Realm of Kings v1.53

[Antares A]

I tried out your map and played the Seto Kaiba hero. He's really hilarious! The abilities are just perfect. The duels are a very nice addition as well to make an AoS more interesting.

What I find strange, though, is that the name of the map invokes a low fantasy setting like Game of Thrones or something similar, but it's an over-the-top pop culture mashup map. I think the map could benefit from a rebranding .

 

[Antares A]

"Wait, did you just write a bunch of comments directly below each other?"
"Yea, so?"
"That's against the rules, isn't it?"
"SCREW THE RULES, I HAVE MONEY!"

 

[K.V.]

First of all greetings fellow MOBA modders and keep it going.
I played a single player game with the Stranger (A hero who gets random abilities from unpicked heroes). It's an interesting idea for a hero, however I got Avatar as one of his spells, which bugged at some point during the game and fixed upon death. Everything else other than that seemed ok.
The second game was more intersting because we played multiplayer with you and other people and it was fun.
I played as "Carsten" the evil acolyte. From my perspective the gameplay was pretty straight forward, I maxed his W and E, which are his damaging abilities, then his Q (aura) and lastly I used his ultimate on CD. It was pretty easy for me to kill people in early game (2,3 shots) which diminished throughout the game, but he was still viable even in late game.

1. Terrain 1/5 - Is pretty simple and straight forward, I assume it was made a hurry and from that comes it's lack of life-like feel. I think this part needs a lot of improvement.
2. Heroes 4/5 - Seem interesting, however what made an impression on me is that the balance highly depends on level and item advantage, this field could be improved.
3. Items 5/5 - Are really interesting and impactful, it was quite easy for me to understand what to build for my hero, and my build turned out pretty good (imo).
4. Gameplay 3/5 - Is quite straight forward as well. Towers are way too strong at damage output and they tend to focus heroes (you can die easily, if you don't pay attention). The teams' bases need much improvement, because in late game it was easier to prioritize backdooring instead of regular push->overcome->win. The pve mode that includes the 3 hostile bosses probably needs a lot of improvement to blend in with the rest of the gameplay as well. Gameplay is overall more action than strategy.
5. Concept 3/5 - The idea of a pop-culture mash-up is a bit meh for me, because it pretty much closes the door for a genuine in-depth storyline. However, it adds an element of humor and parody, which some may find cool. Overall the idea looks more casual and has a "for-fun" approach.
Final words: I like the project, it was fun to play and I recommend it to AoS/Moba players who want to have fun.

 

[Ballonskipper]

First of all greetings fellow MOBA modders and keep it going.
I played a single player game with the Stranger (A hero who gets random abilities from unpicked heroes). It's an interesting idea for a hero, however I got Avatar as one of his spells, which bugged at some point during the game and fixed upon death. Everything else other than that seemed ok.
The second game was more intersting because we played multiplayer with you and other people and it was fun.
I played as "Carsten" the evil acolyte. From my perspective the gameplay was pretty straight forward, I maxed his W and E, which are his damaging abilities, then his Q (aura) and lastly I used his ultimate on CD. It was pretty easy for me to kill people in early game (2,3 shots) which diminished throughout the game, but he was still viable even in late game.

1. Terrain 1/5 - Is pretty simple and straight forward, I assume it was made a hurry and from that comes it's lack of life-like feel. I think this part needs a lot of improvement.
2. Heroes 4/5 - Seem interesting, however what made an impression on me is that the balance highly depends on level and item advantage, this field could be improved.
3. Items 5/5 - Are really interesting and impactful, it was quite easy for me to understand what to build for my hero, and my build turned out pretty good (imo).
4. Gameplay 3/5 - Is quite straight forward as well. Towers are way too strong at damage output and they tend to focus heroes (you can die easily, if you don't pay attention). The teams' bases need much improvement, because in late game it was easier to prioritize backdooring instead of regular push->overcome->win. The pve mode that includes the 3 hostile bosses probably needs a lot of improvement to blend in with the rest of the gameplay as well. Gameplay is overall more action than strategy.
5. Concept 3/5 - The idea of a pop-culture mash-up is a bit meh for me, because it pretty much closes the door for unique ideas and a genuine in-depth storyline. However, it adds an element of humor and parody, which some may find cool. Overall the idea looks more casual and has a more "for-fun" approach.
Final words: I like the project, it was fun to play and I recommend it to AoS/Moba players who want to have fun.

Hey thanks for the review!

Sometimes abilities work strangely with the Stranger so thank you for letting us know. The terrain has as you guessed not been a big priority for us but maybe we should make it one. Glad you like the heroes and items which definetily have been our core focus. I agree the gameplay especially in later stages could be improved but we are having a bit of troubble figuring out how to do so with the three-team style and since we rarely play with full teams and therefore don't fully know the dynamics. In terms of the concept i guess it is to each their own, our goal is mostly to create a fun map that we like to play and since we are inspired both by AoS and hero arena maps it has a bit of the chaotic action packed appproach of the Hero arenas which is also why we like the three teams for the extra chaos in the middle and in duels even though this hurts the AoS aspects a bit in the later stages.

I also wrote you on discord but i will repeat it here for all to see: Feel free to join our monday games any time!

 

[MrFrichyBoy]

Review Time Baby!
Quick Summary: This game feels like a frankstein of Angel Arena, Chaos Survival, and Classic Dota. The mechanics and gameplay are simple, yet eloquent. They run smoothly and are as complicated as they need to be. Most new games feel overwhelming with how different each of them are. This game thrives on being new exciting and different, yet it still holds onto that comforting familiar feeling that the classic custom warcraft maps have.
This game has great bones and a lot of potential to become a new classic. It just needs some tiny bugs fixed, some character balancing, and maybe some new mechanics added. Overall I would give this map 4.25 Stars out of 5 with the potential to maybe become a 5 star map!
Here are the details of my experiences playing your game and specific feedback I have:

Map Design and Terrain: The game map is extremely cool and satisficing how well done the geometric design is made. As for the close up terrain, I'm neutral on it. This map is lacking the finer details that the forest biomes call for (like shrubs, bushes, flowers, random rocks, rubble, and etc). Add some details to all of your terrain and it will pay off greatly for you.

Lobby: The Map Description is straight forward and yet it gets the players excited for the game.
-I think this map has too many player slots. It is pretty difficult to get a full lobby or even a semi full lobby. I would recommend removing one player slot for each team, or add a another bot on each team that is a random hero. I think both or just one of them would help with this problem.

Shops: Such a slick and easy layout for each shop. I was left with no questions with where to find each type of items and how to craft better items. Good job not making this area of your game not too complicated!
-Maybe consider lowering the price slightly for each tome.
-Consider adding a secret or teleporting shop in the creep area in between the lanes.


Gameplay:
-Maybe make it so heroes have their hero abilities cooldowns refresh/reset when the duels start.
-I would make the income timer hidden or have it in your scoreboard since you want to try and make the players screens as open as possible.
-You should totally add some music to this game and maybe add some more in-game sound effects.
-It could be cool to have a gamemode for a quick gameplay experience. Where all the towers have less hp and deal slightly less damage, since the games run a tad long.
-Consider adding random global events. For example every 9 minutes one of five different events takes place that affects all players the same way whether it is good or bad.

Heroes:
Sleeper (Ole)- He has a cool and unique design, his playstyle requires a moderate amount of strategy which I had found engaging. His overall power seems weaker than the rest of the other heroes.

Batman- Starts overpowered and curves and balances out fairly against the other heroes in the late game. He seems to have a visual glitch when you use the Batmobile attack, where he goes full blacked out after the attack is carried out. The Batmobile is nice for farming creeps with low risk. Try to give his passive aura power a more simple and clear description of what the power does. Consider slightly nerfing him, but job well done on this hero, he has a versatile move set that is fun to use!

Exis- DONT CHANGE ANYTHING with this hero. Everything was balanced perfectly with her. The mount is my favorite power of this entire game (so far), I love how this character plays as a glass-canon.

 

[deepstrasz]

The terrain is rather flat and monotonous looking.
The learn ability descriptions don't say how many levels they have.
Archimonde's Infernals can't attack.
Terror of the Night doesn't seem to add damage bonus (maybe a level 3 bug?).
Shouldn't the game end if both enemy castles are destroyed?
Inner Fire doesn't give bonus damage. Same Aura of Accuracy, unless this bonus damage is not shown on the hero as a buff or as damage bonus.

The gameplay seems slow paced compared to most AoS.
A lovely threesome AoS, generally.

Approved.

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[StangtennisGuru]

The terrain is rather flat and monotonous looking.
The learn ability descriptions don't say how many levels they have.
Archimonde's Infernals can't attack.
Terror of the Night doesn't seem to add damage bonus (maybe a level 3 bug?).
Shouldn't the game end if both enemy castles are destroyed?
Inner Fire doesn't give bonus damage. Same Aura of Accuracy, unless this bonus damage is not shown on the hero as a buff or as damage bonus.

The gameplay seems slow paced compared to most AoS.
A lovely threesome AoS, generally.

Approved.

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Description Guide - Maps
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Map Description - Templates
Map Description Generator [1.2]

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• A credits list in the map thread description is required where the names of the resource (models, skins, icons, spells, sound etc.) authors are mentioned along with the specific resource. It would be a luxury to have links leading to the used resources. Credits in the Quest Log would be appreciated too.
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A Beginner's Guide to Map Making
The Ultimate Beginners Terrain Tutorial
Advanced Terraining Tutorial
A Guideline to Terraining and the Hive's Terraining Section
Various Terraining Tips!
Basic Mapping Video Tutorial
WE Map Editor for Newbies!
The Path Of Proper Map Making - What to do and what should be avoided

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How to create Melee Maps
General - Melee Maps like the Professionals
Competitive Melee Map
Melee mapping - The reasons behind common aspects of competitive 1v1 maps
Melee Do's and Dont's

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Glad to be approved and thanks for the feedback.

Some notes:

• There is a Victory/Defeat message when the castles are destroyed, just not a dialogue popup as we had problems with "continue game" not working.
• All % attack damage modifiers are not shown in the unit bar, but do function. We should probably make a tip that says that.
• The infernal thing is probably a real bug, I was testing something and was certain I had changed it back... but apparently not (sigh). So thanks for letting us know.

 

[Antares A]

Heroes:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
There are a large number of heroes coming from many different franchises. The heroes are well-executed, with great attention to detail, and a good portion of humor. Many of the heroes also break away from the overdone "nuke spell, disable, passive, ultimate" template and have more variety in playstyle.

While the ability tooltips are humorous, I often wish for them to be at least a bit more descriptive so that I know what spending a skill point in one ability will get me before I do so.

Gameplay:
⭐⭐⭐⭐
The gameplay is fast-paced with a low time-to-kill. Downtime is low and there is always action going on. The spells, especially the ultimates, are very flashy and often require skill to use effectively. The duels are a nice touch, bringing some variety to the gameplay. I think another cool way to mix up the gameplay would be to add rare boss spawns that give such powerful rewards that all teams want to fight over who gets to kill them.

Realm of Kings has the problem of the game not coming to a close although the outcome has already been decided for ten or fifteen minutes. There should either be more comeback mechanics, the snowball-effect in the early game reduced, or the static defenses reduced in power. Maybe even a combination of all those three.

Items:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The item system is well-made. There is a good variety of items for different playstyles, multiple recipes to build each of the lower tier items into, and the end game items feel very powerful and rewarding to get.

My two small gripes with the item system are that, while it is easy to see which item you need to build towards a certain endgame item, it's hard to see what you can build an item you already have into, and the fact that armor also reduces magic damage taken does not seem to be advertised anywhere.

Balance:
⭐⭐⭐

While Realm of Kings is well-balanced overall, there are a few minor to major issues. Because of the large snowball-effect, early-game advantages of some heroes quickly translate into an insurmountable lead. Heroes with good AoE abilities seem to outfarm those without them. But this problem is only limited to a few evildoers and probably not as big of deal in a full game, because you cannot hop between lanes to get all the xp and gold.

A good overall change I think would be though to somehow add diminishing returns to xp and gold gain in the early game, so that smaller balance issues don't get maximized by the snowball effect just as much.

Terrain:
⭐⭐

The terrain quality is not on par with the rest of the map. The main fighting area is just a simple plateau of dirt. A few additions like a cobble path through the lanes, some more doodads in the forests, or height variations would go a long way in making the terrain more presentable.

However, I think long-term, a complete reimagining of the terrain would be a good idea, with a more focused approach to convey a specific theme. Currently, it's not really clear where we are. I envision a park inside a ruined city or a flying palace with a skysphere and alpha-tiles around the main area.

Summary:
⭐⭐⭐⭐

A fast-paced AoS map with lots of humor and creativity. Highly recommended for anyone who likes over-the-top pop culture mashups! (but improve the terrain, guys! )

 

[Ballonskipper]

Yo yo yo people of the Hive. It has been a while since the last major patch for RoK but the time of waiting is over! Introducing patch 1.5 which is probably the biggest content patch that has been introduced to the map in years. This patch will introduce:

-New class of items
-New bounty system
-Two new heroes
-Balance changes and bugfixes

For the full patch notes go see the changelog, here I will outline the new things.

New item class: Unique items

With this patch we are introducing a new class of permanent items which are the unique items. There are 8 different unique items each focusing on a specific stat (str, int, agi, all stats, attack damage, armor, health and mana (you gotta spend mana to earn money!)). As these items are highly focused on the stat they provide players will only be able to have one equipped at any time.
Apart from the stat boost each item will have a strong unique special effect. Unique items are able to be levelled by buying an upgrade in the unique item shop, they will have 5 levels in standard (and all mid) and 10 in full mode with lvl 5 and 10 roughly equaling tier 4 and 5 item in power.

New bounty system:

Since the beginning of time all gold of the victim has been awarded the killer but is this really fair? In the new patch the bounty of team minions and neutral creeps will be split into two pools. 50% of the bounty will still be awarded the last-hitter while the other 50% is split between allies within xp-range. This means you will still get the full bounty if you are last hitting minions in a solo lane but only 75% if another ally is present (ally gets 25%). It also means you will get awarded some gold when your allied team (minions, towers and the king) get the last hit which should hopefully help out characters with less AoE potential. Player kills still give the full reward to the killer.

New heroes:
As always when doing a major patch we chip a little away on our ever growing backlog of hero ideas. As such we introduce two new heroes.

Wolverine:
Everybody’s favorite X-man will join the battle for the realm. As X-men is no longer the main Marvel franchise Wolverine is looking for new sources of revenue and is bringing his tanky abilities to the Realm of Kings.

Bloodmancer:
An intelligent hero with an unquenchable thirst for blood. The bloodmancer has dived deeply into the taboo arts of blood manipulation which provides him with immense power, but at what cost?

That’s it folks, join us for the first playthrough on tonights Monday game or download the patch and play it on your own time. If you have the time consider giving us a rating or joining our discord which is linked in the main description

 

[Ballonskipper]

After doing a poll in our discord the weekly games have been moved to 19.30 CET on mondays. If this time suits you better or if this is the first time you hear of the amazing idea that is a weekly game of Realm of Kings with a fast filling lobby and friendly players go join our discord and come join us!