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Meet the Team

Dear Denizens of Issilith!

After some time of unusual peace and quiet that crept into the vast city of Virenas, its streets are overflowing with life once again. It has been a while since the last time Phageborn's mighty generals strode through these roads. But now, after the victorious battle at G.Round and a little detour at the Good Game, they are here again even only to take a short respite. As the outlines of the first two Drakkoriths become clearer, the crowd's anticipation grows to the point where you can almost slice it with a knife.

Name: Jasmin Daniel Saračević
Role: 3D environment artist
First of the generals to put his foot on the streets of Virenas after being so far from home is Jasmin. A proud general from the ranks of the Cartographers Guild, Jasmin spends most of his time charting potential battlegrounds and revealing their secrets so his brothers-in-arms can use them to their advantage. Since he's well versed in the art of subterfuge as well, at least from the theoretical standpoint, his feedback on the potential strategies has been proved crucial more than once. Jasmin has gathered a lot of experience during his 86 years of age (that's almost 50 in human years), but the passion and enthusiasm he still has for his work could bring some less experienced Drakkoriths to shame. If he's not working you'll probably see him spending time with his two kids, and those moments when he's teaching them some of the more formidable skills every young Drakkorith should possess are by far his favourite. Genuine and benevolent with just the right amount of quirky, Jasmin is considered to be the team's favourite uncle.

Name: Matea Vujasinović
Role: Business Administrator
Adamantly swaying in the back, following the rhythm of the march, another Drakkorith will surely grab the attention of anyone who passes by. It is truly a rare sight to see a Drakkorith as graceful as Matea. And even that might be considered an understatement. But be careful, her looks can be quite deceiving. This member of the Fighters Guild has the tenacity of the hard-headed terrordactyl and the heart of a true warrior. She is willing to tackle any challenge and will not stop until she comes up to top. Most of her time Matea spends in the Market place though. There’s always a big chance you’ll find her rummaging through some trinkets or trying on a new pair of boots. Just because you can be deadly doesn't mean you can't look your best. And if she’s not there, well, you’ll most definitely find her next to the biggest piece of succulent meat you can find. Or sleeping next to its bones because it’s healthy to take a rest after a hearty meal. Matea takes great care of those she considers her family and is always ready to lend a helpful claw. But whatever you do, do NOT call her „Big Tough Sister“ or that Drakkorith spirit will resurface in the blink of an eye.

Feel free to join our Discord community and stay in loop with both the news about Phageborn and our new activities (Discord)!

Yours truly,
Games Revolted

Good Game Zagreb 2022

Dear Denizens of Issilith!

It's been a week since we had the pleasure to participate in Good Game Zagreb 2022 both as a contestant and as an exhibitor. The main event of this 2-day convention was a CS:GO tournament, where 32 amateur teams fought heartily for a chance to win proceedings for a non-profit organization of their choice. While our team sadly didn't win, they bravely stood their ground during the tournament and we are extremely proud of them for leaving their hearts and souls on the field.


While the CS:GO tournament was the backbone of GG, for some of us, we also had a booth where we had a chance to present Phageborn to people attending the event, and after a long time, finally interact with some of you live. It was a pleasure to see you all, hear your feedback, and feel your support. And for that, we are very grateful!


As you may have heard, we even had a chance to organize a small-scale tournament on Saturday! Contestants played a round-robin format, we even had some prizes as some goodie bags were prepared. The tournament went smoothly, all up until the amazing finals! Big congratulations to our winner, Kegel, who managed to win in what can only be described as the nail-biting finals vs The_JPhantom, while Renato secured third place.
And a special shoutout to Toni that seemed to get the worse end of all the matches, but in the end improved so fast they got a win vs a worthy opponent! Congratulations to all of our contestants!


We would like to thank the organizers for the opportunity to support such an amazing event and also thank all of you who supported us both online and offline. We can't wait to see all of you again next year!

Yours truly,
Gams Revolted

Showcase: Jungle Temple & Derelict Cave

Dear Denizens of Issilith!

In case you haven’t got a chance yet to try out some of our battlegrounds during the testing, feel free to check out a showcase of our beloved Jungle Temple and Derelict Cave battlegrounds on our YouTube channel: YouTube.

Jungle Temple
Once a place of worship, today anyone who enters does so on their own responsibility. After the constant confrontations have driven the peaceful natives from these lands, some of the Tikiri saw the opportunity to make this place their new home. Structures such as this, enveloped in lush vegetation and full of animal life, make for both the perfect hideout and hunting grounds for these weak, rat-like creatures. Just watch your step! You never know what booby trap might be waiting just a few steps away.

Derelict Cave
A long time ago this place was full of life. The remnants of that time are still visible if you look more closely. Stones on the floor are worn out but still form the unnatural path throughout this network of caves. This cave was used as the heart of Zyxl's smuggling operation. Hundreds of them used to run along this path carrying crates of expensive goods and heavy chests filled with gold. Lots and lots of gold.
But now, no steps echo through these caves only the sound of dripping water and creaking old wood can be heard. For some reason, Zyxls left this place. There are still some stories about how they’ve left an ancient artefact stored somewhere deep in one of the grottos. Many creatures tried to find it. But not many lived to tell the tale.

What was your favourite part of these battlegrounds? Feel free to comment below or join our Discord channel (Discord) and share your favourite things with us!

Yours truly,
Games Revolted

Test statistics

Dear Denizens of Issilith!

This week we have finished with our test! While we are sad because that part is behind us, we are looking forward to going through all your feedback and suggestions so we can make needed tweaks and changes to create the best experience possible for all of us. We are very grateful for the time you spent with us during the last month. And what is the better way of showing all your effort than with some fun, quick stats and to see if Saffron is really as broken as it seems at first.

But let's start with some general numbers first. With a total number of 1349 matches you have managed to play more than 185 hours, and that is just time spent in matches! However, an average turn time was just a little over 32 seconds while the match was usually over around the 15th turn.

When talking about factions, it didn't come as a big shock that the most played faction are the newly added Ascended. With their 57% win rate, they are standing proud in the first place while the Drakkoriths are just behind them with a 55% win rate. Although if Drakkoriths knew that Ascended players are also most likely to surrender when things are not going their way, they just may come on top.

In favour of that may be that the mighty warrior king Tyberiuth is the most played Avatar and Basson really showed himself as an unstoppable force since he's the Avatar who ended the testing on the biggest win streak. Although, don't write off other factions just yet! Somehow, Theodora managed to weasel herself into the top place of Avatar's win rate without a lost game. Looks like that after finding your way back on top of Vestige politics from exile everything else is nothing more than a little thorn in your side. And Saffron, well, that smashing creature may have a skill that seems a bit overpowered, however, its win rate is no more than 23%. But we'll keep a close eye on it in the future. And speaking off eyes, with a low 20% win rate Yggron really feels a bit underpowered. We'll have to look a little more closely at him and see where his true potential lies.

We know that some of these statistics surprised us, but what about you? Feel free to comment below or join our Discord channel (Discord) to discuss your insights from the testing!

Yours truly,
Games Revolted

Did you know?

Dear Denizens of Issilith!

The last days of our testing are closing in. So to make sure you had a chance to fully experience this build of Phageborn we will go over some of the smaller features you might have missed up until now.

Flag icon on cards represent the Leadership threshold
There still seems to be some misunderstanding regarding what the Flag icon on some cards represents. While we will better explain it in-game in our next build, to ease potential confusion for the new players who are currently testing Phageborn we decided to touch upon that here as well. The Flag icon on the cards represents the Leadership threshold. That means that your Leadership (one of the three attributes you can level at the start of your turn) has to be leveled at least to the amount said on the card to activate that effect. If you have enough Leadership to activate the accompanying effect, the text next to the Flag will be blue. If you don't have enough Leadership the text will be white. One of the best examples where you can easily see that is Ascended's very own Spirit Matron. That card has two effects which can be activated if you have enough Leadership. If you have enough Leadership for both effects, both effects will activate.
In the case shown below, you can see that the player has only enough Leadership to activate the first effect (as it is written in blue), while the second effect is written in white indicating that the required Leadership threshold has not been met.



Card Styles
Perhaps you saw that some of your opponents have animated cards and you just can't find where you can get one yourself. During the testing you can try out our current Card Styles. Every card has one! You can activate and equip them in the Collection through a few simple steps.
After you right-click on the card you'll see two dots above it. The second dot represents the alternate card style. When you click on the second dot it will show you how it will look in its animated version (see the D’Dall Reaver below). Underneath the card you'll see the Purchase button. During the testing everything is FREE, including the card styles! So don't be afraid to click on the Purchase button as it will unlock the skin and the button will say Set Style instead of Purchase, giving you the option to instantly equip your new card skin.



How to see full art
Whether you're in a match or just browsing through the Collection, it is quite likely that some of the card art may catch your eye and you'd really like to see it better. This has been a request made in the past from our players so the build you are currently testing on has that feature already implemented. You just have to right-click on the card you wish to see better and click on the Eye icon in the upper right corner (you can see it in the picture above), right next to the card you're viewing. That will show you the art in its full size plus you'll be able to read a little bit of the fluff.

Avatar's voice lines
Did you know that every Avatar has its own unique voice lines you can activate at any time during the match? You just have to hold right-click on your Avatar while in the match and choose one of the six unique voice lines. It may help you or your opponent to recalibrate your nerves.

Camera Angles
Have you tried out different camera angles while in the match? With a simple press of your up and down arrow keys you can change the viewing perspective in your game. This may help you have a better overview of the battleground or simply to check out how does that new skin for your Avatar looks like up close. Camera angles are a work in progress so please keep that in mind when interacting with it.

If you haven’t already, you have until the 17th of May to join the test and try out Phageborn! For more information on testing and updates regarding Phageborn, feel free to join Residents of Issilith over at our Discord channel (Discord) and leave your feedback!

Yours truly,
Games Revolted