Me and my friends are huge fans of Age of Empires 2. We all have over 2k hours in it, playing only 4v4 team games.
We dont like classic arabia style maps (there is usually at least 4 - 5 of those in recent map pools with more or less forests) with its archer/scout/knight meta.
We prefer what I would call a fully team game maps, where the entire team can actually play together (Coastal Forest, Lombardia, Scandinavia….) instead of 2v2 on each side on a standard maps.
Why is there not a rule to have at least one of these maps in each pool. And if not in pool, why cant we at least GOD DAMN VOTE FOR IT???
I am gonna let my words reflect my unbeliavable frustration with the way map pool is managed and how maps many of us dont want to play are literally forced down our throats.
What the hell is wrong with map pool that we cant even VOTE for a proper team game map? Why is there a selection of maps to vote for in the first place? Why not all of them? Why half of them are picked by developers. What the f is this totalitarian system where none of the options we would like to vote for is actually vote-able?
Are we the only ones to who this does not make any god damn sense? Are we the only group of friends who dont enjoy open arabia style maps with 2v2 on each side but still wanna play the game?
Stop forcing us to play maps we dont want to play. Let us quit this Age of Dodge phenomenon once and for all, and let us choose the god damn maps we wish to play in ranked games.Or at least consider the needs of the entire players base when it comes to voting.
Thank you for reading through my emotional dump. I am so frustrated and pissed by this I wanted to share it publicly. 