{"id":1332,"date":"2024-02-28T23:59:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T07:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/?p=1332"},"modified":"2024-12-20T19:55:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-21T03:55:26","slug":"action-verbs-for-the-ultimate-archer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/action-verbs-for-the-ultimate-archer\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Verbs for the Ultimate Archer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Project:\u2003\u2003MythForce<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Engine: \u2002\u2003\u2002Unreal Editor 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Character: \u2002\u200aHawkins, the Ultimate Archer<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n
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Teamplay Archetype for Hawkins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ranged Initiator and Escape Expert<\/mark><\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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These three player abilities are the most impactful verbs for Hawkins’ portrayal <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/span>Combat Ability<\/div>
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Image: MythForce trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Phantom Shot<\/h2>\n

Shoot in a straight line to inflict Corruption on all foes hit. Can penetrate enemies and walls.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
<\/span>Traversal Ability<\/div>
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Concept Art: Diego Velasquez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Spectral Detour<\/h2>\n

Shoot in a straight line to inflict Corruption on all foes hit. Can penetrate enemies and walls.<\/em><\/h3>\n
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Note: The Corruption mechanic did not exist when we prototyped Phantom Shot. It evolved into a general status effect based on the gameplay opportunities discovered by the Player Abilities team during exploration on Hawkins.<\/p>\n<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

<\/span>Ultimate Ability<\/div>
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Rift Arrow<\/h2>\n

Create a portal that draws enemies in and explodes.<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Design Intentions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hawkins uses strong bow weapon attacks, as well as these abilities from his signature ghostly bow<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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to skillshot for high damage output
to debuff<\/u> enemies
to actively support allies in their offensive push
to initiate coordinated team attacks<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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The three original characters are geared towards solo play. So we included these verbs at the core of Hawkins’ design to engage all party members in co-operative strategies <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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to encourage follow-up attacks
to allow protection of allies during their retreat
to celebrate party awareness with tangible benefits<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
By realizing these intentions, MythForce creates emergent player stories. They will often share the theme of pushing through the dungeon by working together. If players can easily tell stories from their play sessions that include this theme, our vision for co-operative gameplay has been met.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Click here to read more about Hawkins!<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>

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Project:\u2003\u2003MythForce Engine: \u2002\u2003\u2002Unreal Editor 4 Character: \u2002\u200aHawkins, the Ultimate Archer Teamplay Archetype for Hawkins Ranged Initiator and Escape Expert These three player abilities are the most impactful verbs for Hawkins’ portrayal Design Intentions Hawkins uses strong bow weapon attacks, as…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":738,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[40,35],"tags":[30,33,20,34,28],"class_list":["post-1332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-showcase","category-systems-design","tag-beamdog","tag-hawkins","tag-multiplayer","tag-abilities","tag-unreal-editor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1332"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1988,"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1332\/revisions\/1988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}