Halloween 2017: the Dark Magic Blast Powerset

Dark Magic Blast is a long-range powerset. It is a primary powerset for the Devastator class, and a secondary powerset for the Support class. The powers include a balanced mix of ranged single-target and AoE attacks. Most attacks have the secondary effect of accuracy debuff, though there is currently one slow, one damage over time, and one immobilize effect as well. There are the three self-buffs, two for defense and one for damage: Dark Shroud, Concentrated Darkness, and Photon Absorption.

We believe that after balancing just before launch of the game, Dark Magic Blast will provide both a good solo combat experience and a good team experience, especially in boss fights. All of our powersets will continue to evolve over the next fifteen months as Alpha activities provide tester feedback. For example, we will likely add a life drain power to Dark Magic Blast in the future.

This is the fourth full powerset to be revealed for Ship of Heroes, and the first in which the FX and animations were made in-house by our own team members. We believe that custom FX and animations are superior to those acquired from packs in both quality and server load for an MMO with a bandwidth budget. The FX, SFX, and animations shown in this video are works in progress, and we are continuously reviewing and improving what we’ve built in the past with the skills of professional FX and animation personnel that we have recruited to the team.

Ship of Heroes is an MMORPG under development in the Unreal 4.16 engine, and is expected to begin Alpha tests at the end of 2017. Come visit our site at https://www.shipofheroes.com to learn more.