all I can say is simply
WHY?!?!?!
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how do map pools work in ow2? I know nothing about this
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You only get certain maps each season and some disappear for a while
They should not be restricting the content of the game….did they not learn with hero pools before?
It doesn’t make seasons feel unique…it just makes them stagnate
Heres the pool itself for this season
Control
Ilios - Evening Lighting
Lijiang Tower - Dawn Lighting
Oasis - Night Lighting
Nepal - Morning Lighting
Busan - Night Lighting
Escort
Circuit royal – Night Lighting
Dorado - Evening Lighting
Route 66 - Night Lighting
Gibraltar - Morning Lighting
Junkertown - Morning Lighting
Hybrid
Midtown - Morning Lighting
King’s Row - Evening Lighting
Eichenwalde - Evening Lighting
Hollywood - Morning Lighting
Paraíso - Morning Lighting
Push
New Queen Street - Morning Lighting
Colosseo - Evening Lighting
Esperança - Morning Lighting
oh and it just hit me…only ONE of the lighting versions of each…instead of mixing things up and picking out of the different possible lightning versions…ugh
also i will allow myself a chuckle at numbani being playable again…and not being on the list…
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So its like a pool, but filled with maps 
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so like apex? wow that sucks. like why do they keep shooting their game in the foot?
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They want each season to feel different so they can keep saving up content for OW3, instead of releasing new maps and heroes and balance changes.
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Probably to make it easier to collect data and see how the 5v5 changes effect specific maps.
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They’ll probably re-introduce the maps as “new” content of the season 
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Because they can artificially simulate novelty without having to actually make anything new. This is one of the worst things they’ve ever done for the game, I’m extremely frustrated that every single choice seems to be made based on monetization and metrics rather than what players want and what players find fun.
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Or put them behind a “Legacy Map Battle Pass” for $25 USD.
Not paying for it will significantly increase your queue times!
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And we’ll have to pay…
Dont forget that the WP pack leaked description said new maps in the BP.
Literally would not suprise me with what blizzard is doing rn.
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I hate this map pool thing so much. Please.
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Oh. That reminds me.
Did Midtown get removed from the pool or something? I’ve only played it in Arcade since sometime last week.
I haven’t played it in Ranked at all.
not really, that’s just a season format. they aren’t planning to make OW3 and have already said that they are testing the S8 hero and currently developing the S13 map
(this info was said in that interview in which they confirmed that the next heroes are not going to be dps characters)
Not too happy about map pools myself, always enjoy some maps more than others, and stinks when your favorite map isn’t even in rotation for 9 weeks.
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Great, another way to scum people who bought ow1
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I hate it so much 
i guess they might take them down to tweak them more for 5v5?? Like givis us more cover to use and stuff like that?
But it’s just so boring! I don’t eant to play on the same maps on and on and on for an entire season!
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Everytime they make a decision for the development of this game they roll a die. Aaron makes sure to dunk the die in dogpoop before throwing it, so they’re sure to get the desired outcome.
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eh i find a lot of maps boring. sounds like itll be more fun for me
I definitely hate the map pools inclusion. They clearly weight KOTH way too high, every other map is either Busan or Lijaing. King’s row takes DAYS before showing up, which night time kings row > wtf this lighting is.
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