The Arena (Alpha) – An Indie Combat Arena Based on WoW’s Arena/Battleground Modes

The Arena is a new arena combat game that takes World of Warcraft’s Arena mode and puts its own spin on it.

So far, the game looks pretty awesome. You can choose from a few different classes such as a Wizard, Warlock, Archer, Mutant, Paladin, and Demon. They each have their own skills and abilities to master, though this is nothing special. A lot of the skills are stuff you’ve seen before if you’ve played any traditional MMORPG, so there’s nothing unique there.

But then again, it’s heavily inspired by WoW, so you can expect it.

What’s cool about The Arena is that the game is completely skill-based. The combat is non-targeted, meaning you need to use skillshots similar to the Battleground and Arena modes in World of Warcraft. You’ll be able to duke it out in 3v3 PvP team combat or take on another player in a 1v1 duel.

The game is still pretty new and there’s not much about it that you can find online. But from the gameplay videos I’ve seen, it looks like a pretty fast-paced combat game that any WoW player can appreciate. For those who don’t play WoW, it may be a little awkward to get into because the concept isn’t as popular as a survival or last man standing type of game.

The early footage looks promising. The UI is very similar to WoW with the layout of all the icons and the cooldown timers. There’s also no auto-targeting so everything is based on mechanics and skill. Although the UI is kind of bland, the rest of the game looks pretty decent. The sprites and artwork kind of looks like modern Runescape (RS3).

It looks like a game with potential. Arena is seriously popular in WoW, so a game dedicated to just that may spark a huge following. It looks like it can definitely be played competitively as well. These games have a habit of just blowing up.

You can sign up the beta version of The Arena using the link below.

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