Map Removal Full map name Surf Facility and Helms Deep Type of map (CSGO) Zombie Escape Why should we remove it This is a repost of the one that is currently in the ZE sub-forum. Can someone please lock that for me?
Now onto it.
No one enjoys when the surf map becomes nominated because everyone that has played the map before understands that it will mean 8-10 rounds of easy surfing where the zombies cannot reach the players due to the cages. Players simply vote it because it has the word surf in it and don't understand that there are servers that allow players to surf to their hearts desire. The common excuse from 90% of people that defend the map is "It's because the people that hate it can't surf". And that is barely true. Although there are a lot of players that cannot surf or do not understand it, most of the people dislike the map for its repetitive nature and simplicity. Other normal zombie escape maps can be blamed for the same thing, yet there are still lots of people that enjoy the maps (e.i. icecap). Icecap can be to blame for players lack of a high skill ceiling, that is a different topic. Lots of players don't find the map fun because the CT side is too easy, and the T side has nothing to do until the CTs reach the defend points, and then get locked back in a cage again.
Helms Deep is also requested beecause most of the time the map suffers some kind of mishap where the map breaks, so the CT team cannot win or the T team cannot win. Some times its the ladders, or an invisible wall blocking the ladders. Sometimes the doors will refuse to open because a map trigger failed. And if the map does work, there is no way that the ZE server can finish it most of the time due to server lag from grenade spam or lack of skill.
Exchange needs to go for the time being simply because the map is impossible to complete due to a door glitch.
The Surf map has to go or be replaced with a more difficult version, and Helms Deep could stay, but it might have to be tweaked.
My opinions and observations of ingame behavior are the basis for this post. I don't want a flame war to start over something this simple, just discussion.