I've come up with a concept for a map that I'm thinking I'm going to attempt to forge, but am not 100% sure it's a great idea. Pretty much, I'm looking for other people's take on whether or not it's a good idea. Here's the basic concept: You might need to refresh the page to get an updated pic with a background to make the key easier to read. Also, this is an extremely basic concept. It's not scaled or anything, just a quick draw up I did in photoshop. My basic idea right now. Pretty much, there are four rooms and four tunnels (which will be covered). My plan is to put a man cannon or two in both the left and right rooms to launch players up to the second floor, which is essentially a couple bridges leading to the other rooms, but allowing players to cut through the middle of the map and possibly pick up a power weapon in the middle of the bridges. The key should explain the majority of the map. If anything is too obscure, just mention it here and I'll do my best to explain a little more. Also, give me your opinions. Good idea or bad idea? Anything to change? I hope to get started on it within a week or so, I have some other things to attend to first, so I have plenty of time to take any ideas and incorporate them.
In my opinion, I'd almost like to see one wide bridge that arches over the map, say connecting the left and right sides, and then another wide bridge that arches under the high bridge connecting the top and bottom sides. Maybe make the top one a little thinner so there's more room for players to jump from the top bridge onto the lower one. But so far, the layout looks pretty solid. My $.02.
I actually kinda like the idea. Only reason I was gonna connect the bridges in the middle was to place a power weapon, such as the rocket launcher or something, there. I like your idea too, though. I think I can make your idea work, though. I think I could probably place a sword on the top bridge and find something else to do with the bottom bridge. I still like the idea of a kill zone in the middle, though. Kinda makes me think of Star Wars xP