I've played it a few times now with 20-30 players. Mostly players that were new to the map.
The first time, while most were still DL'ing the map, the Axis took the Park and Church quickly. Two experienced players on the Axis team kept the Allies from coming out of spawn for the next two objectives (lodging themselves at the corner of a building and some sandbags that put a crossfire onto the spawn exit where the Allies must run up the stairs. They capped all but the final square in about 5 minutes. Even with everyone on the Soviet team playing for the first time, the Soviets held the Axis off at the final square for the remainder of the map. A good 15 or 20 minutes, if I recall correctly.
Tonight, there were hard fought battles for most of the objectives. The Axis reached the final objective with 5 minutes to go. It was easy for the Soviets to hold them at bay. Perhaps as people become more familiar with the map, that will change.
Historical or not, the map has good gameplay potential and is quite fun.
Floyd
The first time, while most were still DL'ing the map, the Axis took the Park and Church quickly. Two experienced players on the Axis team kept the Allies from coming out of spawn for the next two objectives (lodging themselves at the corner of a building and some sandbags that put a crossfire onto the spawn exit where the Allies must run up the stairs. They capped all but the final square in about 5 minutes. Even with everyone on the Soviet team playing for the first time, the Soviets held the Axis off at the final square for the remainder of the map. A good 15 or 20 minutes, if I recall correctly.
Tonight, there were hard fought battles for most of the objectives. The Axis reached the final objective with 5 minutes to go. It was easy for the Soviets to hold them at bay. Perhaps as people become more familiar with the map, that will change.
Historical or not, the map has good gameplay potential and is quite fun.
Floyd
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