I think this is the very first zombie Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game that I've seen. I've played the Dead Island games but this one something new as far as the franchise is concerned. Dubbed as a "fast-paced action game where players will duke it out over supply points, using an arsenal of crafted weaponry, a bevy of devastating powers, and good old-fashioned teamwork". Interesting enough, so let's see what this game has to offer.
Key Features
Battle Royale: 3 teams of 4 will square off in a competition to grab supplies, control key points, outsmart the competition and blast hordes of zombies.
Booming Action: Ever play a shooter? Then you'll be at home here. Epidemic is a pick-up and play action game where you'll spend more time fighting other players rather than fighting the controls. No Last Hitting, mouse-click-to-move nonsense here - all you need is to point your crosshairs at anyone and anything not on your team!
Deadly Weapons: Fan favorite crafting is here from Dead Island, helping you get the edge (pun intended) on the competition and build an arsenal to suit your play style!
At first glance and reading the game mechanics, Dead Island: Epidemic seems like this game has several features that can be seen from other released games on the internet. I think this follows a similar mechanic that the Crystal Scar has from League of Legends. Then it still follow the weapon crafting thing from the previous Dead Island games while raising the bar by a level with regards as to how the game is played like DoTA or League of Legends. 12 players are duking it out for area control so you can expect chaos and mayhem and not to mention you guys need to fend-off the zombies as well.
Survivors
What piqued my curiosity here is that the survivors has 3 forms of sorts: The Survivor, Armored and Mutated. I don't know how this will impact the gameplay overall but it's something. Below are the current roster of characters for the game and you can find more info here.
Amber
Berg
Bryce
Isys
Weapons
Of course we have weapons here, like weapons in Dota and LoL we believe a player must purchase a few weapon to create a stronger version of it. At the moment we are not 100% sure yet but knowing MOBA games it will be more likely that they will follow the same stuff.
Anyway, we still have to wait for future updates for this MOBA game. Others believe that "just because League of Legends and Dota 2 have made it so big in the e-sports scene does not mean your game franchise will have any success in the same genre". We'll just have to see it to believe it I guess as this could be a Make-or-Break move for the game franchise.
I've watched how golf was played on TV when I was a kid and I find it to be a good sleep-inducer at times. Yes, it's that boring. But the way I looked at Golf was changed when Pangya came to the gaming world. I call it Golf on steroids because of the awesome shots and tricks that you can pull-off from this game. Another thing that I liked here is their characters along with their costumes, not to mention the unique clubs that they use. So, let me introduce you folks to another game that I like--Pangya!
The Characters of the Game
The number of available characters to choose from has grown as the story progresses--yes, there is a story behind the game. I'm not going to tackle it because it's too long. Here are the current roster of players so far:
Nuri
Age: 15
Career: 1 year of golf, 2 months of Pangya
Hobbies: Karate, Action Movies, Games
Specialties: Irons
While searching for a device that would allow him to fly further, Nuri developed a passion for golf. Nuri came to know Pangya through the fairy Pippin. It was through her invitation that he was sent to the Island of Pangya. His even pace makes him a consistent player. His play style is delicate and controlled, but he does not have a powerful swing. However, what he lacks in power, he makes up for with control.
Quma invited Hana to the island of Pangya because of her great comet control. Her stable personality makes her a consistent player; but she lacks the power of a veteran player. However, she makes up for this with her great focus, calm play style and her special ability to curve her shots.
Azer
Age: 41
Career: Driving Range, 3 months of Pangya
Hobbies: Working-out, Eating, Drinking, Detective Movies, Biking (He doesn't have a car)
Specialties: Woods
It was Lolo who told Azer about Pangya Island. It's only been 3 months since he stepped onto the Island, but he already has the mind of a Pro. His games are full of fun and surprises due to his hot temper. However, when it comes to making quick decisions, no one compares to Azer the ex-cop. His ability to analyze the situation and make decision in a limited time brings out the best in him on the field. His shots have great power because of his age and the experience that comes with it.
Cecilia
Age: 27
Career: 8 Months of Pangya
Hobbies: Reading (Politics, Military Studies, and Engineering)
Specialties: Woods
Cecilia is a captain on the battle cruiser Silvia, but she is a mechanic at heart. Her ability to analyze problems has gained her the trust of everyone on the ship. With her brilliant mind and brilliant looks, it's not surprising that she has a large following. She represents the cruiser Silvia in the Pangya Tournament. She excels in Pangya thanks to her sense of direction and ability to calculate distance, but her perfectionist nature sometimes holds her back.
Max is a well-known professional tennis player from Britain. He lived his life as a super star but always had a secret wish that he kept to himself. Because he came from a poor family, he started playing sports for college scholarships. However, sports wasn't where his heart was. He had always dreamt of becoming an aircraft pilot. He occasionally flies his private jet to remind himself. The jet one day broke down and he was about to smash into the ocean; when the Chronos Clan came to save him. He's been on the Pangya Island for a month now. No one thinks he plans on going home anytime soon. He was fascinated with the machines and technology of Pangya Island. When he heard about Ceclia, the captain of the cruiser Silvia was participating in the Pangya Tournament, his heart was set. The tournament gave him the perfect opportunity to get close to Cecilia.
Kooh
Age: 11
Career: 7 Months of Pangya
Hobbies: Cleaning Cannons, Blaming her Crew, Collecting Dolls and Weapons
Specialties: Irons
Kooh is the young captain of the infamous pirate ship "Lunar Tomb." Nobody dares to sail into the Bartos region when Kooh is there. Kooh's life-long search for her lost father who went missing after the battle with the Demon King continues. Some people began to believe that her father joined the dark forces of the Demon King.
To prove her father's innocence, she is headed to Libera where the battle took place many years ago. She may be young, but she is more experienced than the average adult. Her shots have high power and good control. She still needs to learn more things such as spin and control.
Arin
Age: 20
Career: 11 Months of Pangya
Hobbies: Cooking
Specialties: Irons
"Tada!"
Do you see that young lady entrancing the audience with her magic tricks? Her name is Arin. She comes from a long line of magicians. She may not be a natural born magician like Cadie or Tiki, but she graduated at the top of her class from Wiz Wiz. Her popularity has never been greater during the last 10 years of her career.
So why did she enter the Pangya Competition? When she first saw Max playing Pangya she instantly fell in love; she is a girl after all! To be in the same game with Max, Arin has trained herself in Pangya. She now plays like a pro. However, she keeps making silly mistakes when Max is in sight. When Max isn't there, her true performer nature comes out. Her magic trick that turns her dove into a club amazes everyone every time. She performs better when an audience is present. The hearts you see that trail behind her comet are meant for Max, she says.
Kaz
Age: 18
Career: 12 years of fencing, 3 months of Pangya
Hobbies: Knife Play, Fencing, Meditation
Specialties: All
The boy you see walking into the sunset is the most powerful of the Rue Clan, and the most cursed. The Rue clan is Infamous for their excellent swordsmanship and dreadful dark magic. The boy travels with a cloud of evil around him. Everything he touches seems to swirl in his uneasy dark aura.
His name is Kaz. He is the successor of an Evil Lord who was been sealed by the ancient Pangya heroes.
However, there is sadness in his eyes. The boy doesn't remember anything from his past. As he walks, a sad spirit holds him gently. The spirit is called Karen, she loved Kaz in life. She always looked out for him. She gave up her life to make sure that Kaz would not become the next Evil Lord. Sadly, Kaz has no recollection of her sacrifice or these events.
Lucia
Age: 17
Career: 1 year of singing, 1 month of Pangya
Hobbies: Collecting jewelry
Specialties: She isn't sure yet...
Lucia is the biggest pop star on the market. Her silky pink hair that sways as she sings and dances have captivated her fans all over the world. They always make a scene as they try to get closer to her to take a better picture. Her snappy comments however, may take some time to get used to.
Nell
Career: 1 year of Golf
Hobbies: Spending time with Pepper
Specialties: Learning new things
Specialty Club: All Clubs
Nell was born from Demon King's heart. Nell was raised by Cadie, the greatest witch of the Pangya Island, and is completely unaware of this dark past. Perhaps the mysterious power Nell displays is something that belongs to the Demon King? Maybe an inception from Cadie?
Spika
Age: 16
Career: Researcher
Hobbies: Breaking and rebuilding devices
Specialties: Woods
Spika has landed on Pangya Island. Although her initial landing was by pure accident, her curiosity convinced her to stay on Pangya Island. Her current goal is to research the magic energy of Pangya Island and bring the technology back to her planet Zephyr (WZ 818C). She can always be seen with a device called Roi who is her trusted companion. She loves to break and rebuild devices, and Roi is often the victim.
She seems to be enjoying her stay on Pangya Island. Her favorite food on Pangya Island is Wizberry Snowflakes (a sweet dessert made with ice from the alpines near Wiz Wiz, and berries from Maga Valley on top). She has already become friends with Cecilia and the Wingtross Corporation due to their common enthusiasm for technology.
Special Shots
Yeah, the cool shots that you see other players are pulling-off is quite a spectacle to witness huh? This is another reason why I call Pangya a Golf game on steroids. To execute these shots please refer below:
You can also watch this video to get a better understanding on how those shots can be made. Still, practice makes perfect.
Costumes
What's a fantasy golf game without costumes? But these are not just for looks, they also give your character additional skill/stats bonuses that can help you win matches. Some of the costumes may be considered premium items that you can purchase in-game.
And that's another wrap for today fellow gamers! After I'm done on the games that I've played before, I'm going o feature upcoming MMOs of sorts so stay tuned.
OK, League of Legends is not DOTA so let's not go there please. I've played both games (yup, been a DOTA player first) and League of Legends is my game at the moment. I found several elements and feature from this game that other MOBA games doesn't have and those things allow me to play my kind of game. So let's go for it, shall we?
Summoner who? Players in this game are known as a "Summoner" who summons "Champions" or those characters you see battling with each other. Now as a Summoner, you get to use summoner-exclusive skills that you can unlock as your Summoner level goes up. The skills can be categorized as Offensive, Defensive and Utility skills.
Aside from the Summoner skills, you also get to customize your own Runes. Runes has four types: The Mark is best used for offense, Seals are best for physical defense, healing and recovery while Glyphs provide the highest boost for magical power and defense and the last is the Quintessences that grant a substantial bonus to any stat and special bonuses unavailable through other runes.
Want to modify things some more to fit your playing style? Then let's move on to the Masteries. Like the summoner spells, you also get to earn mastery points as your summoner level goes up. They are organized into three bracket or trees: Offense, Defense and Utility. This makes things more flexible for you if you want your Champion to be well-rounded or you can also focus on stats and bonuses to amplify your character some more.
Uh, I think I'll keep this brief because it will take me forever to discuss them one by one and including the role they play. AD Champions deal Physical damage while AP Champions deal Ability Power (Magic) damage. Tanks are, well, tanks and initializes the clash while Supports play as, you guessed it, support and Junglers are Champions who doesn't stay on a particular lane much as they sort of ganks different lanes to help other summoners who are being pressured by the opposing team.
What I like about the Champions here are their skins or costume that you can purchase to give them a more personalized touch whenever you play. Now come on, don't be so bitter if you can't afford them. Publishers also need to earn some cash to help maintain their servers you know.
The Bragging Rights
And finally this! This is what I really like about this game, their Rank Matches. If you feel confident enough about your game, then it's time to go head to head with other players of the same skill level and battle your way among the League ranks. The higher your rank means the better you play (not 100% true for some though). Just don't suck when playing on the higher tier matches because trash talking and taunts are common here (Example: you're ranked Diamond 1 but you play like bronze 5.). They might say things like: "Hey, how much did pay for that account noob?", etc.
Well, that's about it for now. Just remember to visit League of Legends forums and similar sites for guides and strategies in-game. Lastly: Practice, practice and some more practice. Ciao!
Dangerous and Devastating wielder of magic that battles against their opponents in melee combat with fearsome high damage assaults and magical damage. This class is quite similar to the Healer as they both uses magic-based skills to overcome obstacles in the world of Eclipse War Online. But compared to other melee characters in this game, the Magic Stormer focuses on dishing out devastating damage while cursing/de-buffing its opponents.
Let's now take a closer look on how to play this class. I will share to you guys a guide made by a friend of mine who played this class on the concluded Eclipse War Online Beta last month.
The Magic Stormer Skills
Wave of Desperate--Casts a curse of desperation on an enemy, dealing magical damage and Decreases 126 HP over 10 seconds.
Magical Pull--Pulls an enemy within a 22 meter radius and deals magical damage.
Vigilance--Health is given up to enter a stage of Vigilance. 165 HP is taken away and increases 90 physical and magical damages for 15 minutes.
Lessen Gravity--Increase your or your ally’s movement speed by 4 for 20 seconds.
Curse of Fear--Curses an enemy with fear dealing magical damage and decreasing their magical attack accuracy, critical and evasion by 24 for 30 seconds.
Shrapnel--Inflicts damage to surrounding enemies with magical damage.
Whirlwind--Attacks all surrounding enemies with magical damage and stuns hem for seconds.
Physical defense increase--Permanently increase your physical defense by 80.
Magical Defense increase--Increase the magical defense by 80 permanently.
Vitality--Permanently increase max HP by 200.
Magic Increase--Permanently increase Max MP by 100.
Swift Movement--Movement speed is permanently increase by 0.2.
Magical Attack Increase--Increase the magical attack by 20 permanently.
Fainting Attack--Attacks an enemy, dealing magical damage and stuns them for 2
Seconds.
Paralyzing Shock--Inflicts magical damage to an enemy and decreases the movement speed by 3 for 3 seconds.
Destruction--Attacks an enemy, dealing magical damage.
Total Absorption--Attacks an enemy with magical damage and decreases 138 HP and MP over 10 seconds.
Lava--Attacks an enemy with magical damage and increase max HP by 400 for 2 minutes.
Spell Obstruction--Deals magical damage to a single enemy in range. Target is unable to use any skill for 4 seconds.
Combat Seal--Silence an enemy’s basic attack and skills while dealing magical damage. The target is only able to move for 2 seconds.
Magic Hybrid Build
This build focuses on investing in the MAG (Magic) and INT (Intelligence) stats. A good selection of weapon should also be considered, thus, refining it to as high as possible to achieve the class’s maximum potential damage. Since the character only concentrates on dishing out massive damage, the cons will be on its low HP and defense. As a suggestion, you may put your extra stats on VIT (Vitality) and fill the character’s defense with high ranking and fully upgraded armors. You may also use a transformation card which is high in MAG and/or INT attribute as this will provide an extra boost to your damage.
Many thanks to Lawrence for providing us with this guide. We may see several changes within the game as Eclipse War Online is still on it's BETA phase. Until next time folks, I'll feature a few more guides here as soon as I get my friends to share what they have.
