Well i got to play *most* of the new maps last night (still missing one) , and it seems it'll take a while to work out where the hidey points are - a few notes
“Carnival,” an abandoned amusement park with a variety of unique vantage points; A large map and has multiple levels (below ground +at least 2 distinct above ground levels) , on Domination point B is the killer as its in front of the castle thingy and has so many routes in.
Lots of 'protected' areas to stand behind and shoot from - and theres a metal rocket model with a ladder in there which generally attracts a sniper (its got a really high vantage point) , and theres are also snipers generally on top of the coaster tracks
“Fuel,” a massive oil refinery with extremely long sightlines; A *ridiculously* large map , when you play on team deathmatch with a low number of players its ages before you can even find people , multiple height levels (including an underground section) , lots of times when your moving across big open areas so probably a good map for snipers (i didnt do to well on it)
“Trailer Park,” a maze-like mobile estate surrounded by war-torn debris. This one has a nice feel running through the trailers , and there are some nice long lines at the edges of the maps - can be quite hard to spot people in the undergrowth and theres a skip at one edge that people crouch in and are then hard to find.
Old maps :
"Strike,” a large urban center in the desert; Reminds me of Crash - in that people already know it quite well and i dont - think this was only drawn twice during dozens of games last night (whereas trailer park came up loads of times)
“Vacant,” a fast-paced Russian office complex with few places to take coverDidnt get drawn once.
One of the other problems from last night when it was just me and Ooster was that when the game time was S&D everyone on our team buggered off after they were killed the first time so the 2nd 'attack' was 3 of us against 6 of them (that didnt last long) - i know the idea of having a specific game mode for these means you'll just play the 'new' maps but it would be good to have at least some way of blocking out the game modes where people abandon like that.
In other news i finally maxed the AK47 (a rubbish gun) and have gone back to finish out the 2 remaining assualt rifles, and from Bobby's comments it seems theres something odd going on with the shotguns , not the 1887's this time but people with dual rangers were blasting and killing him from really long distances