{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-29T19:25:00.128Z","story":{"id":"r_12434167764f47f5ba5117fc","slug":"world-of-tanks-heat-drops-class-system-for-hero-shooter-roles","url":"https://yomimono.id/world-of-tanks-heat-drops-class-system-for-hero-shooter-roles","headline":"World of Tanks: Heat Drops Class System for Hero Shooter Roles","summary":"Wargaming Japan released 'World of Tanks: HEAT' on May 26 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The free-to-play title replaces the traditional class system with three agent roles-Defender, Attacker, Sniper-and adds respawns, abilities, and faster pacing while retaining the original's armor and ricochet mechanics.","why_it_matters":"The move marks a deliberate pivot from the deliberate tactical style of the main 'World of Tanks' toward a faster, action-oriented format that borrows hero shooter conventions.","published_at":"2026-05-29T17:16:09.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["GAME Watch (Impress)"],"citations":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","title":"Tank battles become a 'hero shooter': Interview with the developers of 'World of Tanks: HEAT'","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/2113057.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["World of Tanks: HEAT"],"studios":["Wargaming"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}