I had mention during last weeks dev fireside chat that I had some ideas for a new map. I'm posting this to the forum to see if the user base might be constructive, but I've also sent an email to the feedback address just to get it a little bit more attention from the devs themselves.
At any rate, the main concept is it's a large map with an open sniping alley along the side (where pretty much all the maps currently in use have open areas in the middle or, in the case of canyons, at the far ends). To contrast with that open sniping area would be either an extended area of canyons or city scape (in the concept scetch I use city scape, but understanding how much detail has to go into a city design, it could very well be canyons). I'm thinking the exit out of those contrasting areas should be somewhere in the middle, making it more viable to escape by pushing forwards rather than simple moving sideways. Of course, it should also be possible to escape into the city/canyons by climbing over the cliff face that separates the two areas, but will not necessarily be the most strategic escape in most scenarios.
I'm also thinking the city/canyon area should be shaped like an elongated bowl, allowing for varying floor height and also making the cliffs separating the open-sniping area and the more close-quarters area a little bit more fluid.
A couple more general notes: I'm thinking generally of northern California's coastline or New Zealand as well for general inspiration. I was taking a look at the Guns of Icarus World map that's on the GoI wiki and I was thinking this could exist in the GoI world somewhere along the western edges of the Chaladonian Isle. Alternatively, it could be flipped 90 or 180 degrees and be on the northern ridges of Abermar or the eastern edge of the Eastern Ridges. There's a lot that's up in the air here, but I do really feel like skirmish mode needs a map where long and short ranges are divided into the east and west side of the map.
FWIW, I recognize my hand writing is sub-par.
Questions/Concerns/Rude Comments?