r/WC3 • u/Figg1ewig • 7h ago
Tournament / Esports Sunhoof Mesa (DLEE Invitational Map 6 of 7)
https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3/comments/1x3kzc2/announcing_2000_dlee_invitational_8_players/
As seen in the announcement for the DLEE Invitational, Sunhoof Mesa will be making an appearance!
Sunhoof Mesa, was created by me, Figglewig! Sunhoof Mesa tries to bring the Barrens aesthetic to the competitive scene.
The map uses a mixture of Ashenvale, Barrens and Lordaeron Fall/Summer Tile-sets, and features the rarely seen Barrens Mercenary Camp (Centaur Archer, Quillboar Hunter, Centaur Outrunner, and Harpy Windwitch).
Sunhoof Mesa brings a bunch of underutilized creeps to the fore front (Centaurs, Harpies and Quillboars. Oh My!); along with the mighty Centaur Khan and Harpy Queen! The early mercenary camp and relatively basic/cheap mercenaries help promote more interesting early gameplay. While the Fountains of Health can be a very impactful buildings, they are positioned to not be overly abusive early game.
Join the DLEE Qualifier following the link below!
https://challonge.com/DLEEQualifier
I will continue to show off more of the maps over the course of the week!
Sunhoof Mesa is available for play on W3C as a Custom Game, and available to download on Hiveworkshop.
To give a little bit of understanding about the Barrens Mercenaries: Centaur Archer = Fast NE Archer, Quillboar Hunter = Headhunter + Evasion, Centaur Outrunner = Fast Grunt, and Harpy Windwitch = Talon in Crow form.
Also, I know that in the current DE graphics a Red Ring appears around the cave entrance by the Gnoll Overseer Goldmine. This will hopefully be fixed in the future with more updates by Blizzard, or I will fix it myself by using different terrain!