[M] (2) Highest Authority - Page 2

On September 06 2010 11:16 Ketara wrote:
This map looks neat, it kind of reminds me of a slightly more open 2-player Metalopolis.

Is there a reason why you don't have any brush on the map? Or is there brush that I just don't see.

I agree with the post above that the third looks much less appealing than the high yield, as well.

On September 06 2010 13:07 Badred wrote:
Beautiful map. The texturing and doodad work is impeccable.

Edit: I guess my only comment about flow is that there's only one real route through the center to your enemy. This generally means that the majority of the gameplay will be at the natural of one player or the other, with very little maneuvering about the middle. Of course, this is an issue with Scrap station as well until one player or the other takes their third, so I don't think it's a huge deal. In most of my experimentation with map design I've found that maps with multiple routes to the enemy (think Heartbreak Ridge in BW) can produce much more exciting army movement and give players more to worry about (and also give spectators more to watch, for a professional map), compared to maps with a single path through the middle.

Edit #2: Also, I'm not sure how often the shortcut path on this map will be used. Unlike Scrap Station, the shortcut doesn't seem to actually cut down on the ground distance very significantly.

On September 06 2010 13:35 EatThePath wrote:
I am not convinced that the gold is too easy to take. And if its symmetrical, isn't that part of the map features? However, it'd be nice if there was tension between the gold and corner expos as a choice for 3rd. What if the center-facing ramp at the corner was narrower for easy walloff and forcefield? (I hesitate to say add rocks.)

Or perhaps something like this?

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Have a bottom walkway with a ramp coming up at either pink, or orange with a second narrow ramp. (Maybe an expo below center bottom grass platform, or two like you had is cool too.) This would get some action going on the far side of the map, and it would make the corner harder to surmount, and therefore more attractive to grab prior to gold.

Anyway just some ideas, don't take me too seriously. I really like the map so it was worth drawing up some examples in paint!