Tranquil Fury

[Moderator]

17:00, 13th Mar 2014
Orcnet: With same ratings as its sibling maps, this is considered recommended and a must for players who accepts this type of play role.

 

[Shadow Fury]

Very well done map! Here is my review:-

GOOD POINTS:-
- Very large map so extra fun gameplay
- The watery parts and the central point look really marvellous
- Proper item drops
- Well put creep camps

BAD POINTS:-
- The central point has a Goblin Merchant and a Goblin Laboratory but why are they guarded by two weak Ice Troll Trappers? I expected very strong monsters there!
- All monsters in most of the creep camps face random directions
- Some parts of your terrain lack of tile variation! For example, I found a lot of parts with only Snow, Dirt and an insignificant proportion of Rough Dirt. Where are the rest of the tiles? Vanished in nothing?

SUGGESTIONS:-
- It would be better if the monsters in one creep camp face a single direction or nearby directions, not that some monsters face south and others face north (look at the Faceless Ones and Unbrokens to comprehend what I mean so you don't misunderstand)
- The parts with Snow and Dirt only need more Rought Dirt, Ice and Dark Ice (the Dark Ice is optional)
- The central part needs to be heavily guarded

OVERALL RESULT:-
To conclude, this map is just awesome and deserves a 4.25/5, a rating of 4 (for the bad issues I can't give 5) and my vote for SURE APPROVAL!

 

[normalice]

the middle is guarded by weak creeps because there is only one shop/observatory. as such, it is expected that the area will be hotly contested by the players - there's no need to put difficult creeps there to get in the way. Plus, having easy creeps encourages people to use the shops earlier, which can lead to faster 'collisions' between players and thus faster paced games. I chose trappers so no one can sneak off with a shredder or zeppelin without at least taking the time to kill the creeps.

i'll work on the tiling and creep facing - thought i fixed those but must have missed some..

 

[Shadow Fury]

Normally, middle parts should be heavily guarded to avoid players to use too early these shops. Otherwise, why are they always heavily guarded? You should fight your way to have the zeppelins and the shop, not just by killing two stupid trolls.

 

[normalice]

that's what I'm saying. Because there is only one shop and one observatory on the entire map, and it's in the middle of everyone there will be TONS of fighting, but it will be between players rather than against creeps.

 

[Shadow Fury]

As you wish, but it's not for this issue that I didn't give you 5/5, it's because of the terrain.

 

[Orcnet]

Map approved.

 

[fostaa]

Good things:

-PERFECT terrain!
-Creep camp locations - pretty balanced.
-Plenty of free space and many goldmines.

Bad Things:

-You should rebalance the level of creeps everywhere.

I'd say it is a very very good map and after a little rebalancing of those creep camps it will fit in the definition of "perfect" for all those melee lovers [4,75//5,00]