# Suggestions for new maps for map pool next month **URL:** \ **Category:** II - Discussion\ **Created:** [May 12, 2020, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138 "2020-05-12T15:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/22 "2020-07-21T13:27:37Z")
I thougth i read DM has now its own map pool. I looked in game: No it didnt. They just have the same as RM… Only thing that changed is that you can have different bans for RM and DM. ---
**Author:** ![Davyman3583](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/davyman3583/32/135864_2.png) [@Davyman3583](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Davyman3583)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2020, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/23 "2020-07-21T13:50:41Z")
From what I understand the changes aren’t in the map selection but in the scripting, so in dm there isn’t sheep and boars, for instance. I think that’s what they mean by considering the specifics of particular game modes (didn’t check it, though). ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/24 "2020-07-22T14:24:43Z")
Dont know what happend, but know i do see different maps for DM. They arent the same as for RM. ---
**Author:** ![Kuoting](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/kuoting/32/131625_2.png) [@Kuoting](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Kuoting)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/25 "2020-07-23T07:33:30Z")
> [@WoodsierCorn696](#): > > I really like the recent changes to the map: > > - Voting for the map pool, so we have some influence on the maps in the map pool. > - Different maps for RM and DM (since the new patch today!). > > I still just miss one thing: > I hope that the map pool is influenced by the ongoing tournaments, so i hope the devs pick some of those as their picks in the map pool or they just add some of the maps of the ongoing tournaments into the polls. > > A slightly second point: I think 2 weeks is pretty quick. Not every one plays this game every day for some hours. Sometimes you dont have a change to play all maps in a map pool and the map pool will already be changed. Also playing a map just once isnt enough for having a solid build for that map. You really need to play a map sometimes to get used to it. I would suggest changing the frequency to 3 or even 4 weeks for every map pool. I usually only play a few hours on weekends. Two weeks are totally fine to me. It is not too long and not too short. I like this change. I have some other requests about the poll : 1. Please don’t pin anything. Just let people be able to vote multiple maps. If people love Arabia or Blackforest , they will vote themselves. 2. The 4 maps decided by the devs should contain at least 1 open map, 1 close map, 1 hybrid map and 1 water/migration map. And devs decided map should be diffetent every rotation. 3. Let people have more choices. Bring all the standard maps in the archive into the poll. 4. Let people vote in the game. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![UnhandyHydra283](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/unhandyhydra283/32/29292_2.png) [@UnhandyHydra283](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/UnhandyHydra283)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/26 "2020-07-23T08:43:30Z")
It’s fine as it is. Pinned maps are there because they would get chosen by players anyway and those who would vote for them can now vote for other maps. Pinned maps, dev choices and community choices are in a good balance and this is the closest you can get to please the majority of players. ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/27 "2020-07-23T08:52:39Z")
Yeah, i really like this system. We all know what to expect. There are some fixed maps, we already know the choices of the devs and given all that info, we are allowed to pick the last 3 maps. Only thing i hope it that they dont stop with the standard maps, currently in the poll, but also branch out to other community made maps of ongoing tournaments for example. ---
**Author:** ![Kuoting](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/kuoting/32/131625_2.png) [@Kuoting](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Kuoting)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/28 "2020-07-23T09:56:39Z")
> [@UnhandyHydra283](#): > > It’s fine as it is. Pinned maps are there because they would get chosen by players anyway and those who would vote for them can now vote for other maps. How can you be so sure? If what you think is true, the result will be unchanged giving people addtional votes and unpin the pinned maps. So you don’t need to worry about it at all. But what if it is not true? There are indeed many people love Blackforest, but many of them stay in the lobby and only play with friends. And there are also many people dislike this map. If we really bring Blackforest in the poll as an option, I think the result might be interesting… ---
**Author:** ![Davyman3583](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/davyman3583/32/135864_2.png) [@Davyman3583](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Davyman3583)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/29 "2020-07-23T10:11:53Z")
You still want to maintain some level of competetiveness in the map pool. I’m also pretty sure that arabia will always be voted in but even the option of not having it in the map pool will be scary enough to set it fix there. Imagine the drama happening if ara wasn’t in the pool. If the devs want to keep pro players (and a lot of others in the community) on their side, they have to make sure people can play ara. This was one of the main reasons why they introduced the prefered map option, to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/30 "2020-07-23T10:24:59Z")
> [@Kuoting](#): > > How can you be so sure? Proved by the history of the game and the many requests for more Arabia games at this forum. ---
**Author:** ![Kuoting](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/kuoting/32/131625_2.png) [@Kuoting](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Kuoting)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/31 "2020-07-23T11:40:20Z")
> [@WoodsierCorn696](#): > > Proved by the history of the game and the many requests for more Arabia games at this forum. It could just be a vical minority which can’t prove anything. Even if we really lose Arabia for two weeks, it is not the end of world. We still have Ghost lake and Valley…🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/32 "2020-08-25T09:25:11Z")
I think the current way the map pool is made, makes it a good map pool. I would still suggest some other changes as well: - I would love to see some maps from ongoing tournaments in the current map pools. Maybe as picks from the devs or otherwise as part of the voting poll, so we can vote for those maps. - I see still no voting for DM, why dont we have voting for DM? I am not really into DM, so i dont really care about the second point. ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/33 "2020-09-09T21:39:26Z")
Again the devs missed the opportunity to use some tournament maps in the map pool. Microsoft is even the big sponsor of KotD3. Why dont they use KotD3 Arabia as replacement of the current Arabia in the map pool during the event? ---
**Author:** ![FurtherLime7936](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/furtherlime7936/32/113417_2.png) [@FurtherLime7936](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/FurtherLime7936)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/34 "2020-09-10T01:55:42Z")
Not sure but would be good to add at least one real world map? ---
**Author:** ![Nheltarion](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/nheltarion/32/31803_2.png) [@Nheltarion](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Nheltarion)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2020, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/35 "2020-09-10T07:40:35Z")
No, they are way too big and certain spawn are unfaor compare to the others ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/36 "2020-09-25T19:12:17Z")
The devs still miss the opportunity to add tournament maps to the map pool. To me it seems like a popular request. I see many other threads about this subject too. ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/37 "2020-12-09T11:58:58Z")
Recent months we have seen the same maps in the map pool over and over again. There arent much surprises anymore. I would love to some new maps in the next months again. I really like the idea of putting maps from ongoing tournaments into the map pool. And other idea is to have a monthly map contest. We as players can vote on those custom maps and the winner will become part of the map pool. For the voting on the map pool itself i would suggest putting this into the game and make it hidden. This way everyone is able to vote (not only those with an account here) and you cant really vote strategically. ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/38 "2021-05-15T21:39:12Z")
Recently we got new maps. Are these maps clones of tournament maps? Or are the completely new? I really hope the devs will put great maps from ongoing tournaments into the game and also into the map pool. ---
**Author:** ![DarthPyro4335](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/darthpyro4335/32/77712_2.png) [@DarthPyro4335](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/DarthPyro4335)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/39 "2021-05-16T01:14:20Z")
> [@WoodsierCorn696](#): > > Recent months we have seen the same maps in the map pool over and over again. There arent much surprises anymore. You are right, Arabia, Arena and hideouts at least need to be swapped out ---
**Author:** ![FadedFriend2906](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/fadedfriend2906/32/49875_2.png) [@FadedFriend2906](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/FadedFriend2906)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/40 "2021-05-16T02:06:45Z")
Tournament maps are really fun most of the time, im very glad they added some compies of some tournament maps into the game over time, and i’d love to see more! ---
**Author:** ![WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/woodsiercorn696/32/29332_2.png) [@WoodsierCorn696](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/WoodsierCorn696)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2021, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138/41 "2021-06-25T09:38:25Z")
I heard that many of the RBW maps will make it to DE as official maps (people have seen this in the PUP). It would be great if we can also play these maps in the ranked EW queue which will happen in the next patch. That sounds really great to me. Maybe these RBW maps for EW are also great for 1v1s. It would be great if we can vote for these maps as well in RM ranked for that reason. If the devs are really adding these maps to the EW map pool, then they seems to finally listen to this suggestion 🙂 [Previous page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/suggestions-for-new-maps-for-map-pool-next-month/82138.md?page=1)