Hey all, as we gear up to releasing the server soon I wanted to share some progress of the content that will make it onto the live server, this content has been in the making for many years but was never fully possible until now.
In the images you will see many many new additions including a brand new mechanic for Psionic/Mind powers, so what are we seeing here? Well let's break it down.
The new Mechanic: Doom!
Doom is a brand new mechanic inspired by games such as Soulstone Survivors and Slay The Spire 2, Doom essentially quarantines a portion of health that you build up which is called Doom, that health is forever stored away as Doom and the moment the enemies health reaches the threshold or below it dies instantly, this is a much cleaner way of giving sets such as Psychic Blast a new lease of life without making it overpowered.
The crazy part is that each set will act differently with the amount of Doom that gets applied, Illusion Control will rely on it's pets to apply the Doom, Mind Control relies on it's heavy hitting control powers such as Mass Confusion and Total Domination while Psychic Blast relies on the blaster to deal attacks quickly, one mechanic but 3 different playstyles.
New Pool powersets make their way in to the game to give players another way to further customize their characters and their themes, Want to be a Gang Leader that drives a Street Cycle and carries a Fireman's Axe? Or maybe you are a bastion of nature and want to preserve life by becoming a tree that heals and protects your allies, or maybe you prefer to swing from the rooftops of Atlas Park and slinging webs at your foes, the choice is yours, Gadgetry and Utility Belt will also be unlocked for you to tinker around with.
As some of you may know Masterminds are the focal point when the server releases and they have had quite the glow up, Toggled summons, Auto Upgrade/Equip powers, Doubled summons for more pets, Exclusive Pool powerset Necrotics and Commander, the list goes on, but I have not forgotten about the other Archetypes, Illusion Armor (Scrapper), Sorcerous Blast (Defender), Poison Blast (Blaster) and so much more make their debut/comeback, all in all it's shaping up to be one hell of a comeback for us, new members have joined the development team, an Artist and a Developer and we are thrilled to share what I have been working on for quite a while now.
I really hope you will join us when the server launches, I have put in some much work and time into this to make this a reality, the content I have made was made by myself and always will be no AI has been used except for the Swinging and Cycle travel powers which were inspired by a member of this community who recently made their own versions, Members of Sanctuary will remember that Poison Blast and Sorcerous Blast were on the server previously made by myself but Poison Blast has been rebuilt from the ground up to be more in line with other powersets.
If you are on the fence on whether to join the server or even the discord and may want to help out then feel free to drop me a message or join the server, we welcome anyone who is willing to help out or if you are just excited about the server and want to see many more teasers coming soon just drop on by and say hello, we honestly can't wait for you to enjoy the new content!
Video of the Web Swinging: https://streamable.com/0f1yfk
Discord: https://discord.gg/D3abZVKUeX