Peaceful City
Mercenary Base
Smuggler's Base

Those are my top 3.

My fav is Rhen Var

That's why I'm thinking that we'd need some people to have these conversations and make some official decisions about how that would work...would they be pits or difficult terrain? Those kinds of questions would need to be discussed.

Yes, I remember that Deri was a genius when it came to map analysis; if he was up for this then I would love to have his input. As I recall, he was the one who designed the layout of Rhen Var, too. Maybe I could find a couple of people and see if they'd be up for tackling this project. But first I'd need to know that these 2 maps would even be on the shortlist to be considered for the Restricted list.

And I hear you about not wanting pits standing near the center of the map; I had thought of that too, and so I was figuring the river part would be yellow terrain...there's no benefit to standing in it, and it's a pain in the neck to move through. And here's the thing with having us draw the lines on the map (rather than having them pre-drawn): we get to decide! If we don't want a pit running the width of the map, we can make it difficult terrain.

This should seems like it should be worth a shot on the restricted list

I'm pretty sure those lines are there on the physical maps, even if not on the digital versions. So there shouldn't be any decisions that we have to make. Unless maybe there are some stairs or something that are missing obvious markings.

Ok, fair enough. I wonder if there's a way to take some of the design approaches on this map and essentially re-create it with less 1-wide hallways.

I can make the markings too, if we end up going with this map. I learned for Mushroom Planet a few months ago, and it's not difficult (though it is time-consuming).

As for what to do with the markings that aren't on the printed maps: I've always been someone who leans toward "Make it the way it should be and change things if necessary" instead of "This is the way it is, so deal with it even if it's not ideal." Therefore my opinion is that...
--Marooned Starship: It's worth it to draw the doors onto the map...whether that means errata or whatever is not a big deal to me.
--Knight's Outpost: It's worth it to fix the stairs. Same deal.


As for the Knight's Outpost map in general:
--I'm not super-excited about having almost the entire Grotto being subject to RD. I was hoping we could make the decisions about those green squares ourselves, and in doing so we could prevent undue RD shenanigans. But if that's not the case then I'm less excited about it.
--From what you describe, the pit squares really shouldn't be a problem.

Really, I think I'll have to see what the actual lines are before I know for sure what I think about it. I'm sorry, I wasn't intending to waste a whole lot of time for something that might not be worth the effort.

My thoughts on the season 22-23 maps. . .

Theed
It’s not the most exciting map to play on, but it isn’t completely dull either. It has a straightforward balance direct access to gambit from both sides. Battles usually happen in center or top center of the map. The map is easy to read and widely owned by most players. Unfortunately, it has many shooty lanes and fly abouts that tend to favor shooters and big movement breakers. I wouldn’t mind seeing it rotate out.

Modular Base
It can be a lot of fun, but can suck against strafers. It’s a direct approach from both sides with some interesting lateral play. Battles happen in the center and almost anywhere on the dounut. It’s mostly easy to read despite being so dark. It can be a nightmare in a bad matchup against Strafers if you don’t have a plan for them. I was begging for it to be removed a few years ago. I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but I’d be ok with it sticking around another year.

Desert Palace
Surprisingly a lot of fun to play on. The approach is vanilla and there’s plenty of idiosyncrasy to the map in general. However, there is a fun back and forth between both sides like a tug of war. I think it’s a fairly balanced map as far as melee vs shooters go. I wouldn’t mind seeing it stick around another year.

Crime Lord’s Palace
Fun map with lots of options for everyone. It has a couple interesting options for approach. As Gandalf noted in our game, “huh, I’ve never seen someone start in the Arboretum.” It’s not difficult to read but it is kinda strange in a few places. I think this one could stick around.

Rancor Pit
I appreciate the map boss bringing this out for all the HUGE fanboys but it can go back into retirement.

Mushroom Planet (aka dog water)
This map is about as much fun as trying to shave your retina off your eyeball with a rubber chicken. It appears to offer a couple of different approaches, but the battle always ends up the same, like a rerun of a bad sitcom – you know exactly what's going to happen, and it's not pretty. This map is the secret fantasy of every player who dreams of creating an NPE. It loves super-stealth and cloaked squads so much that it might as well be sponsored by the Czerka Corporation. It's so difficult to read it is like attempting to decipher ancient hieroglyphics while riding a rollercoaster blindfolded. Seriously, I've developed severe bouts of dyslexia just by looking at it. As for the ownership of this map, it's rarer than a unicorn riding a unicycle on a rainbow. The lucky few who do own it probably have it hidden away in a box in some remote storage facility for maps they never thought they'd use. If you hadn't noticed already, I'm not exactly the president of the fan club, and I genuinely hope this map gets flattened by a parade of elephants wearing tap shoes.

To recap . . .
Modular Base: meh, I guess it’s okayish..
Desert Palace: you can stay
Crime Lord’s Palace: you can stay
Theed: meh, leaning towards go away
Rancor Pit: gots to go
Mushroom Planet: get the hell outta here!

I could go with all of these (I even recommended one of them).

But your post above that one...