Images of Westeros, somebody make a map out of it!

lch · #1 July 3rd, 2008, 06:54 AM

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HoneyBadger said:
Ofcourse, this means that someone's going to have to make a whole SoIaF scenario, or else it's not going to be much use just having a map.

Why? I think that the graphic is looking well enough, and it would make a nice Dom3 map. If somebody wanted to do a scenario with it, too, that would be great, but I don't think that it's mandatory. Scenarios and MP tend to disagree, too.

Renojustin · #2 July 3rd, 2008, 07:50 AM

Because there are so many awesome factions in there... The Wildlings, the Others, the Night's Watch, the Northmen, the Ironmen, the Dornish, Daenerys and the East... and boy, it'd sure be completely crazy making the heroes for that.

If someone made a game out of this, I mean, I'd probably never play anything else. lol

HoneyBadger · #3 July 3rd, 2008, 08:16 AM

Just because, otherwise, it's just a map. I mean, the whole enthusiasm is that it's the map from ASoIaF. And Renojustin is right, there's a lot of interesting things going on, on that map. I don't particularly like the series, myself, but I have to admit, the setting's very interesting.

Ballbarian · #4 July 3rd, 2008, 08:59 AM

I would just be happy with the map. I don't know anything about the "Song of Ice and Fire" saga, but if you want a "Song of Ice and Fire" scenario, then feel free to make one. lch said as much in the first post.

HoneyBadger · #5 July 3rd, 2008, 09:33 AM

Why have a map of anything specific, if it's just going to be totally random? I don't see the point. Just use the random map creator that comes with the game.

MaxWilson · #6 July 3rd, 2008, 10:44 AM

Some people just like it. I enjoy playing on maps of the continental United States or the whole Earth. "Ulm just captured Western China!" It's fun for me.

-Max

lch · #7 July 3rd, 2008, 11:02 AM

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HoneyBadger said:
Why have a map of anything specific, if it's just going to be totally random? I don't see the point. Just use the random map creator that comes with the game.

Indeed, why bother with custom maps if we got the random map generator? Silly me, I don't know what came over me anymore.

HoneyBadger · #8 July 3rd, 2008, 04:16 PM

I can see the appeal of watching Ulm taking over western China, but that's because it's *western China*. It's not a 1-vision universe, it's a place that exists on it's own.
I can go there, get some take-out, and fly back.

My point is, what-other than content-separates this one from any other map? Sure it's nice that somebody posted a picture of a map that's already been drawn out. It's a time-saver, without a doubt. But somebody made it up in order to tell a story, and you're wanting to cut out the story and keep the map.