</head> <body class="c9"> <h1>Podtacular 252: Defiant Community</h1> <h2>March 31, 2011</h2> Hosts: Dust Storm, Brent Gamer, Kete, CMNeir, MidgetDance & DoobsMcGee <hr> <h2>Submissions</h2> <h3>Kikoroo</h3> <p>Hey Podtac! Glad to see we have a new episode... ;D</p> <p>Anyways, I am loving the new Defiant Map Pack with all my heart. As if the game wasn't awesome enough already, it just added three new maps to my all time favorites... Condemned is awesome. I don't know why, but it's just always fun for me when I play on it. Another cool thing is that my popular custom game "needler cage" now has a 0g variant! :D I love how it has the epicness of a 0g area w/o the awfulness of a way you can die in it (the kill barriers placed too close in Zealot or the fact that Anchor 9 has a whole wall missing). The ambiance and lighting just appeals to my inner sci-fi fanboy, and it's just so pretty. I think it's my favorite non-forging map! :D</p> <p>Next is Highlands. I don't know why, but I think it plays like Coagulation, and the flow of the map is just perfect.</p> <p>Lastly is Unearthed. I was kinda glad when I heard there was Firefight DLC, but I couldn't have known it would be this good! I think it is the only map that I've ever had fun on just playing normal vanilla Firefight. (That's not to say that my Duke Nukem gametype isn't fun on it! ;D) In short, the only way that the DLC falls short is that it doesn't have a good Forge map, but we have Forge World so I can't complain.</p> <p>Anyways, the fact that the people now holding the Halo reigns can do this good a job is really reassuring. I think Halo has a bright future and I can't wait to see what these people (as well as 343 and Saber Interactive) do next!</p> <p>Signing off, Minecraft is awesome, I got WoW, the Defiant Map Pack rocks, and I <3 the new RvB trailer. Bye</p> <h3>giffyboy92</h3> <p>Hey guys, Its Giffyboy92 sending in my thoughts on the Defiant map pack.</p> <p>So I got the chance to play both of the multiplayer maps which seem to be completely opposite of one another in terms of gameplay. Highlands had to be my favorite of the two. Large open spaces allow for some interesting DMR battles and the huge map aids in epic warthog battles. I'm interested to see what variants people come out with for this map.</p> <p>As for Condemned, all I can say is that teamwork is a necessity. Fast paced combat and tight spaces are what this map is about. I enjoyed watching the nubs sit outside the fake shield doors trying to camp with things like the sword. Let's just say that lots of easy sticky kills were made. I have yet to try out the new Firefight map but it did look pretty sick from what I've seen. (Forrest Gump voice) Well, thats all I have to say about that. Keep on fraggin' trucks. Giffyboy92 out</p> <h3>DaftLink I17</h3> <p>I like <b>it</b>. Highlands is definitely my favorite for being a big team map with good weapon variety and fun terrain for driving. I just wish there was more vehicle variety.</p> <p>As for Condemned, I don't mind the regular gravity areas but I hate the low-G middle area. It seems like every time I go in there I get sniped or DMR'ed from multiple directions. Perhaps it should have shield doors.</p> <p>Unearthed is a very fun Firefight mission. It reminds me vaguely of Last Resort/Zanzibar. Lots of space to move around and a beautiful view.</p> </body> </html>