Is dome even used in ranked??

(Mc1412013) #1

41 matches and i have yet to see dome show up.

I see it listed but was it deemed that bad they took it out or just lucky i havent seen it yet

(K1X455) #2

increase in choke points = increase spawn camping

Salt inducing equation

Same as Terminal

(HammerOfDawn21) #3

I think a lot of people would have removed it from their preferred map list and when matchmaking picks 10 people even if one of them did not have it selected it goes out the window. It’s just a theory, maybe they removed it for good.

(GatoCommodore) #4

people dont like complicated map that allows them freedom of movement and approach

nono

they want a map that very linear so their movement in the map is restricted.

why are you agreeing with me?
linear map is bad and will lead to spawn camping

(ThunderZsolt) #5

I played one game on it this season out of ~30.

It is a decent map, but way too big for 5v5 - as the defenders you can’t set up your line of defense forward, because you risk the enemy just going the other way and delivering the 1st obj. -> attackers have an easy time.
The 2nd it is about the roof which covers both pylons, so the team timing the airstrikes better will get a hold of it. Not as bad as the end of Chapel, but still.
The 3rd is the really interesting one, with the option to close the doors and a lot of useful trickjumps.

@K1X455 Terminal is way worse IMO, it is super easy for the defenders to hold the area with the MG at the balcony, or even blow up the tunnel pump and spawncamp.
I’ve had multiple stopwatch games where both teams couldn’t get out of spawn. When it happens on both sides, it must be the map’s fault imo - and it looks like it will stay the same, because it got no update in the MOFO update

(frostyvampire) #6

Nobody likes Dome, most people (like me) completely remove it from their map queue.

It’s probably even rarer to get Dome in DB than cs_assault in csgo. The only way you will get Dome will be if you remove all the other maps from your map list and then search for at least 15 minutes for a match

(Brycko) #7

Had Dome once, actually turned out to be a nice match. But it’s too big for 5v5.

(LifeupOmega) #8

Way too big of a map for 5v5, you can just tell it was made for the 8v8 crowd.

(Postmann) #9

Not looking forward to when/if they add dockyards in, maybe it should only be put in 8v8 server slots or something.

(Amerika) #10

I think it was an attempt at making a bigger ET-style map. However, with how all the other maps play, it’s too big of a departure and quite sparse (like ET could be at times) which makes it feel weird and not appeal to people used to getting to action faster in regards to 5v5 play. And in 7v7 or 8v8 there are way too many angles to have to cover with that many players which makes it rather annoying as the map has a lot more vertical gameplay options you have to be aware of. Which, again, makes it not very appealing to some people who don’t mind or enjoy bigger games. The smaller maps might be more congested in 8v8 but at least you know where everyone is coming from most of the time. Not true in Dome.

So Dome ends up failing on a couple of different levels despite, IMO, being a fairly “good” map from a design perspective. It’s design just doesn’t fit DB all that well and it’s established gameplay compared to stock map expectations.

(GatoCommodore) #11

i havent played Enemy Territory before.

is the competitive match 5v5 too? with big maps?
that would be sweet

(Sithas) #12

[quote=“GatoCommodore;c-223156”]i havent played Enemy Territory before.

is the competitive match 5v5 too? with big maps?
that would be sweet[/quote]

They would laugh at 5vs5, 16vs16 was usually the lowest number servers had, the server i used to play on was even 32vs32. so yes big maps and a lot of bigger teams, as for competive i´m not to sure but i suspect it was 16vs16
Sadly enemy territory is as good as dead, with only few servers still onilne

(neverplayseriou) #13

et comp is 3v3 and 6v6 (and more alive than db comp cough cough).

(The_True_mo) #14

[quote=“GatoCommodore;c-223156”]i havent played Enemy Territory before.

is the competitive match 5v5 too? with big maps?
that would be sweet[/quote]

It was 6v6 like db should be. I also agree with what you wrote above.

(Press E) #15

I’ve played a few dome ranked matches. They’re usually pretty boring in 5v5, but they’re there none the less

The only map I’ve omitted is trainyard, can’t stand it.

(Postmann) #16

[quote=“GatoCommodore;c-223156”]i havent played Enemy Territory before.

is the competitive match 5v5 too? with big maps?
that would be sweet[/quote]

Maps werent too big, i think it was catered to 6v6 in comp though as far as i can remember anyway.

Im sure if you looked on youtube you could probably find some matches, Popular maps such as Goldrush, Frostbite, Special Delivery just to name a few.