2011-08-05, 01:35 PM
So just a recap on what's up with Dominion:
When:
It will be showcased in GamesCom (Cologne, Germany) and PAX Prime (Seattle, WA) (tickets have been sold out for a few months already, BUT I HAVE ONE!!!), then it'll debut to the public shortly thereafter. Zileas didn't want to nail a specific date or anything, but we're looking at anywhere between 1-3 weeks after PAX is over.
Map details:
Dominion will take place in the ruins of the mining town of Kalamanda in a map called The Crystal Scar. There will be five nodes in a circle available for capture, in any order, and they will all have different names to them (boneyard, claw, drill, refinery, windmill). Summoning platforms are off the sides of the map, and supposedly you do not get to roam the map before a set time. The outer circle with the nodes and the central area will be lit to both teams at all times. The jungle area won't have as much grass, but there are so many twists and turns and little terrain islands, there's quite a number of possibilities in how your little adventures can turn out. In addition, while there are no neutral creeps, there are small pickups available that bonus health, MS, etc. that scales with game progress somehow, including a super rune that spawns "every few minutes" similar to SR's Exalted Baron Nashor buff.
Mechanics:
The new important thing to know about in Dominion is the nodes. Nodes presumably start off in neutral status, but can be captured in about 8-10 seconds by a solo champion. More champions means faster progress. The process of capturing nodes is a channel, which can be interrupted by attacks, so you're better off trying to deal with offenders before attempting a capture. However, even if you are interrupted, your progress on capturing a node simply stalls. (I don't know how resetting works.) Progress can be viewed by the circle on the ground surrounding the node, as seen in this video. A node owned by a team will spawn minions to help attack and capture other nodes, and will also attack nearby enemies much like a turret would (although it isn't as strong as a turret). However, these functions are disabled if it is being captured (i.e. someone on the opposing team is channeling).
In order to win a game of Dominion, you must drain the opposing team's Nexus health to 0. To do this, you must hold the majority of nodes. The bigger your node advantage, the faster the drain. Because of this, it's pretty much impossible to have a game last longer than 30 minutes, and it will likely end around 20 minutes.
Players will start with 1375 gold (one source said 1500, balls to them) and experience level 3. Ambient gold gain is much higher than in SR. Certain items are disabled, and new items are introduced. And while I haven't seen what this means yet, the recall spell has had its icon replaced.
When:
It will be showcased in GamesCom (Cologne, Germany) and PAX Prime (Seattle, WA) (tickets have been sold out for a few months already, BUT I HAVE ONE!!!), then it'll debut to the public shortly thereafter. Zileas didn't want to nail a specific date or anything, but we're looking at anywhere between 1-3 weeks after PAX is over.
Map details:
Dominion will take place in the ruins of the mining town of Kalamanda in a map called The Crystal Scar. There will be five nodes in a circle available for capture, in any order, and they will all have different names to them (boneyard, claw, drill, refinery, windmill). Summoning platforms are off the sides of the map, and supposedly you do not get to roam the map before a set time. The outer circle with the nodes and the central area will be lit to both teams at all times. The jungle area won't have as much grass, but there are so many twists and turns and little terrain islands, there's quite a number of possibilities in how your little adventures can turn out. In addition, while there are no neutral creeps, there are small pickups available that bonus health, MS, etc. that scales with game progress somehow, including a super rune that spawns "every few minutes" similar to SR's Exalted Baron Nashor buff.
Mechanics:
The new important thing to know about in Dominion is the nodes. Nodes presumably start off in neutral status, but can be captured in about 8-10 seconds by a solo champion. More champions means faster progress. The process of capturing nodes is a channel, which can be interrupted by attacks, so you're better off trying to deal with offenders before attempting a capture. However, even if you are interrupted, your progress on capturing a node simply stalls. (I don't know how resetting works.) Progress can be viewed by the circle on the ground surrounding the node, as seen in this video. A node owned by a team will spawn minions to help attack and capture other nodes, and will also attack nearby enemies much like a turret would (although it isn't as strong as a turret). However, these functions are disabled if it is being captured (i.e. someone on the opposing team is channeling).
In order to win a game of Dominion, you must drain the opposing team's Nexus health to 0. To do this, you must hold the majority of nodes. The bigger your node advantage, the faster the drain. Because of this, it's pretty much impossible to have a game last longer than 30 minutes, and it will likely end around 20 minutes.
Players will start with 1375 gold (one source said 1500, balls to them) and experience level 3. Ambient gold gain is much higher than in SR. Certain items are disabled, and new items are introduced. And while I haven't seen what this means yet, the recall spell has had its icon replaced.