EI was a two player map, with Chen Mo's Terran on the left and Origin's Elves on the right.
The Chinese name for EI was Huiyin Island. This map was one of the most classic maps in Warcraft, and was the most popular two player map.
The reason why this map was so popular was because of its balance and simplicity. In other maps, players had to explore the opponent's location before they started, and spawning at different locations would have a huge impact on the player's strategy.
However, EI was a small map with plenty of resources. No matter where you spawned, it wouldn't affect the player's strategy, minimizing the element of luck.
Moreover, this map was well designed in terms of architecture, map balance, and hero leveling routes. Therefore, this map was very popular for both beginners and veterans.
In this map, Terran had the option to TR. This meant that before the Altar was built and the hero was spawned, the Archer Tower would spawn before the hero was spawned.
However, Chen Mo didn't choose to do this as the risk of TR wasn't proportional to the reward. It was an attack that sacrificed the economy in the early stages of the game. It was good for new players, but against an opponent like Origin, it would be easy to lose.
What Chen Mo wanted to do was a safer, but more lethal TR strategy.
Both teams started the game very normally. Origin's Elves chose to build Ancient of War next to the Mercenary Camp to level up, while Chen Mo used the Militia to scout the area and build houses in Origin's house.
Origin chose to start with the Watcher. The Watcher was a popular hero when fighting Terran, especially on small maps like this. This was because Venomous Needle and Fan of Blades were very useful when killing Peasants or killing Heroes.
Obviously, Origin's strategy was the same as any other human player. There were only so many resources to start the game, so Origin couldn't do anything fancy.
Chen Mo's Altar started to light up, but to everyone's surprise, he summoned a Paladin?
Goph and Sweet Potato looked at each other.
"Paladin?"
"Seriously? He's going to play a neutral hero? "
"Firebrand TR?"
Obviously, Terran's first hero was either the Great Mage or the King of the Hill. Even if a Paladin was used, it would usually be the third hero.
But Chen Mo couldn't just make a hero and change them, right? That would be a waste of his time. The only explanation was that Chen Mo was playing a neutral hero.
Origin's sprite had also arrived at Chen Mo's base. After 'seeing' that Chen Mo's altar was lit up, it turned around and left.
Goph looked at the screen, "Chen Mo is probably going to TR?"
Sweet potato nodded. "It must be Tr, most likely Fire Demon Tr? Or Naga? "
Gourd was even more nervous than Chen Mo. He knew that Chen Mo was going to play TR against Origin, but how was he going to do it? Which hero would appear? Would Origin be prepared? It was hard to say.
At that time, Sweet Potato also tried to TR, but it was blocked by Origin. After that, it was basically game over. Would Chen Mo be any different?
After coming out of the altar, the Watcher went straight to the mercenary camp. The Ancient War Tree stood up and cooperated with the Guardian and the Archer to level up.
However, at this moment, the camera suddenly cut to the human base. Five militias were lined up in a row, crossing the map and running toward the elves' home!
At the same time, the farmers waiting in the tavern in the middle of the map had summoned the human race's first hero, the Goblin Tinker!
On the other hand, Origin was stuck in the middle of its leveling process. Give up now? A few of the monsters were low health points. If they gave up now, it would be a waste of time!
Origin did not go home immediately. Instead, it decided to finish leveling at the mercenary camp. Although the human militia was almost at its doorstep, the artificial intelligence was not going to panic. It continued to carry out its plan. Level up first, then go back to defend.
After all, it had faced TR quite a few times. It knew that Terran's TR might look intimidating, but in reality, it was not that scary.
Of course, Origin reacted quickly. It immediately added a second Ancient War Tree to its base, and the rest of the army immediately went home after leveling up.
When Chen Mo's militia arrived at Origin's base, the militia's duration was not up yet. They started hacking at the unfinished Ancient War Tree.
Halfway through, the militia's duration was up, so the farmers turned around and started building towers.
At the same time, the Goblin Tinker's Pocket Factory was put down and started producing Bomberman.
Chen Mo's army consisted of five farmers, three infantrymen, and one level one hero. The hero and infantrymen were all hacking at the Ancient War Tree that was still under construction.
"Take down the Ancient War Tree!"
"Taking it down would be a huge advantage!"
Many people were shouting. Obviously, if this Ancient War Tree was built by Origin, it would be able to kill two enemy camps, and might even be able to turn the tide.
In the end, Chen Mo stopped when Ancient of War only had a small amount of health left!
While everyone was still in shock, Origin's Ancient War Tree was finally completed. But Chen Mo called all of his troops over to focus fire on it, and blew it up!
"What the heck! Chen Mo is so cunning. He didn't want Origin to return the Ancient War Tree, so he waited until it was built before tearing it down? "
"If I was Origin, I would've called the police!"
In Warcraft, buildings could be cancelled while they were under construction. Obviously, with Origin's mechanics and reaction speed, they could easily cancel the building before Chen Mo made the final attack.
Therefore, Chen Mo decided to wait until the Ancient War Tree was completed before tearing it down.
Origin's Watchers were also trying their best to kill Chen Mo's farmers, but Chen Mo kept using his infantrymen and heroes to block their positions, so that his farmers could live a little longer.
Moreover, it didn't matter if the farmers died, as Chen Mo's three arrow towers were almost complete!
The instant the three arrow towers were completed, they started firing arrows at the Night Elves' buildings. Soon, the two Moon Wells were destroyed!
Origin was in a state of shock. Chen Mo didn't even need to do anything as the arrow towers were fully automatic. As soon as Origin's heroes entered the range of the arrow towers, it would rain down arrows. However, if the heroes ran away, it would shoot down your buildings!
What was even more despairing was that Chen Mo was continuously repairing the arrow towers. Very soon, Origin's main base became Chen Mo's sub-base!
Origin was now in a state of complete shock. They had the mechanics, but they couldn't do anything!
After tearing down Origin's main base, Chen Mo's Gnome Tinkerer brought infantrymen and mixed mercenaries to look for Origin's remaining buildings. If I don't fight you, I'll tear down your house!
Chen Mo's troops were at an absolute advantage. This was because all of Origin's important buildings such as the barracks, altar, and Moon Wells had been torn down. The mines were gone as well. Even if Origin wanted to build more troops, they had no money, no buildings, and no people!
In the end, Origin logged out of the game.
The third game had only gone on for ten minutes!
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