Map Story
Cold winter + times of peace make heroes become mercenaries to pay the bills. Powder scratched off frostwyrm eggshells = valuable ingredient for engineers (Ulf&Grim, blue faction leaders) and alchimists (Gizz the Alchemist, red faction leader). Hero mercenaries who want to pay their bills + demand for valuable ingredient = PvP. :p
Map Description
CtE is a team vs. team map with a strong focus on team vs. team battles. The goal of the map is to gather more gold than the enemy team until the time is up. Each game lasts 15 minutes.
Gold may be acquired by killing members of the enemy team (20 gold per kill) or by carrying a spawned frostwyrm egg (5 gold per 5 seconds carried). Frostwyrm eggs may only be carried within the rectangular temple areas they spawned in. There are 3 frostwyrm egg spawn points (temples) within the map. An egg spawns at one of the 3 locations. After 120 seconds, an egg hatches and a new egg is spawned at one of the other 2 spawn points.
As this is a TEAM PvP map, there are 4 different roles (with currently 4 different classes, 4 additional classes are planned, though) each player may choose when the map begins and at respawn. Each class has a very unique / individual playstyle as each class uses different mechanics to generate mana:
* Protectors (Tank) gain mana by damage they and nearby allies receive
* Crusaders (Melee Healer) gain mana by hitting enemies
* Thunderers (Ranged DD) gain mana by standing still and shooting (all mana is lost when they move)
* Berserkers (Melee DD) gain mana by dealing damage
In order to provide a fun and balanced gameplay where success is purely based on player skill, we decided to NOT put in items and levels. Each class spawns with all its abilities and thus its full potential. If a player decides to choose another class after death, he is not punished in any way and can immediately get back into the fray. Thus, this map is not about individual character advancement but rather using and choosing class synergies within your team and your available abilities wisely.
Screenshots
* Hatch me if you can
* Cleave
* Divine Purpose
* Fanaticism
* None can stop the crusade of the righteous
* Chaaaarge!
* Berserker in trouble
Download
* CtE @Tzirrit
* CtE @TheHelper.net
* CtE @HiveWorkshop.com
* CtE @EpicWar.com
* CtE @IncGamers
Have fun playing the map! :-) We are looking forward to any (preferably constructive) feedback you may have. If you like the map, we gladly invite you to join the Steam community group. [Cross-Marketing ftw!] You may, of course, also try out "Southfury Banks", our 1st map.|||in competitive sports, e.g. soccer, there is usually little to no difference in equipment. all participating players wear the usual equipment (shoes, dresses,...). if a player scores a goal, he must not add "deadly spikes" to his shoes and he won't get a discount on fouls. he won't get a free shot, and he won't get a "sprint buff". equipment conditions stay the same. the only disadvantage the other team has is the overall pressure that they themselves have to score a goal in order to still be able to win the match.
This similarily applies to most action shooter multiplayer games: respawn, repick class, assault again, die, repeat. The only penalty is the loss of some time and the pressure to have to catch up in terms of current score.
in DotA, Heroes of Newerth, League of Legends, WoW PvP and many many other RPG-based PvP games, this is not the case. The decisive factor is not exclusively "skill", "effective team collaboration", and "good strategies". In most "competitive" RPG PvP games, "stats" via "items" and "levels" enter the fray. there usually IS a difference in skill, thus at some point in the game, the more skillful team can increase its domination gap even further by increasing its stats permanently. the gap between "currently better team" and "currently inferior team" grows.
it's comparable to a soccer team being allowed to have an additional player per goal scored on the field. it leads to frustration of the other team as it has to struggle significantly more to catch up.
and that's why, imho, there shouldn't be any possibility for players to get any stats at all (via items, or levels, ability levels, or whatnot) - expect those buffs temporarily granted by the use of abilities.
tzirrit and I executed exactly those conditions in both of our Warcraft III mods, "Southfury Banks" and "Capture the Egg", and we think this makes the overall gameplay fairer, more enjoyable, and more competitive (and easier to balance).
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