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Presentation
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| There is not really much to talk about the presentation here as this is an edited Blizzard map. I like the changes you have made here but this is still a Blizzard map with little changes overall. In addition, the map lags at the beginning for a few seconds. This is due to you using too many "Unit - Replace" actions at the same time. The WarCraft III engine cannot handle that. 2/5 |
Gameplay
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| Gameplaywise, this map mostly represents a normal melee game. The main differences are the edited creeps, the invasions, the high level hero abilities and the two new units. The edited/replaced creeps as nothing too special, fitting the theme of the map, they are now all Demons. As mentioned above, the replacing at the beginning of the map causes a lag. It only takes a short while until it wears off but it is an unnecessary annoyment. At first I thought my game had crashed until the lag stopped after several seconds. Also I have a feeling that some creeps have a very weird acquisition range, for example I set up a building literally next to a group of them and they did not bother attacking it or any unit that came out of it as long as they were left alone. The invasions are a nice mechanic, but I feel like they can be cheesed too much. I started the game by sending a peon over to an enemy base and attacked it, spawning Demons who then destroyed the entire enemy base. The mechanic itself is an interesting concept, but it is just too easily abused in its current state. The high level hero ability changes are nice but they take a long time to actually take any effect. The two new units & upgrades bring something new to the table but at the same time I have to wonder why neither Humans nor Undead got anything new. Right now the Orcs and the Night Elves have gained powerful additions and the other two are left in the dust. Is this still in development and not done yet? The AI does not use any of the new upgrades or units on its own. The info tab also suggested something about a unit evolve mechanic. I could not get it working and even looked at the triggers to see it. Is this not implemented yet either? If your map is not done yet, it should be in Map Development instead of the Map Section. Because that is the feeling the map gives me: As if it was not finished and still is in development. Overall, the map is not melee but it is also not edited enough to be proper altered melee either. It is different but the changes are, even though it is obvious that some effort was put into it, not very huge. The races themselves do not feel very different. 2/5 |
Bugs/Suggestions
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| I highly suggest replacing the units in the editor or using remove & create unit actions instead of replace to decrease the lag at the beginning of the map. I also suggest changing the Demon invasions to either start weaker and then grow in strength or to have a longer cooldown & original timer. Because right now, all you have to do is send a worker to attack something (or get attacked by the enemy) and the other faction is pretty much screwed. |
Overall
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| The map has some nice ideas and I think that quite some effort was put into it, but in its current state, I don't feel comfortable approving it. Improve the gameplay a bit & make the factions more diverse, especially the two that have not been touched yet. If this map is still being developed and you wanted feedback during development, I really suggest going to Map Development instead of the Map Section. 2/5 Set to Awaiting Update! |
