Hail, Knights!

This week we have two new arenas being added to the zone control, toe-to-toe PVP game Lockdown: “Downtown” and “Gardens”! There’s also some adjustments to how Lockdown works to make it a more balanced contest, and a minor — yet potentially inflammatory – bugfix. Read on for more info!

Lockdown Levels

Downtown delivers a traffic-choked urban landscape caught in the grips of winter – take your fight to the streets and use Fire Pots to fight back the city frost! Meanwhile, Gardens is a secluded and walled arena with hidden paths and plenty of overgrown greenery.

Lockdown: Adjustments

Additionally, there are some changes in the Lockdown scoring system. Levels now use a “scaling” points system – each additional Capture Point controlled by a team awards fewer points per tick.

On a 3 Capture Point map:
+1st CP captured is worth 5 points
+2nd CP captured is worth 3 points
+3rd CP captured is worth 1 point

On a 5 Capture Point map:
+1st CP captured is worth 5 points
+2nd CP captured is worth 4 points
+3rd CP captured is worth 3 points
+4th CP captured is worth 2 points
+5th CP captured is worth 1 point

Bugfixes

In the Lord Vanaduke encounter at Firestorm Citadel, knights were occasionally being burned to death by fire during Vanaduke’s monologue. This was considered an unfair advantage for the Duke, and Knights will no longer be burned to death by fire at this particular juncture.

It is still possible Knights may be burnt to death by fire at other junctures.