Champs: Battlegrounds is a real-time multiplayer online strategy in which you control of a small squad of heroes and must eliminate enemy units in a match to the death.
Basics
Each player commands a small army of 6 units, known as Champs, to wage combat against another army of 6 on a grid-based battleground.
Battles are fought in real-time, with players commanding their Champs into position to gain control of the battleground and take out the opposing team.
Champs
Champs are the in-game characters used in matches to fight against the enemy. Each champ has a pool of energy of 5 points used to perform an action, such as moving, attacking, casting a spell, etc.
- Moving - 2 Energy
- Basic Attack - 3 Energy
- Ability/Spell - 4 or 5 Energy
If a champ dies, it will revive immediately at the base, which is the place where your champs start. The first player to score 10 kills wins.
Army
Your squad contains 6 Champs, each having a class and a role. You must find your balance and make sure your format fits your playstyle in order to succeed in battle.
Classes
There are multiple Classes in Champs: Battleground, each serving as a necessity in the game matches:
- Fighter: High Melee Damage
- Ranged: High Ranged Damage
- Tank: High Life, High Defense
- Flanker: Medium Range, High Mobility
- Nuker: Very High Ranged Damage
- Controller: Positional Control
- Support: Heals and Buffs
- Debuffer: Debuffs Enemies
Environment
Every battle takes place on a grid-based map with every champ occupying one square of ground. Each map has multiple levels with ranged characters having the advantage from higher ground.
Some places on the ground have special marked squares (see right), called Energy Squares. These special squares provide champs with bonus energy when standing on it.
Lobby
The Lobby or the Main Menu is where you access the different areas of the game like the campaign, store, tutorial, army management, etc. Here you can also see your progress, currency and access several available game modes.
Training Grounds
In the Training Grounds you will play against the AI in a PvP format to test out new Champs and tactics before using them in real PvP battles. Fighting here will also award you BP but less than a normal PvP match.
Campaign
The Campaign consists of 30 easier levels that will help you get used to the game and strategies. The difficulty of the AI you fight against increases with each level, also introducing new maps, Champs and challenges.
Completing a mission will give you a rating from 1 to 3 stars. For each star you will earn BP and QP (currency used to purchase more champs). You can only earn a star once but you can replay a mission if you want to earn the other stars or just have fun.
PvP
The PvP (Player-vs-Player) is available right after entering the game but you may want to play the campaign first to get used to the mechanics. You can earn BP from completing PvP matches. Winning awards more and losing awards less.
