I guess I’m in the minority about Golmund
I mainly play as infantry, so that’s probably why I’m not feeling the same enjoyment as other players with this map. Sure, I like the change of pace compared to the other (smaller) maps in the game, but still there are some issues I have with how the map plays out.
I appreciate the abundance of cover, that is definitely an improvement over BF4’s version. So while snipers are not a huge annoyance on this map (versus a map like Liberation Peak…), I find that I’m constantly hunted by attack helis and little birds. I don’t remember that as part of the experience in BF4’s version (at least on console) and I’m unfamiliar with how they play/feel in this game compared to past titles (since I’m a trash pilot). Running from house to house is a good remedy, but the number of times I try to cap an objective just to have one of those annoying creeps fly in a circle above me is countless. This isn’t a significant problem if my team is there, speaking of which…
Where are they? In BF4, it was pretty common to have most of your team and the enemy team fight over objectives at the top middle of the map, but after so many matches my team is no where to be found. I know the train is more fun to fight over, and everyone is in a vehicle so that probably explains it. Still, it’s surprising how many times it’s me and maybe two others going against half the enemy team to maintain the top middle of the map. And as someone who likes playing infantry, I still don’t find the other points in the map viable to fight over. The flags near the HQs and the southern one are dominated by vehicles, so I typically avoid unless I run as an engineer.
This could also be a conquest thing. I find on other game modes like escalation that players generally understand how to play the objective. On conquest…not so much.
I’m probably just a cranky old guy who maybe needs to try out different play styles so I can enjoy it more. I’m really just jealous that everyone loves the map and I’m not there yet. To me, this is an A or B map still (Contaminated and Cairo are still my beloved). Hopefully I can find the same enjoyment so it’s S tier in my book like so many of you. Glad you guys got your vehicle map.