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Axes Swinging and Thirsty for Blood: Bloodspike Extends the Ranks of Heroes in Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Update 1.2 introduces new close-combat battler, simplifies crafting system and reworks 'Survival' mode
Karlsruhe, 1/6/2016 – In the latest update to Orcs Must Die! Unchained, publisher Gameforge and developers Robot Entertainment are sending brutal smasher Bloodspike on the hunt for the prettiest orc scalps. In doing so, he pays no heed to whether the scalp belongs to friend or foe: his passive, Thirst for Blood, has Bloodspike's abilities doing damage to friendly minions in his surroundings. These then leave a Delicious Meal in their place after passing, which Bloodspike can then eat to regenerate his health. His secondary ability is also aptly named: Bloodbath gives Bloodspike a buff that increases his damage by 8% for every minion hit, no matter if friend or foe.
The trailer shows Bloodspike's destructive force in action:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWt597zM_Fg
Numerous changes to meta gameplay
The Orcs Must Die! Unchained open beta is now in full swing and the developers are making good use of player feedback for further refinement. Amongst other things, the amount of crafting materials has been reduced and the way that the recipes work for various items has also been simplified. When hunting for the highly-prized resources, players can now do so in a much more targeted manner: prior to every game round, they now get to decide which crafting material will be awarded to them upon completion.
Moreover, the power balances in Survival have been adjusted and now the damage output for groups of smaller than five players has been significantly increased.
A detailed list of all changes can be viewed, as always, in the patch notes:http://board.omd.gameforge.com/index.php/Thread/5431-Patch-1-2-Bloodspike-Unchained/
The most important facts on update 1.2 at a glance:
+ New hero: Bloodspike
+ More accessible crafting system
+ Numerous changes to meta gameplay
+ Adjustments to Survival mode
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About Orcs Must Die! Unchained
Orcs Must Die! Unchained takes the award-winning Orcs Must Die! action tower defence gameplay to a whole new level with team-based gameplay! But don't get cocky, because the stakes are higher, the traps are bloodier, and the invaders are even more ravenous. You’ll need to bring your A-game and a few of the biggest orc-haters you can find! Orcs Must Die! Unchained is set in the familiar world of its hilarious fantasy predecessors. Orcs Must Die! Unchained is set in the familiar world of its hilarious fantasy predecessors, years after the finale of Orcs Must Die! 2. With the discovery of dozens of new rifts and worlds beyond them, heroes have come from far and wide to wage all-out war for control of these magical gateways. In the years since Orcs Must Die! 2, the War Mage and Sorceress have done their best to rebuild the once-mighty Order. Their new enemy, the Unchained, is no longer the mindless horde defeated twice before, but instead an organized army led by its own powerful heroes. Orcs Must Die! Unchained is available as a free download for PC. More details available at http://omd.gameforge.com/.
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With more than 20 titles and over 450 million registered players, Gameforge is the leading provider of free-to-play massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) in the western hemisphere. Headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, the group offers its online games in more than 75 countries and employs 450 members of staff. The portfolio includes client-based games such as the award winning AION Free-to-Play, TERA: Fate of Arun, Metin2 (Europe's most successful MMO), HEX: Shards of Fate, Orcs Must Die! Unchained, Runes of Magic, Elsword and Wizard101. Popular browser-based games such as OGame and Ikariam as well as a growing portfolio of mobile games complete their offering. More details available at http://corporate.gameforge.com/.
