I agree as well. The only thing that bugs me a little is the map situation. However, that is off-topic for this thread. All in all, the changes to the floor rules are going to shake things up a bit and should make for more interesting and fun games.

Well, I know there are problems with Teth Monastery and Taris, for example. They can be easily abused by certain squad types. However, to a lesser extent that is true of many other legal maps as well.

My take is that for normal DCI play, the list should remain mostly as is, or even get expanded. IMO, Broken Christophsis, Rattatak Arena, and Crystal Caves are not THAT bad. Variety is good, even if there are a few problematic situations.

Now, if the meta for high-level competition (regionals, the major events) is narrowed too much by certain maps being legal, then a more restricted list could be used for those. I'm curious as to what analysis resulted in such a solution being deemed unworthy.

Are there that many DCI players out there that will seek to take advantage and abuse some of these maps with the same squads all year long just because it is "legal" to do so? If that is the case, then I think there is more of a problem with players than there is with maps.

I'm hopeful this can be addressed in a meaningful way in the future. I also realize all this stuff is a work in progress. My LGS only does DCI, and I just don't have the time to run casual games there on an ongoing basis. It sure would be nice if we could use more of the stuff we've shelled out good money for...

Ha, I forgot Rattatak was legal. Holocron guide still has it listed as illegal. Yes, I hope it stays too.

I won't mind much if Teth goes either. It's an odd map, with those areas on one end that you can hide in, and of course the open gambit isn't fun.

Taris can be tough to play on, but I still like it.

Good to hear that Ilum might make the list.

I'm not holding my breath for WotC to commission more maps, but it would be nice to get another starter set or map pack(s) after Dark Times.
I really like Mapmaker's Courier Ship/Shipping Center maps.

NickName joined Bloo Milk?!

Thank you for that. :)

And thank you again for the second part!

Wow, and I even went straight to the thread instead of an error message

That's sort of out of our control. All up to wizards if we get new or reprinted maps.
That said, map availability is a factor. I mentioned it in the super resricted list discussion.

I would be concerned about a restricted map list that new players would have a hard time obtaining a legal one. If we want this game to continue we need it to grow by getting new players to start up collecting. I'd love to see a starter set that actually had a starting 100 or 150 squad complete with legal map, die and LOS tool. Maybe one for each faction.

I know this has been talked about around the table and David and I talked about it, what are the chances of setting a map list for national level play such as regionals and GenCon and then a list for regular LGS play?

I'm going to try if I can get some time from working here at my job

I've used the site for ages. I only post on the forum when there's something about HOLOCRON or somebody posts something just straight up incorrect about something I'm involved in (comments from designers, DCI floor rules, etc) which is pretty rare--thus the low post count.

what ever comes of it it is imperitive to game growth that all DCI maps that are legal at tournys be available to all players.At least if we have the funds for them.