A word of appreciation for Mao Valley

DrMcCleod · 03-01-2007, 06:56 AM

Awesome map. Looks great, plays great.
Slow, steady movement, frenzied gunfights, minimal spam, awesome tension and excellent M60 action. Brilliant.

(ps fix the 64 player map bugs)

Michael_Denmark · 03-01-2007, 07:35 AM

Well i agree. Only reason i don’t play it so often is my medieval hardware doesn’t run it completely smoothly. IF/when I choose to use more money on my hardware I will probably play this map a lot more.

[R-MOD]KP · 03-01-2007, 07:45 AM

True. 'Tis a great map! But the helicopters should be removed. They don't really add to the gameplay. If anything, they make it worse. This map should be pure infantry combat, intense, with players moving slowly, stopping, listening, looking and setting up ambushes. This is rather difficult when the only thing you can hear is the sound of helis buzzing around overhead, having a killfest.

[R-DEV]IronTaxi · 03-01-2007, 08:17 AM

agree and disagree...i think the bottlenecks in it become far to repetitive but as an example of well thought out mapping it is outstanding...would like to see it doubled in size and opened up alot more...NOW that would be one of the ultimate PR maps....as it is now...2 steps and you are basically under fire..not my style of play personally...but it is a very well made map...very few flaws

StrkTm MurderCityDevil · 03-01-2007, 08:20 AM

IMO this is an example of a map that has not benefited from AASv2. The way MAO plays now is no where near as fun as the .4 version.

Threedroogs · 03-01-2007, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StrkTm MurderCityDevil

IMO this is an example of a map that has not benefited from AASv2. The way MAO plays now is no where near as fun as the .4 version.

i totally agree. mao was my favorite map on v0.4. with AASv2, it doesnt play nearly as well. al basrah is another map that AASv2 needs tweaking with.

::Major_Baker:: · 03-01-2007, 12:48 PM

this is the worst map in the whole mod. Every other map 'plays great' but certainly not this one.
I call it LMAO valley, and avoid it at all costs.

Determined · 03-01-2007, 01:19 PM

I love Mao Valley. I liked it better in .4 though.

mattcrwi · 03-01-2007, 01:23 PM

Every time I play this map it turns into a frag spam fest at the choke points (particularly bad between beta and that flag to the east of beta). This is because of the lack of visibility. The lack of visibility kills situational awareness and I think kills gameplay.

I hate this map.

PS its great eye candy if thats all you're lookin for a in a map -_-

DrMcCleod · 03-02-2007, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattcrwi

Every time I play this map it turns into a frag spam fest at the choke points (particularly bad between beta and that flag to the east of beta). This is because of the lack of visibility. The lack of visibility kills situational awareness and I think kills gameplay.

I hate this map.

PS its great eye candy if thats all you're lookin for a in a map -_-

TBH, the limited visibility is what I like about this map. You need to play like you are in a jungle. Your eyes are drawn to movement. You must advance very cautiously, stop and slowly scan your environment. Your cammo blends you in, but a moving enemy stands out like a sore thumb. I take the point about widening the choke points out a bit. But this map _feels_ like the most realistic combat environment.

03-01-2007, 06:56 AM	#1
DrMcCleod Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 367	A word of appreciation for Mao Valley Awesome map. Looks great, plays great. Slow, steady movement, frenzied gunfights, minimal spam, awesome tension and excellent M60 action. Brilliant. (ps fix the 64 player map bugs)
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03-01-2007, 07:35 AM	#2
Michael_Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Denmark Location: Project Reality Frontline Posts: 639	Well i agree. Only reason i don’t play it so often is my medieval hardware doesn’t run it completely smoothly. IF/when I choose to use more money on my hardware I will probably play this map a lot more.
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03-01-2007, 07:45 AM	#3
[R-MOD]KP Forum Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kristiansand, Norway Posts: 6,527	True. 'Tis a great map! But the helicopters should be removed. They don't really add to the gameplay. If anything, they make it worse. This map should be pure infantry combat, intense, with players moving slowly, stopping, listening, looking and setting up ambushes. This is rather difficult when the only thing you can hear is the sound of helis buzzing around overhead, having a killfest.
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03-01-2007, 12:48 PM	#7
::Major_Baker:: Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 408	this is the worst map in the whole mod. Every other map 'plays great' but certainly not this one. I call it LMAO valley, and avoid it at all costs.
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03-01-2007, 01:19 PM	#8
Determined Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 757	I love Mao Valley. I liked it better in .4 though.
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03-01-2007, 08:17 AM	#4
[R-DEV]IronTaxi PR Developer Join Date: May 2006 Canada Location: Alliston Posts: 3,359	agree and disagree...i think the bottlenecks in it become far to repetitive but as an example of well thought out mapping it is outstanding...would like to see it doubled in size and opened up alot more...NOW that would be one of the ultimate PR maps....as it is now...2 steps and you are basically under fire..not my style of play personally...but it is a very well made map...very few flaws

03-01-2007, 08:20 AM	#5
StrkTm MurderCityDevil Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NY Posts: 127	IMO this is an example of a map that has not benefited from AASv2. The way MAO plays now is no where near as fun as the .4 version.

03-01-2007, 01:23 PM	#9
mattcrwi Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 165	Every time I play this map it turns into a frag spam fest at the choke points (particularly bad between beta and that flag to the east of beta). This is because of the lack of visibility. The lack of visibility kills situational awareness and I think kills gameplay. I hate this map. PS its great eye candy if thats all you're lookin for a in a map -_-
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