History VideoGame / Spellbreak

''Spellbreak'' was a magic-themed BattleRoyaleGame developed and published by American studio Proletariat for PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. The game entered early access in early 2020, with a full free-to-play release following on September 3, 2020.\\

''Spellbreak'' is a magic-themed BattleRoyaleGame developed and published by American studio Proletariat for PC, UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. The game entered early access in early 2020, with a full free-to-play release following on September 3, 2020.\\

'''''Spellbreak''''' is a magic-themed BattleRoyaleGame for PC, UsefulNotes/Playstation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. The game entered early access in early 2020, with a full free-to-play release following on September 3, 2020.\\

!!''Spellbreak'' provides examples of:

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The (currently disabled) Clash mode plays similar to the original Battle Royale mode, but with an important distinction: players who are defeated won't be eliminated from play, but will be allowed to respawn with any gear they collected before being KO'd, a feature made both for new players and those who may not necessarily enjoy battle royale games.

* DamageOverTime: Toxic attacks poison opponents (or the caster, if they are careless), causing gradual damage to armor over several seconds.

* StandardStatusEffects: Quite a few to watch out for:

* VideoGameFlight: All battlemages can levitate, allowing them to jump higher than normal in exchange for some mana. A rune players can collect (named "Flight") also allows them to launch themselves forward through the air, while another rune (named "Featherfall") allows players to perform a high jump with slow falling.

* NonLethalKO: Players aren't killed, but rather "exiled". With Chapter 2's release, this extends to the hostile Vowguard {{NPCs}} in Dominion.

** Pyromancer: Fire specialists who can become launch bigger fireballs and use firewalls to fly.
** Frostborn: Ice specialists who can use their ice slicks to move more quickly across the battlefield and hover while charging a shot in mid-air.

** Vaporizing ice slicks with fire spells creates steam, which deals light damage-over-time. Hitting steam with lightning creates a massive lightning-based AreaOfEffect.
** Hitting toxic puddles with wind causes a small toxic explosion. Hitting toxic puddles with fire creates a slightly larger explosion, as well as a lingering green flame.

* DamageOverTime: Toxic attacks poison opponents (or the caster, if they are careless), causing gradual damage over several seconds.

* FriendlyFireproof: Averted. A careless Vowbreaker can damage their own allies with poorly aimed spells.

* NonLethalKO: Players aren't killed, but rather "exiled". With Chapter 2's release, this extends to the hostile Vowguard NPCs in Dominion.

So far, there have been three game modes introduced: the traditional Battle Royale mode, the currently vaulted Clash, a combination of battle royale and deathmatch which allows players to re-enter combat after being KO'd with their gear intact, an ideal mode for newcomers, and Dominion, where two teams of five Breakers fight over three control points, all the while earning boons from a mysterious merchant and fending off hostile Vowguard troops.

Currently, there are two game modes: the traditional Battle Royale mode, and Clash, a combination of battle royale and deathmatch which allows players to re-enter combat after being KO'd with their gear intact, an ideal mode for newcomers.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Clash mode plays similar to the original Battle Royale mode, but with an important distinction: players who are defeated won't be eliminated from play, but will be allowed to respawn with any gear they collected before being KO'd, a feature made both for new players and those who may not necessarily enjoy battle royale games.

* NonLethalKO: Players aren't killed, but rather "exiled".

Players assume the role of a Vowbreaker; one who defies the Vow Mandate, which outlaws all magic, under the justification that magic is a corrupting influence. The primary setting of the game is known as the Hollow Lands, which, after a past event known as the Fracture, is ravaged by strange phenomena known as Spellstorms. Now, the Vowbreakers take up magic to find what caused the Fracture, and a way to stop the Spellstorms.

Players assume the role of a Battlemage and face off against opponents in the wide and varied Hollow Lands. As a magical storm closes in, players will need to collect enchanted gauntlets and other tools to increase their magical prowess and fend off their enemies. At launch, there will be two game modes: the traditional Battle Royale mode, and Clash, a combination of battle royale and deathmatch which allows players to re-enter combat after being KO'd with their gear intact, an ideal mode for newcomers.

* AuraVision: Some abilities allow players to detect enemies (even through walls) in this way, such as the Wolf's Blood Rune or one of a Frostborn player's passive abilities.

* NonLethalKO: Players aren't killed. They are "exiled".

* VideoGameFlight: All battlemages can levitate, allowing them to jump higher than normal in exchange for some mana. A rune players can collect also allows them to launch themselves forward through the air, while another rune allows players to perform a high jump with slow falling.

** Toxicologist: Toxic specialists who can leave behind poisonous puddles about and render themselves invisible using their own poisonous clouds.

** Pyromancer: Fire specialists who can become immune to their own (squad's) flames and launch larger, more powerful fireballs.
** Frostborn: Ice specialists who can use their ice slicks to move more quickly across the battlefield.
** Conduit: Lightning specialists whose skills allow them to cast bolts more rapidly.
** Stoneshaper: Stone specialists who can quickly replenish their armor in a pinch and throw larger boulders more frequently.
** Tempest: Wind specialists who can leverage their magic to increase their aerial mobility.
** Toxicologist: Toxic specialists who can spray more poison about and render themselves invisible using their own poisonous clouds.

* VideoGameFlight: All battlemages can levitate, allowing them to jump higher than normal in exchange for some mana. A rune players can collect also allows them to launch themselves forward through the air.

* RocketJump: Throwing a wind attack at your feet while on the ground will allow you to leap high into the air.

* NonFatalKO: Players aren't killed. They are "exiled".

Players assume the role of a Battlemage and face off against opponents in the wide and varied Hollow Lands. As a magical storm closes in, players will need to collect enchanted gauntlets and other tools to increase their magical prowess and fend off their enemies. At launch, there will be two game modes: the traditional Battle Royale mode, and Clash, a combination of battle royale and deathmatch which allows players to re-enter combat with their gear intact, an ideal mode for newcomers.

* RocketJump: Throwing a wind attack at your feet while on the ground will allow you to leap high into the air.