[JBird]

Ydiss i couldnt agree with you more...i just downloaded Russia, the supposed winning tdm map. All i can say is, whoever voted this map number 1 had to be on drugs. First of all, the map offers nothing except empty boring 2 strory buildings. It is ridiculously small!!!! Omg! I was just in it by myself to test it out but, i think it would be horrendous for gameplay, basically a smaller gayer stalingrad where you cant see shit, and probably get killed if you stepped outside a building. This map is HORRENDOUS! Comeon what were these people thinking? No texturing, no originality, no creativity, i dont see how this was even in the top 5. I know if aa.com had a map contest this peice of crap would definately stayed far away from first place.

On a lighter note, i also tried "the secret lab". This map on a textural scale and originality scale was in my opinion pretty well done. First of all, i give the map author good marks on textural originality for his backround. I have never seen a backround like this yet, if you let go the bad pixelation of the mountains and kind of just glance at it-the feeling that your in a mountain valley is noticed. Also, the rooms are very well detailed, the best ive seen so far in a mp map. However, the maps most important feature, playability---i.e. how fun it is to play----goes way down. The map is way way to open giving virtually no cover between the gatehouse and the actual "lab" complex at the other end. I can just imagine how impossible it would be to try to run across from that side with such skilled ckr players with bar/stg just picking you off with ease. Another problem, the map is tiny. its basically a large rectangle, offering no places to hide. These map voters should have looked at the outstanding maps such as thunder, or for me personally i enjoy hitlers farm for playability....also the new lolv2 map rocks as well.
All in all i am disapointed and stunned that these two maps could be thought of by people as good....maybe they just didnt have entries or access to the wonderful maps here at aa.com hehe.