Ranking the maps

Games Halo Wars Series
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Just thought I’d share my thoughts on the maps in this game and rank them in order of my favorite to most despised. Highway will be excluded, as it’s not a 1v1 map and I’m primarily a 1v1 player.

  1. Rift. This is a great map, and my go to when I’m playing customs. Mini steals are really devastating, and the garrisons near base sites are annoying, but overall it’s always fun to play on.

  2. Frontier. This is probably the prettiest map in the game. Actually, I’d say it’s definitely the prettiest map in the game. Spectating on this map is super enjoyable just because you can take in the effort that the devs put into this map. Not only does it look good, but it’s fun to play on as well. The healing spires are a cool addition, and my only complaint is the uneven ground that can give attackers high ground advantage.

  3. Vault. Vault is a bit too expansive for my tastes, but it’s still a good map overall. The double slot mini bases really emphasize map control, and it’s always fun to chase your enemy in a circle trading minis as you go.

  4. Bedrock. The high ground behind the main base can make artillery extremely frustrating to deal with on this map, as well as the high ground points in the middle. Fortunately, as long as you’re not facing an Anders, Serina, or Voridus, this doesn’t become too much of a problem and the map is still mostly enjoyable.

  5. Mirage/Fissures. Mirage pretty much completely revolves around the mid minibase, which isn’t exactly great. While it forces aggression and dissuades fast tech builds, it also forces players to play in a very linear method. Fissures also forces a pretty predictable play style, but is smaller than Mirage. I don’t really like one more than the other.

  6. Ashes/Sentry. Once again I can’t decide which one I dislike more between these two. Ashes is miserable because of it’s utter size and the massive spaces between minis. The teleporters make this even worse, making mini steals super easy. Meanwhile, Sentry is a turtle nightmare. If you happen to play against a defensively oriented leader on this map, good luck to you. You’ll need it.

  7. Badlands. If you get 2 minis and the enemy gets 3, you’re already super far behind. On top of this, it’s a large map, which I’ve already said I don’t like. Add to that its boring design, and it’s my most hated map.

If anyone agrees or disagrees, lmk.

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For bad lands use air it’s fast and I probably will trigger someone but Hey it is one solution

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I think Mirage is actually a solid map in 1’s. The central mini base is important, but there are four other minis around the map that can be obtained. Not to mention, how much it hurts, Eco wise, to grab that central mini early on.

Sentry and Badlands are very similar, and only slightly differ in how they’re played. Though, I like badlands a little bit more, mainly because it’s a little easier to break bases than Sentrt.

I think fissures is the worst map in the game. I hate everything about it. The mini base placement is awful and I don’t like all the choke points. There’s nothing about that nap I like.

Other than that, I mainly agree. My list would look like this;

  1. Rift
  2. Frontier
  3. Mirage
  4. Vault
  5. Bedrock
  6. Ashes
  7. Badlands
  8. Sentry
  9. Fissures
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> I think Mirage is actually a solid map in 1’s. The central mini base is important, but there are four other minis around the map that can be obtained. Not to mention, how much it hurts, Eco wise, to grab that central mini early on.
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> Sentry and Badlands are very similar, and only slightly differ in how they’re played. Though, I like badlands a little bit more, mainly because it’s a little easier to break bases than Sentrt.
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> I think fissures is the worst map in the game. I hate everything about it. The mini base placement is awful and I don’t like all the choke points. There’s nothing about that nap I like.

Idk, I remember I had a game where I decided to take the 4 other minis and ignore mid once. I lost that game, and it was against someone who I normally never drop games to.

Sentry and Badlands are very similar, yeah. Honestly, I don’t really know which one I loathe more deep down in my heart of hearts.

I like Fissures more than Sentry and Badlands for sure though. I typically like small to mid sized maps, so maybe that’s why.

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Is highway unranked because it’s so great?

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> Is highway unranked because it’s so great?

Please see yourself out.

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> Is highway unranked because it’s so great?

Exactly