MP Noobs vs. Vets, Game Over, Noobs are Victorious! Hail Noobs!

Trumanator · #1 January 23rd, 2009, 02:53 AM

the point of set starts is to avoid someone getting surrounded. Also, another problem with cradle is are the numerous chokepoints, it might be easy for the vets to fortify and weather the n00bs' assault.

Septimius Severus · #2 January 23rd, 2009, 03:07 PM

Yep, though chokepoints can work either way.

Voting will begin soon (check first post) once we get a few more vets to commit/signup. We can then proceed to nation selection.

rdonj · #3 January 23rd, 2009, 06:49 PM

I agree with Ironhawk. The noobs have the advantage early on due to numbers and cumulative income. The longer the game lasts, the better the vets chances of winning grow. So a map that provides strong defensive advantages and chokepoints will heavily favor the veteran team, and highly diminish the numerical advantage the noobs get. I think a map along the lines of orania with pre-set start locations is probably ideal for this setup, though certainly a random map could work also. Just as long as it is mostly open to prevent people from being boxed in and unable to fight the other team.

Septimius Severus · #4 January 24th, 2009, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rdonj

I agree with Ironhawk. The noobs have the advantage early on due to numbers and cumulative income. The longer the game lasts, the better the vets chances of winning grow. So a map that provides strong defensive advantages and chokepoints will heavily favor the veteran team, and highly diminish the numerical advantage the noobs get. I think a map along the lines of orania with pre-set start locations is probably ideal for this setup, though certainly a random map could work also. Just as long as it is mostly open to prevent people from being boxed in and unable to fight the other team.

Yep, having a balanced map with a decent defense would be key, what do you think of any of the others I listed on the main post? Alexander, Symmetry, Cradle?