I probably shouldn't Rate this yet because I didnt play this with the recommended number of players, but I will say that this map is probably a bit large for 2's because it played a 7 v 7 fairly chaotically but was a ton of fun. I personally did not find the map too disorienting but i did find it a bit difficult to know how to call out certain places, this is probably because i've only played it once. after about a minute of running around I was able to grasp the directions I needed to know to basically navigate the map. I would change how OS spawns due to the fact that while it is at 30 seconds before spawn it appears to be on the pad. Additionally i would try to make it a bit more obvious that you can not jump to the pelican area, because several people thought they could make it and spent a little bit failing. the pit inside could stand to be lower it was a bit disorienting having a death pit so close to the surface when it is a pit. Again the only reason I havent rated this is because i didnt play it how it to be intended. We pushed the map to its limit with the party size and everyone still seemed to have a lot of fun. If i did rate this I would say that the map would receive a ~4.
I'm not entirely sure what version you played, but the newest version should be significantly smaller which will helpfully make it fit the 2v2 playstyle better. The OS thing is pretty bothersome, but I like the weapon pad system so I don't see myself changing that. Hopefully 343 will improve clarity on that front. I'll definitely look into the pelican and pit areas to make them more clear, though. Don't want people accidentally killing themselves of course. Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it.
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I Believe it was SS1.1 i could be wrong, and it may just be the fact that we had 14 people on the map that made it seem large.