Wake Island

[Shask]

Could someone explain what appeals to people about Wake Island? I detest the map, it is horribly imbalanced, there is very little action, you have to travel for ages to actually reach the island, if your not an aviator you're worthless, china wins 99% of the time, all usmc ever does is camp carrier, j10s rape constantly, the cobra is useless because of vehicles camping all over the island, and loads of IGLAs which can cover huge proportions of the map, infantry seem useless because of huge distances needed to travel, and most vehicles get easily raped, as the island is extremely narrow, 1 tank can cover an entire side of the island.
Explain please?

[Dairuka]

Re: Wake Island

Planes without mobile Anti-Aircraft vehicles, and the spawn on the aircraft carrier make it the most popular map in the game for plane whores who love the J-10.

Other than that, people go there because everybody else goes there, and they wanna fit in. The same with Karkand.

We call these people sheep for a reason.

[Shask]

Re: Wake Island

So it's all about the j10? :/
Seems stupid.

[UltrAdamSki]

Re: Wake Island

its simply a matter of personal preference, i used to not play wake very much, then i got hooked, and its one of my favourite maps now.

to say theres no action, IMHO is wrong, certainly when i play there is nothing but action!

i am 100% of the time the first person loaded into the map (i know everyone seems to say that - cmon see on uk warfare if disbelieve), without fail. i am no aviator, but i jump in a jet and make a beeline to the enemy airstrip and freefall out and land on the airstrip flag and am nearly always able to cap it before there are more than a few enemy players spawned to be of a danger, and they dont always spawn at airstrip which is nice. this then allows for usmc spawning at this critical juncture and allows a fierce competitive round, of capping and / or reclaiming :-)

i play AT on this map most of time, and suits it down to the ground.

excellent map!

but again, different strokes for different folks :)

[Mylkinut]

Re: Wake Island

I love the map, I'm a ground pounder who rarely uses vehicles (except for transport). I've only had two dull matches on that map where the USMC wouldn't work together to get onto the island, but whenever they have more than two braincells to rub together and manage to reach it it's great.

Still, whatever tickles your pickle.

[Bellows]

Re: Wake Island

i love this map as well! I agree sometimes its the most imbalanced map of the game, but gimme a half decent US team and its ON! and we regularly cap the mec forces out once we've a foothold on the island.

[SQUiB]

Re: Wake Island

i am 100% of the time the first person loaded into the map (i know everyone seems to say that - cmon see on uk warfare if disbelieve), without fail. i am no aviator, but i jump in a jet and make a beeline to the enemy airstrip and freefall out and land on the airstrip flag and am nearly always able to cap it before there are more than a few enemy players spawned to be of a danger, and they dont always spawn at airstrip which is nice. this then allows for usmc spawning at this critical juncture and allows a fierce competitive round, of capping and / or reclaiming :-)

While I agree with you sentiments about capping and reclaiming spawn points making for great rounds on Wake using a really cheap tactic to capute the airfield pretty much means that the PLA are screwed from the start. Then again maybe that's fair seeing as they almost always win normally.

Problem is that Wake has some of the best games I ever play in but they happen so rarely. It needs to be a closely fought round but so often the USMC never really get onto the island. Other times if they do get a good foot hold they quickly take all the spawns, mainly because everyone gets sick of defending the rear spawn points from enemys that never arrive.

[Batausu]

Re: Wake Island

I love this map!
For some reason, I have played this map for 110h. This is ¼ of my total time! J10 is not the reason, since I have only 10h in a jet.
There is always something to do on this map, either attack or defend a flag. Having to be constantly on your toes because of so many air and ground threats is a lot of fun.
Sometimes it’s so unbalanced, that it makes me leave the server. Other times, when you get a good team, it’s a pleasure.

[imported_coltboy]

Re: Wake Island

Could someone explain what appeals to people about Wake Island? I detest the map, it is horribly imbalanced, there is very little action, you have to travel for ages to actually reach the island, if your not an aviator you're worthless, china wins 99% of the time, all usmc ever does is camp carrier, j10s rape constantly, the cobra is useless because of vehicles camping all over the island, and loads of IGLAs which can cover huge proportions of the map, infantry seem useless because of huge distances needed to travel, and most vehicles get easily raped, as the island is extremely narrow, 1 tank can cover an entire side of the island.
Explain please?

If ur saying its not a fair map for USMC then your wrong! my bf2 Stats say that i have one quite alot with the USMC on wake island!

Im a Pilot! and its awesome!

[DesertFalcon]

Re: Wake Island

i love the map when i can get to the island. i do agree it is horribly imbalanced

[Shask]

Re: Wake Island

While I can't argue if the map is simply to your preference, most other BF2 maps are just much better than it, yet it is possibly one of the most played maps out there?

to say theres no action, IMHO is wrong, certainly when i play there is nothing but action!
i am 100% of the time the first person loaded into the map (i know everyone seems to say that - cmon see on uk warfare if disbelieve), without fail. i am no aviator, but i jump in a jet

Im a Pilot! and its awesome!

Once again seems jets are the only real reason people play it... and after all, there's only 4 jets.

[SurgeonS@m]

Re: Wake Island

camp/sniping people out of aircraft at the enemy airfeild is why I play it so much.

[UltrAdamSki]

Re: Wake Island

havoc, i agree that there is an overwhelming use of jets, thats why i stated i am a grunt but use the jet as a one off means to gain back a little slice of this 'fairness' that gets banded around

i am afraid we seem to live in a culture nowadays where everything has to be fair!!!!!

this eventually ends up dumbing down society, for example, we must make make the exams in the uk so much easier, so that little johnny wont feel slightly dissapointed in his life, god forbid he was made out to feel as is he hadnt done well in something, a lot of it is the parents fault, dont want to expose their children to any sense of failure and i think that will make for a candy a$$ weak spoilt, have to excel society.

just take alook at the losers on x-factor, they are blatantly awful and yet winge and moan when they are told the truth by judges. this shows how spoilt society is, they cant take rejection, first time in there lives they have been told no!!

i know i will get flamed for this and it is going off topic now, but i simply dont care.

WAR ISNT FAIR! - and nor should all of the maps reflect this, as usmc, invading a island that is occupied, would naturally be at a disadavantage, thats why that map is fun if you understand this.....greater glory in the face of adversity, if as usmc you can triumph

do you really think WW1/2 NAM etc veterans would claim oh its not fair that i have to try and take that hill, against the odds, in a real life campaign, i am gonna have a hissy fit and winge until you can arrange with the enemy to make this fair....youd be shot for cowardice!!!!!

i realize a game cant be exact to real life, but where there are elements in the game that are near such as this, leave em be for ppl like me that enjoy that aspect of it and dont want a level playing field.

stop this fair nonsence all the time.

p.s. you say me getting into a map first is a cheap tactic, it wasnt cheap getting the kit to allow me to do that, lol - but seriously what would you have me do, twiddle my thumbs until the last man has entered, would that be "FAIR"?

[Holle]

Re: Wake Island

Planes without mobile Anti-Aircraft vehicles, and the spawn on the aircraft carrier make it the most popular map in the game for plane whores who love the J-10.

Other than that, people go there because everybody else goes there, and they wanna fit in. The same with Karkand.

We call these people sheep for a reason.

Once the US get's a foot hold on the island it has some of the best ground fighting of any map besides Sharqi.

Karkand, I can't see how people can exclusively play that map.

[MidnightOps]

Re: Wake Island

The jets aren't for me on Wake. I usually get TKed for the jets, so I just gave that up. What appeals to me the most, however, is the fact that there are some great sniper positions on Wake Island. Especially if I'm on the PLA team, I can get some nice shots from the left side of the island to the USA arty island.