Kel Voreth Underforge

Map Type: Scalable Instance (1+ players)
Development Time: 120 hours

Theme/Environment:
Kel Voreth Underforge is a Housing Expedition (scalable dungeon) for Wildstar. After defeating Forgemaster Trogun in Kel Voreth, players learn of a new secret location where the Osun continue their research into Exanite Weapons and Primal Fire. Players journey deep into the molten caverns of Kel Voreth Underforge

Gameplay Description:
Gameplay focuses mostly on standard combat, with some light platforming challenges. One twist is that players may use the Warp Hammer ability while in the zone, which teleports them to a ground location and slams the area, damaging and knocking down nearby enemies. Warp Hammer serves as a combat initiator, interrupt, or mobility skill for dodging enemy attacks and reaching elevated areas. Players may use Osun Amplifiers throughout the instance to temporarily increase the damage of this ability. After defeating the boss, players trigger a timed escape sequence where they must dodge fiery obstacles while rushing back to the entrance.

Design Highlights

Escape Sequence: After destroying Karg the Overseer's forge, the entire cavern erupts in flames. Players must run back to the entrance of the level as fast as possible, dodging fire and magma balls that rain from the shattered pipes above while skirting around new pools of lava and flame.
Boss Fight: Karg the Overseer is the final boss of Kel Voreth Underforge. He has infused his massive war hammer with fire, and is capable of calling flaming meteors from above and smashing the ground to create volcanic eruptions.

Escape Sequence

Escape Sequence. This reuses the entire level space as an obstacle course with new flaming hazards. Since the instance is linear instead of looped, this allows players to rush back to the exit while enjoying different gameplay.

Boss Fight

Karg the Overseer

Ability Breakdown

Volcanic Strike

Karg slams his flaming hammer into the earth, creating a volcanic fissure at the point of contact. The fissure initially erupts, spewing magma balls in the nearby area. Afterwards, a dangerous molten flame persists at the location for a brief duration, creating an area denial zone.

Meteor Storm

Karg summons a meteor storm, calling waves of fire balls rain down on up to 3 nearby enemies. All nearby enemies are snared by 50%, and each meteor is slightly offset in a random direction from the target's center, forcing players to pay attention and dodge away from the danger zone.

Flaming Whirlwind

Karg charges his hammer with flame, then spins aggressively towards his enemies. Each hit adds a stack of fire damage over time. If a player is hit 3 times consecutively, he is stunned briefly, which spells almost certain death as the fire damage mounts.

Forge Chains

Karg readies his iron forge chains, targeting a massive donut area around himself. After a brief delay, Karg throws chained harpoons at all enemies in the area, dealing light damage and pulling them to himself.

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