A New Weapon Forged: Introducing the Spear to ‘THRONE AND LIBERTY’
amazongames.comOver the past several weeks, THRONE AND LIBERTY players have experimented with various combinations of its seven existing weapons to create their own wholly unique playstyles and strategies. On December 5, the teams at NCSOFT and Amazon Games will introduce a new weapon—the spear—into the fray and, along with it, even more combat and strategic possibilities.
“The spear represents a formidable new addition to THRONE AND LIBERTY ’s diverse arsenal, bringing a unique gameplay identity as an initiator and disruption-focused weapon,” explains Daniel Lafuente, Globalization Design Manager at Amazon Games. “Its true strengths lie in the ability to infiltrate enemy back lines during large-scale Player-versus-Player (PvP) engagements and unleash devastating area-of-effect (AoE) crowd-control abilities. This disruptive potential allows coordinated teams to strategically create openings, sowing chaos within opposition ranks and enabling follow-up assaults.”
THRONE AND LIBERTY ’s spear brings a new kind of high-risk, high-reward playstyle to the game, and enemy forces will need to prioritize shutting down spear wielders quickly to mitigate its devastating potential. “The spear’s effectiveness is heavily front-loaded and its output escalates the longer its combos go unchecked,” explains Lafuente. “It demands intelligent positioning and well-timed strike coordination from both the spear user and their allies. Mastering this weapon will require skilled gameplay and battlefield awareness.”
The spear opens up all manner of new strategic possibilities in both Player-versus-Environment (PvE) and PvP environments. The ability to rapidly ramp up its output makes it perfectly suited for causing chaos and creating openings for follow-up attacks. “The spear’s potent mix of sustained damage output, mobility, and disruptive utility toolkits have the potential to appeal to players gravitating towards more traditional damage-per-second (DPS) roles,” Lafuente says. “But we also envision it
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