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Adding to this thread, I also think that it's really hard to see mex locations on snowy mapgens.
I have to strain my eyes a lot more than other map types to see the mex spots and over time have noticed on multiple occasions that I, or someone I'm in a call with, miss a mex or two on these types of maps.
The matchmaker team will be trialing a slightly altered approach to selecting maps for the 1v1 ladder map pool starting in September. The pool will be focused on high quality competitive maps and eliminating the more extreme ends of the previous map pools, such as very small or large maps and extremely high reclaim maps.
We hope that the approach results in more consistent game lengths, maps that allow diverse strategies and an overall more consistent ladder experience. This approach should also make it easier for newcomers and returning players to learn the maps and jump in.
As an exception, we will maintain the inclusion of the smaller maps for the lower rating brackets, as feel that they offer a great gateway for newer players. We'll be monitoring the effect of the experimental approach in the coming months and make adjustments if needed. Furthermore, we would appreciate any feedback and encourage you to post it in this thread.
It makes a lot of sense that the guy who has an issue with the balance team and feels the need to make his own balance mod is also the guy who has an issue with the English language and feels the need to invent his own English word.
In AOE2 you can select a <<force random>> option on/off and if more than half the players in a game select it then everyone in the game is forced to play random.
Also, in addition to the civs and the regular Random options, there are other options like Mirror, which gives you the same civ as your opponent (mirrored slot in teamgames).
I think adding the force random option and the Mirror option would both be reasonable.
Thanks for the report, I've replaced Desert Planet II with Open Palms.
The matchmaker team is against this idea because playerbase is already small enough and this will only serve to increase queue times.
@thewheelie He could be your opponent!
I don't play ladder because I can't just randomly queue or I will never get a game. I literally need to pm people to schedule ladder matches like they are dates just so I can get a game and it's just too much effort.
Eonnacia, formerly only in the 1500+ pool, has replaced Adaptive Maridia while the latter is being fixed.
Thanks for the report, we've switched it out for Hilly Plateau 5v5 v2, which has proper spawns.
1v1 pool:
2v2 pool:
4v4 pool:
It's honestly getting ridiculous. It's really annoying to have to keep track of the "value" of someone's global, to see what kinds of games they play and whether they are overrated/underrated in your type of game.
Global games are extremely easy to abuse — see lilSidlil getting 3100 on All Welcome Dual Gap or Unicron getting 2700 on All Welcome Astro Crater. 1v1 is just one of the many, many ways you can inflate or deflate your global rating.
No one is going “ok time to manipulate my rating by crushing Swkoll’s invitational EZClap”
Playing these tournaments is the only way I gain rating, I usually gain like 100 rating in these tournies and then slowly lose that rating in teamgames until the next tourney. Unfortunately, this time I accidentally unrated all the games I hosted, so I didn't get that boost