Ideal Map Design

[pershainovitsh]

What do you think would be the ideal type of map?

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I remember reading that Operation Metro was the most played map, and all the big maps followed it. Small maps, except for Metro, weren't all that popular. Is that map played so much because it's easy to rack up points and therefore unlock weapons and gadgets faster? Or do people really like that kind of maps? Unfortunately I cannot provide data on map popularity. I believe DICE themselves released the info, but maybe it was just propaganda?

[sfscriv]

Strike at Karkand was the most popular in BF2 because players wanted to accumulate points. A player could accumulate three times as many points in a match on Karkand as they could on Highway Tampa.

These are my Battlefield favorite maps: (* - images below)

BF1942: ........................... El Alamein
BF2: .................................. Operation Harvest *
BF2 SF: ........................... Warlord
BF2 Project Reality: ........ Muttrah City *
BF 2142: ......................... Cerbere Landing
BFBC2: ............................. Heavy Metal
BF3: ................................. Kharg Island *

Honorable Mention
BF2: ................................... Highway Tampa *, Dragon Valley*, Zatar Wetlands*
BF2 Project Reality: .......... Silent Eagle *
BFBC2: .............................. Harvest Day *

Like Taz as far as the whole map like ability. That is BF2 Operation Harvest map for me.


This is my favorite part of the PR Muttrah City map:


This is my favorite part of the BF3 Kharg Island map:


This is my favorite part of the BF2 Highway Tampa map:


This is my favorite part of the BF2 Dragon Valley map:


This is my favorite part of the BF2 Zatar Wetlands map:


This is my favorite part of the BC2 Harvest Day map:


Also like Taz, I believe this PR Silent Eagle map as a whole is great:




Honestly, I did not get enough time on this map to determine like and dislike areas. The yellow symbols were placed on the map by me for another concept. The idea was a lot of vehicles and to spawn into the vehicles on either end of the map. The focus would be intense armor warfare.

Here is the map version with the support vehicles:

[sfscriv]

Maybe, the ideal map design has a combination of open rolling hills for armor forces and tight urban terrain for infantry. Or maybe, the two should be separate for the most part.

What if Strike at Karkand or Warlords was embedded in middle of the Highway Tampa map where the gas station is located?

Something along the lines of the Silent Eagle map with an urban area in the middle.



Ignore the control points on the collage of maps in the image above. The flag positions would have to be figured out with the intent of taylored armor objectives and infantry objectives.

[pershainovitsh]

Operation Harvest Day was remade to fit the WWII theme in Forgotten Hope 2, and was renamed to Operation Totalize. It's one of my favorite maps.

Here's some information; vehicles used in the map and some screenshots.
forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/fh2_maps.php?map=23

[sfscriv]

sfscriv
5 AUG 2011

Time & space are needed to coordinate. Bad Company 2 is a frantic mess.

- No functioning VoIP
- No Commo Rose
- Small linear maps with choke points
- Few control points
- Spawn on any squad member
- No Squad Leader
- No Commander
- Consolidated unspecialized kits/classes

Time & space are needed to talk to your mates and devise hasty plans. And yes, you do get an opportunity to hold a conversation on bigger maps with a reasonable spawn system. In BFBC2, players are too busy trying to survive and do not have the time & space to communicate effectively.

Teamplay was almost completely removed from Bad Company 2 and it looks like there maybe just a little bit more "Integrated Teamwork" in Bad Company 3.

The True essence of Battlefield is Teamplay. Bigger maps facilitate teamplay and add utility to vehicles.