Project Aces has dropped tons of new details about Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, particularly its online modes known as Ace Combat Online. They include Co-op Assault and Co-op Warfare. Two teams of four players compete to earn the highest score by taking out NPC foes. Mission clear rank decides the victor and level of rewards.
You can select different difficulties, and each mission offers unique enemies that specific aircraft may excel against. Co-op Warfare is PvP, again with two teams of four, but throws in allied NPC units in the air, land and sea. Highest score wins once more, but the biggest difference is that slaying out will raise your Threat Level. As long as you remain uncontested, each subsequent kill earns more points.
You can reach the rank of Ace at three stars, but be careful – if opponents take you down, they’ll earn much more points. What happens when two Aces collide? Apparently it can “change the entire outcome” of a match. The aircraft types include Fighters, who excel at taking down Aces; Attackers, best suited to become Aces; Multirole, for general use; and Electronic Warfare, to provide support and mess with opponents.
However, there are also limited-time Scramble and Emergency Sortie missions. The former involves taking on rival NPC squads with four other players, while the latter matches eight players in a mission to take out Colossal Weapons. PvP events for 4v4 and eight-player Free-For-All deathmatches can also pop up. While some missions may have restrictions, they’ll contribute to ranking up and unlocking more aircraft.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launches on October 2nd for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC.
