While we are waiting for the nations selection process to finish let us discuss map selection. Recommendations and feedback are welcome.
Here are the candidates:
1. AOM Ogre - Nice looking map, the water in the middle would make for an interesting attack route since we are land bound and may buy both teams more time to prepare. Currently though, the prov/player ratio = 25, which may be too high. Placement would obviously be teams at either ends.
http://dom3maps.wikidot.com/system:aomogre
2. WOG Team Arena 1.3 - Enlarged version of World of Geometry. Looks like a large flower to me. Good for a land battle it looks like. Thanks Zeldor. I can easily place the vets at the center around the core and the noobs at the tips of the petals. Not much mystery. Prov/player ratio = 23 currently.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=652800
3. Planet Rorschach - Cleveland's interesting map. Seems to me more suited for a land battle with a central landmass and water on the fringes (kissed by Oceanus as it were). Also with vets in the center and noobs around the outside. Prov/player ratio = 20.
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showpost.php?p=677652
4. World of Geometry - Nice looking map, originally designed as a king of the hill type setup. Map is split in half by water with 10 land pocket starts. I could squeeze the 12 noobs into the 10 pockets I suppose and place the vets around the central core or one team on either side. Prov/player ratio = 18.
http://dom3maps.wikidot.com/system:worldofgeometry
5. World of Symetry - I think it is the ugliest of our choices so far but it will work. A bit smaller than WOG. Placement options would be similar to WOG. Prov/player ratio = 14.
http://dom3maps.wikidot.com/system:worldofsymetry