LoboStele wrote:
That's funny. I guess they haven't played on Badlands, Swamp Caves, the new Crystal Caves, Jabba's Throne Room, Peaceful City, Loading Docks....
Yes, a lot of the newer maps do have a lot of doors. But WOTC's maps which are considered the most balanced are the ones with fewer wide open areas, and more protected approaches. I would tend to agree that if they are whining about maps not being open enough, it's because they are the players who like to sit in a corner and just shoot people as they try to cross the open field, and this is exactly the type of player that is counter-productive to finishing the game within the 1 hour time limit for official tournament games.
Considering that there are three of us at the venue with all of the custom maps (I dont have MM1, but still) and Im the most frequent attendee with those maps, but havent played on all of them myself, then no, Im sure they havent played on the ones you listed.
Also, you make a good point with the ones that have few to no doors at all, but considering out of MM2-4 and Chris' 8 maps that are on the market, then that means you listed 6 out of around 40 custom maps out there. Im sure there are more than just those 6, but still, door heavy seems to be a new trend with the custom maps.
Im not vouching for their playstyle, cause in all honesty these concerns were mostly from newer players, but the second pair of maps I listed in my other post, Destroyed Base and Throne Room, yes have those open areas, but from the matches Ive played and seen on those maps it generally comes down to the same type of fight.
On Destroyed Base, one player is in the big room, while the other player is above it, and tries to come in, etc. On Throne Room, the player on the right goes into the big throne room and moves from there into the 'gambit room' while the other player moves up the hallway, or through the docking bay or whatever it is, and moves up towards gambit from there, maybe making use of the room on the bottom of the map as well.
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