Well, this post was gonna happen someday, whether by me or someone else. Let me deduce this really quickly.
Both Skyhigh & Reservoir are old maps, and are very boring looking maps. They could use a face-lift of some sort, whether is commissioning entirely new versions (again, likely not of server interest) or something else, I dont know.
These maps are old, like very old. Sky-High Resort is 9 years old which is of course, going to be outdated with the updates we've been getting but it is still an overall good map, the only thing that needs changing really is the drop spot when you fall down to prevent center camping, good map though.
Reservoir.. I cannot even find how old this map is, but it was first seen in 2021 based off of teamwork.tf, so this map is REALLY recent, 2 years recent. As I believe which has been said, and I completely agree with 10k Cold Knights here, Reservoir could only need a cosmetic update. Other than that, there are a few minor things that can be updated, but not majorly.
Sky-high just needs a entire rework for BLW servers. Considering how different people play in BLW compared to other VSH servers, Skyhigh just isn't very popular with most people because it's kinda crammped, a little more difficult to play on some classes, and so on and so fourth
I agree that Sky-High Resort does need its glory of being changed to be better updated to what the current situations are, but to call the map unpopular it like saying reservoir is unpopular because it's too big and can lead to stalling. The map size is great for faster rounds and excellent teamplay which happens more than you can know.
I have had no trouble playing any class as well as anyone that has played that map which I am sure most of, if not all of the regulars and newer players that indeed keep coming back to enjoy the map and players. You really only see rage-quits from people falling to their death, being killed by the train (guilty here), or dying by Hale.
I'd rather get a community vote here on this map because, in my honest opinion, the only thing that needs to be updated is the center point spawn point to be random, otherwise the map, which has been up for 9 years, is great to play and get started with.
like the "water tanks" near cargo
If you're talking about the water tank nearest to the Hale spawn, there is NOTHING wrong with that other than you can get inside of it and shoot out of it, but that's my opinion. If you are talking about the giant water tank on the Red side, there isn't an issue with this other than with a certain rtd,
cough Tiny Mann
cough cough, you can get outside of the map with.
main building entrance which if you go into the creases cause you to get stuck
Again, you cannot get stuck there, you can get out of there by jumping in a certain spot or moving around if this is the place near the water behind that machine. This is not an issue.
that doorway near red spawn shack which for some reason isn't clipped right and requires you to crouch half the time to get in.
This is ONE problem with the map and has lead to several deaths (Many times for me).
Would I wish this fixed, yes, do I see people complaining about this, no, how many people are used this this spot by now, just about everyone.
Sky-high as I already said needs a entire rework (which isn't in the servers interest probably), it's a little too small (but shouldn't be expanded to retain its uniqueness)
Like I've said, Sky-High Resort is a great map and the only thing that really needs changing is that center point spot because that map is a great size for the number of people that join on the daily. Do I think the map is too small, not really to the point it needs to be enlarged and given a new meaning to delaying rounds like Reservoir can do at times.
Again, a community vote would suffice.
hot air balloon being more annoying than anything else
I.. don't think the balloon is an annoyance, more like a utility that rarely gets used properly or is mainly used by people who aren't going to fight the Hale and wait all game to do nothing and die. When the balloon is stationary, it can either become a blockade for escaping a rage by dancing around it or block sightlines from sniper tower, but that last one is not an issue enough to warrant a response. When the balloon is in the air, it allows high mobility classes a way to land safely or take a breather, even a Hale player can find this useful. There are other times where classes that don't have mobility can use it to get to high ground or force the Hale to come at them while in the balloon.
Purely objective, everyone has their own reasonings, but I just don't understand this part.
Now, I expect this post to be quoted and equally deduced, but I just want to understand your viewpoints better and see what I cannot see through your eyes.
What does everyone else think?
