January 2019
INCOMING TRANSMISSION
We’re kicking off 2019 with the arrival of Count Dooku and some changes to Geonosis. We’ll be making Geonosis available in a selection of other game modes, including Arcade. The update is scheduled to release on January 23rd.
As a certain Sith Lord once said, “I’ve been looking forward to this”.
COUNT DOOKU
A master duelist, Count Dooku excels at close combat with a lightsaber and can deflect lightsabers easier than other lightsaber heroes.
While his skills with a lightsaber are to be feared, opponents will also be wise to avoid his Lightning Stun ability, where he can quickly unleash a blast of lightning. Opponents caught in the blast radius will be thrown to the ground.
Calculating and confident, you should approach Count Dooku with caution. Count Dooku will be available to unlock via credits only, costing 35,000.
Dooku unleashes a very quick lightning stun that throws all nearby opponents to the ground. The damage is reduced for each extra target, up to a maximum of 5 targets.
This ability targets a single opponent and causes them to become affected by a number of detrimental effects. Anyone targeted by Expose Weakness will have their movement slowed down, will receive increased damage from all attacks, and they will become highlighted for Dooku throughout the duration of the ability. Should the target be defeated by one of Dooku’s attacks while Expose Weakness is active, the cooldown is instantly refreshed.
This ability begins by Dooku raising his lightsaber up to his face and then down to his side, readying himself for combat. Once activated, Duelist will improve his lightsaber attack speed and damage for a short time. While active, Dooku will change his attack sequence, now duelling with one hand behind his back.
His dodge is also on a shorter cooldown than others and with more charges available, making him a formidable foe for anyone that goes up against him in close quarters combat.
Name: Sith Control
Affects: Health
Description: Count Dooku has increased maximum health regeneration
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Name: Rising Power
Affects: Health
Description: Whenever Count Dooku defeats an enemy trooper he regains 20 health. Whenever he defeats an enemy hero, he regains even more.
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Name: Finesse
Affects: Lightsaber
Description: Count Dooku drains less stamina when blocking and attacking with his lightsaber.
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Name: Blind Spot
Affects: Lightning Stun
Description: Lightning Stun has a larger area of effect.
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Name: Last Seconds
Affects: Lightning Stun
Description: Lightning Stun has a faster recharge rate, but its range is reduced by one meter.
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Name: Superiority
Affects: Expose Weakness
Description: Expose Weakness is active on the enemy target for a longer time.
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Name: Dominance
Affects: Expose Weakness
Description: Count Dooku's enemy target takes more damage while Expose Weakness is active.
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Name: Masterful Duelist
Affects: Duelist
Description: Count Dooku deals even more damage while Duelist is active.
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Name: Balanced Duelist
Affects: Duelist
Description: Reduces the recharge time of Duelist.
Sith Lord
The Default Appearance for Count Dooku comes in the form of his Sith Lord outfit, complete with brown cape.
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COUNT DOOKU: VICTORY POSES
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COUNT DOOKU: EMOTES
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COUNT DOOKU: MILESTONES
Title: Too Easy
Description: Defeat 30 Enemies with the Duelist lightsaber strikes.
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Title: So Weak
Description: Weaken 30 enemies with the Expose Weakness ability.
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Title: Stay Down
Description: Hit 30 Enemies with the Lightning Stun ability.
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COUNT DOOKU: VOICE LINES
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GEONOSIS COMING TO ADDITIONAL GAME MODES
The reception to Geonosis when it launched in November last year was very positive, but one question remained: “When will it be coming to other game modes?”
The answer to that question is simple: “In just a few days’ time”.
Geonosis will be coming to Heroes vs Villains and Blast where you’ll be able to experience the Geonosian canyons on a smaller scale. The planet will also be available within Custom Arcade, making it the perfect opportunity to get some practice before jumping into Galactic Assault.
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DARTH TYRANUS UPDATE RELEASE NOTES
NEW CONTENT
FEATURES
HERO AND CLASSES CHANGES
OBI-WAN KENOBI
DARTH MAUL
LEIA ORGANA
CAPTAIN PHASMA
GENERAL GRIEVOUS
BOBA FETT
CHEWBACCA
HAN SOLO
DARTH VADER
KYLO REN
SPECIALIST
ASSAULT
GAME MODE AND MAP CHANGES
BLAST
EXTRACTION
GEONOSIS (GALACTIC ASSAULT)
THEED (GALACTIC ASSAULT)
CRAIT
KESSEL - KAMINO - TAKODANA
VEHICLE CHANGES
AAT
AT-TE
LANDO AND L3-37 MILLENIUM FALCON
GENERAL CHANGES/MISC
KNOWN ISSUES
/F8RGE
The winding path to peace is always a worthy one, regardless of how many turns it takes.
January 2019
Dark Ritual
Dark Ritual will be arriving at a later date. Currently we are targeting a potential hotfix that will release shortly after the release of the Darth Tyranus update. We will bring you more info as soon as we have that hotfix locked down.
Fans of the Clone Wars Animated Series will recognise the Dark Ritual Appearance. Classed as Epic, it will be available for 40,000 credits or 1,000 crystals.
Coruscant Guard
The release of the updated Clone Trooper Appearances is currently being targeted for a February release. When we first set out to update the appearances it was simply that, an update of the appearances to bring them more in line with your expectations.
As time has moved on, this has evolved into something more and these updated appearances will now be a part of the Clone Trooper appearance rework that you will be reading more about in a few weeks time.
Due to this we will now be releasing the Coruscant Guard alongside the rest of the Clone Trooper changes.
First Look
I know many of you reading this will be disappointed that there are no screenshots or videos of Dooku. I want to apologise for this. We had plans to release screenshots as well as a Community Update video, but unfortunately the production of these was unable to be completed on time. This is not acceptable and steps are being taken to ensure it doesn't happen again.
January 2019
Sounds Cool!!! :eahigh_file:
I am looking forward to playing as Count Dooku.
> I know many of you reading this will be disappointed that there are no screenshots or videos of Dooku.
I don't mind if he is shy.
January 2019 - last edited January 2019
Oh man, so many delays again.
I'm not angry or demanding anything - I'm concerned for the game. I know you guys said that you want to provide content even after the Clone Wars heroes, but to see that there isn't even a screenshot of a new character a day before its release... It is troubling, to say the least.
All this says towards the community is that you guys are way too few in numbers - and overworked at that.
January 2019
Darth Tyranus Update Timing
Expect the update to come in between 2-3GB. Team are preparing servers ahead of the release and will shortly spin new ones online, ready for the deployment.
(Source)
/Atic
January 2019
Still 1 hour left.
Wait over a cup of coffee.
January 2019
In case you would like to take a look at the in-game screenshots of Dooku already
https://twitter.com/BenWalke/status/1088067544097927169
/Ataashi
January 2019 - last edited January 2019
An FYI that I forgot to add to the PC maintenance today:
Please note, that as part of today's update we will be bringing our PC servers down for maintenance at 3pm UTC. We expect this to last approximately 30 minutes.
/Atic
January 2019
January 2019
Hello,
i don't know who is your map designer, but he clearly don't know what he's doing.
Geonosis HVV map is *. Yeah it look beautifull, but level design is *. Map look too big for hvv, and it is a * runing simulator for the target. Again a map for boba, which is able to hide everywhere, imposible to catch mostly.
This map is mad for runner. I play mostly as darth maul, and if i want, i just run all over the map, and no one gonna be able to catch me. How fun this can be ? The guy who design this map don't know ANYTHING about tactics, about GOOD lvl design. In order to balance this.
And also, you re last update bring a lot of bugs. I saw one a YODA. Right clic doesn t work sometimes, for no reasons.
GREAT