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on October 9, 2025
I recently had the chance to go hands-on with Hawk Ops at a preview event that let me try out two of its three distinct game modes while chatting to Team Jade's studio head Leo Yao about bringing the series back. The first of Hawk Ops' core modes is a more traditional multiplayer shooter experience called Havoc Warfare, which is essentially Delta Force’s answer to Battlefield’s Conquest mode and features two large teams either trying to take control of or defend points around a map.
Don't over-complicate things when first starting out
There are plenty of weapons that players can use in the game, and it can be easy to fall into the trap of wanting to try them all out as quickly as possible. When starting out, just pick the simple things like a rifle and light armor from the stash to take with you into the ma
The FPS genre might not be my favourite in gaming (it’s platformers, in case you were wondering), but it’s one I still have a lot of love for. From Medal of Honor and Overwatch to Titanfall and Team Fortress 2 , I’ve put a lot of time into shooters over the years, and have given pretty much all of them a good old-fashioned college try.
Even with that skillset and some of Hawk Ops’ most expensive ammo types, guns, and armour in hand, I still died embarrassingly quickly after running into one of the tougher enemy types. Hawk Ops’ traditional multiplayer mode was already fairly challenging, but Hazard Operations dialled that up to 11 by taking away my team and leaving me to fend for myself.
All of that is present in Hawk Ops, but with the added caveat of choosing an Operator before diving in, which adds another layer by making you consider what abilities you want to bring in. Considering how challenging I found the previous game mode, I opted to go for Stinger, since his Support type allowed me to heal myself without using any resources.
The Scar-H is like the G3 in terms of its range and stopping power, but it trades a little of its stability for a faster fire rate. This makes it exceptionally potent at closer ranges as well as longer ran
The second game mode I got to experience was Hazard Operations, an extraction shooter mode in the same vein as Escape from Tarkov . I’ve never actually played Tarkov before, but I’m familiar with the general premise- spawn into a map after choosing what to bring from your limited inventory, pick up as many valuable goods as you can, beat anyone who stands in your way, and get out before someone takes you out and grabs your stuff.
Find the right Operator that comes with simple abilities
With Operators offering different kinds of abilities, it is a little overwhelming to find the one that works best for each player. Some of them also bring a little more complicated abilities, which means that players should look for the ones who bring a simpler skillset at fi
Allows players to not have to worry about running out of ammunition
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I’m not enough of a gun guy to be able to name any firearms more complicated than a Desert Eagle or AK-47, but every weapon that I used felt responsive and had a hefty amount of kick, just like DICE’s staple series. In fact, there’s a lot about Hawk Ops’ Havoc Warfare mode that reminded me of Battlefield, from its use of vehicles (which I wasn’t good enough to unlock) to its bigger and more destructible maps.
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As a long-time Battlefield fan and as someone who generally prefers it over COD’s hectic twitch chaos, I’m more than happy about where Hawk Ops is taking its notes from, even if it does feel familiar. Outside of its tight gunplay, the main focus of Hawk Ops’ is its Operators, which work similarly to Heroes in games like Overwatch and Valorant. My preview featured four to choose from, but I quickly gravitated towards Luna, a Recon Operator whose cooldown abilities let her fire a shock arrow that dealt electric damage over time and a sonar arrow that revealed enemy positions like Hanzo in Overwatch.
D-Wolf is the quintessential run-and-gun character . His main ability, Motorized Exoskeleton, lets him run around the battlefield significantly faster than other operators , and so far, he's the only character who can slide after sprinting. His job is to flank enemies with his superior speed and take hostiles out with his grenade launchers and primary weapon. D-Wolf is a great pick, even with just level one weapons , though his effectiveness largely hinges on player sk