Tired of DotA all stars and all the annoying "noobs" who swear while playing it? Exhausted of all the lame Aeon of Strifes where less effort went in to making them than it takes to prepare a pre-made meal? Think you are doomed to play in Aeon of Strife maps were the balance is as shifty as a used car salesman?

Well your wish has been granted!

This map is no usual Aeon of Strifes, it is far more complex and actually needs a brain to play (so all those DotA Allstars "noobs" who swear while playing can not play this). Even better still, team work is needed to get anywhere, and unless you have a plan and someone is in charge, you are certain to lose.

Multiple Maps to choose from
Unlike DotA allstars and other Aeon of Strifes which have one, usually boring, map to fight over, this has an unsurpassable 3. Further more, each plays slightly differently from each other. You have your unusual tropical, swamp and mountain maps which you never thought would be included in an Aeon of Strife but also your different victory conditions. If that is not original, nothing is.

Victory
This would not be an Aeon of Strife if you did not win by killing your enemy team's main building, but not often is there a second winning condition. If you build enough power obelisks, you eventually get map control, which grants you a wagon. I am sure by now you would realise that the wagon is your key to victory so protect it well. If the wagon gets to your teams main building, you win, but watch out for your enemies who will defiantly not want that to happen, as the wagon has few Hit Points and so can easily be vandalised.

Heroes
Heroes are as similar to DotA as all the other features I have mentioned. You have 5 abilities to choose from, each highly complex and most triggered. Some abilities gain power as your hero gains power, in-fact even items can boos spell power. Also every spell is highly balanced, and made well so as not to leak or lag even the slowest Personal Computer. However you will not gain skill points every level, and the higher your level, the more levels needed for skill points to be gained. This is a small price to pay thou, especially since each team has different heroes to choose from, and each has 5 unique skills so your choice is huge and your boredom will be low.

Items
Unlike DotA Allstars, which has a old and boring item system which is harsh on newbies, EotA's is highly advanced and easy to use. You basically buy an item, dump it in your smith and upgrade it at the cost of gold. The better the item, the more upgrade cost, the better the end item so use this to the full advantage you can. Your smith also can grant you upgrades for killing players and doing objectives, so keep this in mind.

Units
Like most good Aeon of Strifes, units can be upgraded, but new unit spawns can also be added. You can even buy builders (who can do a whole lot more) to build new spawn buildings, but remember that each area you control can only support so many extra spawn buildings. Luckily, they can be upgraded to allow for more spawner buildings to be made. You can even use enemy areas against them this way, but all this is not free, and extra spawns are shared throughout the team so do not be selfish. Each spawned unit has different advantages, so keep this in mind when you make the building.

If you are struggling to play this online, you can always play in single player, as this game not only has AI, but good AI that you may even struggle to win against.

If that still does not help you, you can always visit the official boards for the best tips, tricks and secrets of mauling your foes in many ways.

Official forums at http://eota.emufarmers.com/forums/

If you like Aeon of Strifes and have not played this, you have not lived! In-fact no matter who you are, this map is enjoyable and fun. Sadly for some reason thou DotA allstars is still more popular but do not be a fool and keep playing it for that reason, as this map is at least on par with it so give it a shot!

This download is provided by The Hive Workshop.