Catha

Looks very nice! I love how you incorporated water in this map, it gives it a nice feel. Im also like the purple effect! I'll give more feedback once I get a game on this

 

Those Coliseum completely ruin your map bro . In other words,
aesthetics = great;
flow = from what I could tell the time I tested, good;
everything else = great;
Yet another good map Eightball, thank god you and Career made that wager, otherwise this would never see the light of day.

 

hey look its the purple nurple map lol. i like both versions of the map and i would like to get some nice 4v4 on this and i like how you included the FX with that orange feel, it feels like Lux and that map made by Longshot that i cant think of its name at the current moment. im dl both versions of this map so i can see the difference through the two maps.

 

they are both purple and have versions without the FX lol other than that the map has no traits with those two maps

 

Another orgasmic map made by eightball. Your truely a amazing forger and I am disappointed that your maps aren't in matchmaking. I love the aesthetics, but I am not sure if it is better than Mirage. You should consider making a bigger version for bigger slayer gametypes PLEASE!!! Still the best map I've seen since Mirage!

 

ok i feel bi-pollar rite now bc my view on this map is torn. the lack of recognizable aesthetics, the fact that the telliporters seemed random and everything looks alike made me loose my mind playing it. my sense of direction felt = to that of a 90 year old grandma in the city. yet the map is small, so that made me even more angry at myself. Also getting places can be a hastle and aggravating. Dispite all of that, there is somthing special nd unique. i feel like with 2 people that have gotten used to the map (nd your game type) things can get very competitive. somthing about it just comes off as "pro"... if that makes any sense. my advice, place some landmarks, decorations that stand out, different colors or somthing to make people more aware of were they are in the map. place some sort of color code with the telliporters so people know where they are going. It would be alot easier for people to learn this map like the back of thier hand nd have fun with it. The flaws (atleast in my opinion) are minor, mabie making a v.1.5 for people getting confuzed like me. still overall solid map 8.5/10

 

Looks great Eightball, sorry I couldn't give feedback when you invited me. After a few weeks away from forge, you start to lose the mind state.

 

yea sorry bout a half hour after writing that i wanted to take it back but was too lazy to go back online nd coment again. realized the teliporters took 2 same place, ran threw it quik. after playing bout 2 more games i loved it. ok this might sound stupid but i actualy feel in love with the map nd how it played. i love u got so many of the lights/color yellow from pieces to show in your map, everything shows u put time nd thought into this. so dispite me not liking the scenery to the map at first, or the way it played i changed my mind completly, after taking a step back nd looking at it. y not put sum railing or sumthing on that one part in pic 2 (without fx) tho?

 

That's one of the best slayer maps that I've seen yet. I like all of your creativity on those maps that you made. I'm definitely download those maps of yours if I get the time cause I'm doing house chores to get the money that I need for a new Turtle Beach headset. Anyway I love your creativity and the maps you made over who's knows how long. I which I can beat my friends on it. Great Job Eightball.

 

/secondpageresurrection

I have recently played a couple games on Catha, and for a guy who doesn't like 1v1 or 2v2, I enjoyed it. The map looks nice of course, and I felt that the weapons/power-ups were easy to find with the play space flowing very smoothly. I played with the purple effects on, however off looks appealing as well.

 

im pretty sure having a 4v4 on this would be awesome so im going to get a lobby going soon and see how many people are allowed on this and how the framerate is on this

 

I had completely forgotten about commenting this.

I got a game on both versions 2 days ago with a friend of mine and I must say I like the non-purple fx. You used a lot of colliseum walls, but the aesthetics kept it nice and orange. Also since you had the map at a low elevation the lightmapping was darker, which IMO fit the color you used.

Not much else I can say about the map that others haven't said. It had a great flow and we didn't have any problems with spawn killing (though we only played for 10 kills). One of the biggest things I liked was that there weren't really any camping spots. Trust me, my friend's a god when it comes to camping and the best place he thought to do it was the ledge coming out of the reciever with the 2 plasma grenades. This proved ultimatly devestating after I layed out a rain of plasmas and frags, haha. One thing i didn't like was the sniper rifle. I didn't find much use for it, but maybe that's because i'm not a sniper person. I never picked it up, but the CPU spawn looks a little short.

EDIT: I'll add some more if I get another game on it today.

 

I watched you build this from the ground up; You got discouraged by off proportions, and raged a bit about them. You finished it, though, and I must say that I enjoyed every game I played on it. It's captures a unique sense of play whilst not suffering regarding the gameplay. I like to believe that once one has fixed all the issues with their map (there are no problems), you can actually measure how "perfect" it is. And this is damn near the top of that scale. Not only is this your best map yet, but this is a gem that should be getting much more attention than it is.

 

Great job on this man! And congrats on fhf.... well deserved.
The map really looks amazing with some nice variants in height. Exquisitely forged. I do like how you have dressed the walls in different ways... Rocks, inclines and braces to name a few. The lights and details really add depth to this map! Everything looks clean and fits in place perfectly. Outstanding work

 

I played a couple of games on this last night, and have to say that I wasn't very impressed. At all. Believe it or not, that sentence is me being kind.

Well, here are the things I didn't like first: Mainly, it's just too freaking big for a 1v1 map. There was a moment in the first game I played were we went a full minute without even seeing each other. I've played 1v1's on Blood Gulch with better pacing. Because of this, the push and pull mechanic that makes Halo gameplay so interesting was lost. Instead, it was like wandering around aimlessly until you randomly happen across someone. Usually, this meant catching them off guard, removing skill from the conflicts. But at least we weren't camping, right?

I would also like to note that we experienced TERRIBLE FRL in splitscreen. There were moments were it was borderline UNPLAYABLE as a result. I don't see how you can build a 1v1 map doesn't support splitscreen. I understand that the aesthetics would have had to be toned down a bit, but was it worth screwing splitscreeners over? I have a video of this game saved on my fileshare if you want to look it over. We could only bare going to ten kills, before we had to end the snooze fest of a game.


I think the biggest issue with the pacing is how segmented Catha is. Just about every long LOS is blocked. I can't see where the enemy is, or even predict with any kind of certainty where he is. Mostly because of the maps size. Which leads me to my next point. You don't do very much in the way of funneling players into each other. Which is why we spent so much time wandering, and less time fighting.

My second game went slightly better, but revealed some camping issue on the platform with the GL. The OS, and cloak just weren't enough incentive to come down, and I had LOS on pretty much every way up there. The other player did manage to break my hold on this area after many tries, but I found myself compelled to hold that point. Why wouldn't I though, it was netting me more kills than all the aimless wandering.

Alright, negatives out of the way. I do like the aesthetic theme you have here. Like with any enclosed map though, having so many like colored and shaded pieces can make it confusing the first few games. I really don't want to start another color coding argument here on FH, so will just leave this point at that.

What else did I enjoy... oh yes, the weapon selection did seem to compliment the map well. The few battles that we had that weren't totally random were fun as a result.

Before I end this, I would like to say that I did enjoy Mirage, but this was just awful by comparison. I don't understand how you can go from THAT, to THIS. Flamingo said this was your best work, but after playing it, it's clear to me that he is just blowing smoke up your ass. Sure, every player has different tastes, but c'mon... really? It's also quite clear to me that the majority of people posting here have never actually played it. But that's FH for you I guess. My advice would be to look into making this map support more players, lessen the likely hood of games turning out like mine did. In theory, more players would mean a larger chance of coming across someone. Someone up above said they'd try it in 4v4. I think this has the potential to become another fantastic 2v2 map. As 1v1 though... it just doesn't work.