To start, lets cover the why: It's been a long time since a new hero has emerged in the original Dungeon Defenders, so why now? Well, to put it simply; we are a bunch of Dungeon Defenders fans internally as well! After all this time the game continues to have a high player concurrency and active community. This considered, we wanted to help that wonderful community by breathing more life into the game with hopes that the community and the community-made content will continue to flourish. So let's look at the Hermit himself.
The Hermit
The Hermit is a solitary figure who roams the wilderness of Etheria, seeking enlightenment and wisdom. He has spent years studying the ancient tomes of magic and mastering the natural world's secrets. As a result, he has gained incredible powers over the elements and the creatures of the wild. Although he rarely interacts with others, the Hermit is respected and feared by all who know of him.
The Hermit was intended to be a hero who could harness the forces of nature to protect their allies and vanquish enemies alike. When creating the hermit the goal was to bring viability and variety to the poison element within the game. Until the Hermit only a single tower utilized poison. Luckily this toxic defender brings three new poisonous surprises to the roster.
The Hermit's Defenses are as follows:
- Seed Bomb Tower Description Blasts enemies in a wide radius and poisons them. Enemies who are felled by this poison explode! 4 DU
- Mushroom Spore Tower Description Launches poisonous spores at enemies, infecting them. Infected enemies spread the infection to other foes nearby. 6 DU
- Forest Golem Description Possessing colossal health and attack power, this guardian of the forest passively heals nearby allies. 8 DU
- Nature Pylon Description Greatly increases range and resistance of all nearby Defenses, &and increases speed and casting rate of nearby Heroes! 4 DU
- Wall of Webs Description Damages and webs enemies that pass through it, &reducing their speed and resistances. 2 - 4 DU (Min and Max range)
The Hermit's Abilities are as follows:
- Thorn Shot - Shoots 5 poisonous thorns in a spread pattern that pass through enemies!
- Nature's Gift - Increases speed, restores health, and adds poison damage to the Hermit's attacks!
Revisiting Old Etheria
The popular Lifestream Hollow map returns in a new capacity to the realm of Etheria. Previously only available as a monsterfest / pvp map the reworked version will bring this magical forest to traditional campaign and a new ogre crush challenge.
This update also brings a new fearsome foe out of the woodwork, the forest ogre. Known to only utilize melee attacks, the ogre is faster and stronger than his traditional counterpart.
When?
The Hermit update will be available tomorrow, June 28th.
Wishlist the hero DLC below!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2470720/
