yeh its a bit weird to get used to. i played a few games with bots lastnight to get the feel for it,
and the bots are porbly just as smart as real players, the only modes i see right now are Capture the artifact and defend the artifact. Pretty much neutral capture the flag with this big glowing stick.
then theres one where you gotta just keep it from being captured.
weapon choice is decent as you earn money per round depending on what you do ala counterstrike.
SMG, Rifle, Pistol(default secondary), Sniper rifle, Rocket launcher, shot gun, katana, Mini gun
magic spells: Ressurection, smoke, transportation, wind, spikes, healing, summon
there are different Techs like grenades and mines and stuff but i havent messed with those yet
keep in mind its beta so things can change at any time, There are no pictures for most of the spells and the rocket launcher and katana, just says FILLER PICTURE in its place.
so far i love the SMG and the rifle. The sniper rifle is hella hard to use, 4 shots in someone and they still live. gotta be head shots but the action is so fast its really hard. the first map i play in is just a mad dash to the middle to get the artifact, both teams get there at about the same time and war busts out.
Depending on what weapon you carry, if its heavier you will walk slower. the minu gun, and the rocket launcher really slow you down.
When carrying the katana you go into third person mode.
you can choose your race which really does have its benefits, elves have an autoheal mode on them so they slowly regain health, Humans are normal, nothing special about them but speed. orks are these big things that when hit, their skin hardens and becomes an armor. Noticeably making them harder to kill.
i havent messed with the other race yet.
as for magics i havent gone hardcore using them yet because in a shooter im not used to magic being there. so far ive used Ressurection which raises a team mate after they have been killed, Only thing is that they have limited time to live because theres a ressurector put on them upon raise, once the ressurector fails youll bleed out.
healing makes a giant tree grow wherever you cast it and rains down healing powers for your team when they are under the tree. so far ive noticed those who use that spell cast the tree right when the round starts at your base most of the time.
Wind is like using the force, you cast and it throws an enemy back.\
smoke makes you turn into a puff of smoke and be able to run around and not be able to take hits but also not be able to shoot or anything. attempting to shoot causes you to come out of smoke mode, this is used primarily as an escape method.
spikes, so far the coolest spell for me. got an enemy chasing ya or charing you, cast some spikes! it causes the area casted in to grow some giant sharp crystals that shall the enemy run into them they take a bit o damage! good for making an escape or stopped an enemy your pursuing from going further!
Summon lets you bring out a big demon looking thing to fight your enemies, the avatar can be killed too.
so far thats all i got
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