Happy New Year! This month, we’ve decided to run two State of Plays in order to bring you the latest in the world of Nosgoth. Without further ado, here is what we have planned for the foreseeable future.

ONGOING - New Map
We are thrilled to see the positive response to our latest map reveal, Silenced Cathedral. The team at Psyonix has been working a lot over the past few months to bring the map to life, and we hope to release it into the wild as soon as possible. Currently, we are putting the finishing touches and making sure you aren’t falling off the map when climbing walls.

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Before Silenced Cathedral hits your regular map rotation, we wanted to share some additional concept art. Additionally, we’ll be posting a new lore post that goes over the importance of this once holy place and how it fits into the Legacy of Kain narrative. Keep your eyes on our social channels for more details.

ONGOING - New Class
Developing a new character class is a considerable undertaking, but it seems like the work is finally coming to an end. As we’ve hinted at previously (or at times, outright stated), the next class joining the battle for Nosgoth will be a human class. Think you can figure it out?

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We’ll be bringing a full reveal and a handsome lore post in a few weeks.

ONGOING - League Beta 4.0
As a reminder, the current season of Nosgoth Leagues will be wrapping up on January 18th. More details can be found {LINK REMOVED}here.

As was announced in December, all players that finish the season in Blood tier or higher will be receiving a new Sentinel ability with a unique VFX package attached. Although it won’t be available right away, we wanted to share what you’ll have in store.

Sonic Boom, the latest ability in the Sentinel’s arsenal, creates a powerful wake that knocks down nearby enemies as it dives toward the ground. This disabling effect can only be activated in the air and requires Sentinel’s to maintain a high-speed descent for the ability to work. While in use, the Sentinel will be more vulnerable to head on damage and it can fall down if it hits a wall prior to impacting on the ground. Similar to the Tyrant’s Charge, the Sentinel flies in a line and knocks back targets it collides with.

Once we put on the finishing touches on, we’ll be handing this new skill out to all eligible League players. The non-VFX version of Sonic Boom will also be available at the same time for purchase or for free for Veteran's Pack owners.


JANUARY - Community Stream
With 2016 underway, we are looking into running a few community live streams. Currently, we are aiming to have our next stream this upcoming week, so be on the lookout for an announcement. If you have any topics that you’d like us to discuss on the stream, let us know in the comments.


ONGOING - Loading Screen Tips
Whether you’ve put in a few hundred hours or are just starting out, getting a tip or a helpful reminder can help players improve. We’re currently working on bringing some essential gameplay tips to the loading screen, but before we drop them in, we’d like to hear what you think other players should know. We’ll be taking submissions right here in the comments, so keep it clean, friendly, and helpful!

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And that'll do it -- another instalment of the Nosgoth State of Play has come to an end. What did you think of this month's edition? Do you have specific questions about our schedule? Want to make additional suggestions? Then let us know!