Bennie Magana asked 2 weeks ago
Brand has always been a strong mage because of his burning passive, and Liandry’s Torment was a necessary item for him because it applied even more burning on his spells. His new core item is Liandry’s Anguish, which also burns enemies, except this time it damages them according to their maximum health while also ignoring up to 15% of their magic res ** Max Grossman: ** It was very much a gameplay-first situation, and the fantasy of Killjoy being this young, hotshot German engineer came after the fact. Many of our characters went that same way. We tend to start with gameplay mechanics first, especially since the game was in development for a very long time. Killjoy is one of the oldest characters in the whole roster, and she went through quite a few different iterations before we got to the final one. We test a toolkit first and experiment with varying ideas of gameplay. Or at least what we think is going to work. Then, during that initial prototyping, we try to figure out what “theme” appeals to that gameplay fant
Considering Apex Legends takes place within the larger Titanfall universe , there’s already plenty of lore for expanded games to draw from. With the IMC/Milita conflict chronologically occurring decades before the events of Apex Legends , a lot has already happened. It is possible additional spin-offs could return with another Titanfall game, whether it’s a prequel or sequel, to detail further events of the Frontier War. There’s also plenty of potential in the Apex Legends storyline, outside of the battle royale’s existing lore. Character-specific stories like a stealth-oriented/ Hitman -style game for Revenant, or perhaps a single-player first-person shooter detailing Bangalore’s time with the IMC Armed Forces, these could certainly do well for Apex Legends fans in the right cont
Who’s to say League of Legends players are going to come out in droves for Ruined King ? Plenty of players have jumped on the Valorant train, but that’s not exactly a direct correlation to League of Legends ‘ success. Apex Legends could certainly try it, but don’t expect Respawn Entertainment to announce six different spin-off games like Riot Games
At the end of last year, Riot Games announced an effort to expand the League of Legends IP beyond its MOBA roots. Acquiring and partnering with several third-party studios, Riot Games’ new initiative for its 10th anniversary has spawned a League of Legends fighting game, a popular FPS called Valorant , a collectible card game called Legends of Runeterra , and even a business/management sim for LoL esports. The League of Legends universe will soon reach far beyond the base game into a ton of new gaming experiences, a sentiment that Respawn Entertainment recently expressed with the hit battle royale Apex Legends as w
** TheGamer: ** Some thought Killjoy’s bright yellow jacket might make her stand out on the map more so than other Agents, painting a big target on her. How important is color palette in terms of combat readability when you’re designing Age
It’s really up to the Apex Legends to determine whether or not the battle royale has the same staying power as League of Legends does. League of Legends has been around for over 10 years, and still remains one of the biggest MOBAs and esports games of all time. In comparison, Apex Legends is a far younger game that released a year and a half ago. Granted, if the Titanfall games are looped in, then the overarching Apex Legends – Titanfall universe has been around for six years. That’s still comparatively a short time, which means asking if Apex Legends has the same character reputation as League of Legends is a valid question, at least when strictly talking about spin-o
** TheGamer: ** A friend of mine struggled with Valorant’s pace initially. He tried playing Phoenix for a while, but things didn’t click. Then he gave Killjoy a shot, and her more defensive nature turned out to be much easier for him to grasp. What kind of player were you trying to appeal to with Kill
Tactical shooters revel in the beatdown of bright-eyed newbies, and Valorant is no exception. The time-to-kill is near-instant. Respawns only come with fresh rounds, meaning the wait time adds up if you’re pushing up daisies before anyone else. In-game cash for weapons mostly comes from kills and round wins. Play like trash and the entire experience is unbearable, which is an easy feat when you’re finding your beari
Conversely, there’s some mental math involved with the more challenging characters to understand if you’ve succeeded. If you’re playing Breach, Arcane Bilgewater and you shoot a flash through a wall, and you swing around the corner, and nobody is there, you’re like, “well, did it work? I don’t know!” Then as you play the game more, you realize; actually, that’s a huge success; there’s nobody there. “I got this ground, they’re not here now” — there’s a bunch of those mental gymnastics you need to go through to understand how successful you’re be