Blackrock Mountain [1.9]

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22:22, 4th Apr 2016

Rufus Review Map Score Gameplay: 16 / 30 Aesthetics: 10 / 20 Total: 26 / 50 Rating Chart 45-50 5/5 Highly Recommended 35-44 4/5 Recommended 25-34 3/5 Useful 15-24 2/5 Lacking 0-14 1/5 Unacceptable Gameplay I played both this and your previous map, Naxxramas. I think the concept of this map is a good one that defenitly can become something really awesome. However, I think both maps need more work in order to recieve a higher rating. For now, it is approvable, but if you put down more work in each map, they could deserve at least a 4/5 rating. There are a few new ideas brought to the "altered melee table" with this map such as the random events, and capturing of outposts. Those things are good, and offer a more complex playstyle. However, I must say that I liked your other map more since in it you had a common enemy and teamworked to bring him down. i think that was a better concept for an altered melee rather than a singleplayer / 1v1 map. That is a personal opinion however. The layout of the map offers some strategic options, and is well executed overall. The different locations is close to symmetrical wich does not create any unfair advantages. The extra features usch as the rain of fire and minion spawning, does not create a huge advantage either. They are pretty balanced. Aesthetics Nothing too special going on in the terrain. The terrain is pretty much built with standard warcraft 3 doodads with a decent placement. I do not understand why the pool of lava / water in the middle of the map is covered with athing blockers, leaving this area kind of blank and uniteresting. Perhaps it is meant to be a crater, but even so, it does contribute to a nice terrain or a better map feeling. The multiboard in game is clear and informative, which is nice. Tile variation is very nicely executed. I like the wandering dragon whelp critters. I like how your "master" speaks to you occasionally. I do not understand why you have chosen to have blue undergorund mushroom trees in a such a otherwise hot environment, it does not look good. As for the description: Awesome job! It is epic, yet not confusing and kept short. I also like the short story summaries of Ragnaros and Nefarian. Bugs I did not encounter any bugs. Summary An altered melee with a decent warcraftish look. The map offers some new features that is balanced and works for a melee game. I have a hard time coming up with suggestions that would make this map better than it is, save for a little bit more advanced terrain. Approved with a rating of 3/5.

 

[Maxwell]

Whom do you choose?

 

[Arad MNK]

I'd love to see some screenshots.

 

[Maxwell]

Added some

 

[Arad MNK]

They are not showing up for me, don't know about others.

 

[Maxwell]

They are not showing up for me, don't know about others.

I don't know why it happens, I also can't see some images on the website.

 

[Rufus]

Rufus Review Map Score Gameplay: 16 / 30 Aesthetics: 10 / 20 Total: 26 / 50 Rating Chart 45-50 5/5 Highly Recommended 35-44 4/5 Recommended 25-34 3/5 Useful 15-24 2/5 Lacking 0-14 1/5 Unacceptable Gameplay I played both this and your previous map, Naxxramas. I think the concept of this map is a good one that defenitly can become something really awesome. However, I think both maps need more work in order to recieve a higher rating. For now, it is approvable, but if you put down more work in each map, they could deserve at least a 4/5 rating. There are a few new ideas brought to the "altered melee table" with this map such as the random events, and capturing of outposts. Those things are good, and offer a more complex playstyle. However, I must say that I liked your other map more since in it you had a common enemy and teamworked to bring him down. i think that was a better concept for an altered melee rather than a singleplayer / 1v1 map. That is a personal opinion however. The layout of the map offers some strategic options, and is well executed overall. The different locations is close to symmetrical wich does not create any nfair advantages. The extra features usch as the rain of fire and minion spawning, does not create a huge advantage either. They are pretty balanced. Aesthetics Nothing too special going on in the terrain. The terrain is pretty much built with standard warcraft 3 doodads with a decent placement. I do not understand why the pool of lava / water in the middle of the map is covered with athing blockers, leaving this area kind of blank and uniteresting. Perhaps it is meant to be a crater, but even so, it does contribute to a nice terrain or a better map feeling. The multiboard in game is clear and informative, which is nice. Tile variation is very nicely executed. I like the wandering dragon whelp critters. I like how your "master" speaks to you occasionally. I do not understand why you have chosen to have blue undergorund mushroom trees in a such a otherwise hot environment, it does not look good. As for the description: Awesome job! It is epic, yet not confusing and kept short. I also like the short story summaries of Ragnaros and Nefarian. Bugs I did not encounter any bugs. Summary An altered melee with a decent warcraftish look. The map offers some new features that is balanced and works for a melee game. I have a hard time coming up with suggestions that would make this map better than it is, save for a little bit more advanced terrain. Approved with a rating of 3/5.

 

[Maxwell]

New update guys!

Version 1.5

Added:
• Now, Altars have "Ember Defence" aura, that increase armor of nearly allied units by 3
• Added 2 new shops with powerful but expensive items

Changed:
• Changed units in Mercenary Camp
• Updated terrain
• Water Pool in the center is changed to Magma Pool. Flying units can fly over this territory
• Health of Altars increased from 700 to 1,500
• Armor of Altars increased from 5 to 10
• Central Altar now have additional 2 Magma Rager
• Fire Storm damage increased from 30 to 40 for units, from 50 to 66.6 for buildings
• Increased interval between elementals summoning from 3 minutes to 5 minutes

I really hope that I managed to fix all the flaws of a map.

 

[Snubb]

Hearthstone's BRM expansion totally saved your ass in the art department, lol. Looks like a really cool map.

 

[Deleted member 247165]

Interesting map. I liked it! Gonna rate it soon after some more playing.

 

[Maxwell]

Interesting map. I liked it! Gonna rate it soon after some more playing.

It would be great! Hope u have fun

 

[Misha]

say @Maxwell , the hive's new 'usage' thigamajig says that this map uses my Titan naga model and i don't see myself in the credits, nor daenar7 x3 is this just hive's derp or does it really need credit?

 

[Maxwell]

I had the idea to add a neutral non-standard heroes in the game, but at the moment in the game you can not find these models. They are not used. That's why I did not give credits.

Your naga imported only in WorldEdit. For a future.
Is this a problem? I must delete it?

 

[Felandchaos]

Sounds cool gonna test it soon and i'll let you know what i think

 

[Feed_Me]

I saw a new heroes in WorldEditor, such as Majordom and etc. Are you going to add them?
P.S: Great map by the way. Keep going, its awesome.

 

[Maxwell]

I saw a new heroes in WorldEditor, such as Majordom and etc. Are you going to add them?
P.S: Great map by the way. Keep going, its awesome.

I'm thinking about that, but for now i'm not sure. Maybe in the future

 

[mcviclic13]

Saludos desde Colombia... Good Map (Buen Mapa) Congratulation!

 

[Maxwell]

Saludos desde Colombia... Good Map (Buen Mapa) Congratulation!

Muchas gracias! Me alegro de que Colombia estaba satisfecho.

 

[Zephyrius2412]

Excellent concept !

 

[Trevojan]

Very competitive map. I've really enjoyed this one!

 

[Maxwell]

Very competitive map. I've really enjoyed this one!

Thank you @Mega-Lord123! It's pity that people are not really like this one.

 

[Lich134]

liked it a lot but that rain of fire thing is a bit annoying

 

[Ardenaso]

with the CSW's resources; you could make a Dark Iron vs. Dark Horde on Reforged.