13:17, 15th Jan 2014
Hell_Master: Map approved with a rating of 3/5. See my review here for more information: Review

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Pretty good, but i think that the spawn time is too fast because the map just has a bit too many creatures. Sometimes there are so many of them that they surrond the tower and i cant even attack it, because they are already attacking it, but there is no more room for me!

Thanks DemonFace! I'll work on getting a Spawn Reduction Code put in so a player can tone down the action if they want the map to not be so chaotic

Daffa the Mage said:

The Hive Workshop Official

Map Reviewer: Daffa the Mage Map Name: AOS Theramore Isle Map Author: Lord_Stormblade Map Uploader: Lord Stormblade Originality Quite an original map for an AOS, to add it up, it has low filesize for good play with buddies. I like the concept of 3 teams and the distribution of bases are unique, unlike most AOS. Score: 73/100 Presentation Pretty Good Description you have there I must admit. I recommend to make the Headlines (the colored ones) to have bigger size than the usual text. It's more appealing that way. Also, adding some decoration would be nice (if you know BB Codes well, it's possible) Score: 64/100 Design Game is quite nice. Heroes however, have some major issues with their styles, some spell for heroes don't fit, I take the Paladin Guy as an example, his Doom skill don't fit a Pally nor a Warrior (Doom Guard for Human?) There are also some minor issues with Town Portal Scroll. whenever I attempt to teleport, it said a unit can't be teleported. Score: 43/100 Object Data Hell_Master sums most of my point. I also recommend to make Hero have more suiting spells for them, so they look more appealing in term of spell and make them more fitting with themselves. Score: 59/100 Gameplay Overall I must admit that this map has a big potential, being a quite unique AOS, if Item is also present and become another part of the game (not as the main part however, it should be used as an additional tide scaler). some additional game commands will be pretty good. Score: 56/100 Heroes could use Custom Spell that are triggered. Lumber can be used for another resources (take Eve of the Apocalypse as an example will be good). Add Items to enhance the usage of Golds. Final Score: 59.000/100 2/5 Vote for Approval Contact: (Visitor Message) / (Private Message) / (Map Reviewers)

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There are actually items in this game when I played it for the second time, go near to a portal that is like an Obelisk and you should be fighting some Gnolls then there is a shop there that sells unique types of items for heroes.

The item shop are just kept well-hidden in-game.

The item shop are just kept well-hidden in-game.

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That's why I don't see it.

Map approved with a rating of 3/5 based on my previous review.

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Okay ill give my review too:
Good points
terrain is great
description is good
cool gameplay (i love aos maps so much)
can level up to high levels
Bad points:
none right now
Suggestions:
none right now
5/5

Thank you again, Hell_Master, for the original Review and 2nd Approval.
Thank you, DemonFace, for the Review.

Hello Lord Stormblade, at your request. I am reviewing your map, AoS Theramore Isle.
First of all, your description is appealing and gives the required information. You use BBCodes well and the screenshots look nice. I don't have too much else to say about the description. Onto the map.
The terrain suits the map and I like how the terrain layout is much different than traditional AoS layouts. I like how the map is cloaked in black mask and the player has to explore. However, I didn't like how there was no place for the players to heal inside the base. The fact that the fountains are located outside the base gives the map a lot of originality, but the players are unable to heal themselves until they secure the fountains. I think there should be some way to heal yourself while in the base, such as a paid heal at a shop. When a player gets to low health early game and the fountains are not secured, it seems best to have your ally teamkill you or suicide to the goblins so that the enemy heroes don't get exp. I did like the fact that the shops were located outside the base and how the players have to search for them. The obelisk's teleport mechanic is pretty cool and I like how you implemented sound effects for it. Speaking of which, I like the use of sounds for the map in general. It gives the map a polished feeling and not many maps use sounds, so it also gives it some uniqueness. Your heroes are well made and not imbalanced, and even though the spells aren't super unique, they still have some degree of customization and their tooltips are colorful and informative. None of the heroes I played seemed boring either. Your AI Champions were another cool mechanic and I really liked them. They had sound effects associated with them, used spells, and moved and acted intelligently. They provide a challenge to defeat and are one of the factors that makes this AoS original. I like how your items have colorful tooltips, but there aren't that many things to buy and I think adding in some more item options would be nice. That just about sums up my thoughts on the map, but here are my final thoughts and suggestions. I like the neutral faction and it gave the map originality. I like the diversity of units that spawn out of the bases. I like the bases themselves and the layouts (I especially like how the buildings that spawn flying units are on islands). I like the diversity of towers. The INFO tab is informative. The Scroll Of Teleportation doesn't seem to work. I like how the map supports singleplayer and multiplayer.
Now my suggestions. First of all, I think that unit spawns should be toned down slightly. It can get very hectic, maybe a bit too hectic. It makes lasthitting very difficult early game. Second of all, I think a bit more diversity in the neutral faction's units would be nice, such as a neutral hero or a stronger Goblin Blaster. Third, stronger creeps in the shop areas. Players won't go to those areas unless they have a lot of money, and if the player has a lot of money he or she is quite strong. The Gnolls provide no real challenge. Fourth, the Goblin Zepplin is not very effective against towers, which you say it to be in its description. It can destroy a tower, but not very quickly due to the fact that its damage type is ineffective against fortified armor. I think the cost should be increased and the Zepplin given Siege attack (or the demolish ability) so it could more live up to its description.
In summary, the heroes are fun to play, the map is hectic and violent, there are many original elements present, and the map is polished.
I give the map a
4/5

taavidude said:

Review: AoS Theramore Isle 1.0
Good points
Terrain is great
Description is fine
Bad points
When i use that teleport scroll it says unit could not be teleported
only one shop in the base
Suggestions
It would be nice if you could fix the teleport scroll and add more shops into the base
4/5

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That "teleporting" problem.... kept hearing about it, didn't know what was going on, it worked my end of things... Until... I patched to 1.26 about 2 weeks ago. I never bothered playing on battlenet, so I had been running the 1.22 patch for over 5 years. Well, after patching, MY teleportion now failed as well. Thanks Blizzard!

So I fixed THAT problem, and also made about 100 other changes to the map (so far) since I released version 1.0. Check this page again in a few days, a VERY updated version will be posted. I'll attempt to write out a full change log when I update, but I think there will be TOO much to write.

+REP

Decent map overall (though the lack of standard items can be offputting), but I find the biggest problem is the Horde being greatly advantaged. For example (single player): I started with the Alliance, filled up on as many top-level items as I could, took out their siege engines as soon as possible, etc. and finished the game in a little over an hour. By comparison, I then went with the Horde, played like a complete moron, even left the game running with my hero not moving from the resurrection spot, and came back to find the Horde killing the castle, achieving victory in 24 minutes.


Some minor issues:
The Goblin blasters are often able to take out one of the towers protecting the siege workshops before they die.
The AI heroes often end up standing still in the middle of nowhere for some reason.
The Firemage's infernals can apparently be stunned by his volcano spell.

So in spite of all this, still a fun game.