Tournament Map Feedback Thread

[Foudzing]

Originally Posted by caps

Great feedback, thanks! I didn't realize this map was being used by anyone but Colorado events.

When you say the hive perch do you mean one of the 3-hex rows on level 2 that stick out below the hive by the start zone and towards the middle of the map?

Actually it was not your map but another kinda big and flat BftU+SotM+Thundra I confused them...

[caps]

Originally Posted by Foudzing

Actually it was not your map but another kinda big and flat BftU+SotM+Thundra I confused them...

Could it have been Halcyon, the map I made that predated Kingfisher? Kingfisher is a kind of revision that tightens up Halcyon.

[Foudzing]

Originally Posted by caps

Could it have been Halcyon, the map I made that predated Kingfisher? Kingfisher is a kind of revision that tightens up Halcyon.

Yes that's this one.

[caps]

Originally Posted by Foudzing

Yes that's this one.

They are fairly similar maps, though I think Kingfisher is a little better for a few reasons. If you get a chance to try it I would be curious if you agree. Thanks for the feedback on Halcyon! I am flattered that it was being used in whatever circumstances you played on it.

[Foudzing]

Originally Posted by caps

They are fairly similar maps, though I think Kingfisher is a little better for a few reasons. If you get a chance to try it I would be curious if you agree. Thanks for the feedback on Halcyon! I am flattered that it was being used in whatever circumstances you played on it.

It was played in a french tournament in 2019.
https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2019...4016123603.jpg
I'm the guy looking at the floor in the back, probably looking for dices or something.

[caps]

Originally Posted by Foudzing

It was played in a french tournament in 2019.
https://nsm09.casimages.com/img/2019...4016123603.jpg
I'm the guy looking at the floor in the back, probably looking for dices or something.

Indeed! That's it! The picture reminds me that the other change I made was to move the 1-hex outcrops. People were complaining that it was too easy to knock over those stacked 2-hex tiles they were sitting on. In the process I was able to remove the 2-hex perch on level 3 that I think you were referring to; it is now only big enough for 1-space figures. I don't think there are any 2-hex areas on level 3 anywhere on Kingfisher, in fact.

[Sir Heroscape]

Great event at Peoria today. Would appreciate some feedback from those who played on my maps! Thanks!

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[Dysole]

Sheep asked for some feedback on Yngvild Pass since I played on it in Round 1 of OHS Season 51.

No automatic inclusion of Yngvild glyph. FAIL



I initially was worried I wasn't going to be a big fan of the split start zone. I still don't love it but I don't hate it. It definitely makes you think about how you want to deploy much more than a standard map. That's a good thing even if it was slightly annoying for me especially with the army I was playing which had a lot of moving pieces.

The map itself still played really fast allowing for good development. The height is really nicely placed in that it's really hard to hold for a ranged squad and the middle LoS blockers also make it hard for range to cooperate there.

The one place I'm most concerned about a chokepoint (level 2s next to some level 1 ice and the 2 level 3 height sections in the middle of the map) is a spot that feels like you'd rarely want to create a chokepoint there.

Overall, this map felt fast for development and gave you a lot of options to work with. I'd be very hesitant about wanting to extend range too much on this map as melee is going to catch up to you pretty quick and it can go badly. But if range plays it smart, melee will also have to play it smart and use the tools this map gives it well.

I don't really know how much of a map analysis that is but it's what I noticed while playing on the map.

~Dysole, informationally

[MegaSilver]

Originally Posted by Dysole

Sheep asked for some feedback on Yngvild Pass since I played on it in Round 1 of OHS Season 51.

No automatic inclusion of Yngvild glyph. FAIL

For HexiCon, I'm doing exactly that! LOL

[Sheep]

Originally Posted by Dysole

I initially was worried I wasn't going to be a big fan of the split start zone. I still don't love it but I don't hate it. It definitely makes you think about how you want to deploy much more than a standard map. That's a good thing even if it was slightly annoying for me especially with the army I was playing which had a lot of moving pieces.

The map itself still played really fast allowing for good development. The height is really nicely placed in that it's really hard to hold for a ranged squad and the middle LoS blockers also make it hard for range to cooperate there.

The one place I'm most concerned about a chokepoint (level 2s next to some level 1 ice and the 2 level 3 height sections in the middle of the map) is a spot that feels like you'd rarely want to create a chokepoint there.

Overall, this map felt fast for development and gave you a lot of options to work with. I'd be very hesitant about wanting to extend range too much on this map as melee is going to catch up to you pretty quick and it can go badly. But if range plays it smart, melee will also have to play it smart and use the tools this map gives it well.

I don't really know how much of a map analysis that is but it's what I noticed while playing on the map.

~Dysole, informationally

Lovely review Dysole! I especially appreciate the bolded insight.

Originally Posted by MegaSilver

For HexiCon, I'm doing exactly that! LOL

So if anyone wants to know how I came to settle on that name... Obviously I thought of the glyph but I was curious to know if it had any meaning behind it so I searched it...

What a wonderful coincidence that it's an ice cave in Elder Scrolls! "Pass" then has a double meaning that references a geographical location and the glyph.

[Foudzing]

Can only confirm what Dysole said on Yngvild Pass, my game on it was very interesting, almost whole map was used whereas we were both using armies with few figures.
Probably best map using 1RotV+1TT alongside Ascension and Isenfell, all 3 play kinda similar.

[superfrog]

Hey all, I'm looking to play on some new-to-me maps in the next few weeks/months as I have a couple months until my next WoS review is due. Anybody know of a map that is a bit under-the-radar? I'd prefer if you have suggestions of maps that you didn't create yourself. I'm also hoping for maps that have been around for a bit, not particularly ones from the past 6 months or so.

Murky Waters by Robber is one such map that Flash introduced me to on our last CoV podcast episode, but I'm hoping to collect a few more.

Thanks!