Tired of the same map
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Really enjoy playing the custom maps, just playing different scenarios is better than playing the same battles over and over.
Generally, all of the custom maps are of good to great quality and deserve to be played.
Nothing, to me at least, keeps the game fresh and playable as do new custom maps, even if I do enjoy new weapons and vehicles.
Of course, having good server settings such as Classic, IOM or some custom setup help too!
Generally, all of the custom maps are of good to great quality and deserve to be played.
Nothing, to me at least, keeps the game fresh and playable as do new custom maps, even if I do enjoy new weapons and vehicles.
Of course, having good server settings such as Classic, IOM or some custom setup help too!
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If IOM was white-listed, I would plead with management to adopt it on Crucible, at least for a trial period to see if it would stick to the wall. I'm confident it would. But if or until that takes place, there isn't much I can do but hope. We can't shed our ranked status; we're under enough pressure already.
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We've all been saying it as always the Custom content is out there. The Custom servers are out there. People need to take ownership of these servers and what I mean by that is move over to Crucible, CLOWNS, Aussie / NZ and others I might have missed.
People as always complain about server A and server B but yet many servers sit out there (Free) to anyone to play on and make their own. Just fill them up. All servers work the same way. Build it they will come. If you get 10-20 folks to enter an empty server any of those mentioned and before you know it that server will fill up. There are servers for every part of the globe.
Ours is on the East Coast US it has all the regular maps along with all the great customs. Not sure where the others are located the Aussie's is obvious but there should be plenty of good pings to at least one and at least 20 people who want to play and get away from all the same (BS) from some of the other servers everyone seems to complain about but they never leave but will continue to complain. I've never understood it.
So feel free to come and fill up these great custom servers and again create your own communities with them doesn't cost anyone a dime except us administrators.
People as always complain about server A and server B but yet many servers sit out there (Free) to anyone to play on and make their own. Just fill them up. All servers work the same way. Build it they will come. If you get 10-20 folks to enter an empty server any of those mentioned and before you know it that server will fill up. There are servers for every part of the globe.
Ours is on the East Coast US it has all the regular maps along with all the great customs. Not sure where the others are located the Aussie's is obvious but there should be plenty of good pings to at least one and at least 20 people who want to play and get away from all the same (BS) from some of the other servers everyone seems to complain about but they never leave but will continue to complain. I've never understood it.
So feel free to come and fill up these great custom servers and again create your own communities with them doesn't cost anyone a dime except us administrators.
If you guys are tired of the same old maps..........Then Vote for your favorites so they can make it into the game. TWI is listening!
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=100314
http://forums.tripwireinteractive.com/showthread.php?t=100314
Speaking of the same old maps, I'd like to shout out a heartfelt note of thanks
to all mappers. The proliferation of re-brewed custom maps in recent weeks has been
very beneficial to the community. I'd also like to thank members of the RS/HOS public players community for indulging in these maps in growing numbers.
According to GameTracker, TWI's Crucible has risen thirty percentile points in thirty days. And achieved this during a period of no promotionals. Now I realize that these trends can change on public whim, but I'm grateful none the less.
We now have some 26 custom maps on our active list.
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More please
More please
Just wanted to say I try to look around for servers with new maps, I have to say lately I get kicked from high end servers 8 out of 10 times. I try to stay on 250 or above, but they always say (after a few minutes of play) your ping is too high. There should be more official maps or some way to have to have
a beta map server that has all the newer maps so people can check them out. New isn't always better, but I hate getting on a new map and not knowing where I am at, and kinda stumbling around for a while I get the lay of the land.
More please
Just wanted to say I try to look around for servers with new maps, I have to say lately I get kicked from high end servers 8 out of 10 times. I try to stay on 250 or above, but they always say (after a few minutes of play) your ping is too high. There should be more official maps or some way to have to have
a beta map server that has all the newer maps so people can check them out. New isn't always better, but I hate getting on a new map and not knowing where I am at, and kinda stumbling around for a while I get the lay of the land.
When looking back all the history of Red Orchestra, there have indeed been excelling custom maps worth to be played, some were changes of the changes of the original stock maps and others were completely new from scratch.
There were however always custom maps that were not worth to be loaded by the server as the atmosphere and gameplay was simply horrible.
Maps that were changes to the original stock maps very often saw negative reactions as players were used to the enemy coming only certain paths, now with new paths, often outflanking unfair bottlenecks the enemy could run past them and in the end the map was considered crap because camping off the enemy didn't work anymore.
As I have done a lot of tutorials to get myself ready for the RO2/RS SDK I have been thinking a lot about maps for the elder days that I would love to see back in RO2. I made sketches on paper, drawing paths, buildings, bunkers and ammo stashes.
My exams are over in about 2 weeks. The first of the maps that I will re-polish will be TE-Apartments, as the stock map does not give justice to the potential of the map.
After completion of my make-over of Apartments, I will work down this list and remake these goodies for RO2:
* Krasni Oktyabr (always loved the atmosphere on this map)
* Red God of War (massive defense map for Axis, very immersive)
* VolgaB2 (map dating from the mod days, very immersive)
* Volkov River (Actually Leningrad front, but awesome long distances)
Mod and Ostfront veterans will surely remember those and love to hear that someone (ME) has taken up the job to bring them to RO2.
There were however always custom maps that were not worth to be loaded by the server as the atmosphere and gameplay was simply horrible.
Maps that were changes to the original stock maps very often saw negative reactions as players were used to the enemy coming only certain paths, now with new paths, often outflanking unfair bottlenecks the enemy could run past them and in the end the map was considered crap because camping off the enemy didn't work anymore.
As I have done a lot of tutorials to get myself ready for the RO2/RS SDK I have been thinking a lot about maps for the elder days that I would love to see back in RO2. I made sketches on paper, drawing paths, buildings, bunkers and ammo stashes.
My exams are over in about 2 weeks. The first of the maps that I will re-polish will be TE-Apartments, as the stock map does not give justice to the potential of the map.
After completion of my make-over of Apartments, I will work down this list and remake these goodies for RO2:
* Krasni Oktyabr (always loved the atmosphere on this map)
* Red God of War (massive defense map for Axis, very immersive)
* VolgaB2 (map dating from the mod days, very immersive)
* Volkov River (Actually Leningrad front, but awesome long distances)
Mod and Ostfront veterans will surely remember those and love to hear that someone (ME
) has taken up the job to bring them to RO2. 
* Krasni Oktyabr (always loved the atmosphere on this map)
* Red God of War (massive defense map for Axis, very immersive)
* VolgaB2 (map dating from the mod days, very immersive)
* Volkov River (Actually Leningrad front, but awesome long distances)
Mod and Ostfront veterans will surely remember those and love to hear that someone (ME
Please do !
I remember another great map I should re-do: KARLOVKA!!!
This map was an absolute classic for Combined Arms. If the tank did not protect the pioneers there was no chance to destroy the road blocks and a swift attack over the right flank with both halftracks punching deep into the Soviet's flank would prove vital to winning this map.
I scanned the forums and noticed that Praxius was up for the task but seems he stopped. I'll add this goodie to my list.
This map was an absolute classic for Combined Arms. If the tank did not protect the pioneers there was no chance to destroy the road blocks and a swift attack over the right flank with both halftracks punching deep into the Soviet's flank would prove vital to winning this map.
I scanned the forums and noticed that Praxius was up for the task but seems he stopped. I'll add this goodie to my list.