New Map: Eichenwalde
by JR Cook - 8 years ago show comments
GamesCom in Europe started this week and with it some new announcements from Blizzard.
We have a new Bastion animated short that hasn’t been shown yet, but we also got a new map that will be releasing next month in Eichenwalde Castle. This map will be a new Assault/Payload hybrid map that is set around the castle of Eichenwalde in Germany.
From the description of the site:
The site of one of the most famous battles during the Omnic Crisis, it was here that the leader of the Crusaders, Balderich von Alder, and a handful of his best soldiers made a last stand against an advancing automaton army. Outnumbered and outgunned, they were ultimately slain during the resulting combat. However, thanks to their valiant efforts, the German military was able to push back the omnic offensive and win the fight.
On this map, one team must escort a battering ram to Eichenwalde Castle to reclaim Balderich’s remains from their current resting place, while the opposing team does everything in its power to thwart the keep from being breached.
The new map will bring about the origins of Bastion in his animated short. The forest he was found in will be in this map. As you watch the video of the map you will see lots of dead Bastions laying around – so it’s clear they were used in this final battle and got absolutely destroyed (must have been quite the army). We’ll likely learn more about this place once Bastion’s animated short is revealed later this week.
