I think the change in the map’s terrain is moreso the appeal - as it is currently I do not believe it belongs in ranked or at least in a separate queue / with these changes it would belong where it is now
People voted for it because they enjoy that aspect of it.
There definitely is an audience for unpredictable maps. It shouldnt be changed just because some other people dont like it. for those other people there’s always other maps in every map pool.
It can be chaotic and in the regular unranked lobby where players can enjoy it to their heart’s content - I understand it was voted for - I don’t see why it should reflect one’s elo as it stands of current
Sometimes the start is hard to manage and adjust to - the resources you can gather changing is fine, the scout changing not so much and an extra tc + another batch of vills is too much to properly micro at the start as far as a consistent build order/knowing when to go up, etc
It’s about as hard of a start as nomad in terms of how one needs to adjust even further from a regular starts perspective/ as of current I consider both to be separate game-modes rather than different maps to enjoy
I like it simply for the mega random map generator / it’s fun not knowing what the map looks like / not so much the extra tc and vills and an animal scout / and it does take more skill either way / knowing what to do with the randomly generated resources is a thing and I do like that
@HealFortress i think i get what you mean now.
You mean you do enjoy not knowing what kinda map you’re on when joining, but you dont enjoy possibly having a non-standard start.
That’s like a fair opinion, however i dont think it reflects that of the majority of MR fans, not even that of people who prefer it in ranked 1v1.
You might be interested in checking out a map called [Zetnus’s HyperRandom] on the mods tab. Iirc it is pretty much exactly what you want.