# Banned maps do not appear in 4vs4 team game **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Report a Bug\ **Created:** [August 13, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853 "2023-08-13T15:40:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nightfury8985/32/116748_2.png) [@NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/NightFury8985)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/1 "2023-08-13T15:40:56Z")
### ▶ GAME INFORMATION 👇 _These details are CRITICAL; DO NOT skip them or your issue may not be reviewed._ - **GAME BUILD #:** 90260 - **GAME PLATFORM:** Steam / Microsoft Store - **OPERATING SYSTEM:** Windows 11 ### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED 👇 Banned and preferred maps do not appear when somebody else is the party leader in a team game. I reposted this issues with new screenshots since this hasn’t been fixed for years ### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE 👇 _How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!_ - **100%** of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS) ### ▶ IMAGE Host screen: there’s clearly one banned map ![b](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/f/dfdf874effab32662250425d295303e11d80df5b.jpeg) My screen: it’s kind weird being the first in teams list of players. it should be the host. I can see 2 banned maps ![a](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/0/d0b5dd739d7e8d85b085dfec5464243be03d3df9.jpeg) Host screen during queue: there’re 4 banned map ![c](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/6/3650c5fdb729aa2e33c16828dbbcf31aac071e13.jpeg) My screen during queue: I can only see one banned map (nomad) ![e](https://forums.ageofempires.com/uploads/default/original/3X/7/8/782ef6492659b371b1e8edffe1fe6f31c5d264ea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nightfury8985/32/116748_2.png) [@NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/NightFury8985)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/2 "2024-05-14T14:38:54Z")
reminder to the devs still not fixed… ---
**Author:** ![NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nightfury8985/32/116748_2.png) [@NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/NightFury8985)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2024, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/3 "2024-05-22T10:51:26Z")
reminder to the devs still not fixed… ---
**Author:** ![NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nightfury8985/32/116748_2.png) [@NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/NightFury8985)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/4 "2025-02-06T10:48:32Z")
@IvanHCastro any update on this issue? ---
**Author:** ![IvanHCastro](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ivanhcastro/32/168630_2.png) [@IvanHCastro](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/IvanHCastro)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/5 "2025-02-06T14:47:24Z")
Hi @NightFury8985 Thanks for bringing this to us. I am not sure if I understand what you are reporting here. The issue is: a- I have maps selected as banned/preferred and those are not being respected when I am not the party leader b- I don’t see the same maps the party leader chose ---
**Author:** ![cmfrydos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/cmfrydos/32/184873_2.png) [@cmfrydos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/cmfrydos)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/6 "2025-02-09T15:50:43Z")
@IvanHCastro =\> b) You do not see the same maps (banned or preferred) that the party leader has selected. This is also not a niche issue, as it happens quite frequently. There is clearly a technical problem with how preferred and banned maps are communicated to non-party leader players. As a non-party leader, you can see when the leader selects bans and a favorite, but you can never be sure that these are the maps the leader has actually chosen. This discrepancy is a frequent topic when queueing with friends, as the maps shown as banned almost never match what is communicated over voice chat. [Note: a) “I have maps selected as banned/preferred and those are not being respected” is a different problem and only affects Unranked Quickplay to my knowledge (Issues: [Quick Play game on a banned map](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/quick-play-game-on-a-banned-map/132582) and [Map Ban System Failing in Quickplay Teamgame Matchmaking](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/map-ban-system-failing-in-quickplay-teamgame-matchmaking/269516))] ---
**Author:** ![cmfrydos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/cmfrydos/32/184873_2.png) [@cmfrydos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/cmfrydos)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/7 "2025-02-09T18:59:52Z")
This issue may be related: [Banned maps do not appear in team game](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-team-game/197737) ---
**Author:** ![NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nightfury8985/32/116748_2.png) [@NightFury8985](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/NightFury8985)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/8 "2025-03-12T13:43:35Z")
the issue is b. and it happens 100 percent of the time when playing 4vs4 ---
**Author:** ![cmfrydos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/cmfrydos/32/184873_2.png) [@cmfrydos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/cmfrydos)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/9 "2025-03-16T15:47:27Z")
Yes, this issue is not only easy to reproduce but also very obvious. It raises the question: do the developers regularly play multiplayer? If not, perhaps Microsoft should consider a weekly, paid gaming session. This could help ensure that bugs like these are identified and resolved within days rather than taking years. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ChristheCo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/christheco/32/28810_2.png) [@ChristheCo](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/ChristheCo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/banned-maps-do-not-appear-in-4vs4-team-game/236853/10 "2025-03-28T07:43:57Z")
Hello everyone, thanks a lot for bringing these issues to our attention, we are now tracking them. Have a great day