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Jun 07, 2009 12:54 am
Jun 07, 2009 12:54 am
Subject: Re: Poll: My favorite played map SIZE is...
Well, maybe things will change if it will be possible to join a running game at any time and allied play options.
I like 196² and 256² most. Sure it's not very fancy playing with only 2 players on such large maps, there should be at least four players. But, if you had missile launchers with a range of 29 (which is an radius of 58!) reaching far into your base, you'll find out, that 128² can be very small, even at 1on1. You have to "explore" more on bigger maps too.
And I don't share the opinion of Toranga in that spot, that it's hard to get new units to the front. Thats the point, you HAVE and now CAN work with subbases and the fighting goes about subbases and not about the mainbase. And it´s possible not to overpower the game by playing with less ressources, so you have to think about what you're doing.
I try to design most of the maps that way, that there are many strategic points that should be reached early in the game and be defended. Small Islands and stuff.
I do like it to play a game over several days or weeks, too. As it's possible to save a game and reload it another day, instead of starting a new one again and again.
And if you play the bigger maps with much more water, than land, it's not so easy to expand like hell. You get to use Air- and Seatransport much more on bigger maps or Ressource-trucks & boats may get more important, supporting a forepost, which the enemy tries to destroy. You can play some seek and hide and can't defend everything, especially on the open water.
Maybe there has to be made some matchings to the research to slow it down. (double or four times more research-centers or research-time needed).
AND there can be a 2 attackers vs. 1 defender or 3 attackers vs. 1 defender players game to balance. So many possibilities to play. If there are many players even the bigger maps will get quite tight.
Well, maybe things will change if it will be possible to join a running game at any time and allied play options.
I like 196² and 256² most. Sure it's not very fancy playing with only 2 players on such large maps, there should be at least four players. But, if you had missile launchers with a range of 29 (which is an radius of 58!) reaching far into your base, you'll find out, that 128² can be very small, even at 1on1. You have to "explore" more on bigger maps too.
And I don't share the opinion of Toranga in that spot, that it's hard to get new units to the front. Thats the point, you HAVE and now CAN work with subbases and the fighting goes about subbases and not about the mainbase. And it´s possible not to overpower the game by playing with less ressources, so you have to think about what you're doing.
I try to design most of the maps that way, that there are many strategic points that should be reached early in the game and be defended. Small Islands and stuff.
I do like it to play a game over several days or weeks, too. As it's possible to save a game and reload it another day, instead of starting a new one again and again.
And if you play the bigger maps with much more water, than land, it's not so easy to expand like hell. You get to use Air- and Seatransport much more on bigger maps or Ressource-trucks & boats may get more important, supporting a forepost, which the enemy tries to destroy. You can play some seek and hide and can't defend everything, especially on the open water.
Maybe there has to be made some matchings to the research to slow it down. (double or four times more research-centers or research-time needed).
AND there can be a 2 attackers vs. 1 defender or 3 attackers vs. 1 defender players game to balance. So many possibilities to play. If there are many players even the bigger maps will get quite tight.
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