And here ya go:
Preseason Match 1 Mon, 1/21/13 PL (pl_waste_v2)
Regular Season Match 2 Mon, 1/28/13 KOTH (koth_lakeside_final)
Regular Season Match 3 Mon, 2/4/13 CP (cp_croissant_rc4)
Regular Season Match 4 Mon, 2/11/13 PL (pl_badwater)
Regular Season Match 5 Mon, 2/18/13 CTF (ctf_haunt_b1)
Regular Season Match 6 Mon, 2/25/13 KOTH (koth_arctic_b2a)
Regular Season Match 7 Mon, 3/4/13 PL (pl_barnblitz_pro_rc2)
Regular Season Match 8 Mon, 3/11/13 AD (cp_steel)
Regular Season Match 9 Mon, 3/18/13 CP (cp_process_rc2)
Playoff Match 1 10 Mon, 3/25/13 CP (cp_standin_rc1) (pl_upward)
Elimination Playoff Match 2 11 Mon, 4/1/13 KOTH (koth_pro_viaduct_rc3)
Elimination Playoff Match 3 12 Mon, 4/8/13 CP (cp_gullywash_final1)
Elimination Playoff Match 4 13 Mon, 4/15/13 PL (pl_swiftwater_ugc)
Final Championship Match 5 14 Mon, 4/22/13
And here ya go:
Preseason Match 1 Mon, 1/21/13 PL [i](pl_waste_v2)[/i]
Regular Season Match 2 Mon, 1/28/13 KOTH [b](koth_lakeside_final)[/b]
Regular Season Match 3 Mon, 2/4/13 CP [b](cp_croissant_rc4)[/b]
Regular Season Match 4 Mon, 2/11/13 PL [b](pl_badwater)[/b]
Regular Season Match 5 Mon, 2/18/13 CTF [b](ctf_haunt_b1)[/b]
Regular Season Match 6 Mon, 2/25/13 KOTH [b](koth_arctic_b2a)[/b]
Regular Season Match 7 Mon, 3/4/13 PL [b](pl_barnblitz_pro_rc2)[/b]
Regular Season Match 8 Mon, 3/11/13 AD [b](cp_steel)[/b]
Regular Season Match 9 Mon, 3/18/13 CP [b](cp_process_rc2)[/b]
Playoff Match 1 10 Mon, 3/25/13 CP [s][i][b](cp_standin_rc1)[/b][/i][/s] [i][b](pl_upward)[/b][/i]
Elimination Playoff Match 2 11 Mon, 4/1/13 KOTH [i][b](koth_pro_viaduct_rc3)[/b][/i]
Elimination Playoff Match 3 12 Mon, 4/8/13 CP [i][b](cp_gullywash_final1)[/b][/i]
Elimination Playoff Match 4 13 Mon, 4/15/13 PL [i][b](pl_swiftwater_ugc)[/b][/i]
Final Championship Match 5 14 Mon, 4/22/13
Seems to be the case, might be an option for the Final.
I like Lakeside, I like Process, only touched Croissant once but it seemed fun.
Not sure if I like Steel sneaking into the equation, that is a tough map either way.
Seems to be the case, might be an option for the Final.
I like Lakeside, I like Process, only touched Croissant once but it seemed fun.
Not sure if I like Steel sneaking into the equation, that is a tough map either way.
I literally only like 5 of those maps. Why ugc, why?
I literally only like 5 of those maps. Why ugc, why?
Is it the Summer season already? That's a pretty horrendous map pool.
Is it the Summer season already? That's a pretty horrendous map pool.
Is this another season for the hell of it, like summer? Seems like some odd maps for a real season with prizes and medals and stuff...
Is this another season for the hell of it, like summer? Seems like some odd maps for a real season with prizes and medals and stuff...
pl_waste_v2
cp_steel
no upward
http://i.imgur.com/z6Biw.gif
[quote]pl_waste_v2
cp_steel
no upward[/quote]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/z6Biw.gif[/img]
Terywjctf_haunt?
It's just a new version of vitalism.
[quote=Terywj]ctf_haunt?[/quote]
It's just a new version of vitalism.
SpamfestTerywjctf_haunt?
It's just a new version of vitalism.
Oh god, this season is gonna suck for players and casters alike.
[quote=Spamfest][quote=Terywj]ctf_haunt?[/quote]
It's just a new version of vitalism.[/quote]
Oh god, this season is gonna suck for players and casters alike.
Uploaded the custom maps if you guys need a download.
http://dl.tragicservers.com/maps
Uploaded the custom maps if you guys need a download.
http://dl.tragicservers.com/maps
I am so not thrilled by Standin. It is impossible to cast. I imagine it can be fun to play and offer an opportunity for interesting and creative strategy, from a caster's perspective, it's a nightmare. I may sit that week out...
I am so not thrilled by Standin. It is impossible to cast. I imagine it can be fun to play and offer an opportunity for interesting and creative strategy, from a caster's perspective, it's a nightmare. I may sit that week out...
LKincheloePlayoff Match 1 10 Mon, 3/25/13 CP (cp_standin_rc1)
my condolencces
[quote=LKincheloe]
Playoff Match 1 10 Mon, 3/25/13 CP [i][b](cp_standin_rc1)[/b][/i]
[/quote]
my condolencces
KipI am so not thrilled by Standin. It is impossible to cast. I imagine it can be fun to play and offer an opportunity for interesting and creative strategy, from a caster's perspective, it's a nightmare. I may sit that week out...
Hmm... One Caster's skip is another caster's opportunity... >_>
[quote=Kip]I am so not thrilled by Standin. It is impossible to cast. I imagine it can be fun to play and offer an opportunity for interesting and creative strategy, from a caster's perspective, it's a nightmare. I may sit that week out...[/quote]
Hmm... One Caster's skip is another caster's opportunity... >_>
Standin and Steel are amazingly fun to play, but yeah, casters may have trouble since there's action in multiple places at any given moment. Not thrilled about the vitalism redo, but if the right things were changed (spawn times for god's sake) it could be decent. The rest I'm cautiously optimistic about. It's good to force teams, good and bad, to learn new things.
Standin and Steel are amazingly fun to play, but yeah, casters may have trouble since there's action in multiple places at any given moment. Not thrilled about the vitalism redo, but if the right things were changed (spawn times for god's sake) it could be decent. The rest I'm cautiously optimistic about. It's good to force teams, good and bad, to learn new things.
double elimination is a big step forward
shitty maps are a big step back
double elimination is a big step forward
shitty maps are a big step back
I don't understand this map selection process for playoffs. You should play your regular season matches, then have the playoff maps being selected from the maps you play in the regular season. Also upward should definitely be included in the regular season always.
I don't understand this map selection process for playoffs. You should play your regular season matches, then have the playoff maps being selected from the maps you play in the regular season. Also upward should definitely be included in the regular season always.
Standin is actually really boring, you spend most the map sitting on a cap point, not how I want to play TF2.
Taking Upward out of the map pool is like removing Granary from 6's, not sure how many leaders voted, 2?
Standin is actually really boring, you spend most the map sitting on a cap point, not how I want to play TF2.
Taking Upward out of the map pool is like removing Granary from 6's, not sure how many leaders voted, 2?
cp_croissant_rc4
ctf_haunt_b1
pl_barnblitz_pro_rc2
no upward
wow
who picked these again
[quote]cp_croissant_rc4
ctf_haunt_b1
pl_barnblitz_pro_rc2
no upward[/quote]
wow
who picked these again
The problem with picking maps is that when we released S8's maplist (which is fairly vanilla, and was voted on by team leaders instead of by admins) we had the exact opposite problem - lots of people asking us for the addition of a few custom maps. Most of the maps picked for S9 were some of those that lost by a very small amount of votes in that S8 map pick, plus involvement and suggestions for more custom maps by the community, and now we're getting a similar backlash. Upward was included in the early stages of conversation but was ultimately dropped. Personally I have no idea where the pl_waste idea came from but it won't count towards anything next season anyways.
No matter what gets picked there will always be vocal opposition. While we're still growing and learning we're trying to keep the map pool deep, but very few of these maps are brand new to anyone who's been playing HL since at least S6.
The problem with picking maps is that when we released S8's maplist (which is fairly vanilla, and was voted on by team leaders instead of by admins) we had the exact opposite problem - lots of people asking us for the addition of a few custom maps. Most of the maps picked for S9 were some of those that lost by a very small amount of votes in that S8 map pick, plus involvement and suggestions for more custom maps by the community, and now we're getting a similar backlash. Upward was included in the early stages of conversation but was ultimately dropped. Personally I have no idea where the pl_waste idea came from but it won't count towards anything next season anyways.
No matter what gets picked there will always be vocal opposition. While we're still growing and learning we're trying to keep the map pool deep, but very few of these maps are brand new to anyone who's been playing HL since at least S6.
Anybody know anything about koth_arctic_b2a? Does that b2a really = beta 2? Seems a bit early for a map to be included in a full season.
I'd like to try BarnBlitz pro RC2, the original is terribly unsuited to highlander, but its crazy that this got put in in front of Upwards.
I'll give the new CTF map a try, but I'm disappointed Turbine Pro was taken out. I know I'm probably in the minority, but it was a great map that has gone some ways towards revitalizing CTF.
I also hate Steel.
Finally, I think it's a little absurd to have playoff maps that have never been played in the regular season...
*shrug*
Anybody know anything about koth_arctic_b2a? Does that b2a really = beta 2? Seems a bit early for a map to be included in a full season.
I'd like to try BarnBlitz pro RC2, the original is terribly unsuited to highlander, but its crazy that this got put in in front of Upwards.
I'll give the new CTF map a try, but I'm disappointed Turbine Pro was taken out. I know I'm probably in the minority, but it was a great map that has gone some ways towards revitalizing CTF.
I also hate Steel.
Finally, I think it's a little absurd to have playoff maps that have never been played in the regular season...
*shrug*
koth_arctic won the TF2maps.com koth contest which STAR sponsored. And one of his stipulations for the maps was that they should be designed with Highlander play in mind, so it should be decent enough, one assumes.
koth_arctic won the TF2maps.com koth contest which STAR sponsored. And one of his stipulations for the maps was that they should be designed with Highlander play in mind, so it should be decent enough, one assumes.
Hm, I'll have to fire it up. In fact I want to play some game now, I'll see if I can get it up on a lobby shortly.
Hm, I'll have to fire it up. In fact I want to play some game now, I'll see if I can get it up on a lobby shortly.
A) why is upward not on there and b) why is asheville not on there
A) why is upward not on there and b) why is asheville not on there
I have returned to state that koth_arctic actually kicks ass. Should try it out 6v6 as well.
I'm told that UGC running maps for playoffs that haven't been played during the season has actually been standard operating procedure. I still don't like it. Playoffs should be the finest of the map pool, not a map that a team hasn't seen all season.
I have returned to state that koth_arctic actually kicks ass. Should try it out 6v6 as well.
I'm told that UGC running maps for playoffs that haven't been played during the season has actually been standard operating procedure. I still don't like it. Playoffs should be the finest of the map pool, not a map that a team hasn't seen all season.
eXtineI have returned to state that koth_arctic actually kicks ass. Should try it out 6v6 as well.
I think it's pretty good for 6s, but kinda big and confusing. Then again my map is probably worse so I shouldn't be talking.
[quote=eXtine]I have returned to state that koth_arctic actually kicks ass. Should try it out 6v6 as well.[/quote] I think it's pretty good for 6s, but kinda big and confusing. Then again my map is probably worse so I shouldn't be talking.
eXtine
I'll give the new CTF map a try, but I'm disappointed Turbine Pro was taken out. I know I'm probably in the minority, but it was a great map that has gone some ways towards revitalizing CTF.
I think ctf_haunt is actually just a reskinned ctf_vitalism, so it isn't really a new map to UGC. Also I agree, turbine was actually pretty fun
rip gpit
[quote=eXtine]
I'll give the new CTF map a try, but I'm disappointed Turbine Pro was taken out. I know I'm probably in the minority, but it was a great map that has gone some ways towards revitalizing CTF.
[/quote]
I think ctf_haunt is actually just a reskinned ctf_vitalism, so it isn't really a new map to UGC. Also I agree, turbine was actually pretty fun
rip gpit
Does anyone have a download link to ctf_haunt_b1? I can't find it anywhere.
Does anyone have a download link to ctf_haunt_b1? I can't find it anywhere.