Map height: A comparison
Maps are something that a game often has to nail as players will be spending most of the game in those maps. However not all maps are created equal. No matter what series or genre some maps are r...
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There's one of those giant rocks at the first point of Goopy Gully that is super tall and I can't even get a drone up there, but back when you could get matches without bots in BfN, there was this guy who always played Deadbeard and somehow got up there, making him a major pain to deal with as a plant. I really hate glitch exploiters and hackers like that.
That aside, I would say that GW2 gets the height system the best of the 3. Not perfect of course, but one complaint you will see even today in GW is how Peashooters and Foot Soldiers on the rooftops dominate the matches, whereas while they are the easiest to get up there, other classes have more options and the maps have more ways to get up there, which is why I feel GW has the best overall moods for their maps, but GW2 has the most fun maps to battle on of the 3 games (barring Time Park anyway).
Vertalicality can really make a map shine, and BfN's general lack of both height and width do harm the multiplayer experience to a high degree. With little high ground and not enough flanking spots, the maps feel almost claustrophobic at times.
@Iron_Guard8 It seems that the skybox in bfn is bigger than what the drones can reach and i wonder why they did that.
Gw1 definetly had the best areas in the series and the suburban atmosphere has never really been topped by maps trying to replicate it.
Peashooter and soldier were simply too good in gw1 since like you say the other classes had options none of them were as dominant as theirs and playing as another class leaves you at their mercy.
Gw2 feels like it sacfricied some of gw1's best aspects of its map design to better accomodate all the classes. Even chomper was given ranged options.
Imo whjle I prefer gw1's overall G&G maps in always held the opinion that gw2's non turf maps are overall the best (minus time park of course) gw1 does have some good ones though.
Bfn maps take the 3 lane design trope and ram it into the ground as some sections just feel like a giant line and once again I find it strange how they decided to revamp the snipers to make them better at gaint sightlines and allow them to climb big structures in the game that nukes that style of map design.
It stinks on oozevoir especially since jumping is the maps gimmick but there really arent any place to go by ooze only.
Gw1 definetly had the best areas in the series and the suburban atmosphere has never really been topped by maps trying to replicate it.
Peashooter and soldier were simply too good in gw1 since like you say the other classes had options none of them were as dominant as theirs and playing as another class leaves you at their mercy.
Gw2 feels like it sacfricied some of gw1's best aspects of its map design to better accomodate all the classes. Even chomper was given ranged options.
Imo whjle I prefer gw1's overall G&G maps in always held the opinion that gw2's non turf maps are overall the best (minus time park of course) gw1 does have some good ones though.
Bfn maps take the 3 lane design trope and ram it into the ground as some sections just feel like a giant line and once again I find it strange how they decided to revamp the snipers to make them better at gaint sightlines and allow them to climb big structures in the game that nukes that style of map design.
It stinks on oozevoir especially since jumping is the maps gimmick but there really arent any place to go by ooze only.
