Well, hello there!

I thought I should inform you on some things we are working on. The next update 0.5.5, will be larger than the previous ones and focus mainly on levels and the arenas.

Knockback

First of all we will change and tweak how the knockback effects you. The speed will be a lot more even (not as fast at the beginning and as slow at the end). We will also limit your ability to counter the pushing effects by moving in the opposite direction. Together these two elements make the actual knockbak a lot more dangerous especially when you reach about 30 health.

Levels

We now have three levels in total; one of which is completely new! We've also done major reworks on an existing one.
"The Fairy ring", will change name to "The Clearing" and will now be set in a Nordic Forest in the very late autumn (instead of a midsummer day as was first intended). The mechanics here will be a large amount of destructible objects scattered randomly across the arena. This means they will only work as cover at the start of the fight, leaving you completely unprotected in the later stages (a perfect opportunity to bring your own cover with you, for example a Rockpillar)

Other stuff

We will of course make lots of little tweaks, general bug-fixes and spell-balancing as well but I feel those things are more expected with regular updates. Playdates will continue on Tuesdays & Thursdays 17:00-18:00 (5pm-6pm) (UTC+01:00) but we are thinking about extending these to be able to play with more of you who might be busy sleeping, working and such during these hours. Please check out our forum and let us know what you think! Hope to see you in the arena! (in the lava, trapped by a rockpillar)
/Anders (CannonFood) -Frogsong Studios

[ 2016-02-17 15:53:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Spellsworn is an Online Player vs. Player Arena Game. It is a place where wizards and magical creatures use their wits and spells to wage war in an everchanging arena. Prove yourself in the arena and battle with all who dare call themselves your peers. Victory and pride outweighs reason and diplomacy, thus any debate between wizards is indistinguishable from outright warfare. Alliances will be broken, lives will be lost and the world will crumble. Will you remain, towering over the ashes?

Spellsworn is heavily inspired by classic arena games such as DotA, League of Legends, Super Smash Bros. and traditional sumo-wrestling. Most of all however; Spellsworn is inspired by the user-created mod Warlock, made in Warcraft III.

• Spells

Each round you, the spellsworn, will recieve some coins to fund your battle. A shop stocked full of spells will serve as your arsenal as you prepare for the next battle round. It's imperative that you choose your spells carefully, as they may be completely countered by your enemy if you're not careful. There's very little grace to be had when standing with your pants down and no way of counterattacking your enemy's barrage of destruction.

• Game modes

There's plenty of ways to play Spellsworn. If you enjoy playing in teams and making up sick combos and rediculous plays with friends then maybe 2v2, 3v3 or 2v2v2 is for you. If you're more of a strong independent lonewolf then 1v1 is also fully supported (including all of the FFA variations, i.e 1v1v1v1 and so on). In the future we're hoping to include workshop support for your own scripted gamemodes and playstyles.

• Matchmaking and progression

Spellsworn will definitely have a competitive side to it - which means ranked plays and matchmaking is a must. It will likely follow the Elo standard that is used in many established e-sports games today. There will be a leveling system as well which will progress as you complete matches. Stats will be recorded during each session so that you can follow your progression along and track how well you're doing compared to past games.

• Forums

If you want to connect with us and discuss mad strats or other unrelated topics with people from the community, we do have a public forum over at http://www.reddit.com/r/spellsworn as well as the forum here on steam. Join us and give feedback. Let us know what you like and what you dislike so we can work together to make this an awesome game for everyone.