WarBall 1.4c

[Moderator]

17:05, 19th Dec 2008
Rui: This map is original, and that is what I liked about it. However, the creator did not successfully apply his idea to the gameplay.

See my full review [self=http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/resource.php?t=81229#post946653]here[/self]. Status set to Reviewed.

 

[Jetherit]

Good concept, however when you choose the same hero for a second time, it makes a second hero slot in the upper right hand corner. Maybe you could make a resurrection system to make it look more neat. Otherwise, 8/10!

 

[Chjoodge]

Jetherit: Thanks for the eight I guess you're talking about the Experiment Mode. Dead heroes in there could really be solved better and it's easy to do. Thanks.

 

[Ash]

This map has one hell of a lot of potential. Although there are still some issues (I'll update the comment later with them in, I played an earlier beta and forgot to comment) this map can certainly get a good fan-following. Try getting some forums up?

 

[Some guy]

dont know if this is a problem or it is ment to be but i cannot play alone (close the other boxes) and i cant change them to players (real ppl)
Just thought to bring this to your attention

 

[Chjoodge]

Thanks. I've uploaded a new version with the Priest and Druid finally being worth playing, new items and most importantly important balance changes.

The forums will be up again soon, I'm moving the website from the former address to www.warball.net. I presume the website and the forums should be up by the beginning of the week.

 

[Eccho]

This map has, as Ash said, a great potential of turning to something nice and I like the concept. The item shop was unique as well. Though, the map should either allow more players or be somewhat smaller. I found it more that we ran around like rabbits until we got catched by stuns and ensnaring enemies. So, the heroes could need some balance. First of all, blink is really lame for a hero skill, as the hero can blink into the goal. That kinds of ruins the whole idea of having barricades (a sugegstion would be to disallow the user to blink into the goal). Also, the tauren chieftain seems rather slow, but totally imba when he locates a target and ensnares it for 6 seconds while the ability itself has short cooldown.

Otherwise it has truly potential of becoming great=)

 

[water_Knight]

I love the concept of the map however there are some rigged ass heroes like the tarrne guy who could net soem one stun them and kill them way to quick if they have good damage.

Then you get the archer who can blink over the barricade what i soem what abused. They has no chanc since i was allied with the taurren so they basicly died in secodns then i ran other and blinked in.

Remove blink.

Make the stun and net for the tauren elder less.

Other wise i would rate this map a 4/5 because of those small abusable bugs i would call them.

 

[Rui]

√ Hive Workshop requirements √ Originality √ Packaging √ Machine/Net-friendly √ Spelling & Grammar √ Bug-free +/- Fun Factor/Gameplay +/- Object Editor work quality (X) Terrain (X) Re-playing worth (X) Imported Material (X) Balance

"WarBall" is a Warcraft III Capture-the-flag mixed with football elements. It is written in decent English and does not lag. The thing that is most pleasing about this map is the originality. You succeeded in mixing a CTF type map with the football type of gameplay. But I feel that concretely it did not come out as good as the idea itself. First of all, the terrain is too big for only 6 players. It seemed even bigger because I hired the Tauren Chieftain hero, and no boots would work with him. And since I have touched the heroes subject, let's talk about it. The heroes' skills are ridiculously powerful. The Tauren Chieftain had an ensnare ability that would last 9 seconds at level 3. Combined with his attack speed, damage, and his other abilities, he is nearly invincible at higher levels, not even counting with the items he may get. Another thing that I found unacceptable was the fact that the Ranger had an insane speed increasing ability (150%?!) and Blink, along with a 50% evasion ultimate. Do you call this balanced?

Summarizing, the balance and the terrain were the things I disliked mostly. Your map is original and would be worth re-playing, if not for these things I mentioned above.
I found the Imported Material unneeded, by the way. It made the map look more beautiful, but it was unnecessary (except the picture, of course, which contributes to the packaging).

My rating for this resource is 2/5 (Lacking). The map is thus set to Reviewed status.

 

[reza sword2]

Nice game. Played with AI. Fun enough for half an hour. The concept is really nice. Items are worth buying. Although I find some heroes annoying and need more balancing, but otherwise one of those few good maps with originality.


Cheers.