Highguard Adds 5v5 Raids—But Don’t Expect 3v3 to Fade Away

Highguard just crammed two more players into its raids—and now it's a 'hectic' experiment.

The 5v5 raid mode rolled out four days after launch, per the Steam blog. Developers emphasized it's a separate playlist and not meant to replace 3’s.
Simon Collins-Laflamme said:

This is a separate playlist and not meant to replace 3’s.

Performance warnings followed: "Adding 4 more players... is not going to improve performance." The patch also includes a motion blur toggle and the new base 'Soul Well.'

Community reactions split. Some players found 3v3 not a raid due to small scale, while others praised its grindy 3v3 focus. The 5v5 mode now captures the 'chaos of 10s' without overhauling core gameplay.

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