DECISION: 2020

[879m]

gotta go with the new, remember how epic oreotopolis was last toth? people would love it if in the middle of the race you had to climb highertower.

[HyperDan]

and people thought I was weird for making a map with baqu last 3 times in a row bruh.

For real though, tev's comment about people coming for rocket jumping then getting dumb strafing is correct. I think we should mostly focus on actual jumping, then maybe have a few (not a lot) strafe based jumps in there as part of the map

[pants]

 

[gibus]

Honestly i think a gimmick map would be a really good idea as long as its not just strafey bonus types jumps (some would be fine) and i dont think showcasing it with a race.  Races are just really unfun to watch imo because theres always camera trouble.

Yeah not to derail the thread but I never really understood the whole "racing" format; it feels like half race and half showcase since they only show one POV at a time. I think we should either use an actual race format where people can tell what's going on (split screen to show both POVs simultaneously), or single player showcases (IIRC this is what they did for surf last year).

[Waldo]

Given that airpogo is really just not that fun to watch (and not very impressive looking unless you're also a good jumper), this sounds like a great idea for a demo map for ToTH.

Maps where the goal of a speedrun is very smooth movement through tight spaces are only really appreciated for demo though. Most people like watching the good soupcan/zike runs on old maps, but there's a reason that nobody's run jump_eight for 3 months.

I think a traditional soldier collab alongside a "strafe-heavy" demo collab could be really fun.

[Boshy]

Honestly i think a gimmick map would be a really good idea as long as its not just strafey bonus types jumps (some would be fine) and i dont think showcasing it with a race.  Races are just really unfun to watch imo because theres always camera trouble.

Yeah not to derail the thread but I never really understood the whole "racing" format; it feels like half race and half showcase since they only show one POV at a time. I think we should either use an actual race format where people can tell what's going on (split screen to show both POVs simultaneously), or single player showcases (IIRC this is what they did for surf last year).

surfers had multiple cams at the same time, we could have that if people can figure out how to set it up

[donuttt]

That doesn't seem impossible, I think toth has a couple observers but obviously it would have to be communicated in advance.

[qzc]

A map based around the shovel/bottle might be fun for pubbers since it's something they can relate to. You could have targets and pumpkin bombs in the air or something that you have to melee. Or maybe a break the targets section like in smash bros. Sell it like a market garden training map.

I remember showing bhop_rpg to exile a long time ago and the idea of a dating sim style jump map came up. Might be something funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5xbYo5GFr8

[Exile]

A map based around the shovel/bottle might be fun for pubbers since it's something they can relate to. You could have targets and pumpkin bombs in the air or something that you have to melee. Or maybe a break the targets section like in smash bros. Sell it like a market garden training map.

I remember showing bhop_rpg to exile a long time ago and the idea of a dating sim style jump map came up. Might be something funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5xbYo5GFr8

yea exactly this kind of stuff would be amazing for a toth stream

[tyjle]

Honestly i think a gimmick map would be a really good idea as long as its not just strafey bonus types jumps (some would be fine) and i dont think showcasing it with a race.  Races are just really unfun to watch imo because theres always camera trouble.

Yeah not to derail the thread but I never really understood the whole "racing" format; it feels like half race and half showcase since they only show one POV at a time. I think we should either use an actual race format where people can tell what's going on (split screen to show both POVs simultaneously), or single player showcases (IIRC this is what they did for surf last year).

Not to mention the fact that the commentary for the races has been consistently boring