opinions are my own and coming from a high tier player
Hi, here we are again.
1) Rust is ugly. Okay, I can on some point understand it. Isn't it possible to re-create Rust to make it look better, if its important for ESWC? But at the same time not change the gameplay(atleast not too much?) Could work somehow I'd say. It's a shame leaving out a map which we all know works, eventhough it is indeed not the best map outthere, but it works better than most of them for sure.
2) CastleCrasher. "Don't fix something that is not broken". That quote should be enough but I will elaborate my point. The old CC was one of the most perfect maps in the game. It had so much variety when it came to tactics. You could play aggressive, defensive, mix it up. Whatever you wanted really. The map was good looking and actually, one of the maps that was fun to spectate. Please, I beg you. Change back to the old CastleCrasher without all the new blocks. Just because the game has new blocks(which is good ofcourse), you don't HAVE to use them all in the map just because you can. I saw your post Papychampy about, non-campy and little maps, no random blocks etc. CC suits those criterias almost perfect. It's been one of the best map in the game, both playing and looking at. Please consider the good old normal CC. I am sure most of the people will agree with me on this matter. Especially if you compare it to the new ones.
3) Paladin2k13. Not much to say, an old map which been in the mappool for a while. Nothing fancy but it does its job. Spectating, gameplaywise. I would prefer the old paladin but the new one atleast has some of your new blocks so. I don't mind really. Keep it.
4) Collided. A classic some people would say. Again, you don't want non-campy gameplays. Then please put back the cage at front so people wouldn't be FORCED to back all the way to pole and camp. Now it's too risky to push out forward. Some people will still play it very defensive but if you really want to remove it. Then maybe, the old Collided but then remove the pillar behind the pole or something. Just an idea. Just that tiny change will do wonders for the map I think. It'll make people play more forward. Conclusion, I dont mind it but put back the cage in front or the map is destroyed. It is actually like CastleCrasher, many varietys you can do there. And totally ok to spectate aswell.
5) Spitfire(I haven't seen or don't know if there is a new version). But again I use my quote, why change something that is not broken? It's appealing to the eye(atleast more than other maps). Also different kind of styles. Keep it.
6) Assaulting with Cake(?) Yeah okay. Change the name for starters, Just akward name imo. I haven't played it enough to make a fair opinion but first thoughts was like..not positive. But it had me thinking, maybe if you do some changes from feedback it can work. I'm not sure though. But I'm not gonna be like, "OMfGGGg it SUcKZ!!!11" without having played it properly. Could have potential, could be terrible. Like I said, I'm not sure yet.
I haven't played the other maps yet so I aint gonna comment on it, so lets move on to other things. I'll update on that later on.
7) Beta3. No no and no. It has too much randomness to it. We've had the discussion before with fast reload and it is too overpowered for attackers. Again, why change something that is not broken? Also walldodges are different which will prevent you from doing cool & useful moves. Cool&useful moves = spectator eyecandy. So please, keep the Beta2.
8) Nerfed smalljump. Well okay, you maybe never intended to have the smalljump in but it was actually a very cool feature and it did speed up the game a lot. It became a skill to use it properly and now it's ruined. I honestly think it is ruined. Bring back the normal smalljump because if you get cornored now you're basically dead directly. With the fast acceleration of the "normal" smalljump you could escape such stuff and make nice plays. I am just trying to think objective. And I am mainly talking about ESWC but it goes for other tournaments aswell. Imagine the grand final of ESWC and someone pulls off a sick escape along with nice shots etc, it would make the crowd go wild. Don't remove and destroy such stuff, it's like shooting yourself in the foot with the game.
I would like a reply from Papychampy or any other nadeo person. I've been constructive, honest and objective.
Please, listen to the community when it comes to this. I beg you!
Also I would like to point out to some people, instead of FLAMING and not contributing with ANYTHING really with such comments, try calm down and post a decent reply. If it is hard for you, try to imagine yourself standing face to face and having a discussion with someone on a mature level. Then post again.
Kind Regards
C. '
fnatic/luxxiz' Losell.
