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Jump back to quoted post23 Aug 2014, 23:06 PMRomeo

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  Romeo v Lemon on Leipzig

  by: Romeo map: (2 - 4) Leipzig

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I played with lemon on this map, and it feels too big for 1v1 currently. Engagements are few and far between and losing one is devastating. I think it might be the right size for 2v2 but I'm not sure. Maybe even 3v3.

The north fuel is much easier to cut off than the south one now. In fact, you can't touch the cutoff without getting shot by the base defenses.

There are some weird pathing issues with some of the objects on the map that you can see in the replay.

The large size combined with the incredible density of the buildings gives a pretty big advantage to jaeger light infantry as you can see. I'm not sure how you can address this without significantly changing the map.

The ambient wrecks are salvageable.

There's still a little asymmetry in the point layout I think, but it's hard to say if it's a significant problem or not without more games.

Jump back to quoted post21 Aug 2014, 00:17 AMRomeo

I played it against a CPU, and here are my thoughts.

First of all, it looks amazing. You put a lot of effort in and it shows!

There are a few balance concerns. All the critical points are much closer to the south base. The munitions in particular are big offenders, with the south one literally adjacent to the HQ sector while the north one is a very long way away. The victory points are also closer to the south, and even the one furthest to the north requires the north player to walk around a big structure and up some stairs to reach it.

The north base cannot be cut off from its fuel, the south base can.

The north base has easy access to four strategic points, the south base has access to only three. The strategic points need to be laid out a little more symmetrically.

Other than point layout, I LOVE the general feel of engagements. Even in the map's in-progress state, there are lots of buildings, flanking routes, and cover that result in fun combat at all ranges.

Good job! I can't wait to see your updates.