The Valkyrie has a bit of a history here at En Masse Entertainment, and like the class itself, her story needs a little explanation. Whenever we get new content for TERA, be it new classes, costumes, or battlegrounds, we start a “top-down” process of localization, thoroughly studying any changes to the game before changing any translated terms, and then writing all text relating to the change at the same time. But for the Valkyrie, we faced a few more challenges than usual. The class name was originally translated as “glaiver,” which didn’t fit in well with the class names we already had in the game.
So, before we could start in on skills, items, costumes, or quests, we needed a new name for the high-flying female Castanic fighter. After a lengthy internal debate, and with some feedback from the TERA community, we put the matter up for a vote, asking players to choose between several new names. Valkyrie won out, and we could finally begin the localization process. Only how do you fit the Valkyrie, a uniquely Germanic concept, into a Korean MMO?
Aug 1, 2018 - Today, only 42 percent of Republicans know that “most scientists believe. To drastically increase global carbon emissions; a light bulb in every village would do it. Dying sun against a blurry agricultural landscape in a campaign ad. Of conspiring to block the one action necessary to save the planet. It’s an idea which forms the backbone of Techland’s Dying Light 2, a game which takes place in what the studio calls a “modern dark age”. After fifteen years of the undead blight running rampant across the planet, humanity is finally showing signs of a return to the top of the food chain.
With a looming deadline and a few thousand words of writing ahead of me, I decided to break the character down to its core elements. Valkyries are a race-restricted class, reserved to castanic female characters only. And since Castanics are an intensely matriarchal society, it stood to reason that NPC valkyries would be very powerful in castanic society. So, where were they? Why had we, TERA fans (and writers, though the two are interchangeable), never heard of them before now? They had to be a secret martial order known only to Castanics—specifically NPC castanic matriarchs, who are never seen in-game.
And they had to be a very, very old secret order, since the quest describing their origins starts in a section of the map that had been cut off from the rest of the world for generations. Everybody loves a good conspiracy, so I combed back through all our lore (published and unpublished) on Castanics, looking for “story holes” in which to write. It didn’t take very long at all, and within the week I’d written some micro-flash fiction for in-game story books, and three scripts for my frequent collaborator, EME Senior Artist Josh Fulmore, to turn into comic book pages.
With the name and background squared away, I could now turn my attention to her skills. With the fiction we’d written, we could easily explain why her skills were so different from the more “modern” classes. Her ancient origins let us use Norse terms like Ragnarok, Bloodflower, and Gjallar Horn as skill names, alongside skills like Spinning Death, Shining Crescent, and Maelstrom. We even included lore in the skill descriptions, mentioning how the Valkyrie manipulates dream energy to explosive effects.
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I could go on, but I don’t want to spoil your fun. So, I’ll sign off with a bit of Valkyrie lore to tease your appetite, and I’ll see you in game! I leave you with this, my sister of the storm.
The sour smell of blood stays with you, no matter how many times you wash. The memories of dead, black eyes, of twisted bodies with the faces of friends, will never leave you.
My grandmother was wrong, and most likely yours as well. Patience, tolerance, acceptance.these are not our ways. We are no longer the guardians of history.
We are vengeance, the choosers of the slain. We are valkyries, and as foretold in prophecy, thrice carved in stone, our time will come again.
Release Description: Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition takes parkour-fueled zombie survival to a whole new level. Enjoy the definitive Dying Light experience with the brand-new Legend system, improved visuals, major gameplay enhancements, and more. This package comes with all the available bonus content, including Be the Zombie, Cuisine & Cargo, Ultimate Survivor Bundle, and The Bozak Horde.
Last but not least, travel beyond the walls of Harran to discover a vast, dangerous new region in Dying Light: The Following – a massive story-based expansion that brings mysterious characters, deadly new weapons, unexpected quests, and fully customizable and drivable dirt buggies. Features:.
Welcome to the Quarantine – Experience an original and intense story set in an infected city cut off from the outside world. Vast Open World — Players traverse an extensive world plunged into chaos and destruction. In this diverse environment, players must fight for survival against many kinds of enemies since the infected are not the only threat. Night Changes the Rules — In daylight, players explore the city searching for supplies and weapons. After nightfall, though, the infected world undergoes a dramatic transformation that gives the gameplay a new dimension. The hunter becomes prey. Parkour-Style Movement — Whether jumping between rooftops, climbing walls or attacking foes from above, players can move around the city with ease and speed.
Dying Light provides freedom of movement never before seen in open world game. Brutal, Visceral Combat — Fight face-to-face using a diverse selection of melee weapons: knives, bats, axes, or more unusual tools of destruction. Players must strike down enemies or cut off their limbs to save their own lives. Craft Your Weapons — Why use an ordinary cleaver when players can attach a lighter for burning damage? Or wrap a hammer in electrified barbed wire? Dying Light lets players create their own weapon upgrades and construct increasingly efficient tools of combat. Choose Your Play Style — Players can make use of weapons, surroundings, and traps set by other survivors; provoke groups of enemies to attack one other; complete objectives by day or at night; or take advantage of darkness, fog, and storm to remain unseen.
Breathtaking Visuals and Realism — Dying Light Is the first game powered by Chrome Engine 6 – the sixth revolutionary incarnation of Techland’s proprietary technology. It delivers a new level of visual quality, special effects, and dynamic weather conditions, maintaining unparalleled efficiency at the same time. THE FOLLOWING — New Map, As Big as Dying Light: For the first time, you’ll go outside the quarantine zone to get a glimpse at how the outbreak has ravaged those beyond the walls of Harran.
You’ll get thrust into a hazardous outback overrun by the infected and populated by pockets of survivors who consider outsiders just as threating. With a map the size of Old Town and The Slums combined,Dying Light: The Following is full of new environments, characters, quests, and secrets to discover. You’ll need to adapt in order to survive while also use entirely new gameplay mechanics and tactics not previously possible in Dying Light to gain the upper hand. THE FOLLOWING — Drivable Vehicles: Break pursuits and travel through the quarantine like never before.
All-terraindirt buggiesare going tobeyour key toolto survival and getting around this hazardous countryside. Level up your new ‘Driver Rank’ skill tree and upgrade your ride to create your most deadly and effective weapon yet.Fully customizable with specialized weapons, attachments, decals and paint jobs,your buggy is going to be your one-way ticket to zombie smashing mayhem. THE FOLLOWING — New Story: The survivors of Harran are reeling from the events that took place in Dying Light. With the city still under quarantine, there is little hope left and tension is running high. Players will again take the role of Kyle Crane, and will be thrown into Harran’s outback region, rife withtheinfected, where they’ll encounter a mysterious, and seemingly all-powerful cult, capable of changing the faceof Dying Light’s world.
To infiltrate and unravel dark secrets of The Following, Kyle Crane will need to face all-new challenges and use his abilities to the limit. THE FOLLOWING — Non-Linear Progression: Take control of your fate and tackle the missions laid before you as you choose. The newly introducedTrust Systemwill have youearningthe respect and confidence ofThe Following’s cult leadersby completing tasks and missions they see as worthy of the cause.When and which tasksyou take on is entirely up to you. But as you earn more trust, you’ll be granted more imperative tasksalong with access to dark cult secretswhich will help unravel the mystery that has taken hold of this once serene land. ENHANCED EDITION — Get all the additional content ever released for Dying Light in one go, including the Be the Zombie multiplayer mode, the Cuisine & Cargo challenge missions, the Ultimate Survivor Bundle, The Bozak Horde game mode, and much more. ENHANCED EDITION — Legendary Levels: 250 additional levels, allowing skilled players to keep on developing their character while unlocking new weapons, outfits, emblems, and skills.
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ENHANCED EDITION — Tweaks and adjustments include Legend System, Nightmare Difficulty, Bounties System, New Parkour Moves, New Enemy Attacks & Behaviors, #DrinkForDLC, New NPC Models, Enhanced Facial Expressions, Improved Human Enemy AI, Improved Volatile AI, Greater Firearm Variety, HUD and Video Filter Customizations, Audio Upgrades, Gameplay Quality Improvements, Performance Upgrades & Look and Feel Improvements.
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