SC2Mapster

I don't think a direct comparison between this and Xeno Crisis is really useful. Xeno Crisis is more of a deception/survival adventure game, whereas this seems more like a "Cat & Mouse" style map. That isn't to say it's bad, of course.

Urban The Thing was made by some other guys and while it did bring up some of the tention of Falrinth's The Thing, it still was just a clone which was (as you said before) stuffed with some additional content which didn't really fit the purpose of the concept: They concentrated on adding more objects like different kinds of marines and things and (i think this was never really released) vehicles instead of adding useful content - something to increase the tention. They added stuff which made you feel more comfortable (by customizing your marine to your own likings) and decreased the amount of team play (also through their map design), which was not the way i wanted my suspicion-themed map to go. That's why I quit after several games and have never played it again (honestly, back then it wasn't even possible anymore to play this map due to the popularity system ^).

Actually... while I wrote this I kinda understood what you were going for with your previous statement :D Nevertheless I think you should work on some more content buuuuut... make it fit :P

What a luck I still have a cached version of Falrinth's The Thing :D ... But I guess unless I upload it to Battle.net (which of course i wont) I don't get to play it anytime soon :( (until Falrinth finally finishes his project - assuming he's still working on it)

@Vicboy: Go

Actually... I think adding stuff usually does make a game better. Of course it needs to be done right and has to be understandable for the new players and still a lot of fun for the older players, but if you manage to pull that off correctly, the players can get a lot more out of your game.

Your game (only through what I've seen in the video) looks quite good but I have the feeling that it could get boring very fast. It seems unfinished. You even stated yourself that your map still needs some development. So why don't you take thomulf's 'critique' (it barely was one - and if so, then not a really good one) as a motivation to improve your map.

I hope you're going to release this map in EU too ^^

Btw... My favourite thing-map was 'Falrinth's The Thing' (released sometimes in 2010).... until it suddenly disappeared :(

There are waay better iterations of this concept in sc2.... Xeno Crisis, for example.