CRA v3.5

[Moderator]

08:45, 7th Jul 2008
Rui: Seems to be good enough for approval.

Ap0calypse: 4/5 (Recommended)

This is really a map worth checking out.
The gameplay style is unique, being mainly a Hero Arena, with some other influences as well.
You can choose your own 'style' because of the variety of items and heroes and still the quality of them is high.

The terrain is one of the main points in this game: it uses a terrain that fits the map and it's really good, it can still use a finishing touch, but it clearly is a lot better than the avarage map.

Credits has been given, the author name and description are all right,

I would recommend this map to everyone who likes playing games that exceed the standard expectations.

For more information: check posts #2, #8 and #12 (note that those reviews aren't from the latest version).

 

[ady_illidan]

Hello Kallimachos. I have played your map and i must admit it looks pretty good. Here is my review:

Positive:
[+] good amount of Heroes. You have 4 taverns each one with just 4 Heroes in it. Why don't you put 8 Heroes in 2 Taverns?
[+] triggered spells, but some of them had too random effects. An example: Creates a shield around a friendly unit increasing his armor. If an enemy attacks him the attacking unit has a chance to go back to its base.
[+] nice terrain, i like it.
[+] original map objective, not like in standard Hero Arenas where you have to make x kills to win.

Negative:
[-] items description were too short.
[-] too small number of creeps. I saw just 2 uber creeps.

Rating: 4/5

 

[Kallimachos]

jo ,ady illidan; firstly, thx for your review;i will notice when making the next version.
secondly, ill try to explain some stuff:
i made 4 taverns, so ill just be able with the time to add units and they kind of represent the 4 wc3 'races'.
i only made 2 uber creeps, so the game stays focussed on the primary strategical objectives, to set some limits and keeping the action between pvp, as it is an 'arena' though.
well, longer item tooltips will be coming, i was just on the edge with creating those items, recipes,... and kept the very basic stuff only^^.

but once again thx for good review, i'll keep it in mind.

 

[ady_illidan]

no problem, i like to review such good maps ^^

 

[Black Fox]

Cool, Big map.

 

[eMp-Jee]

fire_predator give constructive critics instead of senseless comments. dont blame other s for their work without a reason -.-.

Stay cute o_o

 

[Kallimachos]

Oh yeah, map preview will be changed next version!!!!^^

 

[f0rsAk3n]

Okay here's my Review

Review: Capture the Ruins Arena v2.0c

Originality: Capture the Ruins Arena is a very original game witch everyone must give a try, the concept of the game is very well implemented and has [according to me] never been done before. The spells are awesomely done and most people wont even realize they are normal war3 spells. The whole aim behind the game is to capture the 5 points.

Balancing: The map has a huge variety of heroes to select from and they are all custom made, he really used the custom models available at this site in a astonishing matter, though when i played some heroes seems to overpower others a little, but still, very well done with balancing all of those heroes.

Terrain: Okay the terrain of this map is very well placed. Its a decent atmosphere with huge varieties of tiles\trees\doodads\etc. Also a selection of moonlight. really well done.

Lag: Well i got a really expensive and updated pc, so I found no lag, it seems to be lag-free.

Bugs: Well i only played 1 hero, and from what I've seen his ultimate [Witch Crafter] the pentagon spell, is shown as a passive spell, yet its castable.

Initial Impression: Well when i 1st started i was impressed by the atmosphere and the custom material used. Also all the credits are given.

Originality: 24\30
Balancing: 22\30 (some spells and ultimates are too powerful)
Fun factor: 7\10 (Really cool and fun to play)
Terrain: 8\10 (impressive terrain, can still improve though)
Lag: 9\10
Rough Edges: 5\5
Initial Impression: 4\5

Final Rating: 79\100 [4/5] {Recommended}

Final Comment: Great map, very original, very custom, has great potential.

If you have any questions of the above or don't agree, please pm me.

this map isn't cool

Seriously? comon if you cant give good criteria, then dont post stupid\pointless comments like that, and give a low rating for a good map. Grow up kid. this isnt high school.

 

[Kallimachos]

Wow! detailed review!!! I already know some bugs but will w8 to fix them all together.
ps. forsaken: plz rate it, a spammer (fire predator) dumped the rating with a 1, so im a bit unhappy^^

 

[f0rsAk3n]

yeah i saw that. You should pm Bounty and he'll have that cleared right up
btw: i did rate =D

 

[Warhunter]

I found a bug!!!!!!!!

The map version is 2.0c and the minimap preview shows 2.0b!!! D:
PANIC!

 

[ap0calypse]

Hey, kallimachos ^^
Good to see your map has been uploaded, this is my review:

Unfortunately, my brother needs to get on the PC, otherwise I would've tested more characters, now I've only tested Mario.

Review

General:

• Description at the hive could be more attractive
• In-game description could be better
• Your English is great
• WE crashed when I tried to open this map with it... (it isn't mentionned)

Gameplay:

• Great choice of heroes
• Original game
• You can't go back to the base unless you're dead? :s

Terrain:

• Great terrain, I didn't even care about the spammed blue fire...
• Some parts could even be used for cinematics witha higher quality

Objects:

• The tooltip for "Grow" is missing
• Abilities could be better (I don't really get the point of th "jump" ability, for example" - is it to dodge spells?)
• Try not to override standard hotkeys (M, A, S, H, O, P)
• A lot of custom items, really good
• Some models didn't really fit, like Mario... but in an Arena that wouldn't be a problem.

Clearly this map is very good, you've got enough choice to adjust your tacic (heroes, items), the gameplay is rather unique (a combination of other things, like Risk and Arena).
The terrain is amazing, it's been a long time since I've seen such a terrain, but the details are missing (some hotkeys, not all tooltips are available, description could be improved).

This is the first map I've seen in a long time that has the potential to get a 5/5 from me, keep working like this

Rating: 4/5
Vote for Approval

Do not pay attention to replies like "this map isn't cool" - that reply is clearly posted by someone who doesn't know the pain of creating a good map (like this)
Good luck and keep updating this.

Edit:
One more thing: are you sure you deleted all leaks? (Not that I had some lag, but you never know...)

 

[Kallimachos]

well, mario is just bonus character, just available through random picking
and some stuff like the map preview will be fixed with 2.1
thx 4 review ap0 ;D

 

[ap0calypse]

I knew I didn't see him in the hero picking, but I thought I was mistaken or something :O
Well, I often pick random when testing, you never know what will happen then

But I really meant what I have said, another reviewer has also said this map is worth a 5/5.
You've improved a lot, I like it

 

[Takahuja]

Great Map

Well I´ll rate it 4/5 I would rate it 5/5 , but IMO there are not enough heroes.
Anyway I´ll check this map often for updates , so I´ll change the rating to 5/5 after you added an greater amount of heroes.


Keep up the good work

 

[aaron]

nice... (all i got to say)

 

[T-s-G]

Im gonna try this later... Seems pretty... AWESOME! =D

 

[Vortox]

Good Terrain, good Heroes, really well done.

Love to play Supermario in -ar.

 

[EloTheMan]

Hi again, i gave some feedback on cra 2.0 and now i have tested this version with more friends.

We tested most heros and and came to this:
Your Intelligence heroes need increased damage, they might have more damage than the agilty and strength but compared to their defense its not going to work.
That Magma hero you made has some good spells but hes to op, he need to be nerfed.
Get some cheap items for the begining of the game with damage and without Critical Strike.

 

[FrozenFenrir]

well ive tested it shortly in singleplayer(well testing some heroes)
and i directly found a bug...
your item carrier "burro" isnt organic so u cant use your teleport spell to port to him which makes the whole spell useless -.-°
please do a hot-fix =O

EDIT:
the ultimate of the distractess does a fatal error on wc3 =/

 

[Neogecko]

cra cra XD

 

[Kallimachos]

@Frozen Fenrir thx 4 review, changes made

 

[Arowanna]

I like this map

I just got one thing to complain about:
Drop the "Circle Hero Choose System" and add Tavarns,
there you can write about the hero and give us info about
"it" before we choose, which is tenthousand times better.

Highly Recommended

 

[Kallimachos]

yo, thx arowanna92
ive had taverns in the first versions,
but then i vas not able to create
a good AR, also you dont have to read that much now,
just choose the coolest looking model^^
well, but with more heroes being added, taverns will be
unavoidable
greetz

 

[TheHunterKiller]

The terrain and the heroes are excellent, i love the map. 4/5.

 

[FrozenFenrir]

ive tried the new version and damn, the elemental evoker is by far the most op char ingame.
probably because of the fact that the bonus stats limit doesnt work properly...
i walked arouznd with almost 500 int 1hitting every creep(except some of the really strong ones) lol

 

[Kallimachos]

rly o0 it worked in testing but ill recheck it until tomorrow
mayb cuz of 1.24^^, but well pvp this tactic wouldnt work anyways
thx Fenrir

Edit: 3.0b fixed this and other issues

 

[FrozenFenrir]

but well pvp this tactic wouldnt work anyways
thx Fenrir

well but maybe if you go on that flame skill...
all your hero needs is some int from an item...
and due to his mass str he gets almost unkillable =O

 

[D a w n]

I noticed a heavy bug at the Master of Puppets: you can have ∞ monsters because they do noot last for 6 minutes, but forever.

 

[Kallimachos]

Well, heavy bug^^ but it's fixed now; thx Dustin

 

[Cyper95]

please dont use dota recipes confuses anti-dotas like me...

 

[onix_noob]

The idea look cool item's are from dota (np for that), i wasn't having alot of time to chek the skills becouse after 10 minutes playing the half of the ppl get disconected (server split) and it appear u don't clean all of the leaks in this game i may test it again after few version gl for now

 

[PassiveMapMakerZ]

Trying now xD

 

[chichichi1]

Good map

I like the map, thought one suggestion: you should make the creeps stronger or have different/stronger creeps as the game progresses as those creeps you have now become kinda irrelevant to the gameplay (too easy to kill). The game was designed for players to go creeping and fight in that arena so im just thinking that the creeping part should still stay an important aspect of the game. O and make that hydra stronger later on too.

 

[EloTheMan]

CRA has changed a bit since i started to try it out on ver 2.0 to 3.0f.
I like that you have switched into taverns with separated Strength, Agility and Intellignce heroes and that both teames has their own shops to prevents people from copying the items they buy.

Good things about this map:
+ This map has a combined creep, hero war and arena gameplay.
+ Terrain is high class.
+ Lots of Heroes with new spells.
+ Lots of items.

Improvements for this map:
- Could use more hero balance.
- Add some random events to speed up the game a bit more, something like the creeps switches position or sends out patrols to a strategic point to reclaim it from the intruders.

Keep up the good work Kallimachos.

 

[Kallimachos]

oops it's called 3.1f^^
whatever next version will be 3.2 anyways

 

[Crios]

Great terrain and the map is nice 4/5.

 

[Kl3sk]

You're damn right this is a "COMEBACK". I haven't seen this map in months. And if ap0caplyse reccomended it when it still had minor issues (I've seen something about leaks mentioned), then I'm sure this lastest update will knock my socks off! (And I'm not even wearing any!)

- Rating : 4/5

*With a small touch of +Rep :3

 

[deepstrasz]

Nice map. Great effort constructing it.

I dislike the idea that almost every map has DOTA style items.
The circles could be the winning key. Say like in Unreal Tournament 2004's Double Domination (If a team controls all of the circles for 10 seconds they win).

 

[Naman]

well i love the map but it seems that the whole enemy team dcs.... idk why
i would give it a 4 but im giving it a 3 cuz of that
here is replay i hope it works: http://www.filedropper.com/lastreplay