Authors:
Bartoge, Prod

Map Name:
Desistance

Map Canvas:
Sandbox

Map Size:
Medium

Player Count:
4-10

Supported Gametypes:
Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, Oddball, Team Slayer, Territories

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Description:

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Desistance was started about 1 year ago. I designed it on sketchup and asked MultiLockOn to forge it. He did a decent job, but never finished it. After a while, I took matter into my own hands. I started forging it myself, but still wanted somebody’s help. Luckily I found Prod, who did a great deal of forging and great to start testing sessions with. We managed to finish the map in about a week, and then after about 2 weeks of testing, Desistance is here, and you are lucky enough to have found it.

Desistance is a medium sized map, located on the main floor of Sandbox. It spans across its entire length, making it quite long, and can fit anywhere from 4 to 10 people. Let me say that that number is real. You can play a 2v2 and it will be just as good as a 5v5, similar to Guardian. Desistance is suited for Team Slayer, Multi Flag, KOTH, and Territories, but several people and I agree that it works best for Team Slayer, Multi Flag, and Territories. And for those that want a weapons list:

Desistance got part of its design from Orbital. It started with 2 main paths. It would be very much like 2 L’s, where one was upside down. If you are musically inclined and have ever read sheet music, it would be similar to the symbol for a natural note. One of the pathways would be on the ground, while the other would be one floor up, and they would connect at 3 places, one of them being the bases. As time progressed and the map was being forged for the first time, I found it necessary to add a 3 path. That path is the tunnels that everyone loves so much. Then with a few more changed, like swithing wedge larges to wedge huges to decrease the angle of some ramps, and the removal of the roof, to make an open ceiling map, the majority of Desistance was done. However, once again gameplay wasn’t perfect, and we changed the center piece to allow for more balanced gameplay. Everything, from the height of a railing, to timing of grenades, to the angling of spawn points has been designed and tested to perfection, so I hope you enjoy it. Before we go on, the design section wouldn’t be anything if I didn’t compare the map to the sketchup.

Layout image with weapon and spawn locations