each battle. Ricochets and non-penetrating hits are included.
Restrictions
- Once a day
- Only in Frontline
- Only for players who have the maximum Frontline Tier
- Progress resets daily
Rewards
- 25 bonds
- x1 Personal Reserve +50% to combat experience for 1 hour
After the completion of each Stage, progress is reset and you’ll begin the next Stage the following month from Tier 1. Note that you won’t be able to play Stages you missed.
Finally, we’re retiring Prestige Points. Instead, you will earn tokens, the event currency, which can also be obtained by playing Steel Hunter. Use these tokens to redeem any two of the three exclusive vehicles below.
Rewards & Exclusive Vehicles
There’s a total of 15 Frontline Tiers. Reaching each Tier brings you fixed rewards: Credits, Regular and Premium Consumables, Directives, and Personal Reserves. Check them out.
For each Frontline 2020 Stage, you can earn a maximum of 3 tokens—one at Frontline Tier 5, one at Tier 10, and one at Tier 15. In total, you can get 12 tokens for playing all 4 Stages. The most successful players who have collected all 12 tokens will be able to exchange them for one of the following exclusive Tier IX reward vehicles:
- The Object 777 Variant II, a brand-new Soviet heavy tank
- The Char Futur 4, a unique new French medium tank
- The AE Phase I, an American heavy tank with four segmented tracks
You can get a second reward tank (or collect the missing tokens for the first) by playing and earning tokens in the Steel Hunter event, which kicks off in the second half of 2020.
Tank Rental 2020
In the previous Season, only one base tank, the T-44FL, was available for credits. Now another formidable warrior, the T-32FL, has been added to the list of basic vehicles that will be available throughout all Frontline Stages. In addition, these tanks have special vehicle status–this means you can move crew members from another tank of the same nation and class into them without incurring a penalty.
Now all rental vehicles available for gold will be accessible during all Stages. The list of them will be set for the entire Season. They are all replicas of existing Premium tanks.
As in the previous year, all gold spent on rentals will accumulate in a special fund. It can be used to get a discount on the purchase of the original version of any of the leased tanks.
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