Brohams! what's up with Contract Wars Standalone, and why is it not out yet? Let's rap a taste about it. Sign Up For Early Access: https://www.hiredops.com?ref=3523 Contract Wars Standalone was announced awhile back, and people have been drooling at screenshots, and footage ever since then. The question on everyone's mind is, what's taking so long? Well, what happened is, it was renamed to HIRED OPS. For those who haven't heard of this, Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale. It is scheduled to be released in Quarter four of 2016, that will be between about October and december and will be using the latest weapons and special equipment, players take part in armed encounters, unite into private military companies, carry out contracts, build bases and aggressively compete with each other – all for the sake of domination in the world mercenary market. Players are free to choose from any of the five different fighter classes, each featuring an elaborately crafted skill system and an arsenal rich in weapon variety and weapon modifications. Although relatively the same game at it's core, it is boasting new maps, graphics, redesigned customization, weapons, and UI. There's even some new things not previously seen in the Contract Wars Facebook, and Kongregate Browser game, or the previous standalone footage. We will be getting character customization, night maps, night vision, thermal imaging, grenade launchers, clan tasks, and base building, which i'm not sure if that will be actual crafting, or just a base area, or menu. The hardcore mode is still a part of the game, and will probably be based on the EFT mechanics, moreso than those of Contract Wars, which I think will be much better, although it will make things harder than before, but level the playing field even more. Hardcore, if you didn't know, is no, or minimal HUD, and the ability to suffer persistent wounds, contusions and other injuries that affect gameplay and combat capability. We'll finally see a real recoil system, sprinting, and the newly added peeking function, with specialized ammunition, combined scopes, flashlights, and even laser designators. All of these bonus features, will bring HIRED OPS to the forefront of 2016, and 2017 fps gaming. As I've sat back watching this all unfold, I have noticed that the DEVS from AbsolutSoft and Battlestate Games respectively; have held back information, and if I were to speculate as to why, I would say they were learning from each other. In the long run, it's better to wait it out a bit and see what you can gather from each game to make them both good games, and to make them fit together like a puzzle. This is also what I think has happened with Russi ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA0H29DZvx4