Map boundary - de_simpsons

[TeaLeaf]

After a hugely fun try out of the Simpsons map, here is my initial reading of the PCS map limits.  The limits mainly apply to the CTs as there are actually relatively few routes out of T spawn.

Simsons' House Bombsite:
CTs may not go into the sewers and may not enter the gaps in the fence at the rear of the house - being on the other side of the fence gives you a view of 50% of the T-spawn exits, so being able to shoot Ts down as they leave their own spawn is obviously unreasonable.

Mr Burns' Office Bombsite:
CTs have fewer restrictions here as I see it.  At the far end of the office (opposite the desk, window and trap-door floor) the corridor leads to a room with a hole in the floor looking down on the sewers.  CTs should not progress further down that route than the hole overlooking the sewer.  

The ring of corridors around the office are fair game for CTs however CTs should not advance so far as to get their feet wet in the sewers.  The corridors also lead to a coolant pool.  The routes leading from the pool are fine, but on now account should CTs go beyond the corridors into the alley at the rear, as this leads directly to T-spawn.

Once the bomb is planted then anything goes.....even three-eyed fish!  8O

Remember, a CT's job is to guard the bomb site so it's difficult to argue for wider CT discretion than above, despite the map's apparent T-bias.  

Apu's Final Thought
Personally I don't think the bias is quite as much as the forum postings indicate because people didn't know the map very well.  If you knew the map beforehand you had a significant advantage and this was what I think we saw last night on its premiere.  E.g. I was on T and knew the map - for the first 15 rounds or so I was doing a fair amount of guiding and it certainly seemed to flumox those on CT who didn't know the map.  Not knowing the map also led to several CTs not guarding the choke point entrances to the bomb sites.  If you sit on the bombsite it is MUCH more difficult to defend!

An enjoyable map though, let's hope we play it again otherwise I've just wasted my time  :lol:

Apu.