What does AoS mean?

[saphiree]

Hey guys.

Ive been checking out many maps here on THW, and i saw quite a bunch called AoS maps. I would really like to know what AoS means, as the only answer ive found so far was it was some sort of map, which were very popular.
So please, what is an AoS map? Hows gameplay etc etc.

Thanks for your time

 

[viiva]

AoS stands for Aeon of Strife, which was the original map that spawned that style of maps. You have two teams, each with 5 heroes (usually customized ones) and one computer player. The computer players produce large numbers of units and send them at the other computer player. The heroes have to help their computer player win, and must deal with opposing heroes. Most maps also allow you to purchase items, mercenaries, etc. Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is similar, but usually focuses more on killing towers to gain ground than just out-right defeating your opponent.

http://www.scraftwiki.net/Aeon_of_Strife
http://forums.starcraft.org/showthread.php?t=1930

 

[Steel_Stallion]

"Aeon Of Strife", a map on Starcraft that started the genre.

 

[saphiree]

Aha, sounds nice Now i know that, and yes, it really seams like that map start A LOT!

BlargHonk should get -rep for just spamming useless junk here...

[solved] btw, if thats required in this forum

 

[BlargHonk]

No it did not, but welcome to the zone of offtopicy offtopicness

OF OFFTOPIC!

 

[saphiree]

Chimpanzee Riding A Segway WEEEEEEH!

 

[Hawkwing]

There's a difference between Off-Topic and complete spam.

 

[TheDivineBoss]

There's a difference between Off-Topic and complete spam.

/thread

But still: AoS is a no-brainer map.