As the originator of defensive maps, "Guardian Athena" not only has extremely high playability, but also had a great impact on many subsequent defensive maps. Even now, more than ten years after the first version was born, there are still many players who still like this map. This time, let’s recall this classic defensive map together.
From the overall layout of the map, it is not difficult to see that "Guarding Athena", as an early map, is much simpler than many later custom maps. But the seemingly simple map does not reduce the playability. Next, let’s first take a look at the reasons why this map attracts countless players to try it. Even today, many years later, there are still many loyal players.
The goddess is in charge: In that era when game resources were scarce, various types of player-made maps could be played in War3, which undoubtedly opened a new door for the majority of players. When choosing a map, most players are more willing to try it, which is naturally a map with a beautiful woman like Athena.
Multiple heroes available: Only up to 3 heroes can be used in the battle mode, and there are not many heroes available in ordinary custom maps. Maps like "Guardian Athena", which has many heroes of different types and abilities to choose from, are naturally loved by players. After the time to complete the level has passed, the majority of players are willing to calm down and choose different heroes and try new gameplay.
Numerous versions: Since the map itself is relatively simple, subsequent changes are easier. Even if the original author cannot be found, there are many map authors who are willing to spend some time and energy to adjust and change the map. This allowed countless versions to emerge over the following ten years, further enhancing players' love for the map.
It is worth mentioning that because this map is quite classic and has protected a large number of fans in the defensive map of Warcraft 3, subsequent map derivative works have even appeared in the mobile game market (I don’t know the quality, I just know that there are Then some related games exist, but there is no actual experience).
The gameplay is relatively simple: As a defensive map, although there are many gameplay techniques in different versions of "Guard Athena", the overall difficulty is not difficult. You only need to simply guard Athena and find the right one in the nearby store. Your own equipment, books and synthesized props.
Multiple people can cooperate: When many people played War3 in the early days, several people played custom maps together. It just so happened that this map was a map that could be used by many people and was very suitable for multi-player cooperation. It was inevitable that it would be loved by all the players at that time.
As the release time of the map becomes longer, thanks to the efforts of many map authors, the number of versions has greatly increased, and the level of map perfection has also been greatly improved. Unfortunately, many players who like this map no longer have that much time to play the game. Even if they have time, it is difficult to find friends to play with.
It is precisely because everyone's game time is gradually decreasing, and the number of friends who can play together is also decreasing. The relatively long map game time has become its biggest flaw. So, for all the players who like or have liked this map in the past, do you still have time in the near future, or do you want to go and review this map?