Avalon Heroes
- Area: Europe
- Official Site: Avalon Heroes
- Publisher: Alaplaya
- Developer: Burda
- Platform: PC, Microsoft Windows
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Overview
Avalon Heroes is a free-to-play Online RTS RPG with two factions, up to 100 unique Heroes and an epic legend. In the DotA-inspired Battle Mode, Heroes encounter each other in breathtaking eSports tournaments powered by the ESL. The Adventure and Scenario Modes offer raids and insights into the epic background story.
Features
- Many playable modes
- Epic story to explore and discover
- Faction based PvP
- Area: Europe
- Official Site: Avalon Heroes
- Publisher: Alaplaya
- Developer: Burda
- Platform: PC, Microsoft Windows
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Review
Avalon Heroes is an Action MMORPG that offers a unique combination of real-time strategy and role playing elements to create a dynamic multi-player arena. The concept is simple; select a hero, level up by killing monsters that attack via ‘lanes’, avoid enemy heroes until you’re sure you can win then co-ordinate with your allies and attack. In the MMO industry, we call this the Aeon of Strife (AoS) style.
You don’t need to think a lot in order to play an Aeon of Strife game, which makes them a wonderful entry point for new players to the genre. You simply pick your hero (or ‘Kin’), join a game and begin to master the art of the APM (actions-per-minute), as in order to play well; you’re going to need to be fast with your hands.
Why do you need to be fast with your hands? Well, because it’s your speed and timing that will ultimately dictate your success. It’s difficult to explain exactly how this works, as it’s something you really need to experience yourself, but in short: as your character increases in level, it will unlock the ability to use new skills (3 normal, 1 ultimate; another AoS tradition), and as these skills are almost always used for attacking other enemy players, the ability to use them effectively is, ultimately, the key to success.
So, now you know what Avalon Heroes is; let’s move on to what makes it special. First: game modes. Unlike all other AoS-style MMOs, Avalon Heroes features multiple game modes that are, for the most part, entirely different from the standard AoS fare. First, there’s Mission Mode, which serves as a significantly extended tutorial that, once completed, should have you more than familiar with many of the item combinations (combining items together to create more powerful ones is, again, another AoS staple) and with many of the different Kin you’ll be up against during normal games.
Then, there’s Scenario Mode, which serves as a fully-fleshed single-player campaign that serves multiple functions: it allows you to better come to terms with the controls and characters, it offers players interested in the lore and story in Avalon Heroes a way to experience it fully, and most importantly, it allows you to unlock additional Kin to use during standard games.
Next, there’s Adventure Mode, which is in many ways similar to the experience you would receive in Scenario Mode except that it’s multi-player, and allows up to 8 players to adventure together simultaneously. And then there’s Arena Mode, which allows you to face off against a number of different monsters with legendary rewards on the line, and finally, Battle Mode, which offers the mostly standard AoS experience with a few added bonuses, such as item drops from enemy NPCs, and carry-over skills that can be earned through continuous play with a single Kin.
Avalon Heroes is a fantastic addition to the AoS MMO genre that brings to the table an array of new and exciting game modes and features that aren't found anywhere else, making it a must-play addition to the F2P genre.
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