Evercore Heroes: Ascension News

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[h2]Greetings heroes![/h2]

We are excited to announce our next demo is coming to you real soon - yes, very SOON soon! And just like last time, everybody will be able to play!!

Since the last demo we've worked hard on many things you mentioned in your feedback and made many improvements based on it. We hope we can once again lean on your eagerness for adventure and can't wait to hear what you think!

[h2]What's in the next demo?[/h2]

• 3 new heroes (6 in total!) - mix-'n-match roles!
  
• New exciting shards & core powers like double dash!
  
• Steam Input, for seamless controls
  
• Spectator mode after death - encourage your party!
  
• Reworked ultimate system, now with double the charge
  
• Massive update to game balance
  
• Tons of bug fixes & polish
  

Follow along on our adventure and stay up to date when it goes live by wishlisting if you haven't yet!

~Vela Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2586780/Evercore_Heroes__Ascension/

[h2]Greetings heroes![/h2]

We are two weeks in and have so far revealed both our new support as tank hero! It’s high time we have a look at the new damage dealing hero as well!

Step out of the shadows and into the light with...



[h2]Shade: the Shadow Blade[/h2]

Hiding in the shadows, no target who has ever seen Shade has been able to tell the tale. Coming from the dark cyberpunk city of Noktra, she’s a master assassin that does anything to get the job done, even if that means working together as a team!

Shade does not want to be seen and is your assassin archetype hero. She excels at locating high priority targets and dealing high single target damage with multiple ways to get both out-as into danger.

If high damage numbers and flashy skill expression is what you are looking for then Shade is made for YOU!



[h2]DPS playstyle[/h2]

Shade is all about staying safe, striking when the moment is right and getting out when things get too hot under her feet. Being a squishy character a few hits can prove fatal if dispositioned after all. Luckily Shade has a lot of tools to close the gap and get out of danger.

Where Cynder has a lot of AOE abilities and range to do his damage safely from afar, Shade will have to put herself at risk and jump in and out to be effective. To help you on your mission she has not one dash, but THREE of them! Outside of your normal dash, you’ll have a blink ability that doesn’t just make you dash but also drops all aggro while doing so and you have a jump that damages all enemies you dash through for extra damage. Use them wisely as every misstep can be deadly…

What makes a good Shade player is figuring out when it’s safe to jump in and when it’s better to wait or swap targets. Good targets to go for are those that are weak or critical like shooting enemies or bigger healers that keep enemies alive. There is no shame in playing the objective and assassinating vulnerable enemies in the backline rather than going for the big yeti in the spotlight!

As a melee damage dealer, your main focus will be on direct damage shards to boost her damage even further rather than utility. Being a more melee squishy character with high damage it can also be wise to pick up one or two defensive options to survive the occasional big hits.

Having to pick off targets and dashing in and out grants Shade a unique playstyle that’s very different from any other damage dealing hero!

What is your damage dealing style?



[h2]How-to-Play footage[/h2]

We of course asked our friend DaddyHaz as well to give us his take on damage dealers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDEu26mty24

Missed a video in the series he made for us? You can find all previous videos he made in the following playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1JJWmq4eS6xk1x9x-LRMkKN8xAfLc_yX


I hope you enjoyed this little series where we dug a bit deeper into the playstyle of our new heroes and we'll be back soon with more exciting news about the next demo!

~Vela Team

[h2]Greetings heroes![/h2]

Last week we had a look at our new support hero Beko, the spirit of rejuvenation as well as fan favorite!

This week we’ll go close to the action and have a look at our new tank hero!



[h2]Riiva: the berserker tank[/h2]

Fearless, full of fury & driven by rage, Riiva is a formidable warrior that makes you ROAR! Throwing herself into danger to protect her allies, you definitely do NOT want to be on her bad side!

Riiva is not your traditional tank, wielding twin axes and jumping into the fray - she is the embodiment of offense being the best defense! Where she lacks a level of tankiness and the ability to stun enemies she makes up for it by being able to parry crucial hits and dealing more damage in prolonged fights.

If you like to charge your enemies head-on, deal damage by staying in the fray and go completely wild then Riiva is your hero of choice!



[h2]Tanking style[/h2]

Riiva is all about living on the edge, taking risks and going wild to keep your allies safe! She has quite a few tools to do this like throwing her axe to not only slow and taunt enemies further away but also granting her the ability to jump to it. You can use this to either close the gap, switch enemy targets OR secure an escape path when things get too hot!

What sets apart a good Riiva player from a great one is the ability to parry abilities pitch perfect! Learn the abilities of your enemies and you will be capable of not just avoiding damage mid-fight, but also be able to avoid stunning effects which would leave most heroes powerless!

Where a more traditional tanking hero like Fyn prefers to build more defensive shards to be this unstoppable body, Riiva has more flexible options as a tank/damage dealing hybrid. Offensive shards like on-hit effects for example are pretty powerful on Riiva as her attack speed increases while she fights meaning you’ll get quite a lot of hits in.

Stay on the move, parry enemy abilities and go ham- Riiva is a berserker type tank that’s tougher to learn but will grant more skill expression and power in the right hands!

What is your tanking style?



[h2]How-to-Play footage[/h2]

Just like last week we’ve asked DaddyHaz to give us the run-down on how he plays tanks in Evercore Heroes: Ascension!

Check out how he plays Riiva & Fyn

[h3][HERE][/h3]

Last but not least, next week we’ll have a look at our newest damage dealer hero to join the roster. Until then!

~The Vela Team

PS - If you want to watch Daddyhaz live as he plays the upcoming demo, go visit him on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/daddyhaz

[h2]Greetings heroes![/h2]

We are excited to announce that we are adding 3 new heroes to the roster! This means that for the next demo you’ll have access to 2 support, 2 tank and 2 DPS characters.

This week we’ll be looking at the new support hero and their playstyle.



[h2]Beko: The Spirit Healer[/h2]

Slightly mysterious with their mask but also utterly adorable, it is said that Beko is secretly a powerful ancient spirit of rejuvenation! Coming from an actual swimming giga-turtle island we call Moxy, Beko is a powerful healer using a mystical lantern to keep their allies safe!

Beko is your more traditional healer, focusing on keeping allies and themselves out of harm’s way by using ranged attacks, crowd control and healing abilities.

Don’t enjoy being close to enemies and want allies to be at your mercy? Then Beko is your guy!!



[h2]Support style[/h2]

Beko is all about positioning their lantern. Beko has the unique ability to move their lantern to an ally and back to themselves at will. Whoever holds the lantern will get healed when enemies are slain close to them but will also function as a platform from which Beko can cast heals and push enemies!

What distinguishes a good from a great Beko player is not only the ability to keep yourself out of harm's way but also being able to keep track of who has the lantern and switching this up during a fight to make the most out of your abilities.

With Beko being a lot more squishier than Lotus and having higher healing values it can be a good idea to look for shards that boost survivability, boost the abilities of your allies - or go crazy and turn healing into damage, the choice is yours!

Compare this to Lotus, our take on a paladin arch-type, who heals by being part of the action and you get two completely different takes on playing a support within the game!

What is your support style?



[h2]How-to-Play footage[/h2]

We’ve asked our most active community member DaddyHaz to give us his take on our new heroes and made a video on how to play support in Evercore Heroes: Ascension.

[h3]Check it out HERE on YouTube![/h3]

Come back next week as we’ll reveal the new tank hero!

~Vela Team


PS - If you want to watch Daddyhaz live as he plays the upcoming demo, go visit him on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/daddyhaz