You’re not just a cog in large, amorphous army, however.

There’s also a specific Commander role, which players can nominate themselves for during the pre-match build-up.

“It will have multiple tiers of battle pass to start,” Plaion told us during our session.

A bearded warrior in orange livery from Warlander

We’re also going to have bundles and things like that in the game.

These will all be stuff that will be expanded over time and potentially available in the shop to purchase.

In my second fight which our team also won I only got one reward.

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I will be watching with cautious interest from the sidelines.

A warrior builds a catapult while meteors rain down from the sky in Warlander

The squad screen in Warlander

A warrior runs over a wooden bridge in Warlander

A wizard runs up the battlefield in Warlander

A warrior stands on a hill firing a catapult in Warlander

A group of medieval warriors push a battering ram through fog in Warlander