Idea Fixing Map Flaws

Brawl's getting a build team together and when the build team is finished, I think it'll be the perfect time to fix some of the maps flaws. Some of them are very easy to fix and wouldn't take any more than 10 minutes, and some may take a bit longer - perhaps complete reworks of the maps - to fix.

However, improving the quality of maps will help tremendously with gameplay. I'd much rather have 10 good maps than 20 decent maps, so I think fixing the problems with maps is a lot more important than spending a lot of time on a new map wave. Also, it'll help make sure that maps that, although have problems, CTFers generally like (such as Blackout) don't get removed.

Here's all of the issues with all the maps in my opinion, if you're going to leave feedback please don't leave it about what I think the issues with maps are, but instead of getting the build team to improve the maps.

Arena*

• Possible to glitch to the flags and cap
• Archer is too powerful as there's not a lot of coverage
• Too small and flat

Aquafus IV

• Laggy due to a lot of water
• Easy to spawn-camp as archer

Beaver Creek I

Already a remade version of this map in the rotation

Blackout

• High walls make soldier OP
• Lack of cover in some areas causes archer to be OP
• Not the most aesthetically pleasing map, could be improved (patterns in the walls, for exmaple)

Canadian Fort

There's another, improved version of this map which is better in almost every aspect. I wouldn't mind seeing this map removed, as long as Canadian Fort I is kept.

Canadian Fort I

• No underground tunnels, so crossing the river is hard with archers - most of the time, I rely on luck to avoid getting sniped
• Spawn is quite close to the flag-room

Castle Cavern IV

• Map is too small, so capping is easy
• Archer dominates mid most of the time

Castle Wars IV

• Flag-room can be sniped
• Hardly any archer coverage
• One of the blandest maps ever made
• Spawn is too close to flag-room

Citadel I

• Flagroom is soldier OP - high walls
• You can get through most of the map just with sponges, the ones crossing the river aren't needed

Clocktower IV

• Soldier dominates outside, as does archer
• Its hard to escape the flagroom if there's a pyro or multiple ninjas

Desert Strike III

• Not that much coverage, so archer is OP here
• Walls on the side look bland
• Isn't really a 'desert'

Discovery

• Archer is somewhat powerful here

Dragon Valley I

No issues, in my opinion

Forest of Rivals

• Not the most aesthetically pleasing map

Giant Chests I

No issues, in my opinion

Halo V

• Doesn't look like the original Halo map
• Archer is powerful
• Small flagroom

Islands**

• Archer is very OP as no coverage
• Hard to get across the map without having to swim
• Map is too small

Kill Creek IV

• Small flagroom

Kingdom Islands I

• Archer is very powerful
• Perhaps too much water in the flagroom

Kingdom Islands II

Kingdom Islands I is much better than this version, as this has all of the first's problems and more (not aesthetically pleasing, laggy).

Large Hall

• Looks bland

Lowrise

• Also looks bland

Medieval Siege

• Archer is OP here
• Its hard to get out of the flagroom as any class other than soldier (or elf)

Night Raid

• Lack of cover makes archer OP

Norse Dominion I

• Flagroom is small, and you can drop right into it

Opposites Collide

Another map is in the rotation that's improved this, and this is quite outdated. Should be removed, as long as Opposites Collide V stays.

Opposites Collide V

• Still not easy to get from the top to the bottom of the map
• Flagroom is somewhat hard to get out of

Pavo's Academy (Academy I)

No issues, in my opinion

Platforms I

• Lack of archer coverage

River Crossing

• Archer's OP

Serpent's Lair IV

• Engineer's even more powerful than usual, as the map is quite thin
• Archer's OP

Ship Battle

• Soldier's OP due to masts
• Archer's OP as there's almost no coverage
• You can snipe the flag room
• Engineer turrets can be placed on the ship
• You can cross almost all of the map with just sponges

Skyworlds I

• Archer's OP

Standoff II

• Looks extremely outdated
• Hard to get down from the flagroom unless you're soldier

Valley of Ruin IV

• Archer's too powerful

Walrus Creek

• Bases look very blocky
• Archer is still OP
• Never thought the snow looked good in this type of map

Whiteout (Blackout V)

I think Blackout is better than this, simply because its more original and this doesn't fix Blackout's issues that well. However, since this is the most up-to-date version, it wouldn't be that bad if it replaced Blackout completely. Issues here are the same as the issues for the original Blackout.

Woodcastle Arena

No issues, in my opinion

*Included Arena as its played a lot by mods
**We were promised Islands was going to return a while back on McPvP, as a contest was held and the winners chose Islands to return, so I included this too as I'd like to see it return

 

For people who don't know all the maps, go here for a list of them all, along with pictures and McBuild map IDs.

Yeah, archer is mostly a class issue, although in a lot of maps I don't think soldier's that powerful. Maybe because I main soldier and suck at soldier, but oh well.

Also, is Islands ever gonna get remade and added?

 

Alright. I might work on making remaking Islands