Bloodline Champions (BLC) is a video game Developed by Stunlock Studios and published by Funcom using Microsoft XNA.
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Gameplay[edit]
Bloodline Champions features a team based arena style gameplay where the player chooses a character (referred to as a Bloodline) and battles against other players Bloodlines. There are currently 26 Bloodlines, each having their own defined roles. Every Bloodline has 7 abilities with their own cooldown, the 7th ability being a special which can be used when you gain 100% Energy. Energy is gained when you successfully use an ability (either on an opponent or teammate). Bloodline's also have HP (Health Points), when the Bloodline runs out of HP then the Bloodline dies, putting it out of combat. Every Bloodline also 2 additional abilities, Heal and Resurrect both of which can only be used safely when out of combat. Heal recovers a significant amount of HP to the Bloodline and Resurrect revives a nearby fallen teammate, both spells requiring a significant amount of time to use.
Bloodline Champions features Fog of War which represents the area on the map which cannot be seen due to vision. Bloodlines themselves have their own collision, which can also be used to inhibit movement as well as save allies (for example a Tank Bloodline will have a larger collision size, making it easier to defend his teammates by blocking fire but also making them more susceptible to focus fire).
Controls[edit]
The controls in BLC similar to a First-person shooter, the Bloodlines movement is controlled using the W,A,S,D keys. The primary 2 abilities have the Leftmouse/Rightmouse buttons, and the rest of the abilities use Q/E/R/F and Space. Almost all the abilities are aimed, the direction of the ability determined by the position of the cursor on the screen relative to the Bloodlines position.
Game Modes[edit]
Arena[edit]
The teams are put into an arena where the last team standing wins the round. One life per round, No respawn, the first team to win a set of rounds wins the match.
Capture the flag[edit]
The teams objective is to Capture the enemy's flag and bring it back to your own base. To score the flag you have to have your own flag at your base. The flag carrier gets 6 new abilites which can only be used while carrying the flag. There is a respawn timer. The Flag gives your team 20 points. One kill gives you 1 point. First team to score a set amount of points wins the round.
Conquest[edit]
Conquest is a Round-Based game mode.
The players has a infinite amount of respawns but with a respawn delay that increases with time. The teams battle for 3 objectives, if your team holds all 3 of them the enemies cannot respawn. You can regain health at your base, or pick-up power runes to improve your capabilities. You win by either killing all your enemies while they cannot respawn. Or hold the objectives for a set amount of time.
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