Swamp of Sorrows

[Blood Raven]

Here is a version of the map without any imports. Visually inferior, but functionally identical to the above map.
I strongly recommend using the main version that features imports.

 

[Zucth]

The map visual is incredible even for the No_Import version. But the 50% of permanent or charge won't work there is a huge value difference, lv6-7 drop is nice for once in a while and also this map will have a good early gameflow The middle era is lost and then the very late game. early expo isn't available that much with x2 purge and splash dmg at that. x9 troll camp look match to campaign more than melee game though. Let see how it goes, maybe we will see a really different map style once in a while. good luck!

 

[Blood Raven]

The map visual is incredible even for the No_Import version. But the 50% of permanent or charge won't work there is a huge value difference, lv6-7 drop is nice for once in a while and also this map will have a good early gameflow The middle era is lost and then the very late game. early expo isn't available that much with x2 purge and splash dmg at that. x9 troll camp look match to campaign more than melee game though. Let see how it goes, maybe we will see a really different map style once in a while. good luck!

Thank you for the kind comments!
The 9-troll expo is supposed to be a lategame deciding factor that should prevent games from dragging out too long, or at least that was my reasoning, I'm not a pro player That's why it drops an artifact, aside from the fact that it's a lvl 29 camp and all.

The 50/50 parma/charge drop shouldn't be a problem, because it's only one camp that has that table, so it's not like one player could get a perma and the other player a charged, so it should be balanced. I just wanted some more unpredictability from game to game.

About the early expo, yeah maybe I overtuned that camp a bit, but it's too late to change it now. Sorry humans!

 

[A]mun]

Liking the execution and voted for you.

 

[TheZodiarch]

Excellent use of the world tree model for the swamp's trees. It's a really lore friendly design with the hakkar temple on the bottom right. Althoug it may shine a little less with the "No_Import" version, i still salute the great skills and refined look of the map. Well done sir

 

[deepstrasz]

Definitely a beauty to behold. It reminded me of Heart of the Swarm's Zerus missions. I would have loved it to be less flat overall though.

Judges raised concerns on how humans and night elves would properly expand: Hive Cup 2023: Melee Mapping Contest #9 - Results

Approved.

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