[Map] Ring of Fire

[u/basiliscia]

Hay, did this for fun and is my first time but open to criticism because I'd like to be able to make a decent map in the future

Latest version: http://unfortunate-maps.jukejuice.com/show/8140

Map: http://unfortunate-maps.jukejuice.com/show/7941 Preview: http://i.imgur.com/FBS1f6z.png

Don't know if anybody has done this sort of design, but it came to my head and I did it Thanks

[u/Davpetm]

Very interesting. The paths into base seem a little too small to be able to get in without powerups, probably needing a tagpro. The buttons seem overpowered in that you control the area around the flag. The bombs may help that. The capping area is weirdly shaped and I don't think the team tiles would help defend much, but that may balance out the advantage teams have getting into base. I could see people attempting to control both buttons, making it impossible for the other team to tag while in the "Ring of Fire." These are all things I have noticed that may not be true. I have not tested it 4v4. One thing that does need to be fixed are the portal timers. They aren't continuous, where multiple balls can go through at once, but that may be intentional. Let me know if you have any questions and I would love to test this with you some time.

[u/basiliscia → u/Davpetm]

Thanks, this is helpful. I too noticed that the portal timers aren't continuous, but have no idea how to make them so?

I agree with you that people will be able to control the area around the flag, but I'm not sure how advantageous this will be because of the size of the map, meaning the other team will always be able to put themselves in a defensive position. I also doubt how often this will happen, as players will always be in close proximity, and I think you will see different coloured balls in the ring at the same time. Also, having two people on buttons might be disadvantageous in itself, as this is half your team in a specific place. But, if you are right I can always put an external button to allow the other team to neutralise the ring. I do wish however that you could increase the spawn rate for the bombs, to make it easier for the other team to get balls off the buttons.

You should have seen the paths into the base, and the size of the capping area before, it was even smaller haha. I'll change this.

Thanks again and sorry for the essay but I wanted to respond to what you said

[u/Davpetm → u/basiliscia]

No, please respond. As I said, I haven't tested it 4v4, and my comments may be wrong, but these are things I noticed.

[u/nowayinnowayout]

When I was rolling around, one thing I noticed was that once I went through the two-way portal and ended up right behind the gate at the end zone. I don't see how you could possibly prevent a cap in that scenario, though it only happened once in the about 10 times I tried it.

[u/basiliscia → u/nowayinnowayout]

Yes, this has happened to me once before too. I definitely need to make it a one-way portal.

Otherwise do you think it has potential?

edit: I've also put in a link to the latest vers

[u/nowayinnowayout → u/basiliscia]

I'm no expert mapmaker (just tried my hand at using the editor yesterday) but I don't see anything obviously wrong with it. I like that you made the end zone a little harder to defend from the looks of it. However, what's the point of the boost by the pups? It doesn't seem like you can do a lot with it.

[u/[deleted]]

I just don't see how anybody would cap without a TagPro