-Gunsmoke-
Member
+165|7116|South Jersey
I don't get why everybody hates this map so much.  You can snipe, fly, go for a ride in a buggy, and defending the middle control point is a crap load of fun.  I want to know some of your reasons for not liking the map. 

P.S. If anybody knows a good server with Zatar on it, let me know.
stryyker
bad touch
+1,682|7201|California

no place to hide from AA, me thinks
maef
Member
+67|7164|Tulln, Austria
I don't like it because my PC sucks and loads really slow. So, until I can join, all the vehicles have been taken. And even if I spawn at the same time as all the others, most of the people just get in a vehicle and take off without letting anyone ride with them.

Either way, you have to get to the action by foot. And that takes an eternity on that map. As soon as you are there, you'll meet one of your enemies who was fast enough to get an APC, Tank, etc. and you'll be dead.

Spawn at your far-away flag again and start over.

That's why I don't like it.
Rizen_Ji
Member
+41|7217|200m out and smiling at you.
mainly because you're an open target and there's no cover when traveling from CP to CP, so if i'm in a boat or a jeep i get gunned down by a passing by jet. so i end up not getting anywhere...

then there's the part about when you get to a base it's already been capped and the other teams gun barrels are pointed up your ass when you get there since they're trying to take the flag back and you get killed the moment you get there.

that's pretty much the reason why i hate Zatar.
>LOD<Dougalachi
Teh_Complainer
+85|7036|An Hour North of Indy
Gunsmoke, if you didnt know, you can search specifically for Zatar maps in the "Join Server" tab in BF2
dont_be_ss
Member
+312|7075|selby, n. yorkshire, UK
i know tv2 does a zatar only server it's 64 player. it always has plenty of people in it.
.:ronin:.|Patton
Respekct dad i love u always
+946|7290|Marathon, Florida Keys
ive never seen anyone get over 100 score on that map
https://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g117/patton1337/stats.jpg
Snake
Missing, Presumed Dead
+1,046|7047|England

maef wrote:

Either way, you have to get to the action by foot. And that takes an eternity on that map. As soon as you are there, you'll meet one of your enemies who was fast enough to get an APC, Tank, etc. and you'll be dead.

Spawn at your far-away flag again and start over.

That's why I don't like it.
Ditto that....same with Kubra and even Taraba on EF - although only at the start of the round. Hate those kind of maps.
FFLink
There is.
+1,380|7172|Devon, England
i used to like it, it was on my clans server and it would be great if you could get the chopper from the middle. of course this was pre 1.2, so AA wernt a problem. i havent been on it since i dont think, as i jsut dont like it.

its rare that you will get the whole team to use teamwork, and that is what a map like zatar needs. maps like karkand and sharqi can be won via the teamwork of a single squad, which is a reason i enjoy playing on them so much.

its also not as attractive as some of the other maps available.
Eggbert70
Member
+0|7051|Oldham

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:

ive never seen anyone get over 100 score on that map
http://bf2s.com/player/59360305/
MorbidFetus
Member
+76|7032|Ohio
Love it. I need a good server that runs it. PM me.
Mekstizzle
WALKER
+3,611|7102|London, England

maef wrote:

you have to get to the action by foot. And that takes an eternity on that map. As soon as you are there, you'll meet one of your enemies who was fast enough to get an APC, Tank, etc. and you'll be dead.

Spawn at your far-away flag again and start over.

That's why I don't like it.
That's how it is with all vehicle maps tbh. Probably some exceptions but whatever. Apparently in Euroforce there's a million tanks, i played USI and it has maps like that too. Quite fun. BF2 does it wrong, either have loads of vehicles or very few in a small map. Karkand 64 has a stupidly large amounto of APC's/Tanks whilst 64 massive maps have very few vehicles. All done horribly wrong...

Edit: I like Zatar though, just not enough servers running it.

Last edited by Mekstizzle (2006-05-23 04:03:35)

MrBrain
Member
+24|7171|Finland

Eggbert70 wrote:

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:

ive never seen anyone get over 100 score on that map
http://bf2s.com/player/59360305/
cough cough.! /me got over hundred.
spawnofthemist
Banned
+1,128|7123|Burmecia, Land of the Rain
http://www.bf2s.com/player/57625176/

i came close.. lol

no cookie for me
Scorpian65
Member
+14|7219

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:

ive never seen anyone get over 100 score on that map
http://bf2s.com/player/46786389/


I like the map myself, either 32 or 64 man map size. As was stated above it has something for everyone, planes, helo, armor, sniping or head to head at the center flag. I think its the "Factory" flag that cant be taken unless you go up to it on foot so no matter how much armor they bring in the flag cant be turned without a helo or guys on foot.
MrE`158
Member
+103|7104
What I don't like about it is that if you're unlucky enough to spawn somewhere without a vehicle, you're basically screwed.  You could sit around waiting for however long it takes for all that spawn-point's vehicles to be destroyed and respawn, or you can start a long march towards some distant point, and inevitably die along the way.

It's also too easy for aircraft to completely dominate the map.  Even Cleansweep has better cover for foot-troops and vehicles.  If you don't want to fly, or don't get the opportunity, then you're not going to be fighting on an even balance with the opposition, which sucks.
ReDmAn_ThE_uNiQuE
oh hai :D
+156|7132|The Netherlands
only the word wetlands make my pants wet. =_= okay not funny
eMarine
Gorgonnash PVP
+119|7325|Sacramento, Cal
I got 117, full 64 map.
http://bf2s.com/player/46223465/
Sydney
2λчиэλ
+783|7324|Reykjavík, Iceland.
I love it, for some reason I always seem to get to the Migs unhindered...
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,993|7113|949

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:

ive never seen anyone get over 100 score on that map
My best round is that map-  That's where I got my kill streak too - 71.  Ended up 91-3, MEC Heli FTW
Sydney
2λчиэλ
+783|7324|Reykjavík, Iceland.

.:ronin:.|Patton wrote:

ive never seen anyone get over 100 score on that map
lol! Just noticed that Zatar is the map with my lowest B.R. score of a rotten 55 :p
niomosy
Member
+26|7170
Zatar's a fun map.  I like the scenery better than the other MEC maps and I can usually get some good fun going even without being in the air.  I've had some tremendous fun as Support and AT on Zatar.
[tlv]TDL
Member
+7|7139
Zatar is awsome in clan matches, you got these hard fighting for central. It's a nice map for aviators, but the AAV is ugly.

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