Highguard hasn’t had the best of launches. After huge initial success, the game quickly dwindled and only retained some 10 percent of its launch numbers, though it seems to have stabilized at around that level. One of the biggest grievances fans had was the 3v3 mode, which many thought felt empty and uneventful. Thankfully, that’s now being addressed.
As we wrote earlier, Highguard teased a new game mode with its new patch, and the devs have now confirmed that, indeed, a 5v5 mode is now in the game. “You asked, we listened,” the devs said on X today, addressing what was by far one of the most significant complaints players had after trying the game out on Monday.
This doesn’t seem to be a lasting solution, though; the devs say this new mode will be “limited,” likely rotating out of the game after some time. That fact has struck a new nerve with fans, who’ve given a lukewarm reaction to this development.
“Limited?! Please have this mode forever,” reads one response to the announcement. “We need 5v5 as a permanent update, not a limited time mode,” another said. It could be that devs are wanting to try the mode out, see how it plays and lands with players, and only then decide to add the thing in permanently, refining and modifying it prior to making it everlasting.
Whatever the case, it’s a huge improvement for Highguard, and a good look for the devs considering how quickly this player grievance has been addressed. Updates are dropping left and right, and they’ll probably keep coming as the title tries to shake off all the bad rep it has (probably unjustifiably) accrued over the past since months, and especially in the wake of its TGA appearance.
Though much of its situation could have been avoided, Highguard is at least trying to make a name for itself and make the game enjoyable for all, even those who had once hated on it.
