Thoughts: Sniper only "Mountain Pass"

[Kiawud]

This is probably a stupid question, but what's the thought on a sniper only version of the "Mountain Pass" map?

I recently visited the sniper only "Bridge" map. I will admit that I have no understanding of what is required to establish a server and maintain a map. However, if the objective everyone is shooting for is to experience long range kills, it seems to me that the "Mountain Pass" scenario provides plently of long range kill potential.

Anyway, I was just wondering. :)

-Kiawud

[Vicky23]

That was one of our servers...our most popular one too..

[Dead Pygmie]

I'd like to see it up again.

[Mschadt]

I could make VII a Mountain pass server. If there are enough peps that want it.

[Shurijo]

I think it would be cool to have a server that rotates through all of the sniper maps (maybe call that server a special name, so others know what is going on, because I know some people don't like servers that rotate.)

I love playing the MP map, but lately I have began to learn the Bridge map and the River Basin is just too massive of a map (but it is still fun to play).

take care,
Shur

[Lonely]

I could make VII a Mountain pass server. If there are enough peps that want it.

That would be cool, but I like the River Basin map more. Mountain Pass is too cold and windy for me. hehe

Is it possible to go back to Version 1.4.0, cos most of the DoWs have this one.

[Mschadt]

Yes I like River Basin also but if enough people want Mountain Pass I will switch it. Would be nice to put the two on a rotate but that doesn't work too well. If some one could tell me how to make it work I would do that but I think in 1.4.0 rotating maps is hopeless.

It always has been running 1.4.0 in some way or another. I had both 1.3.0 and 1.4.0 running for awhile but 130 became infested with auto toting bunnies so I shut it down. -=DoW_VII=- = 129.7.144.249

[Lonely]

@Mschadt
Didn't know that this server was up. :-(

Maybe we should add a thread where all server owner put in their servers and IP adresses.

[Mschadt]

it's always been up just I keep changing the IP address and for some reason it doesn't list in the server list sometimes

[Lonely]

Oh ok.
Thanks.

[IsZi]

Mountain Pass is definitely a better sniper map to have on a server. Especially during the off hours.

Ever try to play River Basin, one-on-one? Nine times out of ten, unless you have some system set up with your OPFOR to help get a general idea where each other is, (i.e.: At 5 min, start firing at 10 sec intervals until one hears the other.) you're gonna run out of time. And that's not too short of a timer to wait on. The other one time out of ten, you end up just rushing suicidally out of frustration and find yourself getting killed rather quickly.

Mountain Pass, IMO, is probably the best map there is out there for sniper-only. Yes, both sides know exactly where each other is coming from (but when don't we), and yes there are many different routes/positions for either side to take up (such as in River Basin), but unlike River Basin, you can view a *very* large portion of the map from almost any given location in Mountain Pass. In River Basin, everything's pretty much at sea level or close thereof, and therefore your view of the battlefield is limited (although there isn't too much fog, compared to other maps.)

Summing it up:

Mountain Pass: ULTIMATE SNIPER MAP!!!
River Basin: Good map, but you gotta rush it a little too much to be able to do anything as a sniper. (Seems they made it a MILES map for a reason, eh?)

I'd like to see more maps like Mountain Pass. Mountain Ambush might be good for sniping too, but then again you still kinda run into the same problem you do with River Basin. Too much stuff at sea level, and too much stuff poking up in between. For a great sniper map in this game, you need wide open spaces with relatively few protrusions in the middle (with relatively small ground footpritns) and high-rises on the outsides. Semi-random spawn points would make things interesting too, but since this game is intended to be teamwork-oriented, that wouldn't be good for the game.

Just my two bucks.

[-(Oc)-Mavric]

River basion needs a lot of time if it is going to be used as a sniper map due to i's size but it is a much better map then all the others as a sniper map... If I has a sniper onlt map I would use RB but the time limit would be out around 15 min. When I played in DoW vii The assult were trying to get the objectives and that did help bring them to those areas so as defence you had an idea where they would end up. The offical SCI servers give this map 9:00 min for normal play, so sniper only needs more time for shure.

[IsZi]

And, maybe, allow objective completion? On all our other maps, it's not allowed, but I think with River Basin, it would definitely help with the time problem, eh?

[Mschadt]

Objectives would be fine by me after all it is defenses job to defend those spots. That would perhaps keep defense from advancing on the assault team. Also it's not like bridge where once you get there you win you have to stand there for a while and any defense sniper ought to be able to take you out in that time.

[Red Catcher 46]

Hey Troopies,

If we are voting on this, my vote will be for Mountain Pass and Bridge as our PREMIER Map servers. I have visited numerous other sniper only servers and there is always someone who asks me about when we will get -=DoW=- Mountain Pass back up. I have also noticed that a lot of the other servers have taken their 'Pass' off for some reason. I think we need to consider this strongly.

Red

[-(Oc)-Mavric]

I like both MP and RB as sniper only maps, bridge doesent seem like a good map for sniper only the army would never send a bunch of snipers in a confined area like the bridge map... The other 2 are a bit more realistic... :)

[Mschadt]

I have had mine set to mountain pass, river basin, and bridge. And bridge gets far more traffic than any other map.

[-(Oc)-Mavric]

Ya I know, I think a lot like it... but I just think it is unrealistic

[Shurijo]

I also like the MP the best.

I think on the River Basin, we should be allowed to get the objectives. This is the only way you can find out where the assualt and def forces are at. This map is so huge, I could wonder around for entire 10 minutes and not see anyone. But when assualt goes towards the objectives, both teams have a smaller playing area (although there is an incredibly large amount of space to manevuver around).

[deaths workers]

yes mount pass servers are the best... but the bridge is a good server 2
i liked it when all the servers where up.. put em all back up on mt pass well thats all i gota say....

[TR-JustinMc06-]

i put my server on Mountain pass for now, i might move it back to the bridge if it doesn't get any triffic on mountain pass. but it host 6, "-][HALO][- snipers only www.haloaa.cjb.net" u can just use your guys rules, we just have sniper only for the bridge made.

[DragonSeven]

Hey justin the last one is from one of my all time fav movies spoken by Angelina Joile to Nicholas Cage in "Gone in 60 Seconds" while in a stolen Red Hemi Baracuda if I'm not mistaken

[TR-JustinMc06-]

make any post about the "Guess the Quote" thing in public, "stuff"

there is sometime titled "Quotes"

[DragonSeven]

My bad sorry guys :oops: See my quote below...guess he was right

I know that Hellmaker had a sniper only server on mountain pass. It was great, only problem was not enough people knew about it. I see that alot of snipers love the bridge map because it is so much easier. The sniper only on mountain pass was one of the best games I have ever played

[-=DoW=- Dsotm]

But we have a mountain pass map - I play it daily.....?

ip: 129.7.144.249:1716

[Mschadt]

Ya this is just OLD thread that just won’t die... It dates back to when the guy that originally ran a DoW mountain pass server shut it down to run a DoW auto weapons cache

[TR-JustinMc06-]

ya, but now birddog is gone all together :( and i plan to put my server back up when i get i changed to were u can spawn with the sniper