No AR and Radar is crucial but what about Spartan Charge? The mechanic is broken as is but especially on tightly scaled 1v1 maps.
All the mechanics are bullshit, so it seems odd to just take one out. Plus, these maps will be played in a tournament. It's an unfortunate truth but you pretty much have to design around spartan charge if you want to be successful. With that being said, you can still definitely design a tight map. As long as the entire map isn't really close quarters, you should be fine. Just allow players to predict when other players decide to charge by scaling different parts of your map differently. A perfect example of what not to do would be Goldleaf. Everything is very close and equally spaced, making spartan charge the only strategy because players are always right around the corner and none of the pathing is punishing in any way.
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Wait... is there anyone that actually thinks Spartan Charge should be in a 1v1 game type? I don't see what is so weird about removing 1 ability if it is stated clearly in the settings. AR, Radar and Spartan Charge are the close quarters game play killers, remove all three and you can see much more diversity in map design. If this is community driven then I see no reason to conform to 343's standards unless these maps are intended for Matchmaking. If Spartan Charge really must stay to appeal to ...*sigh*... a wider audience ... then OK but UGH! (BKs are ruining Halo)
It has utility as movement tech. Id rather strip all the abilities out than play some weird middle ground.
I had a feeling this would be the reason even though like 10 people in the Halo community use is for that.
If your map is designed in a way that spartan charge is universally effective then its probably too small or close quarters. Spartan charge shouldnt feel any more effective on your map just because its 1v1. If you believe otherwise then you are creating some false idea of how 1v1 maps should be sized. Unfortunately i have a feeling everyone expects 1v1 maps to be this way. I can only hope we manage to get some in the top that aren't. Irrelevant but gonna throw this in too because it seems to be a trend: 1v1 maps shouldnt play around pickups(power weapons and powerups) any more than usual. The idea of constantly fighting over pickups as they spawn and them lasting into the next round of spawns seems to be another trend. The great maps imo will probably be the ones that can manage to avoid that type of gameplay. Its difficult to avoid with the sandbox we have. Basically please dont put too much **** thats constantly respawning on your maps. There should be time to fight it out with just your basic traits and pistols. Im not saying the above is a bad thing. It can and will be done well but i just dont want every map to be like this. Id like for there to be more than just one style of gameplay in the top 10. hmmm... Dare anyone make a map with no power weapons or power ups?
If your map has any form of face to face engagement, spartan charge will become a problem. And realistically every competitive map has this, so there is no despute. If you do a ratio of how many times you charge for mobility compared to panic knifing, I'm pretty sure we can all say which side will be more heavily weighted. It's like someone complaining about bloom being removed in MLG v7 because they like pacing their shots.
https://www.forgehub.com/threads/what-are-you-working-on.146187/page-889 Xandrith, direct quote: "The stupid never ends with you does it?" On the same page: "As far as the insults go, I have an internal bullshit meter for every individual, and it fills up a little more every time a stupid ass comment is made. Guess who just filled theirs?" When Xandrith makes comments like these, I can't trust that he won't be biased during judging, so I won't be entering this competition.
Ya I'm going to be using my alternate account to post 1 or 2 maps. If by some sliver of a chance I win on both accounts I'm not accepting the prize money. I just want guaranteed, unbiased, and unfiltered feedback on my maps. With Xandrith being a judge I cant count on it. If any of the admins are worried about me cheating I'll PM them the account name.
your maps are guaranteed to be **** whether or not I'm a judge plus i have a feeling that im no longer a judge
Touching on this only briefly. Multi specifically stated that anyone is welcome to post under an alt account if they are worried about any bias at all. Just my own 2 cents, I think the staff would be more than okay with holding on to your name until judging concludes
It appears that @Xandrith has left our Discord chat for the 1v1 contest after posting 'i'm not judging' a few minutes ago. We'll be discussing his replacement soon unless Xandrith wishes to clarify on this further. We're not entirely sure why Xandrith decided to leave the contest as there was no discussion held with the staff or any public announcement we are aware of. Please standby until we resolve this internally.
you are the single most retarded and simultaneously domineering individual in existence it's really a nasty combo