Petra is the worst map in the game

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Petra is the worst map in the game and nobody is talking about it.

Chateau Guillard is a great map because of the versatility of it, whilst still seeming fair. There are parts in the map where a widow will do way better than say a reaper but the reaper doesn’t feel useless and still has a chance.

Petra, on the other hand, is very cut a dry. If you’re in this part of the map as widowmaker, well you might as well jump off the map because you are dead. There are no heroes that can do well on every part of the map, which is a huge contrast to Guillard. In the face of Guillard, Petra is lacklustre and infuriating.

The same goes for most of the hybrid/payload maps that are adapted for the deathmatch mode. Hollywood and Dorado are ok, but Dorado can feel too high ground dominated and can be infuriating for tracers, reapers and other heroes that aren’t great at long range. Eichenwalde and Blizzard world are the most infuriating of the bunch, with them both having utterly unplayable heroes and unfair advantages for Widow on Eichenwalde and McCrees and Hanzos on Blizzard World.

Overall, due to the maps being a joke, the deathmatch mode is the most infuriating game mode, that drains any fun that you planned on having. Petra needs to either be scrapped or seriously adjusted and the majority of the Hybrid/Escort maps need to be removed also. Also, why aren’t some of the 3v3 maps in the pool? Necropolis and the Black Forest seem like they would be decent deathmatch maps (Blackforest was great for Team Deathmatch).

It baffles me how nothing has been done to these horrible maps and why nobody seems to be talking about it.

TL;DR: Deathmatch maps are a joke and it’s ruining the game mode. Something needs to be done.

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i think they’re both great; deathmatch needs some changes and petra needs 10 players instead of 8.

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Petra is actually my favorite DM map.

Though the reason for this might be, that I only play D.Va and Winston in DM and they work really well with all the high ground on the map, which you can use to get away from those pesky Reaper players that are dominating FFA DM since his buff^^

But even though I like Petra I wish they would have spend this time on new heroes and improved hero balance/matchmaking instead, because as soon as I got my 3 loot boxes I rarely even touch the arcade.

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Hammond, nuff said.

I like Petra, at least you don’t get spawn killed every other respawn like in Chateau. Both have their own downsides, but Chateau is by no means an ‘amazing FFA map’.

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Petra isn’t a bad map. It’s a bad map to have only 8 players on.

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I don’t think either map is perfect, but I do appreciate that they’re completely different. Heroes that are better in 1v1s I think tend to better on Petra (because it’s more spread out and you’re less likely to run into multiple foes), while heroes that are better at kill steals will do better on Chateau. I suppose heroes with one-shot potential have equal claim to both as long as they actually one-shot their enemies.

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I agree with you about Petra. If people are playing outside by the cliff and I’m on widow then I feel like I can get kills. Anywhere else and it is a challenge because I am closer than I’d like and it is too easy to get flanked. The map is also big enough that you waste a lot of time looking for and getting to people only to have them move by time you get there.

Kings row is the most annoying of the converted maps for me just because there is only 1 mega and if I play widow I am not allowed to miss any shots or else the target leaves my los. I feel like I have to land headshots every time to confirm kills. It’s probably mainly annoying because I like to play Deathmatch to play widow.

Eichenwide is also annoying because it only has one mega. We need 2!!!

Petra also only has one mega but it’s not as bad because there is a mini in every room and they’re fairly close.

I like Chateu for the same reasons. I hate it when everyone plays in that room downstairs though because that is kill steal central (you’re also likely going to get attacked from multiple angles).

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Hammond is godlike on Petra
Eichenwald isn’t bad at all. The castle is a good place to stay in if your hero lacks range.

The only map that’s actually bad is Blizzard World.

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I actually prefer Petra over Choketeau

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Chateau isn’t the best map in the game, bit it’s way more versatile and fair.

And put Hammond in almost any map and he will be able to do stuff because of his mobility and health, it’s still bad for most heroes.

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Petra is the worst map. This forum tends to reply the exact opposite just to sound smart lol.

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Petra is nice if you just take a look at it alone :joy:.

Sometimes I am first with a gap of like 6 kills to the next and then I cannot find a single enemy and I am 5th place. Then I do finally reach an enemy, the kill gets stolen and I get hooked.

Edit: damn this post is a year old…

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This is true, none of the other Deathmatch maps are anywhere near as fun as Chateau Guillard.

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I don’t mind Chateau, in fact i quite like it, but Petra is just too big. I’ve literally missed out on top 4 because I’ve just not come across anyone to shoot at for several minutes.

I recall they actually had to increase the AFK timer there because players were actually getting kicked out the game because of it.