VANQUISH #46 MAY 15

Live Review:

Firetruck Mistress by juicy
A nice enough Demo Derby arena with a RPG platform to centralise the action (although this isn't referenced in the description so only those who'd play the job before knew it was there in round 1) that can only (as far as I can see) be accessed with the Zentorno. Once someone makes it to the RPG the games as good as over. Personally I'd suggest some more (easier to get to) platforms to counter the RPG a bit and add more variety to game play (like with sniper platforms for some of the other half loops) with a shorter round length.

Sniper by qo8op
Nice pure sniper orientated concept well executed with side facing blocks acting as a fence to shoot through. The only real problem was the decent possibility of being insta-killed by someone who happens to spawn in quicker, moving the spawns out to the sides and probably further forward (thus making the angle narrower) would counter that without having to resort to adding props that people would undoubtedly use for camping.

Run and Touch the Town by @whiteknight774
Run to the tower...first one to touch it (and get in a tank) wins. Simple. There's not a lot to this and it's not balanced either as one (or 2?) team(s) has easier access to the stairs leading to the top of Maze bank. Short, snappy and decent enough execution but a bit 1 dimensional to totally fall head over heels for. A decent amount of tactics can come into play though considering this is a explosive heavy job as those that grab the weapons can just about outpower anyone who just dives for the heavy vehicles if they work quickly enough as a team. 

Downhill Duckhunt by o_ManOfFire_o
Nicely balanced, great use of the underside of the stunt tracks to create a visually appealing frozen kinda feel and a good use of the area. It's a popular route for races and it's nice to see it being utilised so well for a combat job. I liked the multi-level build with getting to the river feeling like a huge achievement only to have another perilous journey ahead. Top class Duckhunt job and my pick of the 1st playlist.

Shingle by Tesseractor
An ammo starving map situated on the beach. 2 pistols at either end with 1 SMG and assault rifle to centralise the action. The difference in vehicles adds some interest to the job with the team utilising the Insurgent best having a big advantage. The lack of props (either or creator placed) over a mostly flat area makes the vehicles all powerful as there are very few places you can't get run over. It plays nicely enough but the minimalistic approach is very marmite-y with any success totally reliant on 's built area. I'd still suggest more pistol pickups as I'm not sure shooters in the Insurgents running out of an ammo adds anything to gameplay. 

' TOTAL BEND£RS LTS by gilmore50
There's 1 corridor with no pickups which makes gameplay literally one dimensional as both teams camp at/ roll at corners. The modded props look nice but there's no much here to get your teeth into. 

-Parkour Vs Parkour___ by chronic235
Nicely made parkour route with a nice mixed assortment, and reasonably balanced set, of heavy vehicles at the end. Good construction of a rarely made concept; good high-quality LTS. The only thing I'd personally like to see would be a more challenging/ longer parkour route but that's entirely personal preference...indeed as the parkour is relatively easy it ramps up the pressure round by round as getting their first becomes more and more important.  

#ª50-Bada boom bada bing by Anth_-50
Combat based LTS, yay. Weapon choice is OK and it's quite a nice area. I must be sounding like a broken record but again this was 1 dimensional with one alleyway taking the brunt of the action. However, one team has access to the roofs (team that starts in the area with the steps leading up) which unbalances it. Fix that so both teams have access to the roof and this is a nicely propped combat job in an unusual, nicely themed, area.

Swiss Cheese by monzterbill
I like Cheese, I like this job. Yummy but certainly unbalanced as it's hard to see how the RPG team can win given how many shots the Insurgents can take. I'd tentatively suggest a low powered pistol (plain pistol or any of the slow reload ones). If this balances it'd be a fantastic job. (Also I must be tired as I could swear we only played 2 rounds of this with the Insurgent team comfortably winning both.)

[U$] - . GunbuTT M@n!a . by un1ucky123
Exploiting one the worse mechanics in the game is interesting and I love the propwork which matches the area perfectly with a tight set of precisely placed props. I just feel it's crying out for a low powered pistol with a more traditional gameplay in a marginally larger map so weapon whacking doesn't play such a major role. With the quality of propping and area, it feels deserving of gameplay with a bit more substance.

Thanks to o_ManOfFire_o for hosting another enjoyable event, quite a mix of job types tonight which is always enjoyable. Hope my reviews don't come across as too moany as they're just my initial first impressions from one playthrough.