Vanguard/History

September 26, 2017 Update

 * Vanguard Shield
 * Has been renamed Forward Vanguard Shield
 * Instead of adding an additional health pool upon activation, the shield will now decrease the damage from top and front by 67%, and from the sides by 34% for a short time.
 * See Details and Undocumented Changes for more.

March 20, 2019 Update

 * Tank Shell resistance (type 7) from 0 to -50
 * Rear armor from -100 to -50
 * Dev Note: While the original goal of increasing survivability for more casual or inexperienced players was well intentioned, tank versus tank combat became too much of a slugfest to be enjoyable for veterans. This change is a major swing back toward shorter tank versus tank time to kill values to bring back some of the tense, fast-paced gameplay (as well as some of the frustration that gameplay caused.) We'll continue to pursue avenues for easing less experienced players into the tank game, but it will no longer come at the cost of this style of gameplay.

August 28, 2019 Update

 * Nimitz Reactor (Defensive Slot)
 * Replaces 1000 Vanguard health in exchange for a quick-recharging shield layer of the same value.
 * Recharges 100 shield health per second at all ranks.
 * Rank 1: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 15 seconds when shield is broken.
 * Rank 2: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 12 seconds when shield is broken.
 * Rank 3: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 11 seconds when shield is broken.
 * Rank 4: Recharge delay of 6 seconds when damage is received, and 10 seconds when shield is broken.

September 15, 2021 Update

 * Default Utility and Defense
 * Standard vehicles have received rank 1 Fire Suppression as the default utility item.
 * Standard vehicles have received rank 1 Nanite Auto-Repair as their default defense item, except for the Sunderer, which has received rank 1 Deployment Shield.
 * Vanguard
 * Resist type 4 reduced from 87 to 80 for the ANT, Chimera, Lightning, Vanguard, Prowler, Magrider, and Sunderer.