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So, if the script is still running, I could provide you with a list of maps used in custom maps, but basically only of those players that occasionally play ranked games.

Thanks for the response Siphon. Its not that important as the maps are already picked. I just remember seeing map stats etc for tournaments. I thought the data might be easily available thru steam or relic. I will have to PM you someday to get info on how to get stats. As I used to code in a former life

In this case all I can say, too bad for you mate. Most competitive players seem to dislike the map in automatch.

The map is not mine. I just browse the custom matches and see it in the list a lot. Usually being played against the AI. And it stood out that newer players like it.

I used to play annihilation COH1 against AI everyday with friends. None of them would ever play automatch. I have 100s of maps we would play everyday. Many of them are AI meat grinders. And they are the most fun for casuals. Some of the maps have Flak 88's all over for monster defense matches! I modded the game so easy AI had infinite resources and we would murder wave after wave of enemies! I see this map as being a good balanced map that has elements casuals can use for meat grinder matches. And making this type of play easy to navigate for new players could be key to growing the player base / community.

I also think it is a terrible map for competitive automatch play. But to cheer you up a bit. It doesn't get removed from the game entirely as far as I know.

I have very low reading comprehension scores. I read that as the maps with (Community Map) are being removed entirely from the game. And maps with (now custom games only) will still be included with the game. Or is it just classic Relic Canadienese language. I can never understand what they are saying because I am not that bright and every time I have gone to Canada I always wish I hadn't

My thoughts are that many players DO NOT play/or DO NOT select to play competitive automatch maps. If we could find some stats maybe there would be a push for some NON-COMPETITIVE maps being added. Or at least look closer at maps that people may enjoy playing casually. 99% of maps created are on steam meant for fun casual play. There are some gems out there that could be added to make it easier for new players.

The modder forum is not the real place for this discussion. Anyone know where the stats guys hang out?

The DBP is coming out next week. The 2v2 map Pripyat Sector is going to be removed from the game. I know some "TOP" players may have issue with the map only having 2 VPs and wishing it to be removed.

However, this map seems to get played a lot in custom games. That means removing it entirely from the game could hurt the current NEW player base. I see 3-4 matches everytime I look at custom games.

Does anyone have access to the stats of which maps get played most in custom games? New players love this map and probably will not know to look for it in steam etc. They pick maps from inside the game. Now they will be stuck playing maps like RHZEV WINTER and wish they were dead instead like I do when I play it

If you are playing 3v3 or 4v4 you may want a good CPU. Calculating sight, pathing, etc for hundreds of units will be CPU dependent. If your GPU doesnt handle the physics it may be offloaded to your CPU as well.

The major grind for COH2 is the density of alpha blended textures like smoke. Relic really upped the quality of these graphics meaning that more textures are being applied. The ground in a map can have several layers of textures that are blended. This means for the ground, each pixel is drawn 4 to 30 times per frame. Add some smoke on top of that and the pixels are being drawn an additional 10 - 50 times. Not just drawn, but blended with the current frame buffer. This WILL cause your FPS to drop to the ground. It is like asking your GPU to draw the game at 60 x (30+50) FPS. Put anti-aliasing in the mix and its just too much for most GPUs.

My guess is that a better GPU will always help more than a CPU. Then turn off AA and then lower physics quality until it doesnt choke

ROSBONES STOCK REPORT
Every successful company has a leader (Hewlett,Packard,Jobs,Gates,etc) in power who loves or understands the product they are making. Relic has a person in power somewhere that does not understand the game, but thinks they do. Every version of COH has glaring issues that noob programmers and gamers could/would fix in minutes. This indicates that the person in charge made a bad decision and no one under them will tell them "but, this sucks. Really bad." Since some of the issues are programming related I would assume that person dabbles in coding or oversees coding on occasion (mainly interface). I would assume they have been with the company for a long time as well and are not likely leaving. With Sega and Microsoft overseeing Relics next efforts, it will be very interesting to see if any of these artifacts make it to production. Or will we see this person leave before the next game comes out.