AWPER-8 [SGC1]

[ionic pasture]

Decided to make a map that is more geared towards being simple, yet highly-replayable and a good training map. The AWPER-8 map is made to be an AWP only map to help everyone train their sniping. This map has sniper towers and windows for lower-level players with long sightlines who prefer to stay stationary, and an open and elevated middle area that allows for higher-level players to practice quickscopes and 360s while in the air (at the risk of being highly exposed).

Simplicity, fun, and a good training map.

I didn't want to over-complicate this one. I feel like a lot of people will be submitting maps based on cool concepts and ideas and throw balance or "fun-to-play" to the wind. This map tries to do the opposite and provide balance for low players and high players alike, while still being asymmetrical.

[marble wing]

Fun to play with concept is the hardest to do

[pulsar yarrow]

@ionic pasture I loved playing your map today. I am not the best Awper. Loaded in and thought I am gonna die. But I think I only died twice and had double digit kills. It was a great confidence building experience. Thanks for this map.

[ionic pasture]

Glad you liked it! It's supposed to help people get better and practice too. Anything you think it needs ?

[pulsar yarrow]

TBH By the end of the game most had switched to swords. Nobody was quick scooping. It’s an art. I know it’s going to sound crazy but possibly up the damage. I was super excited to see it was 1 hit head shots but I think to encourage people to practice quick scooping it needs to be 1 hit body shots. Swords are too easy to fall back on.

I really like that your map is not to big. Most of the SGC1 maps I have played are just too large for TDM 6v6 IMO.

[ionic pasture]

It's not necessarily for quick scopes only. People have the ability to get high ground or use the windows to snipe from distance. The point of the sword was actually primarily the shield from holding with 2h so you could reposition in a better spot rather than the damage. The ghost timer was supposed to be long enough where If someone was camping your spawn with a sword you could spawn behind them and just instant kill them with sword. I wonder what would happen if I increases the size of the map by 20 to 50% to encourage actually using the snipers

[ionic pasture]

Good feedback thanks!

I think because the map size, people may have preferred swords. Might increase by a little.

[lucid cape]

I like the concept, but every time I’ve gotten this map it ends up becoming a sword battle in one of the team’s spawn area. Just my observation though.

[pulsar yarrow]

I think it is because you spawn Sword only. People want to grab the AWP right in front of them. Instead of using the ghost speed to get away.

[ionic pasture]

how does it turn into that? I feel like since you have a few seconds to spawn you could just spawn behind whoever is camping spawn and insta kill them

I could make the map bigger so it takes people way longer to get to the other side I guess

[lucid cape]

Usually there’s 2 or 3 people camping and they don’t stand still long enough to just spawn behind them as the ghost speed is not fast enough (from what I recall). Played a total of 4 times and it turned out like that 3 of the 4 times.

[ionic pasture]

weird, the timer is long enough where you can get behind them pretty easily from my experience but I can double check. as long as you don't press the spawn button immediately

[ionic pasture]

I'll double check

[pulsar yarrow]

@ionic pasture I played again last night. So people resorting to swords is more of a give up. I don’t think there is anything you can change on the map to encourage someone who has it in their head that they can’t use an AWP. They have to want to try.