Pipeline: Good, Bad, or Neutral?

[s3rv0]

Be warned: This is not a server discussion thread. It's map discussion.

What do you all think of pipeline? I was really excited about it, since I'm a big payload fan. I love Badwater and Gold Rush, but somehow I think that the implementation was kind of so-so.

The reason I like payload maps, and to a lesser extent CP maps, is that you really have an objective and the entire team works towards it. On 2fort, or some poorly designed 5-cap CP maps, it can just turn into team deathmatch where everyone ignores the intel or the capping because it's too difficult or they just don't want to do it. I've already had a 45 minute round on Pipeline stage 1, because it turns into turtle fest. Spam spam spam all around, lots of killing, but no one going for the objective. Do not like that at all.

So what are everyone else's thoughts on this new map?

 

[Ice hearted killer]

loves it

 

[Black cat]

This map is great. It has places for every class and due to the nature of the two way cart prevents the classical wall of 'Deathmatch' forming.

 

[Thereven]

I like it except... the first two rounds have very little bearing on the third. You can mess around all you want on the first two as long as you can pull it together for the third.

Winning the first two rounds only gives you a 30 second advantage in the third.

If all three rounds were like the third, the map would be a bit more fun.

 

[sokO]

Boring as hell.

 

[SotilasSissi]

Pipeline is great for ninja spies. When it turns to a fragfest, then strike! It's easy.

 

[FreakingHell]

Not that great. Isn't much teamwork 'til third stage.

 

[patronofspys]

its ok nt amazing

 

[Jekler]

I love it, a great sniper map!

 

[PeZku]

Too easy for Snipers and Spies. They can just walk behind enemy lines...

Other than that it's fun. And I gotta say that I like going as a Sniper and just walk behind the enemy lines and shoot everyone...

But yeah, it's fun, but pure death for Engis.

 

[/dev/null]

Meh. Don't care for the cart style servers. I'm not spending any time there.

 

[Opeth!]

almost as bad as 2fort

 

[Vandall]

I like it a lot, dunno why some of you guys are hating it so much.

 

[MentalSoul]

Love it.

 

[robo hobo]

Meh, I have and will always dislike payload maps.

 

[Toasteddude]

A terrible, terrible map. Almost as bad as Hoodoo, which is also terrible.

 

[koolaid]

i like it needs more work though

 

[WaterSnake]

I love it, it's really fun. The DM does get old though, and it feels like people aren't doing the objectives...

 

[Carmine]

The charm wears off fast, map is too small.

 

[Cupcake]

It's okay, but I can't find joy in playing anything but a sniper in turtling maps. All you're going to do is demospam or be hit by demospam.

It does get a little interesting once you get the cart out of the choke points (after the last turn on cap 1, heading for the finish, and after you get a ways out of the tunnel on cap 2) because the team really has to divide up their strength between keeping spies/scouts off the cart and trying to push theirs. The carts that don't move back unless they're on a specific incline spot is awesome.