Very strange update. Yes, there is the new Skulltown. There are also areas that have reverted back to previous states, such as Relay. There are also more small changes than I can count after just a few matches, but I'm thinking of things like the jump tower shuffle. To me the map seems to be forcing players onto the ground and making multi-tower jumps pretty much impossible. Importance of choke points has tripled, I'd say. The shorter timer is, I think, a response to all the complaints over slow gameplay on Storm Point. Correct me if I'm wrong there, or if it's only first ring that's faster. I didn't really get the chance to find out first hand because I kept getting caught outside with no options other than to walk through the center of the map to get anywhere. That always ends poorly.Feels to me like a 100% different map than it was before. So far I hate it, but I always hate change so I'm willing to give a little more time before committing. Curious to hear the opinions of others.

@reconzero I believe they pull it, so that they can make active changes and play tests, to see how it would work, but I’m not sure. This map was done so well, it deserves a permanent place in the rotation. (Especially with the leaks that skull town is coming back!!!)

@reconzero Ranked is dead, they finally put last nail in the coffin with that fast paced first circle....

Kings Canyon was terrible before the changes and now it's somehow even worse. The loot was never fixed but made it harder to get between points of interest to pickup loot. On top of that, if you do happen to land in one of 4 decent points of interest, you're fighting 4-5 other squads over the three guns in the area. On top of that, you have almost no time to loot on the drop before the new buffed first ring. If you weren't lucky enough to pick up meds and/or heat shields you're screwed. Not to mention if you're engaging with enemy squads on the first ring. There are literally zero reasons to stay in a match when you get knocked because it'll be near impossible for your team to survive to res you. Worst update ever... maybe see you back in season 15.

This map should always be in the rotation, no matter what season, this map is by far the best one in the game. It’s small and nice, with a desert theme and the perfectly balanced map for every type of legend, other maps cater more to movement legends that can travel great distances, leaving other legends in the dust. Kings Canyon should be always in the map rotation, it would be fantastic to have the best map there every season.

@BigMacAttack8u100% agreed. King's is a great map. And I'm not just saying that because it's the most pathfinder-friendly map. Although it just so happens that it is.I really don't understand the logic behind pulling any map from rotation ever. It makes no sense to me.

Kings Canyon Season 14 Update | EA Forums

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BigMacAttack8u
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
This map should always be in the rotation, no matter what season, this map is by far the best one in the game. It’s small and nice, with a desert theme and the perfectly balanced map for every type of legend, other maps cater more to movement legends that can travel great distances, leaving other legends in the dust. Kings Canyon should be always in the map rotation, it would be fantastic to have the best map there every season.
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@BigMacAttack8u

100% agreed. King's is a great map. And I'm not just saying that because it's the most pathfinder-friendly map. Although it just so happens that it is.

I really don't understand the logic behind pulling any map from rotation ever. It makes no sense to me.
BigMacAttack8u
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@reconzero I believe they pull it, so that they can make active changes and play tests, to see how it would work, but I’m not sure. This map was done so well, it deserves a permanent place in the rotation. (Especially with the leaks that skull town is coming back!!!)
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@BigMacAttack8u

Just seeing the name "Skulltown" in print gives me the willies.
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@BigMacAttack8u

New comments based on Season 14 map update:

King's has gone from the best map in the game to worst. This used to be a mobility map where a player could, if they chose, go from one corner of the map to the opposite corner without hardly ever touching the ground. They've removed enough jump towers that now, no matter where you want to go, you can count on having to make a significant amount of the trip on foot on the ground. Add in the fact that the shorter timer means, depending on where you drop, you might very simply not have time to make first ring without running in a straight line, no matter where that line might take or what you might have to move through. Choke points used to be a thing on this map. Now they're the only thing. Seems very one dimensional to me, though that opinion may change over time. We'll see.
III_Rx_Queen_II
4 years ago
@reconzero Ranked is dead, they finally put last nail in the coffin with that fast paced first circle....
reconzero
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Kill half the jump towers? Fine. I'll figure out a work-around. Speed up the circle? Fine. Punish people who drop at the edge and encourage center-of-map hot dropping. Because that's worked so well on World's Edge. But the absolute last straw: taking every single high spot on King's and making it out-of-bounds. First it was the little towers in front of gas works. That was two or three seasons ago and I was pissed but I got over it. Now you've called no-go on the wall south of rig. Sorry, Respawn, but that's just ALGS service. I'm sorry all your aimbotters don't know what to do when a "lesser" player has a better understanding of map position and can use it to win, but when you make their problem your problem then suddenly this becomes a game for sweats on adderall who don't know how to do anything except speed hipfire a target who is on the ground directly in front of them.
So what's next? Stop letting people up on the wall around repulsor? Well, no, probably not since you went to all the trouble to complete that circuit with ziplines so that anyone who knows how to use a jump tower can now access any part of that wall. Thanks for giving Pathfinder yet another passive nerf. I mean "passive aggressive nerf."
NedTheOmega
4 years ago
Honestly, and I will remove swearing but get this trash map out of here, it’s the worst map and most people agree. Just get it out of the game and don’t bring it back. Kings Canyon needs to be gone, I don’t really like Storm Point but at least it’s better than Kings Canyon.
BigMacAttack8u
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@NedTheOmega I would like to know where you find these “most people” as I have almost never found anyone that dislikes the map. I think it’s the best map in the entire game, and would like to see it have a permanent spot.
NedTheOmega
4 years ago
What season did you start playing, really only the og players like KC and I’ve been playing since season 3 but I’m not too og but still. And honestly you can ask a lot of streamers and their thoughts on Kings Canyon, and a lot of other people agree.