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general description would be a
damage dealer capable of taking
a lot of damage, they can provide
support and defensiveness close
to a Guardian or high damage
close to an assassin. The way
they play out is down to how you
buy their items. The link between
Warriors is that they have some
sort of ‘sustain’ ability that allows
them to either heal or block
damage. Also all warriors are
melee characters.
roles. I would suggest, when new
to the game, you play classes
in their classic roles to get the
feel for the game. Try and stay
with a proven method, leaving
experimentation for later on.
On to the Conquest map! There
are two sides to the map: Chaos
and Order (as named per Titan),
or you may hear these referred to
as Destroyed and Pristine (which
you can tell by your base being
marble for Pristine or Wood for
Despite their descriptions, there destroyed). Depending which
is less emphasis on the difference side you’re assigned to, the map
betwee n classes than there is on will be laid out differently.
individual gods. For example,
some mages such as Freya are The two outside lanes have
more suited to an assassin’s different lengths, and are known
job than their traditional role as long and short lanes. The
in a lane. Expect to see people Pristine side will have the short
breaking the mould on matching lane on the right and long lane
classes with their associated on the left, while the Destroyed
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side will be the opposite. This
is important to note as the side
gods go to depends on their
length, which will be explained
in a moment.
The jungle is the area between
lanes and is filled with an
assortment of different NPC
creeps, either buff camps or gold
camps, the former providing a
‘buff’ to the team member who
picks it up, and the latter giving
a pure gold and experience
bonus. Also in the jungle are the
Gold Fury and Fire Giant; the
Gold Fury providing 300 gold to
each team member when killed
and the Fire Giant which gives a
powerful team buff. These two
boss camps are much tougher
than the rest of the NPCs and
should generally be tackled as a
group.
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