Pastaland v1.2
Creator: Rastica || First Published: 11/24/2015 || Players: 4 || Size: 18x18
Categories: None
Rating: 7.50 in 2 ratings
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Comments:
Astrokyon (12/02/2015 04:46am):
After playing on this map and testing it out, I'm left with the feeling that it's not that
well balanced? Notably, with RF having 2 com towers and their bases closest to the center
of the map, I definitely feel like they end up with a strong advantage, with a strong
possibility to gain uncontestable control over the center of the map and even more
advantage. Also, the two com towers is basically telling RF to use Javier, leading to
such a strong advantage that defeating him would be impossible without alliiances against
them. Then in the opposite corner, GS seems to suffer from having a difficult time
gaining ground outside their island, and while having a strong defense, they still seem
disadvantaged overall. CI and AB seem to be better balanced though..

That being said, it was still an interesting map (and a fun game), and I like the idea of
each side having unique strengths. I think the big improvement to make here might be to
make it more possible for anyone to reach the center first, or for all four to be able to
reach it at the same time, that would be good. That and maybe RF would be better balanced
and less prone to dominating the game if he didn't have two com towers, or didn't start
with both of them? The other thing to consider would be some form of FTA balancing, as RF
starts first that gives them an even better advantage in terms of ability to control the
center.

Overall, I'm gonna give it a 6/10, because I do like the concept of the map, and it did
prove a lot of fun to play on, but the balance issues are pretty significant in my eyes.



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