Profile of LordRommel

Basing on my point of view (from a mapper) i would be happy about more "streams". When i had worked on Westwall during the 1on1 mapping contest any pvp stream of Westwall was welcome to help me to enforce the quality of Westwall.
I made the best and biggest changes for Westwall after the pvp streams because it was the best feedback i could get during the contest. Unfortunately the streams were too late to implement all stuff before the map was put into the map rotation.
I cant wait to see the maps at the tournament because that is the best way for me to enforce map quality (or with the help of a pvp expert - see SoE_Sturmpanthers stream).

To be honest i cant wait to know what time they will use for the AoE 4 scenario.
All in all i cant see a World war based scenario because such a scenario wouldnt fit into the AoE gameplay (Collect resources for your army?).
But AoE is about building an Empire. So i wouldnt drop the "world war theme" at all here. That is the reason why i would be happy about a 1815~1918 time frame (From the Congress of Vienna to the Great War).
Why do i prefer such an time frame. Well. It is the "last" time for empires to rise and fall. The European (and the USA) nations were rushing over the world to find new resources and new land to conquer and colonize. It is a time with massive technological improvements (from the Montgolfiere to the aircraft). Out of my view it would be last era to work with static game elements (forts, towers, walls, defence stuff). You could implement a lot of stuff and weapons here. Relic could add content and mechanics they are familiar with (firearms, cover system, perhaps doctrines or national focus?) to add new elements to the classic AoE gamedesign.
Like i said: I cant wait to get more information.

Man. Today we have asked for Relic at the gamescom. Anyone said that they have seen Relic devs but we cant find them. But the Microsoft AoE employees said that AoE 4 will be win10 exclusive and will available at the WinStore only :-/

Argonne:

Gameplay feedback:
- First of all: Mapper had worked with Interactivity Stage Editor, Impass Map Editor and Territory Editor. So he has used all tools. That is an indicator that he has potential.
- Correct amount of VP points, MP points, munition points and fuel points.
- Map size could be changed (map size is always 128 units bigger than the playable area) but that is not as crucial as the following elements.
- Map entry points: Some of the map entry points are too small for heavy vehicles to enter the map. Open up the map entry point areas for vehicles! It is a nightmare when a callin vehicle get stucked at the map entry point.
- Pathing and object placement: It seems to me that a number of objects were placed without checking the impass situation. There are trees blocking 3 or 4 squares (instate of blocking a single square). To optimise pathfinding all objects should be checked and moved to minimize the amount of blocked map square elements.
- Check bunkers and building placement. I know that this map is a copy-past version of the battlefield 1 map but there are bunkers and other gameplay related elements that will cause problems in competitive pvp gameplay (because they are favoring a single player's side or there is no mirrored counter or compensation, ectpp).

Visual feedback:
- Blend your splats and splines. As far as i can see all splats and splines were placed with 100% Opacity. Play around with colorising and opacity to enforce the visual quality of the map.
- Move objects and elements to enforce visual quality and gameplay quality. E.g. check your map with the Overlay tools. E.g. the "Draw Precise Map" command will show you problems with pathfinding and other stuff. Map could need more open space!
- Water and river elements could need more blending and adjustments to enforce the visual quality (rework the river sides. Use river bed splines, adjust the ditch splines, ectpp..
- Tiles editor: Please check your tiles. There is a chunk with 9 tiles. Red marked chunks can generate visual errors. Use the Layer count and Chunk tool.
- Water could need adjustments like water movement and color. Use the Scenario -> terrain properties -> water commands to enforce the water quality.

Personal feedback summed up:
- Mapper has potential. He need more time and experience to enforce the quality of his map.
It is a solide starte but not a candidate for the tournament (basing on my point of view).
He is able to work with all tools. Perhaps it could be helpful for him to look into Monolithic Bacons superb youtube mapping videos or to look into Maps of other mappers to learn more tricks and to enforce his potential.

To be honest the pvp community dont like urban or industrial maps. So there is only a small amount of maps. You should look at the Workshop and search for a number of maps. I think it is the best chance to find a map u are looking for.