Here is my 1st Rocket Race/Rally Map. So far everyone who has played it thought it was really fun. Basically the teleporters at the bottom correspond to the top so the fastest was to get to the checkpoints most of the time is to race to the bottom. Shot from the bottom. I wanted to create the close races for the checkpoints, make it a more likely event. It is possible to drive back up but it is very slow. People driving from the top are much faster. The teleporters on the bottom lead...... To those back up top YouTube - Plinko Halo Reach Rocket Race/Rally Map Here is the download link again; Bungie.net : Halo Reach : File Details Have fun! My gamertag is Spencermx14 feel free to add me for some custom game fun.
I find the driving up the hill to reach a checkpoint to be extremely anticlimactic in comparison to driving straight down and hitting the checkpoint. You could maintain that momentous excitement by keeping the checkpoints at the bottom of the hill and letting the higher rocks simply serve as obstacles. Just a thought. And this is totally your call, but I think you could put all the teleporters on the same channel so that players are randomly placed at the top. The map is small memorable (which is just fine) but such an addition would force players to be more reactive and responsive if they want to get points
I'm sorry but I'm going to have to disagree with both your points. The fact that there can be a 2 way competition to get the checkpoint has added to the excitement in rally games. Most of the time it is way faster to come from the top, however you never know when someone is slowly creeping up from the bottom. The teleporters are on the same channel to make it so that if you miss a checkpoint you can still maneuver on the way down to get in the right teleporter on the way down. Therefore you can get the checkpoint on the next pass.
This is by far one of the funnest rally maps out there. It's so innovative and every game is guaranteed to be fun. Great job on this masterpiece