Atlas Reactor Gets A New Freelancer Named Orion On August 30th

Trion Worlds announced yesterday that a new Freelancer named Orion will be joining the fight in Atlas Reactor on August 30th. Orion is a Support-type Freelancer that is unique in that he gains energy when he takes damage. His abilities include an AoE called Empyreal Ruin, which ignores cover, and Fate Transfer, which allows Orion to "redirect most of the damage dealt to an ally and mitigate it by shielding yourself"—both of which can be seen in action in the videos below.

Due to the nature of Orion's energy regeneration, he is a high difficulty Freelancer. Fortunately, Trion Worlds has provided some helpful tips for playing as him effectively in the announcement.

Matt's Take:

Characters and classes in games that are required to take damage in order to be played effectively are few and far between. I have fond memories of playing as a Sacrier's Blood in Dofus due to the fact that skills often required the player to sacrifice some health to activate them. Orion's playstyle sounds quite interesting and I would be quite interested in playing as him, had I bought the game.