Nobody that plays competitive AoE2 uses the Official AOE Forums. Everyone is here. And you need to be signed in with a Microsoft account to participate. So when the map pool is available to vote on, literally 50 people in total vote.
We're stuck with the same maps over and over again. It's really bad especially for teams when playing 3v3 or 4v4. The only viable strategy is often to FC and then it comes down to Civs for late game.
I want more hybrid maps. I want more stuff like Team Moats or Nile Delta. I want weird and fun maps to theory craft.
My suggestion is (OPTION 1) to double or triple the size of the map pool. That's the easiest solution. More maps. More fun. Or (OPTION 2) show 5 random maps when you match up (always have Arabia or Arena in though) and have each player strike one until there's one map left. Then you play on that one. Or finally (OPTION 3) Allow the lobby browser to count towards your ranked game.
I like this option the least. But something needs to change. I want to play for elo. I want to play competitively, but for teams (3's mainly) it's so bad.
I CAN"T BE ALONE IN THIS RIGHT????
We're stuck with the same maps over and over again. It's really bad especially for teams when playing 3v3 or 4v4. The only viable strategy is often to FC and then it comes down to Civs for late game.
I want more hybrid maps. I want more stuff like Team Moats or Nile Delta. I want weird and fun maps to theory craft.
My suggestion is (OPTION 1) to double or triple the size of the map pool. That's the easiest solution. More maps. More fun. Or (OPTION 2) show 5 random maps when you match up (always have Arabia or Arena in though) and have each player strike one until there's one map left. Then you play on that one. Or finally (OPTION 3) Allow the lobby browser to count towards your ranked game.
I like this option the least. But something needs to change. I want to play for elo. I want to play competitively, but for teams (3's mainly) it's so bad.
I CAN"T BE ALONE IN THIS RIGHT????