Common annoyances in maps

Not sure if a thread like this exists but what do you think are the most common little annoyances in the official maps? Also include at least one example map.

I'll start by telling mine:

Start location too far from the jumps: Really even if it is like 6s far from first jump it's get really annoying if you restart fairly often. Example: j2s_sunblock, just played this in xj public server. :p

Lots of easy jumps, but still not much chance to bhop: A freaking BIG annoyance. And there are a lot of maps like this also. I think it's important to keep the player entertained all the time and regardless of his skill -- in general, keep the player challenged. This also applies to bhop maps where you can't do so much bhop skips, like utopia. There are just too many maps like this :F

Low lighting: Yeah I'd rather like to see where I'm jumping next without adjusting my gamma settings or cranking the monitor brightness abnormally high. It's true low lighting might add some atmosphere but i have always been the guy who prefers good jumps over looks. Example kz_kzsca_hell.

Luck jumps: Mostly duck jumps. I have yet to find a guy who really likes duck jumps, especially bhop duck jumps. But still so many map has them, why oh why? Example 4tunnels.

people who say lightning instead of lighting

Teleports - Example is on kz_kzsca_research, the jump just after you pass 218bhoplj. If you fail you get teleported too far from the jump (IMO) and it's really annoying if you fail there for 10 times. :D
Also, I really hate teleport mistakes on many non-official bhop maps. You fail and you get teleported with your back looking to the stage you just passed.

Yeah OMG getting teleported with your back to the bhop. That is more annyong than eusunt on helium!

Bhop-LJs and watch-your-head jumps.

Spikes !!!! I always jump too far :D

Originally posted by itachi^

head hitters..... i feel like punshing into my screen when im nochecking a big map and see a giant wall of head hitters infront of the end

Bhop teleports. Sometimes they're too near to the bhop blocks, so you might get teleported even though you still could do the jump. And also when the teleport destination is directly on ground, it should be 4-8 or so units above the ground, so when you get teleported, you don't bhop on the destination... Hard to explain, but I hope you get what I mean :P Can't remember which maps have these problems, but bkz_goldbhop has the latter problem.

Ropes. They're so friggin hard to climb sometimes, especially in maps like risk_bhop_bunny. I like ladders WAY more.

DUCKJUMPS (where you have to strafe)!!! I know they aren't a problem for regular jumpers, but with my config it's friggin hard to strafe and hold duck at the same time! Imagine first jumping with W and then immediately starting to hold S (duck) and D! Oh, on top of that, my keyboard doesn't like it. So, often I just w-strafe that kind of jumps, or do them sideways. Examples: kz_man_urbanjump, kz_cfl_yamakasi.

Maps where you have to bhop every jump! liquidi mentioned that he hates maps where the jumps are easy but not bhopable. Imo those maps rock! Especially when you can do 2 bhops on one block! But maps like kz_lostworld and fof_utopia... My hands seriously don't like it. I have to strafe like a mad cow and scroll all the time :/

Like liquidi said, luckjumps... kz_space2 has that, the dd part in the end. No matter how I try, I can't confidently do it every time. j2s_tunnels also has that problem, but at least you can practice it so you can do it really often. Also I hate boosters like the ones in kz_space and kz_space2.

WALLBUGS! I just can't stand them. Now I'm talking about those tiny invisible "blocks" between 2 blocks. Damn mappers should learn to avoid them! :( Examples: fof_utopia, kz_lostworld, can't think of more now, but there's LOTS more.

Last but not least: Intentional shortcuts. :C. Shortcuts are never nice if they're intentional :( Map without shortcuts > map with shortcuts. Examples, though I'm not completely sure if they're intentional: kz_kzdk_radiobase, kz_excavation etc...


I'm sure that's not all the annoyances, but I couldn't think of more.

OMG U ALL MISSED FLASHED ROOMS ! (like that on ak_rh_warehouse_ns)

I hate map with block....

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