Aeon of Souls
Foreword
This is my best map, ever. It has been downloaded by (as far as I know) about 500 people so far (I know, not much, but much for a map that was released 3 months ago, IMO) and I have played with about 300 people, where only 3 disliked this map. So I think that tells what I want you to do; try it!
I have put a lot of hard work in this map, so if you take your time to try it, please leave a comment. C&C is always welcome.
So without further ado, I present to you --
Aeon of Souls
Fauk, I already annouced it... fail.
Main stuff
So what is this, more than just a few random heroes and a bunch of totally imbalulz items? Well, this map is all based around two things; teamwork and spell interaction. Let me give you an example:
Spell 1 - deals damage to the target. Deals extra damage if the target is suffering from -xxxx- condition.
Spell 2 - adds -xxxx- condition to all enemies in the AoE.
Spell 3 - passive - makes all targeted enemies take 200% extra damage from spells if they are suffering from -xxxx- condition.
Spell 4 - ultimate - deals damage to all enemies in the AoE and if they are suffering from -xxxx- condition, -xxxx- is extended by 5 seconds.
This is quite a nawb example, but it shows where I'm going -- if you use these abilities correct, you can easily kill your opponent. However, if you use them randomly, you most likely won't deal as much damage as you could. This is spell interaction.
Well, I also said teamwork. Why is teamwork important when you got spell interaction? Now, this is what I wanted to tell you most about. You see, all heroes in the map has a counter hero, a hero that can easily kill the other hero. This is why teamwork is important -- supporting heroes are very high valued in a battle between counters.
Some heroes are easy to play as, some are not. If you're playing this map I suggest you to read the abilities' tooltips carefully before you select your hero, atleast the first time you try this map. Every single time I play this map with some new players, I'm worried about one thing; if they pick the Cemaidion Guard. You see, a lot of people has complained that this hero was extremely weak, but it is not. It has low life, is a melee hero, has only one hp damaging spell and 3 mana destroying abilities. Seemingly weak, this hero is very hard to play as, but can easily kill. With the ultimate ability, that kills the target if it has 0 mana, and 2 mana destroying abilities, this hero is very effective against casters. But normally people need a 'manual' on how to use the ultimate of the hero, so I'll put it here:
To use 'Mana Virus', you'll have to be sure the opponent's mana is 0, or just lower than 50. Then use Mana Strike and then when Mana Strike has hit, apply the Mana Virus. This will result in a death.
Seems easy? Well, a lot of people can't do it. You try.
Items
Items really doesn't mean that much in this map. They can aid you much though, so make sure to buy them! For each game, you'll start making more and more tactics for 'item applyments' for each hero.
Features
So far, features is of a low quantity in this map, as my goal was to create a fun, yet simple map. That is why the current list of features is as short as it is.
- Fills less than 2 MB!
- Heavily customized experience system! (Less Heroes on one team = more experience for that team.)
- A Condition System like DoE and AotZ', and most older RPGs!
- Well-planned Heroes, each playing their role in the map!
- 6 VS 6 Gameplay!
- Unlike many other AoS maps, a nice terrain is included!
- Nice effects, created specially for this map!
Conditions
So what are those funny little things? Basically, what this map is about, besides teamwork and spell interaction of course. Well, they are actually the 'connectors' of spell interaction. They are buffs that are applied by certain spells and are used to easilier overwhelm the enemy.
For more information about conditions, and a list of them, check F9 or the 'Quests' tab in the map.
Last word
I hope you'll enjoy this map, as I, as said above, put a lot of hard work into it. Well, not only me, but also several other people. A list of these can be seen by clicking F9 or the 'Quests' tab.
Enjoy my hard work!
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