First off, it's pointless and kinda off to review such an old map in the first place because merits and standards have changed so much in these years. This map has already gained it's worthy place among community maps and having a review to dig it out is just lame. More so because there was a second version, AS-ColderSteel released as well.
Secondly, this map sure has shortcomings, much like *every solid AS map has*. The map has chokepoints? Every AS map has them, more or less. It has free objectives? Every map with alternative routes has them, but that's because of incompetent bot AI, not because of lame botpathing. If a mapper has balls to apply tactical features ahead of time, it is only to be applauded. Problems with doors? Never had one, and I was playing this map for years, even on the net. There is some unbalance in the weapons placement though, that's true although the redeemer only spanks really if you're playing against bots. There are numerous tactics to overcome redeemer in netplay. Spawn points? A couple of them are placed awkwardly, but nothing really disturbing.
The comments about shield and terrain textures are just funny, I mean to be so picky in a map several years old, LOL
So the map clearly has some faults and even in that time didn't score tens anywhere. But omsidering other AS maps at that time it was one of the best. There's just no point in rewriting the hitory.
Secondly, this map sure has shortcomings, much like *every solid AS map has*. The map has chokepoints? Every AS map has them, more or less. It has free objectives? Every map with alternative routes has them, but that's because of incompetent bot AI, not because of lame botpathing. If a mapper has balls to apply tactical features ahead of time, it is only to be applauded. Problems with doors? Never had one, and I was playing this map for years, even on the net. There is some unbalance in the weapons placement though, that's true although the redeemer only spanks really if you're playing against bots. There are numerous tactics to overcome redeemer in netplay. Spawn points? A couple of them are placed awkwardly, but nothing really disturbing.
The comments about shield and terrain textures are just funny, I mean to be so picky in a map several years old, LOL
So the map clearly has some faults and even in that time didn't score tens anywhere. But omsidering other AS maps at that time it was one of the best. There's just no point in rewriting the hitory.