Problem with ranked game's random map pool in DE

[ShitHappens]

My claim => I wish I can choose exactly the map I want to play in ranked game.

My problem with current map pool system
Firstly this might be considered noob problem but bare with me. I have been playing AOE2 since CD Ver. had lot of fun regardless of ranked(mostly on HD)/unranked. On those ranked match I usually played Arabia or BF. Even though I don't win every time I still had fun. But currently I have glaring issue with it's ranked game's random map pool.

The reason I had fun even in ranked is CONSISTENCY. Whenever I played ranked in HD I vaguely knew what the map would look like and where's my starting resources and enemy's position, even if I consider some funky map generations. So I could comfortably pull out usual build order and strategy. So even though I don't have adaptability to match all map, I could be competitive at least in Arabia or BF. But now even with banning(3 maps on 1v1 and 1 map on 2v2,3v3) I can't expect anything and prepare myself right before starting. Sometimes those random map pool can really mess up my build order especially on mega random. Do I have to consider practicing for all map in the pool and make plans for them? It's might be good for high ranked players who values super adaptability on any map possible. And might have playing some generic map. But I'm no pro nor high ranked and I surely don't want to put that much effort on hobby. I just want to have fun and can compete on some level.

Am I alone on this issue or being too noob to consider this to be a problem. I wish dev team think about that and change this. If people want to keep random map pool with ban? Then so be it. But adding in option to select 1 map for match is good idea for guys like me. Is it too much to ask for that? Until then I'm dropping ranked game entirely.(- o -) p

[ShitHappens]

So nobody's interested in this topic?

[Trash]

No. More maps the better. You should learn over time how to play each map.

[ShitHappens]

Ok fair enough, no single map perfect for everybody. Well I'm just saying that it would be nice to have a choice. Don't you think? Cuz right now it's like 'If u don't like it? Then fk it don't play ranked bro.' Which I'm doing now.

[whom god 420]

I made a thread a while ago about this, got merged with another one but a lot of people have a lot of complaints about the map pool. You're definitely not alone, but it looks like they're rotating map pools maybe once a month so we don't have to stick with this one all that much longer. Hopefully they make separate pools for normal and team games and add in more standard maps.

[ShitHappens]

引用自 whom god 420：

I made a thread a while ago about this, got merged with another one but a lot of people have a lot of complaints about the map pool. You're definitely not alone, but it looks like they're rotating map pools maybe once a month so we don't have to stick with this one all that much longer. Hopefully they make separate pools for normal and team games and add in more standard maps.

Nice to hear that I'm not the only one LOL We're not asking much, just add in some older touch(picking map for ranked) and it's all good 'I hope.'

[Gwotyng]

More maps is better. But not special maps like BF, Nomad, and Megarandom.

[ShitHappens]

引用自 Gwotyng：

More maps is better. But not special maps like BF, Nomad, and Megarandom.

Well I'm talking about choice. But I'm not against more map on pool. I'm just wishing for choosing what map to play in ranked making that as optional sounds fair don't you think? I think system for choosing map when u host a game would work.

[Gwotyng]

引用自 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥：

引用自 Gwotyng：

More maps is better. But not special maps like BF, Nomad, and Megarandom.

Well I'm talking about choice. But I'm not against more map on pool. I'm just wishing for choosing what map to play in ranked making that as optional sounds fair don't you think? I think system for choosing map when u host a game would work.

Like the other competitive games, I think it is fine to allow a player to pick some prefered maps, but it should only rise the chance to get the maps if the oppenent doesn't veto these maps as well. If the oppenent wants to challenge the player on the maps the player dislike, I don't think the player should be allowed to avoid these maps completely. Because it is the spirit of the ranked game.

[ShitHappens]

引用自 Gwotyng：

引用自 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥：

Well I'm talking about choice. But I'm not against more map on pool. I'm just wishing for choosing what map to play in ranked making that as optional sounds fair don't you think? I think system for choosing map when u host a game would work.

Like the other competitive games, I think it is fine to allow a player to pick some prefered maps, but it should only rise the chance to get the maps if the oppenent doesn't veto these maps as well. If the oppenent wants to challenge the player on the maps the player dislike, I don't think the player should be allowed to avoid these maps completely. Because it is the spirit of the ranked game.

hmm fair point