Okay, so it looks like michaeltaylor is a definite, I think Leo is a definite, hivelord and pop and Dman still a maybe. I was supposed to get at least most of the way towards a final count on my crew tonight, but it didn't happen. So I've updated the top post with all that info.
Based on all that, I think we should count on needing 7 maps, maybe 8 (if we're lucky). I went back and found my map eval from last year, updated it, and added the new maps from the ARV. NOTE! Some ARV maps are not here in the downloads area yet, so I didn't include those. There were still plenty of new choices to consider (marked in the list).
Spoiler Alert!
Marr Highway – still too long and skinny
Embattled Fen – still meh
Turret Rocks – unutterably boring
Mole Hills – still a bit not-much-there-there
Arctic Divide – 'sokay, but we used it last year
Highways and Dieways – I mean, it's okay ... we used to use it a lot, but haven't in a long while
Ember Canyon Road – I will always hate this map
The Broken Skyline – other than being a wet dream for anyone with Protectors or AE, I don't see a lot of point to this one
Ruins of Pine Tree Marsh – still meh
Hot Heights – not a terrible alternative to If you can't take the heat...
Swamp Thing – still a pretty good map, but also used last year
Road Rampage – still meh
Fire Isles – still not better than Hot Heights
Ice Blossom – I was sick of it for a long time, but now it's been 3 years since we've used it
Flash Fire – still feels a bit crowded, but maybe that's not such a bad thing
Badru Valley – one of those line-up-on-either-side-of-a-big-field maps ... meh
Ticalla Sunrise – good swamp map, but used the past several years
If you can't take the heat... – vaguely interesting; we did it two years ago, but it could be time to revisit
Sidewinder – meh ... we did it 2 years ago, and it was okaaaayy ...
Invasion – a good swamp map, possibly even better than Swamp Thing, but used last year
Can't see the jungle... – for a map called "can't see the <wooded area>," it feels a bit light on trees
Fossil – still not a fan
Fulcrum – what is up with the line-up-on-either-side-of-a-big-field maps?
Elswin Plateau – still a bit flat, but at least it provides some variety
Quasatch Playground – it's not bad, but I'm starting to get a little tired of it
Blackroot – meh: I got bored with it for a while, and I'm not sure I'm over that yet
Burial Marsh – I remember this one ... but not fondly
Bad Moon Rising – used 3 out of the last 4 years (but not last year), so I don't think it's time for it to come back
Stygian Rift – a pretty cool dungeon/lava map, used last year for the first time
Sirocco – we've seen this the last 3 years in a row, but it's still not bad
Draugur – a decent dungeon/shadow map, but perhaps time to give it a rest
Dance of the Dryads – not too shabby, and only ever used once (last year)
Ruined Pier – [NEW MAP] BOOOORING!
Desecrated Mine – [NEW MAP] like a combination of several other familiar maps, but could be interesting
From the Ashes – [NEW MAP] a weird one: line-up-on-either-side-of-a-big-field + lots of walls + lava field; different, but I'm not yet convinced that's a good thing
Savage Corridor – [NEW MAP] an intersting take on a swamp map, though a bit flat
April – [NEW MAP] a really weird swamp + ice map; I think I want to try this one this year for sure
And I've condensed that into my top 10 choices: For sure:
April
Desecrated Mine
Dance of the Dryads
Stygian Rift
Sirocco
If you can't take the heat ...
Flash Fire
Maybe:
Savage Corridor
Ice Blossom
Elswin Plateau
And I've found a spreadsheet configuration that will work for those top 7, but it relies on hivelord being present. If he can't make it, I'll have to rearrange (but that should reduce the map count by 1, so it should theoretically work out). Anyways, I will work on nailing my side down as much as possible, and hopefully
@hivelord
can confirm one way or the other. Sorry to be a nag, but we've only got 6 days at this point, and I haven't even started to consider armies. So we've got to put a nail in the map coffin tootsweet.
Any feedback guys?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Vasel
And I've seen some people on the Internet seem to have a problem with mixing this with the rest of the game, which makes no sense to me, because, I mean, you already are having knights fight robots, how is throwing Spider-Man into the mix that big of a deal?
Highways and Dieways – I mean, it's okay ... we used to use it a lot, but haven't in a long while
Ember Canyon Road – I will always hate this map
The Broken Skyline – other than being a wet dream for anyone with Protectors or AE, I don't see a lot of point to this one
Ruins of Pine Tree Marsh – still meh
Hot Heights – not a terrible alternative to If you can't take the heat...
Swamp Thing – still a pretty good map, but also used last year
Road Rampage – still meh
Fire Isles – still not better than Hot Heights
Ice Blossom – I was sick of it for a long time, but now it's been 3 years since we've used it
Flash Fire – still feels a bit crowded, but maybe that's not such a bad thing
Badru Valley – one of those line-up-on-either-side-of-a-big-field maps ... meh
Ticalla Sunrise – good swamp map, but used the past several years
If you can't take the heat... – vaguely interesting; we did it two years ago, but it could be time to revisit
Sidewinder – meh ... we did it 2 years ago, and it was okaaaayy ...
Invasion – a good swamp map, possibly even better than Swamp Thing, but used last year
Can't see the jungle... – for a map called "can't see the <wooded area>," it feels a bit light on trees
Fossil – still not a fan
Fulcrum – what is up with the line-up-on-either-side-of-a-big-field maps?
Elswin Plateau – still a bit flat, but at least it provides some variety
Quasatch Playground – it's not bad, but I'm starting to get a little tired of it
Blackroot – meh: I got bored with it for a while, and I'm not sure I'm over that yet
Burial Marsh – I remember this one ... but not fondly
Bad Moon Rising – used 3 out of the last 4 years (but not last year), so I don't think it's time for it to come back
Stygian Rift – a pretty cool dungeon/lava map, used last year for the first time
Sirocco – we've seen this the last 3 years in a row, but it's still not bad
Draugur – a decent dungeon/shadow map, but perhaps time to give it a rest
Dance of the Dryads – not too shabby, and only ever used once (last year)
Ruined Pier – [NEW MAP] BOOOORING!
Desecrated Mine – [NEW MAP] like a combination of several other familiar maps, but could be interesting
From the Ashes – [NEW MAP] a weird one: line-up-on-either-side-of-a-big-field + lots of walls + lava field; different, but I'm not yet convinced that's a good thing
Savage Corridor – [NEW MAP] an intersting take on a swamp map, though a bit flat
April – [NEW MAP] a really weird swamp + ice map; I think I want to try this one this year for sure
Hah hah, I must say, I THOROUGHLY enjoyed reading your thoughts on the various maps,
@Xotli
. Priceless.
October 9th, 2017, 07:26 AM
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