Machete (VIII)

It's a widely known fact that "Sword Base" is a heavily unbalanced map, that is easily won by those who camp the top. While it can be stagnant and rather devoid of adversity, it remains one of the most payed maps in Matchmaking. Recently, A friend challenged me to rebuild the map in forge world, and fix everything that is widely considered "broken" with the map. It may have started as a bit of a joke, but believe me, I took this ever so seriously!

I have completed the framework, and believe to have re-balanced Sword Base. I've had many testers, many of which attempt to camp up top, and realized rather quickly that the flow of combat discourages this. Much of the movement, weapon spawns, and objective spawns are placed in a way that the top of the map acts as a way to move about and flank, versus pitching a tent.

The map holds its former glory, and looks very similar throughout- giving a nice, structured, and familiar feel. Many of the weapons spawns have changed though, and new paths have been opened up, and the whole map feels more spacious and open. No area is devoid of cover, and sight lines from all over have been taken into account for every angle. Below, I will outline some of the major changes - please download and explore!

1) All lift systems have been changed into teleporters.
2) New "Blue teleporter" (located behind blue initial spawn) now links to former "top red", whereas "Red teleporter" (bottom red) now links to sniper spawn room (former shotgun spawn). This change gives the ability to move about 3/4 the map in seconds (one way only) from both sides. Power-weapon spawns are far more balanced with this change.
3) The rather empty, underused 'computer room' is now "crate" room, and it now the initial spawn for red team. Active Camo Spawn on the table (Late spawn)
4) Added open staircase from bottom red teleporter to former red initial spawn. Back wall of old red inital had been opened up for this path. Shotgun spawn in this corridor.
5) Wall split in top gold, similar to that from "The Pit" from H3. adjacent "carpet room" is far more open. Large glass window formerly covering has been removed. Vent far more open, and a new bridge spans the gap between top red and top vent.

I am currently very open to suggestions on changes, and look forward to any and all feedback! Download, Recommend, and help get this map into matchmaking!