In another popular shooter update, Battlefield 1 receives its first major piece of DLC in March; and the details are already slipping out.
We've already heard about how the 'They Shall Not Pass' update isn't exactly an inappropriate attempt to yell Lord of the Rings lines from the frontlines, and we know it'll cover the ongoing Verdun skirmish long after it could have been used to commemorate the famous Holiday Truce. But with the finer parts making themselves know, we're a little wiser as to where we'll be shipped off to next.
Focusing mainly on the early involvement of France during the Great War, taking on the Battle of Verdun won't be our only port of call. Control the newly added French Army across 4 new maps as they drop us into varying degrees of war horrors set along anywhere between poppy-filled fields to one lined with the husks of defeated tanks. Fort Vaux's cramped spaces will feel natural to those accustomed to the trenches, while abandoned aircraft litter the stage in Soissons. Rupture is the sight of the poppy fields ever-etched into our culture of remembrance with the fires surrounding Verdun Heights making for the uphill struggle you'd expect of the bloody battle.
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Frontlines becomes the game's new mode additional placing a flag between both sides for one to push ahead as if properly fighting to encroach on the enemy position. Once the full distance has been met, it breaks out into the usual fight for dominance over key positions. New vehicles are up for grabs while some may decide to switch main classes over to the club-wielding 'Trench Raider'.
There's no specific date in mind when it comes to this update, but it's scheduled in for a March release. As usual, a 'premium pass' will grant early access, so expect a soft release by at least the middle of the month.
