CoX repetitive?? Nooooooo :)

http://www.massively.com/2010/02/03/...map/#continued

Massively gives is a pretty good write-up. I am sure anyone that has played this game for over a month would concur. The repetition in this game is savage and the main reason I stray! It's true!

Also, this just in, other related/surprising news: the sky is blue!

He makes a good point; Warwitch was the one behind the Faultine revamp, which does have some fairly unique maps in it, too.

I put faith in our 'Not-quite-dead' leader!

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

That kind of change would require a lot of map changes - not just warehouses, but also of offices and caves. A lot of work for a minimum of immediately visible impact.

It's one of the reasons I expect GR to offer 'the' new player experience while the current CoH and CoV starting areas will remain untouched.

Yeah, I'd have to say that article hit the nail on the head. It's time to address the biggest longstanding criticism of the game , which is repetitive warehouse and office maps. I disagree with the opposition to re-skinning, I think even a map re-skinned is a nice change of pace. Today I ran the troll rave mission with the disco warehouse, and even that small difference in the map made it more pleasant to play.

Yes Posi did a wonderful job with very difficult additions he implemented, but the repetitive mission maps are a problem.

I don't mind the warehouses, just get rid of the damn caves!

If any maps gets reused in Praetoria, it'll be the cave ones - after all, it's the same geology as Primal Earth

The warehouse map is like going to the house of an old friend. It's familiar, welcoming, and you know right where s/he keeps the cookies.

I dont care about the repitition, every game on the planet is repitition... from Chess to WoW...

I just want new places to go

We do need Nemesis steampunk maps though
Mlta are maybe ok with no map set of their own, as that fits their covert ops theme - but the Banished Pantheon need some non-Euclidean temples, instead of just using caves and Thorn dungeon maps.
Carnies need their own maps too - some sort of theater/ballroom place with a totally over the top style.
Devouring Earth should have something like caves, but actually made out of living plants and creatures - and have vines and tentacles sort of like traps built into the walls and floors.
Lower level gangs like Skulls, hellions and Warriors are ok to have using warehouses as hideouts, I think - but the higher level factions should have their own unique look for their lairs.

I feel vindicated for that thread I made last week... but not in a good way.

I would really like some new maps and a better program for assigning mob placements in the new maps though.


(BTW, this plan is blessed because as I typed this post, chocolate fell off of my shelf and onto my hands. What greater sign of auspicious augury is there??)

I've recently discovered an inverse correlation between the number of smilies in a post and the significance of its content.

Only recently?

I don't mind warehouses.
But don't get me started on offices and labs. ò_Ó
Or the overuse of Longbow in CoV.

Don't worry, Sam, you're the exception.

That article forgot to mention the awesomeness that is Striga. More zones like Striga and Faultline, please!

We live in a game where the majority of our content is within instances. Of course there will be map repetition. A larger map pool would not be a bad thing but overall I think it is a good tradeoff to what it could be.