Azeroth Arena Tournament is a multiplayer dedicated WarCraft III map, designed for both competitive and casual play, nevertheless being a fun and entertaining map.
The map features 39 heroes, each one with his own spells.
All heroes are divided into 5 classes : Melee, Ranged, Casters, Support and Hybrids.
Melee heroes are designed to be very resistant, yet very fragile when attacked from distance. They are usually snared, slowed etc. by other heroes. Their melee range attacks are still very powerful. Most of them are strength based, but there also are a couple that have agility as primary stat.
Ranged heroes are the ranged auto-attack main damage dealers. All of them have agility as primary stat, that meaning that they have increased armor, therefore more durable versus melee attacks.
Spellcasters are the third type of heroes. They deal high amounts of damage at the cost of mana. However, they are not very durable, having low hp and armor. This is why they have increased spell damage and some slowing or other debuffs (such as polymorph).
Support heroes represent the healing class. They stay behind and heal or buff friendly units. They are even more fragile than spellcasters, but they are excellent at healing and buffing.
Hybrid heroes are basically heroes that can do everything, but they aren't good at either of them. They can heal, buff or deal damage, but, compared to the other classes, they aren't so efficient. Nevertheless they can be used for multiple tasks, making them the most flexible class in the game.
AAT also features 9 arenas, each one with it's own unique layout. All arenas require different tactics because of their design.
The map is designed as a match between two teams, having rounds (one for each arena), at the end of which players will have a small brake where they can discuss tactics or buy items.
AAT supports up to 10 players and 2 spectator slots. It supports matches from 1 v 1 up to 5 v 5.
The project started back in July 2008 and had a great public beta session. Since the release, AAT has received a lot of upgrades and improvements, new content and a growing player base.
Version 1.5 notes :
-added the item recipe system
-added Unique items and Artifacts at the Legendary Item Shop
-added a new camera system
-small terrain improvements and changes
-small User Interface changes
-worked on spell tooltips
-Fountain of Health bug fixed
-Pheonix bug fixed
-small bug fixes
-added a recipe tutorial at the Info Tab(F9)
-greatly improved overall map size, loading time and performance
Plans for the future are the adding of recipe items, but because of balance issues, the release of recipe system has been postponed until the next patch.
I would like to thank all testers who continued to send me feedback and suggestions. There is still much work to be done, but the map evolves with each new version.
The first in a series of gameplay trailers has been released. You can watch it below :
http://www.moddb.com/mods/azeroth-arena-tournament/videos/azeroth-arena-tournament-trailer1
More trailers will come soon, including arena presentations, fighting sequences or a more detailed view of each hero.
Download links :
Epic War
Hive Workshop
Screenshots below:
You have to be honest, for an AoS that focuses not on uniqueness, but on being famous, it's good. It has it's trees, elevation, eyes like rivers and stuff. Ehem.
