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[LowSubmarino]

It is more than ludicrous to introduce the map voting system - which im a huge fan of and asked for for years even though the entire forum whined how imba map voting would be - to then favor certain maps.

Why let the community vote in the first place then.

In every single vote this abysmal map forest colony is an option. While the awesome maps such as mining, crimson or especially canyon are infinitely less favored.

Forest colony is always there.

In every vote. Why? Nobody wants to play that map. The changes to Viridan were pretty great. That map has actually propelled itself to a solid and fun map.

But Forest Colony sux.

I never vote it and hardly anybody I see ever votes it.

And yet this map is always in rotation while great maps like canyon are hardly EVER in rotation.

That just doesnt make any sense. i dont understand the reasoning behind this?

[Johnny Z]

Forest Colony is an excellent map. I like it a lot. Really the map updates are great. Looking forward to entirely new maps as well.

Edited by Johnny Z, 08 August 2016 - 03:18 AM.

[El Bandito]

oneda, on 08 August 2016 - 02:50 AM, said:

But Forest Colony sux.

I never vote it and hardly anybody I see ever votes it.

I always vote for Forest Colony. Never failed to help me to get multipliers.

[dario03]

oneda, on 08 August 2016 - 02:50 AM, said:

I never vote it and hardly anybody I see ever votes it.

They're all to busy voting for Grim... I seriously think that map wins at least 90% of the time (when its a option). The only map that might beat it is Canyon.

[Appogee]

I don't mind Forest Colony at all.

I agree it's harder to fight there than on open maps.

But it's good to have some diversity and a challenge.

[invernomuto]

dario03, on 08 August 2016 - 03:38 AM, said:

They're all to busy voting for Grim... I seriously think that map wins at least 90% of the time (when its a option). The only map that might beat it is Canyon.

Also Polar Flatland usually get huge percentages when it's avaliable.

[Yellonet]

El Bandito, on 08 August 2016 - 03:25 AM, said:

I always vote for Forest Colony. Never failed to help me to get multipliers.

Yep, it only fails when there are more players thinking the same :|

[Spleenslitta]

I like the new Forest Colony. But it does need improvements. Especially all that water.....too much water.

[Alistair Winter]

Forest Colony definitely gets voted on by people farming multipliers. I do that too.

I don't hate the map, but I don't enjoy it either. Only a tiny piece of the map is actually being fought over, and that tiny piece doesn't have a lot of interesting stuff going on. There's a hill with a natural arc of rock that you can walk under. And there's a big mountain, a rock and a bigger rock. The other parts of the map rarely have any kind of purpose until the last stage of the match, where you're mopping up the losers.

[invernomuto]

Alistair Winter, on 08 August 2016 - 04:10 AM, said:

I don't hate the map, but I don't enjoy it either. Only a tiny piece of the map is actually being fought over, and that tiny piece doesn't have a lot of interesting stuff going on. There's a hill with a natural arc of rock that you can walk under. And there's a big mountain, a rock and a bigger rock. The other parts of the map rarely have any kind of purpose until the last stage of the match, where you're mopping up the losers.

This!
They did a good job IMHO revamping some old maps: I like a lot the new frozen city and also the new Viridian Bog is better than the original, but Forest Colony need more work.

[braveheart95]

The only issue I have with the Forest Colony map is that the majority of the map is not even being used, even in the conquest mode.

[C E Dwyer]

I always vote for Forrest

Because I always vote for unpopular maps because I'm tired of cookie cutter players voting for the same maps over and over, because that are incapable of playing the challenging maps properly.

[Hit the Deck]

When a map gets voted less and less, the higher chance it gets to be in rotation said PGI. I forgot where they stated it so don't ask me.

[AnTi90d]

I almost always vote for Forest, unless Mining / Crimson / Canyon are in the list.

It isn't the best map, but I have more fun there than Polar Craplands or that godawful new Frozen Sheety.

[Davers]

Maybe it keeps showing up because it doesn't get played as much?

[Spartan 04]

invernomuto, on 08 August 2016 - 04:17 AM, said:

This!
They did a good job IMHO revamping some old maps: I like a lot the new frozen city and also the new Viridian Bog is better than the original, but Forest Colony need more work.

Indeed. I want to like Forest Colony, but it just doesn't connect with me. I'm not sure if it's how the terrain is made, or that when I play it, it just feels like a dull grey-green with little interesting features. A lot of poke-fighting behind rocks and trees, but less fun than on other maps.

The new revamped Bog is a lot of fun though. I prefer the old Frozen City for the epic brawling match as opposed to the RiverCity-esque canyon camp-fight.

Haven't seen Canyon in a looooong time.

[Skoll]

In my experience, Forest Colony doesn't win as much as Canyon Network. Personally, I hate how the new Forest Colony plays because the MAP is huge and maybe 20% of it actually gets used / fought over.

Domination mode doesn't help this at all either, I don't know what idiot thought it was a good idea to plunk crap right in the center of the map instead of randomizing locations. Certain sides on a map give inherent advantages ( like Grim Portico ) and it's really unfun to play.

[Tordin]

Random maps!Random maps!Random maps!Random maps!Random maps!
And Forest colony are kinda dented with framrate issues. Gotta be all those trees, still it shouldnt. Get the Axemen ready for some lumberjacking PGI!

[Mystere]

Tordin, on 08 August 2016 - 09:59 AM, said:

Random maps!Random maps!Random maps!Random maps!Random maps!

Also random game modes! Random game modes! Random game modes! Random game modes! Random game modes!

[Suko]

I always vote Forest Colony because I genuinely enjoy that map. It NEVER wins. Seriously, Forest Colony is one of the least selected maps in MWO. Your anecdotal experience does not match up with mine.