Vanguard Season 5 Zombies: The Archon Map, Main Quest, Gameplay Improvements

[Legion Bulletin]

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Call of Duty: Vanguard Season 5, the last season before Modern Warfare 2, brings the final round-based Zombies map to the game. Here’s everything we know about The Archon map, as well as the new Main Quest and improvements coming to Vanguard Zombies in Season 5. After the huge success of Black Ops Cold War Zombies, players were less-than-impressed with Vanguard’s Zombies offering due to its lack of classic features and divergence from the round-based format. Season 5 arrives on August 24, and will be Vanguard’s final season ahead of Modern Warfare 2. This final update brings one more round-based Zombies map to the game with a new Main Quest and boss fight. Here’s everything we know about the Vanguard Season 5 Zombies update, including the upcoming gameplay improvements. The Archon map arrives in Vanguard Season 5 ZombiesVanguard Zombies Main Quest easter egg & boss fightIs there a new Wonder Weapon in Vanguard Season 5?Vanguard Season 5 Zombies gameplay improvements The Archon map arrives in Vanguard Season 5 Zombies Vanguard Season 5 Zombies brings The Archon, a round-based reimagining of Season 2’s Terra Maledicta map. Although the same play space we’ve seen before, Treyarch have upgraded the map with “the full suite of round-based Zombies mechanics, an updated visual style, new Dark Aether intel, and a slew of new secrets to uncover.” It will have all of the gameplay mechanics you’d expect in a round-based Vanguard map such as “Perk Fountains, Altar of Covenants, Tome of Rituals, and the Pack-a-Punch machine.” The Rampage Inducer, which appeared in Cold War Zombies and Vanguard’s Shi No Numa, will also return for players who want to crank up the pace. Vanguard Zombies Main Quest easter egg & boss fight Treyarch have called The Archon’s boss fight at the end of the Main Quest the “crown jewel” of the Zombies map. After completing a series of trials and objectives around The Archon, Zombies players will be tasked with fighting Kortifex, the Big Bad of Vanguard’s storyline. Treyarch said that “Rather than devoting valuable development time to additional features or more Covenants,” they prioritized the Kortifex boss fight which is “on a scale rarely seen in Zombies.” The Main Quest will go live with The Archon’s launch on August 24th at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST. Is there a new Wonder Weapon in Vanguard Season 5? No, there isn’t a new Zombies Wonder Weapon arriving with Vanguard Season 5’s The Archon. Instead, Treyarch have added all three previous Wonder Weapons (Ray Gun, Wunderwaffe DG-2, and Decimator Shield) to the map. This is so they could devote more time to creating the “truly memorable boss fight.” The Decimator Shield has seen some tweaks though, which are detailed in the gameplay improvements section below. Vanguard Season 5 Zombies gameplay improvements Although the full Vanguard Season 5 patch notes aren’t out yet, Treyarch released a couple of the Zombies changes coming to the Decimato...

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