Jager Meisters 47 SAT 2ND APR 12PM PDT 3PM EDT 8PM BST

Reviews

I managed to join at the end of the 1st playlists so here's some quick reviews from a thoroughly enjoyable night

[LTS] 4 Stages of DOOM by rodo77
One of my favourite LTS, especially as I like 4 teamed matches. There's 2 ways between levels allowing for flanking and other sneaky tactics. A relatively simple set-up with pistols for mid-range battles, shotguns for close quarters and tear gas to prevent too much camping. A easy map to get your head round where teamwork is essential to grabbing victory. No improvement suggestions from me.

Lucky Tree Circuit Deux by jimbob9699
Back around the Casino we go in this familiar track, with the added bonus of a bridge. For once I managed to keep pace with the leaders in this one and, as usual, the propping is exemplary. The exit from the bridge is slightly overly jump, perhaps this could be smoothed with some low construction barriers creating a smooth curve rather than the more hazardous (particularly if this was in contact) mini-jump? Except for that minor niggle this was nailed on perfection.

Saving private Ryan #RVBB by felipesilver
The initial battle is utterly fantastic resembling a landing party extremely well as one team swims in vs a highly powered set of defenders.

Round 1 - The defenders eventually won the initial battle and grabbed a couple of bags from some determined actors. They seemed a bit OP to me, perhaps a few could have less lives so the field thins a bit as the battle goes on, they seemed all be set to infinite respawns(?). After we died HiddenSaint, from the other team sneaked in to grab the unguarded bags from our base and make the quick journey to deliver. Having a (low-powered) defender actor to prevent this kind of tactic would be big help as organising a 2nd wave should be advantageous - but not quite so much. 

Round 2 - Realising what tactic worked in the last round me, hep and jager, rodo and mrmellow all formed the 2nd wave attack grabbing a easy victory. When I did respawn in part 2 it was a frustrating spawn kill + OP weapons experience. There's a few high props that overlook the respawn location making spawn killing just that bit too easy, with too many RPGs and Grenade Launchers(?) placed making for a "screen shake" nightmare. This DM arena definitely needs some work - a bigger area with better covered respawns and less explosives. 

Round 3 - I out-waited the 2nd attack becoming a 2nd wave of defenders - patience really wins out in this one   A few more defenders also survived to pick off Cypher as we grabbed a late case to win. 

$-Gillette Walls by seineone
Great build - I ended up in a Entity last time I played and loathed it; in the right car this time I loved it! Quite tough stunts but all well built - didn't manage a clean lap but that was due to driver error rather than any design flaws. The race is kept short keeping the stunts as the centrepiece attraction of the race. Again no suggestions from me, another flawless build. 

! JGR13 Fast and Furious by jager1381
1 capture vehicle, 1 target score and 1 life. I think the initial capture is well made and, although quite simple, produces some great battle. I'd prefer some traffic as battling on a empty road feels a little plain from a drivers perspective - I want to have to weave in and out of traffic while shooting at that g'damn truck. 1 round of 8 minutes makes the secondary DM rather academic - the capture vehicle is almost certain to be delivered by then. I'd make this with a target score of 2 meaning the DM would potentially have some importance. 

The DM itself is a underwater melee - not my cup of tea in all honesty but it does the job. A simple gun battle in a carpark perhaps would suit the Fast and Furious theme better - maybe throw in some supercars and pen in the arena? Good job but it feels improvable to me. 

LTS: Love The Scrapyard by coachwargo
Another LTS without being "X vs Y" - what's this doing in GTA!   It was refreshing to play a "DM style" LTS with limited propping and simplistic design. It seems well balanced with plenty of opportunities to flank the opposition. For a 30 player LTS there's a real scarcity of weapons and I felt some areas of the LTS were a little difficult to navigate. Slightly more props to bring the roofs into play a bit more and signs to help navigate would also be a nice addition to this imo. 

The Sandy Carousel by teddywd6
A very familiar area but the 2 bridges add some much needed interest to this.
+ - There's a lot of niggles with the propping - the inside props used throughout (slanted sleepers) aren't really to my taste but I guess are OK.
- - The red plastic barriers at CP 10 aren't though - entirely obscured by the bush here which makes a nice enough "soft" apex marker anyway.
+ + The bridges are smooth enough and add some extra interest to a rather dull area. 
+ - The outside fruit stands are placed the wrong way - meaning drivers will hit and dislodge random fruit rather than bouncing off the kinder smooth side. 
- - CP 11 to 12 needs to be marked better. Outside propping is needed to guide players into CP 12 and/ or CP 11 should be 3 chevrons. The same is true of CP 16 to 17 where, although outside props are used they are placed straight whereas they should curve round to direct players better. 
= = Despite a lot of niggles with this one I really enjoyed it getting a 1:54 something lap time - around 1.5 seconds ahead of most although ArytonSenna got a 1:52 Without the issues this would of been easily my favourite of the night. 

[PS4] Arched by some12hate
Oddly compelling straight line arrangement with the containers allowing for flanking. Another good example of simple being best - it doesn't need any gimmicks to make for excellent gameplay. 

Thanks to jager1381 for hosting and organising as always!