Feb 19, 2016
Blog Five
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Blog Five
Since we are talking about remixing and sampling, I decided to share a song called “Betwixt” this week. The only lyrics in the song, “I don’t think I can,” are from another song called “A Drowning” by How to Destroy Angels. They are not given credit for this, however.
There is a very popular genre of game right now that not many people know what it is actually called. Ever heard of a MOBA? MOBA stands for Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. Can you name any?
The most popular MOBA is League of Legends (LOL), but Smite is on the rise right now. Unfortunately, I have not had the pleasure to play either one of them, even though Smite is free. You know what else is free? My favorite MOBA, Dragons and Titans!
Yes, since Dragons and Titans is free, it has some bugs and it can be very frustrating. You have to admit though, for a free game, it’s pretty great. This is a free PC exclusive MOBA where you ride on the dragon of your choice with the weapon of your choice alongside 4 teammates to attack the enemy on the other side of the map. It may sound pretty boring at first, but it gets pretty intense, as you have to match up the perfect dragon and weapon combo to get any kills. Runes, which give you extra abilities (such as more health or decreased respawn time), can also be used to bump up your power.
Although there is a leveling system outside of the game for extra things (such as a health potion), each game starts every player out at level 1. The highest level is level 15, where every ability you have is maxed out. There are currently four maps: Chaos Unleashed, Nethergate, Ballistae Alley, and Towers and Titans. Here is a video of me explaining how to play Nethergate. Basically, the objective of each game is to destroy the other side’s obelisks and shrines to get to your titan. Once you reach your titan, you release it, and the game is over. Games can take anywhere from 3 minutes in a Ballistae Alley game to a 45 minute Nethergate stand-off. Towers and Titans is the newest game type, and to be honest, it is not a very good one.
In the video I shared of me playing Nethergate, I used the combination of my favorite dragon and weapon: Spinereaver with the Hammer of Sul. A good combination is picky--Spinereaver is close range while the Hammer of Sul can reach players that are far away. Good balance. Everyone is different, however; a lot of people who just start playing the game probably wouldn’t want to play a close range dragon. They always have the highest difficulties in the game since their attack is pretty high but their defense is awful. Get a feel for the dragons and stick to one or two that you’re comfortable with.
Go get ‘em, dragon rider.