Remember when I said almost two years ago that this would get worse and effect more and more maps with each patch? And nobody listened as they were too worried about saying it happened only on Vilshanka, when, even at that time, it happened on other maps as well? I remember.
It has effected the following maps so far from my memory:
OH and it also does not effect just infantry. It will effect vehicles and other units as well. It will also in some cases swap abilities of the units effected. For example, there was a screen shot of in game of an AT GUN with a stukka barrage abilities and handbreak, but no abilities for the stukka.
I still dont understand what u mean wiht balanced map/.
And u say too many buildings hurt some factions?
Thats rather silly to say. If anyting hurts a faction, then its not the map but underpowered factions themselfe.
You are half right, I mean, a map can be completely balanced wrong with pathing issues and too much or too little cover.
I changed the map slightly to get out some quirks (mostly fences that units could get trapped behind, and opened up the corridor NW of the central VP somewhat). This updated version was supposed to be in the patch as well, but apparently there was some issue when adding the new version to the mappool.
I was asked to repackage it (might have been some version conflict, I guess?) so it hopefully can be added back in soon (TM).
This happens all the time, about 50% of the time there is a map update, the wrong version is uploaded or the upload is bugged in some way. It is not your fault in anyway, this is just how Relic works.
For example, the wrong version of westwall was in rotation for about a year.
Hold on. How does a 4v4 map take months?! Thats ridiculous. How is it hard to balance a map? I dont undersand that either.
I was told 50 new maps we would see wiht the next patch. I wa ssurpicsed how little it was.
Go make a 1v1 and then multiple the time you spent by 8. Also 50 new maps, that's a hell of a rumor. Someone would have to be being paid for that, and there is nobody getting paid to my knowledge.
GL, every time a map that is put in that isn't "tournament ready" & is for "fun" and offers strategies for "non-meta" the community loses their collective minds.
That and relics communication with mappers (or just in general) is... uh... lack luster at best?
They haven't fixed a ton of bugs, Duetz is still in rotation, but just doesn't appear, "Vilshanka" bug is still not fixed and is on a a bunch more maps, there was some bug with Stalingrad again, there is a bug with 4v4 maps and vetos not working or selecting the wrong maps, ect;
So the only reason there was a new 4v4 map is because Mako had been working on his since, I dunno, 2-3 years ago? The amount of time it takes, community backlash, and Relic improperly implementing them/the uploads being bugged, really doesn't warrant us to do anything, especially for free.
That and we were supposed to get 3 new 1v1 maps with the "next" map patch (of which I have ready to go and have had ready to go for almost 8 months), that was what I was told in May by Andy when I uploaded fixed versions of the map trying to pin down the Vilshanka bug, this was also meant to fix Deutz, I then promptly never heard from him again. Even during the map updates that occurred recently.
That and to make a "good" 4v4 would take months of daily work and would never truly be balanced anyways.
Well 99% of the sand splines/tiles/splats are bugged. Its a ton of them. Recommend putting them all down to see which ones actually work, as it will be far less than the ones that don't.
Also reference vcoh map called Point Du Hoc, as most of the textures you'll be using are those, since they were just copy pasted over.
Mappers do not have control over what version is uploaded. Westwall? Wrong version for almost a year in automatch despite correct versions being sent, how about Heidelberg, wasn't supposed to be in automatch, how about the map with the mines in the middle that wasn't supposed to be in automatch, how about Pripyat Sector that wasn't supposed to be in automatch?. How about the bugged uploads? Vilshanka is entirely fragged, and potok wouldn't even appear after an upload, Deutz has just... disappeared due to an upload issue again.
And yah, it is the communities falling, you know who is in the community? Everyone. If you want to "harass" people on an individual level, go for it, some people do not have the time and energy, that includes the mapper and the 20 or so "top players" that are left, not to mention time zones, ect;
There is a lot of contradiction to your post just from recent months in posts from you all over the place, perhaps follow your own advice? Also just because you write something, doesn't make it true or factual. It is your opinion, and it should be treated as such.
Also "a lot of hard working mappers" is a pretty great exaggeration. We have at most "9" and is if you count people who can open up the builder and make basic changes. People I would actually trust to listen and not have their egos involved? 3-4, and people that actually do the work in a timely manner and quickly? 1-2.
You also will never have a balanced map, because balance still isn't figured out, factions aren't figured out, core design isn't figured out, and the maps are just a reflection of whatever the current balance is. That and the "path of least resistance" that comes from players that have played this game for years, will just default to the same maps over and over again, regardless. You should see the in game client when new maps get released. Nobody from the "top players" is even playing the maps, half of them are sat watching someone else play it until they figure out the abuse for it. How many years did it take to fix major issues on Kholodny?
What happens if they increase the AoE of the bofors or the mortar pit?
If I could run SMC for 2v2 and up I would, but considering players don't even check in, or really care unless there is 5k or more at stake. I doubt that any of it will continue in current form as there is no community even left at this point.
The reason you haven't heard about any of this is because you don't actually care about the community, you care about how you look, and you alone, that has become increasingly obvious the last year or so.