MapCore CS:GO Playtesting 4.0

    Feedback for tonight's maps


    Acceleration

    I've playtested this three or four times now and I think my favourite layout was the second time, which was just before the crescent shaped route between A and B got closed off. I realize that made rotation times super fast, but that's not necessarily a bad thing -- just look at nuke! I really think you should reinstate this path as it gave the map a unique gameplay element, which is quite rare these days. In order to balance it, you could lose all or most of the traditional "mid" section with all the dev textures, as that doesn't really offer any interesting gameplay anyway (and never has imho).


    You really need to try and figure out what's causing the lag too, as that's pretty game-breaking for any map! Have you done any optimization yet? Have you tested on different servers, or just MapCore?


    All in all it's a great theme and I think each bombsite has the potential for some really nice encounters, but the middle bits and winding corridors draw gameplay away from those important focus points.


    Havana

    The bits that have been dressed up look great already so I look forward to seeing how the theme progresses. I particularly like the wooden bits on the roof opposite the church bombsite -- it's a small detail, but the sort of thing I never think of doing myself!


    Gameplay-wise I find it hard to get to grips with a layout when I don't have a radar so I have to admit I did some pretty mindless running about during a lot of the playtest. As a CT I felt the only way to defend was to hang back and snipe, which is the sort of gameplay I don't much enjoy so I tended to charge ahead and then get cut off in a bad place by smokes and stuff. Could be worth giving CT's more oportunities to peek over cover if they push forward near the church bombsite -- either that or a way to flank the approaching T's, but it would be difficult to stop that being OP. As a T I had the most fun trying to get to the platform above the underground bombsite -- the little room with the ramp and the crates provided some good close quarter combat if enough people went that way.

    Quote from Drakeee

    Apologies, can you remove my map for Thurs? I won't be available and I'm working major areas -_-


    May I humbly request ones spot in the Thursday event if this is the case?


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    Willing to bribe with cat gifs and cookies

    Quote from Drakeee

    Apologies, can you remove my map for Thurs? I won't be available and I'm working major areas -_-


    Quote from jackophant

    May I humbly request ones spot in the Thursday event if this is the case?


    Willing to bribe with cat gifs and cookies


    Alright, the changes have been noted. Also Jacko, this makes 3 cat gifs pls.

    Thanks everyone for playtesting!

    I have written down as much as I could last playtest and am working on improving the issues.


    As I want to get quicker iterations, I would like to reserve a slot next tuesday (30th) again.

    Playtest Schedule


    Playtest 28.09.14

    • Jackophant's DE_Stupa
    • osKo's DE_Tivoli

    Playtest 30.09.14

    • Vinneri's DE_Agri
    • ics' DE_Region

    Playtest 02.10.14

    • Ruarai's CS_Biohazard
    • Jackophant's DE_Stupa

    Playtest 05.10.14

    • Lajron's DE_Havana
    • Borgking's DE_Acceleration

    Playtest 07.10.14

    • SoldierRob's DE_Concept
    • Konqi's DE_Innenhof


    Submissions can be considered accepted if they appear in the schedule, this can take up to 24 hours.

    I really liked both maps. My 2 cents:


    STUPA: doors in mid create a sightline that finds Ts going up a ramp. Shoting from there feels awkward to me and makes smoke almost imprescindible making it more predictable (despite fakes). I'd flip doors or change the small ramp so peeking window is more even.


    Mid to B opens a rear path that makes it impossible for 2 CTs to cover the whole bombsite (3 open entrances). If the one on platform retreats he cannot see bombsite. That doesn't happen in A. The CTs sight line from the ramp prior to back mid-B exit should be reworked so it is possible to see the bombsite or modify the B-Mid route. Maybe closing mid-B route or changing its exit closer to bombspot so 2 cts can hold a bit. Removing some crates on bombspot might help.


    TIVOLI: I'd close windows path for Ts and open it for CTs. Cts cannot be confident if they have that many spots to watch from. The window's bomsite needs better placement of crates below on bombspot for CTs so they have an advantage over Ts coming from below.

    I really liked this part of A. Great and interesting use of verticality for a bombsite imo. Can't really give much feedback on the rest of the map since we only played a few rounds and the radar was missing (radar is badly needed for playtests).

    But there's definately some potential here!


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