In order to battle opponents, players in God of War: Ascension require certain strategic options and knowledge of its execution in battlefield, apart from strengths, weapons, armor, and magic of the God they align with.
Players who align with Ares are tacticians and will destroy enemies with series of close attacks. They have magical abilities and are excellent in close combat. If players like "jumping into fire" then they can align with Ares, said Todd Papy, Game Director, God of War: Ascension on his blog post.
There has to be a right combination of weapons, armor, magic, and items bestowed from the God you align with in God of War: Ascension's Multiplayer for best strategic play style.
Papy provides strategic tips for Ares' warriors:
* Find two or more enemies in a concentrated area. Use Ares' inferno magic to leap sky-high and slam down with [R2] to knock them into the air. The moment you land, wield your weapon immediately with a series of brutal combo attacks on your enemies while they are stunned to earn a quick victory.
* Ares' War Hammer is great against groups of enemies as well. The weapon's special attack executes a long range wave of fire that will knock back every enemy in its path, and also has an area of effect slam to knock everyone nearby up into the air. A great tactic is combining these two attacks for some wicked air juggle combos.
Additional experience points will allow players to purchase and upgrade Relics (Relics help in enhancing weapons and armor.) That will add up to the mastery in close combat.
The game is now in beta stage and will launch on March 12, 2013.
