Map Preview Venom

[The Fated Fire]

Venom
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Asymmetrical 2v2 arena with acid routes and multiple portals. Venom features a mix of extreme verticality and overlap with a classic CE arena feel. Gameplay is dynamic, frantic, and acrobatic, requiring quick decision making and total map knowledge to outsmart enemy players, hold key lines of sight, and control portal movement.

Acid Pit

• -25% shield decay
• Speed boost visual effect

Recharge Station

• 25% shield generation up to 2x Overshield
• 50% damage resistance
• 3 second delay before shield generation if player enters the station after taking weapon damage
• Overshield visual effect

Weapons and Power-Ups

• Rocket Launcher (180s) – 0 spare clips
• Sniper Rifle (120s) – 0 spare clips
• Speed Boost (120s)
• Conc Rifle (90s) – 0 spare clips
• Needler (60s) – 1 spare clips
• Plasma Pistol (60s) – 1 spare clips

Screenshots:
*Speed boost effect enabled for screenshots
*Overhead: http://i3.minus.com/ibwD6PRYjRhUbx.jpg

 

[RogerDodger]

By 50% damage resistance, you're saying the player takes more damage if they're standing in the recharge zone?
On another note: referring to the fourth picture, I find that rock phased through the ramp up and upper level to be lazy cover that is probably unnecessary.

 

[a Chunk]

By 50% damage resistance, you're saying the player takes more damage if they're standing in the recharge zone?

50% damage resistance means that a player in that zone will take half as much damage as they would normally.

 

[RogerDodger]

50% damage resistance means that a player in that zone will take half as much damage as they would normally.

You sure? I think it's the other way around...
If one has half the resistance, they have twice the vulnerability.
Besides, it wouldn't make sense for a recharge zone to make a person even more resilient to damage. People would just camp it.

 

[a Chunk]

You sure? I think it's the other way around...
If one has half the resistance, they have twice the vulnerability.
Besides, it wouldn't make sense for a recharge zone to make a person even more resilient to damage. People would just camp it.

Quite sure. Damage resistance increases a players resistance to damage.

Edit: Nevermind, I was totally wrong.

 

[The Fated Fire]

By 50% damage resistance, you're saying the player takes more damage if they're standing in the recharge zone?
On another note: referring to the fourth picture, I find that rock phased through the ramp up and upper level to be lazy cover that is probably unnecessary.

Yes, 50% damage resistance = 2x as vulnerable. Player vulnerability is key to balancing Overshield generation. Risk versus reward.

Regarding your second observation, the rock is not lazy cover. Lazy cover is defined as one dimensional / single purpose non-structural geometry that functions exclusively as cover. That rock serves as interactive multiple purpose geometry (cover, power position, peek shotting, head glitch) that players can use effectively to gain the upper hand on their opponent. Player interaction with that particular rock increases the combat skill gap in that area of the map significantly. The rock geometry also serves to successfully interfere with the LoS cutting through the middle structure, and in addition blocks the LoS from top gold through the back flank route, providing flanking players more options through geometry interaction while approaching the power position.

You need to look at all geometry in context of the surrounding lines of sight, player interaction, and thematic piece usage. Had that rock been inaccessible to players, say placed at a much higher coordinate and limited to functioning solely as cover, then it would be classified as lazy cover.