Time to crop down the size of the bigger maps?

[Kazaa]

Honestly, they are way too big for the amount of people who populate them at off peak hours! So boring!

Also, what's up with having Tagma in both Blue and Orange? Worse map ever!

HTC, please, it's time for a change.

[batch]

so then you would suggest what exactly to happen during peak hours?    even on the large maps during peak hours there are those who complain about too many people.........so we should shrink the maps and increase the hordes?

As far as Tagma goes............ perhaps not the worst ever...... but I agree its a horrible map......... and for some reason that map is the worst on frame rates for everyone

every time we have it I spend most of my day listening to people complain about FR

[LLogann]

Maps are too small, maps are too big, maps are too small, maps are too big.......

The only thing to do would be have Orange but large and Blue be small or viceversa.  Other then that what do you really think can be done?

[hlbly]

I liked it when one was small one was large .

[bj229r]

Even at peak EST last night, 90% of the people aloft were crammed into 6-7 sectors, and every 5 min I heard adverts for yet another NOE into one of the 'less-populated' areas. The latter makes it annoying, as large groups of people stomp around the map, and largely avoid each other. I wish we had Mindanao back, without the huge expanse of water in the west

[Max]

Haven't maps always been player generated? Maybe someone could create a "MamaBear" map...not too big; not too small.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Solution is simple: Have one arena with a smaller map and cap it permanently to 250 players.

Then when numbers grow large the second arena with a bigger map can be filled up and small map players still get an enjoyable experience.

[Lusche]

LWO only big maps, LWB only small ones.

I've been lobbying for that setup for a long time now. 

[TW9]

Honestly, they are way too big for the amount of people who populate them at off peak hours! So boring!

Also, what's up with having Tagma in both Blue and Orange? Worse map ever!

HTC, please, it's time for a change.

ever since the split arena's i've felt they should have cut down on map size... i think they're too big even for peak times.

[Lusche]

ever since the split arena's i've felt they should have cut down on map size... i think they're too big even for peak times.

Does nobody remember that they did?

We had small maps only for about a year or so  after the main arena split.

And there were many, many complaints about it. (From me too )

Give people a choice, give the two LW arenas a distinct feature that sets them apart without changing any arena settings: LWO large maps, LWB small ones. 

[Delirium]

LWO only big maps, LWB only small ones.

I've been lobbying for that setup for a long time now. 

That makes two of us.

[DadRabit]

i agree with u on that lushe.  i do believe though that the larger arena would be the most popular/populated but cap would then come into play which would force you to log into the smaller arena.  but as long as i've been playing wth caps, i've never had to wait more than 5 minutes to log into the arena i wanted to go too.  i like the bigger maps   

[Ghastly]

I don't think it matter's too much how large the maps are - people still play seem to play about the same.

Generally, regardless of map size, when I sign in there are always 2 to 3 places where everyone elects to engage enemy forces, and that's where everyone is. It doesn't matter how large or small the map is outside of the 2 to 3 areas, and except for the occasional solitary porker/bomber, the rest of the map is pretty much ignored. With one exception: bigger maps make it easier for those who enjoy them to do sneak NOE's and to conduct a "ground war" while generally avoiding much of a fight.

I'm just happy when I sign in and find the the fighting to be relatively balanced - too much of the time I sign into an arena to find that there only the 2 active areas per side - and one is 80% of one of side's forces against 20% of the other side defending as best they can against overwhelming odds, while across the map you see the remaining 80% of that side's forces whomping on 20% of the third side, with the only thing that changes being which chess pieces are involved at the third corner of the arena.  

That's why I like having two arenas available.  If you aren't up to being on the short side of a sustained 4 on 1 - but don't enjoy being one of the 4 on the other side of the map where the bulk of your countrymen are, then much of the time the other arena is the only real choice.

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[Dadsguns]

I don't think it matter's too much how large the maps are - people still play seem to play about the same.

Generally, regardless of map size, when I sign in there are always 2 to 3 places where everyone elects to engage enemy forces, and that's where everyone is. It doesn't matter how large or small the map is outside of the 2 to 3 areas, and except for the occasional solitary porker/bomber, the rest of the map is pretty much ignored. With one exception: bigger maps make it easier for those who enjoy them to do sneak NOE's and to conduct a "ground war" while generally avoiding much of a fight.

I'm just happy when I sign in and find the the fighting to be relatively balanced - too much of the time I sign into an arena to find that there only the 2 active areas per side - and one is 80% of one of side's forces against 20% of the other side defending as best they can against overwhelming odds, while across the map you see the remaining 80% of that side's forces whomping on 20% of the third side, with the only thing that changes being which chess pieces are involved at the third corner of the arena. 
That's why I like having two arenas available.  If you aren't up to being on the short side of a sustained 4 on 1 - but don't enjoy being one of the 4 on the other side of the map where the bulk of your countrymen are, then much of the time the other arena is the only real choice.

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This has always been a problem.  Having just two sides would probably alleviate it but what other issues will it bring ......

[Sc00ter]

Can someone make the towers a little more roomy and how about a latte machine. If its not too much to ask could you make the clock digital I can't read an analog clock.