Holdout Mk VI ( Oct 2019 )

PvE DEFENSE EVENT # 6
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Introduction

Holdout Mk VI ( Oct 2019 ) is the 6th PvE Defense Event to be presented in War Commander.
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General Information

Holdout is a series of 3 Bases that the Player must protect from series of swarming Enemy Units. Each Base scales up in Difficulty and each Base contains 3 Waves of Enemies where the Player defend against. Success in defending in each series of Waves will award the Player with Prizes such as :

• Units
• Workshop Components for Units.
• Faction Training Tokens for a specific Unit.

If the Player is successful at defeating all of the 3 Holdout Bases, the Player will be awarded a Logistic from an Arms Cache. A Bonus Holdout Base is unlocked upon the defeat of the 3 Holdout Bases.

Event Information

GENERAL EVENT INFORMATION
EVENT STARTS	October 25, 2019	Holdout Mk VI
EVENT ENDS	October 28, 2019
EVENT NUMBER	6	6th Holdout PvE Defense Event
EVENT CLASS	PvE Defense	Players Must Successfully Defend Against A Series of Attacks By Rogue Forces
ANTAGONIST	Kane's Forces	Commanded By : Zachariah Kane
EVENT DURATION	3 Days	3 Days - May Be Limited Depending On Player's Individual Start Time & Date
EVENT PROGRESSION	Wave System	A Limited Succession of Progressively Harder Waves
TOTAL WAVES	3 Waves	A Base Is Completed When The 3rd Wave Has Been Successfully Defeated
WAVE CHECKPOINTS	Various Waves	Every Defeated Wave Marks A Player's Progression And Awards Prizes
PLAYER ASSISTANCE	NO	Player May NOT Receive Assistance From Friendly Commanders
SPECIAL NOTES	Holdout Mk VI ( Oct 2019 ) CAN be Repeated to earn additional Checkpoint Prizes using Restart Tokens

Detailed Play Information

Defense Objective 

Defense of Rogue Attack - The Player is required to Defend against 3 Waves of Attacks from Rogue Forces in order to complete the a single Holdout Base. There are 4 Holdout Bases, which are : Holdout I Holdout II Holdout III Bonus Holdout ( Unlocked upon the completion of the previous 3 Holdout Bases ) Platoon Deployment - The Player is only allowed to deploy ONE Platoon to be used in Defending against the Rogue Attacks. Deployed Units CANNOT be Retreated. The Player CAN use Defensive Uniques ( ) in the Holdout Bases. Rogue Units - Each Defensive Wave may consist of Units in any number and combination of Ground, Air Units or both. The higher the Wave the harder the difficulty. Successful Defense - The Player is considered successfully Defended when all attacking Rogue Units have been eliminated while preventing the Player's Deployed Units from being eliminated. Repeatable Objective - The Player must repeat any wave in which the Player's Deployed Units is killed in order to move on to the next Wave. Bonus Crates - Additional Bonus Crates are spawned at random intervals and will grant the Player specific Abilities upon claimed. See below for detailed information. Surrender - The Player may surrender a Defense Wave at any time during the Rogue Attack by clicking the END ATTACK button. After which the Player may then Repair and Adjust the composition of the Platoon and restart that Wave from the beginning. Base Defender Platoon Damage - All units in the Base Defender Platoon are NOT returned to their original Health at the conclusion of each Wave. Multiple Direction Defense - For each wave the Rogue Faction will attack the Player's Platoon from one to all directions depending the Map. Each time a wave is repeated the Units may rotate their positions in the attack.

Bonus Crate Functionality

• Bonus Crates are spawned at random intervals around the map. These Crates will grant the Player a specific Ability upon being claimed.
  • In order to claim the Bonus Crate, the Player must have their Unit stand on top of the Crate to claim them.

• Bonus Crates only inhabit the battlefield for a specific amount of time before self-destructing.
• The Abilities that may be granted upon the claiming of Bonus Crates are as follow :

BONUS CRATE ABILITIES
Ability	Effect	Duration
Shock For All	Grants Allied Units ability to apply Shock Status Effect ( )	60 Seconds
Corrosion For All	Grants Allied Units ability to apply Corrosion Status Effect ( )	60 Seconds
Zombifier For All	Grants Allied Units ability to apply Plague Status Effect ( )	60 Seconds
Bishop Backup	Spawns 2 Bishops	N / A
War Dog Backup	Spawns 2 War Dogs	N / A
Billy Goat Backup	Spawns 2 Billy Goats	N / A
Onyx Backup	Spawns 2 Onyx C Spiders	N / A
Hot Rod Backup	Spawns 3 Hot Rods	N / A
Meteor Shower	Calls in a Thorium Meteor Shower that crashes on the Battlefield, dealing Damage upon impact and creats Thorium Fire AoE that Damages Allied and Enemy Units alike	N / A
Missile Strike	Launches multiple Peacekeeper Missiles randomly in the Battlefield and deals Damage to Enemy Units	n / A
Zombie Backup	Spawns 1 Zombie Catapult	N / A

Base Layouts

HOLDOUT BASE LAYOUTS  ( EDIT )
LEVEL	HOLDOUT I LAYOUT	LAYOUT INFO
Level 40 File:HoldoutBase-I-Lv40-MapIcon.png		Date Valid :	Oct 25, 2019
		Payout :	See Below
		Availability :	Scheduled Spawns
		Special Defense :	See Above
		Competed When :	All Waves Defeated
		Background :
LEVEL	HOLDOUT II LAYOUT	LAYOUT INFO
Level 60 File:HoldoutBase-II-Lv60-MapIcon.png		Date Valid :	Oct 25, 2019
		Payout :	See Below
		Availability :	Scheduled Spawns
		Special Defense :	See Above
		Competed When :	All Waves Defeated
		Background :
LEVEL	HOLDOUT III LAYOUT	LAYOUT INFO
Level 80 File:HoldoutBase-I-Lv80-MapIcon.png		Date Valid :	Oct 25, 2019
		Payout :	See Below
		Availability :	Scheduled Spawns
		Special Defense :	See Above
		Competed When :	All Waves Defeated
		Background :
LEVEL	BONUS HOLDOUT LAYOUT	LAYOUT INFO
Level 200 File:HoldoutBase-BonusBase-Lv200-MapIcon.png		Date Valid :	Oct 25, 2019
		Payout :	See Below
		Availability :	Scheduled Spawns
		Special Defense :	See Above
		Competed When :	All Waves Defeated
		Background :
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Holdout I

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WAVE CHECKPOINT PRIZES
CHECKPOINT PRIZE		WAVE COMPETED	UNLOCKING or UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Gunship x1  •  Restart Token x2		Wave 1	Adequate Storage Capacity	Aircraft
Assorted Components Arms Cache		Wave 2	Gunship	Limited Tech
Assorted Training Tokens Arms Cache		Wave 3	Gunship, Ace & Overseer	Faction Training Token

Holdout II

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WAVE CHECKPOINT PRIZES
CHECKPOINT PRIZE		WAVE COMPETED	UNLOCKING or UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Excavator x1		Wave 1	Adequate Storage Capacity	Vehicle
Assorted Components Arms Cache		Wave 2	Excavator	Limited Tech
Assorted Training Token Arms Cache		Wave 3	Excavator / Ace / Overseer	Faction Training Token

Holdout III

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WAVE CHECKPOINT PRIZES
CHECKPOINT PRIZE		WAVE COMPETED	UNLOCKING or UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Ace x1  •  Lancer x2		Wave 1	Adequate Storage Capacity	Aircraft / Infantry
Assorted Components Arms Cache		Wave 2	Lancer / Ace	Limited Tech
Assorted Training Token Arms Cache		Wave 3	Lancer / Ace / Overseer	Faction Training Token

Holdout Completion Prize

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HOLDOUT COMPLETION PRIZE
CHECKPOINT PRIZE		WAVE COMPETED	UNLOCKING or UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Logistic Arms Cache		N / A	Completion of Holdout I, II & III Bases	Logistic

Bonus Holdout

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WAVE CHECKPOINT PRIZES
CHECKPOINT PRIZE		WAVE COMPETED	UNLOCKING or UPGRADE REQUIREMENTS	CLASSIFICATION
Assorted Warpaints Arms Cache		Wave 1	Annihilator / Hermes / Lancer / Overseer	Limited Tech
Assorted Warpaints Arms Cache		Wave 2	Annihilator / Hermes / Lancer / Overseer	Limited Tech
Assorted Prizes Arms Cache		Wave 3	Annihilator / Hermes / Lancer / Overseer	Logistic / Limited Tech

Additional Information

• There are 12 Waves in total in Holdout Mk VI ( Oct 2019 ).
  • Including 3 Waves from Holdout I.
  • Including 3 Waves from Holdout II.
  • Including 3 Waves from Holdout III.
  • Including 3 Waves from Bonus Holdout.
• A Restart Token is awarded upon the completion of Holdout I and Holdout III, allowing the Player to restart the entire Event again.

Trivia

• Holdout Mk VI ( Oct 2019 ) is similar to the Onslaught and Invasion modes, except Holdout Mk VI ( Oct 2019 ) takes place in it's own Base and requires the Player to only 1 Platoon to participate.

Quote

“	Holdout consists of a series of three bases that you must protect with your platoons. These bases scales up in difficulty and each one consists of enemies. Beating each wave rewards you with units, components, tokens, or other powerful prizes!	”
	— Holdout VI Description [src]

Related Pages

Game Feature Special Event

Kane's Forces

External Links

• Kixeye Forum ( 10/24/19 ) - HOLDOUT VI - ( Official ) - Event Briefing

Gallery

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  Bonus Crates Large Pic