Incredible campaign so far. I was left hungering for the next chapter but was disheartened to find out Act 1 is only the first 2 missions.
That being said, it's clear that this is a labor of pure love, and the amount of effort put into it is nothing short of outstanding.
That being said, I have included my comments about the two missions below:
Chapter 1.
- Ring of Regeneration is MVP. Without this ring, Arthas would be in a LOT more trouble, especially on hard.
- I like that Arthas has Chaos damage now, tying closely to his Frostmourne variant in HU09.
- I feel like there should be more of a reward for killing the patrols (or at least the two captains). Runes are nice, but it would be cool if they granted a more permanent item (even if it was something as small as a +1 stat item).
- Hiding a Potion of Omniscience was a very interesting decision, considering you could carry it into Mission 2.
Chapter 2.
- I was hoping the secret panda relaxation area would give more of a reward, kind of like how the Pandaren Brewmaster in NEX04 gives Maiev a Slippers of Agility +3.
- The starting base is situated in a fantastic defensive position, making base defense much more forgiving than the original.
- The Tomb of Relics is a very welcome addition.
- The villagers that escape from the collapsing houses should, in my opinion, be part of a hostile team, rather than Neutral. In the RR Culling, the villagers were neutral as you had to make the decision to cull them or not, whereas now Arthas is full on Scourge and should be killing on sight.
- The Uther fight is as intense as it should be, and the cutscene where he hesitates in finishing Arthas is amazing.
- My only suggestion would be to require the player to move towards the barricaded area to initiate the Uther fight so they can explore/clean up the rest of the map after alleviating themselves of the Paladins' onslaught.
I can't overstate how excited I am for Act 2 and the rest of the campaign to release, these 2 missions were absolute masterpieces.
Keep up the amazing work, InsaneMonster.