VANQUISH 12 (FEAT. RVBB) 11-JAN-2015

The Reviews

59 seconds - Run and Gun by Jamiejohnward
An enclosed arena built to the size of the combat area for 3 teams, with any firearms about 20 seconds run away, meaning that combatants have to choose to try to win with melee kills or run the risk of leaving the area to get weapons. Sometimes they don't help, because there are too many without weapons, who beat up the pistol wielding minority. Sometimes greed gets the better of players who try to collect as many weapons as possible and don't get back to the combat area in time. If you and enough of your team get pistols and you are capable of working well as a team, then victory is assured. Refreshing and innovative idea from JJW – got my vote.

Crash Chaos Sudden Death by JC2-FAN-FOREVER
4 team demo derby for Issi’s floating above LSA, where the obvious aim is to knock your opponents of the platforms, largely constructed from railway carriages, the ride can be somewhat bumpy, but the extra traction helps with the tiny platforms players have to stay on. The starting platforms are not inaccessible, but when playing with smaller teams, do allow camping with empty Issi’s pushed down the narrow ramp at approaching enemies. A nice selection of weapons on the ground makes getting kicked out of the combat area fun. Definitely should only be played to two rounds.

Snipers Vs BMX by fabinhoo_17
A duckhunt at the Vinewood Bowl - outdoor amphitheatre – with BMX’s instead of runners. However very little in the way of obstacles for the riders, so they can get to the top without needing to slow down or bunny hop over anything and entirely possible for runners to climb their way to the top of the run, only exposing themselves to enemy fire very briefly. Also, when we played through, some players managed to get down from the roof of the stage and go for helicopters of their own. Nice idea and location for the job however. Also seems to be quite tricky to kill the snipers, once the riders have gotten helicopters, because the walls around the sniper platform prevent pilots getting a clear shot.

Hell-icopter Cube by Loftonian
Loftonian’s enclosed arena built with floating barges – inspired by my own Hydrastatic – houses a selection of helicopters for aerial wrestling, plus some handguns and Valkyries in a central area that is actually a trap and a couple of homing launchers only accessible up a ladder on a building at the side of the arena. This is inevitably a focal point for the battle, with opposing teams running for and flying to the platform where they rockets can be accessed, but if you are determined to wrestle with a helicopter, then the cargobob is your best choice, with it’s great bulk and twin rotors overwhelming smaller vehicles.

The REAL Rooftop Rumble 2 by ManOfFire
A grenade launcher battle between two teams, constructed on top of the FIB and IAA buildings, with stepped platforms to create vantages where team members can fire across at the opposition. It takes a bit of doing, because the grenades will normally bounce before exploding. Largely a matter of luck whether you kill anyone, because the opposition are too far away to see easily, but knowing roughly where they are is often enough.

[PS4] Wimbloodon by some12hate [/u]
Fast paced Grenade LTS in the tennis courts at Vespucci Beach. Security booths are peppered around for cover , but you wouldn’t want to use them as such, because getting that close to other players just exposes you to their grenades. You have to make sure you throw the grenades high, because the high fences can sometimes bounce them back to you. Stay Back, keep moving and throwing and it should be over in about a minute per round and if you get lucky you might win. Good and fun playlist filler.

Bloodring Bangers by The-Real-SUB[/u]
4 team demo-derby, a remake of a side mission from Vice City and San Andreas, where those who actually get in a car and drive into the arena are penalised, because there are weapons arrayed on ships and cranes around which give whoever has them the upper hand and they can pick those in the arena off, like fish in a barrel. Rounds are set to ten minutes which is far too long for a 4 team LTS, particularly one that could end up with lots of people actually having a demo-derby.

Platform Shooter by Andre_HoBa[/u]
Parkour race to a selection of guns, that probably aren’t really necessary, because few people will get past the electricity pylons that stand between them and the guns. It is possible, because I have seen Cypher do it, but it is very tricky. Can’t complain about the build. Both teams have an equal chance of getting to the guns, or getting kicked off by the electric shocks.

Sm_Rockets Vs Insurgents-# by shootermcgavi277[/u]
3 team LTS that is actually RPG’s vs Insurgents vs Vellums with the team that spawn in planes likely to crash and burn in kamikaze runs into the platform quickly, or parachute out/ land and steal Insurgents too. The real battle is between the insurgents and the rocketeers. Shooter has placed a narrow platform made from wooden fences/barriers around the floating platform, presumably so that the RPG team don’t suicide trying to fire through the invisible ends of the main platform. Fairly well constructed, the green ramps on one side are a bit bumpy, but all in all they are perhaps a bit too easy to get the insurgents onto the platform.

Top Rope: Yacht Club by mandibleclaw157 [/u]
Two team Futo demo derby on platforms incorporated into the rooftops of the Yacht Club, with a couple of molotovs on the edge of the platform, which the brave or opportunistic can get and which can hasten the demise of these gutless shit-heaps masquerading as cars. A good sized arena, but not too big, with ramps strewn about, such that the combatants can end up flying off the platform and out of the combat area if they go too fast. The fight will often be over long before the time limit is up, which in my opinion is the hallmark of a good LTS.