More skirmish random map options that aren’t hand-crafted, contrived map areas, and that look cool – borrowing more of the coolness in DLCs.
So:
- A lobby option:
Which type of map layout do you prefer?
[ X ] Natural / Organic, or
Unnatural perfect mirror world arenas (i.e., maps that would never occur in nature, but are good if you want equal map and resource location footing for each player)
- Maps that come with the new DLCs that greatly take advantage of the new graphic sets and environmental clutter. Not just a random red tree here, or a panda bear there. New trees and animals is just the tip of the iceberg of what could be made for random maps with new DLCs.
I heard in the early 2000s, AoE expansion packs would bring new random maps along with them that totally utilized the new assets. Even if it didn’t, it’s a missed opportunity, because “new factions and campaigns” mean virtually nothing to some players, like me. (I don’t play campaigns, and I play the same civ every time. I’m happy you get enjoyment from the DLCs, though.)
When is the last time you saw random maps in the base game + DLCs that look like this:
(forum issue means it won’t let me post any more image examples here)
As noted here:
… And where random maps included in the base game + DLCs don’t look like hand-sculpted arena mirror worlds 99% of the time:
As noted here: