

It was nice to have some variety, but it was a big let down when I couldn’t find others to play with. In addition to Ancient Forest, there’s another custom-only map, Shrine of Life – a much smaller map that has a 20-minute deathmatch mode. Pushing down towers or the powerful sentinels is difficult alone, so there’s a nice emphasis on teamwork and team composition.

With a hard 50-minute time limit, things need to move fast to push past the four layers of defense that protect the enemy team’s base. Leveling your character is fast, you can buy items from anywhere on the map (so you don’t have to leave the lane or jungle), and with cheap survivability items, it’s easy to jump in and out of team fights. Everything moves quickly, and it feels great. One thing that really sets Chaos Heroes Online apart from other MOBAs (especially League of Legends and Dota 2) is its pace.
