Alright, we have to start with Coastal right? As the first ever Annihilation map introduced, Coastal is the original map first to be played on. Created by xxSaundersxx, it features 4 different islands for the 4 different teams, separated by a small body of water. The middle island which contains diamonds [which spawn in phase 3] is a circular island shaped like a bowl, with the diamonds inside. The map consists of lots of trees and mounds containing the mines, with each Nexus base perched upon a hill with 3 towers connected by bridges.
Here is a picture of the map:
Now for my personal opinions...
Let me just state that Coastal is not my most favorite map. Yes, it was fabulous in the early days off Annihilation, but now with 6 other maps, playing Coastal 80% of the time is getting really old. One would have to switch to so many different games to find a game played on a different map. Don't get me wrong, it's a good map, but it's just too overplayed nowadays.
The map layout for each team's island is really awesome. The the Nexus perched on a hill, teams can build awesome water defenses and cut off enemy access by chopping the bridges to nothing. Also, the mines are fairly big which can allow around 3 people to comfortably mine together. I personally don't like the placement of the gold mine, because it is literally 10 blocks away from the entrance to your island. Frequent attacks on people mining gold occur through many games. Each island is connected by a bridge to a boss arena and another island. The other side is exposed to plain water, which players must swim across.
Now for the diamond mine. The diamond mine, also known as "mid" by literally every single Annihilation player is a bowl shaped island in the middle of the map. It contains fire, soulsand, and 6 diamond ore. With the bowl shaped island, and a small place to fight, mid makes a very dangerous place for players to engage in combat, as everyone goes there for the diamonds. Unlike several other maps, Coastal's diamond mine is quite small, not only in the amount of diamonds, but the size of the area containing them. This doesn't really allow for much intense action except if you strength rush everybody.
Overall, a pretty decent map. As the first map to be created, I suppose it grabbed everyone's attention from then and there on. You can have a very enjoyable game on this map, saying that you don't get wiped out beginning of phase 2.
Until next time, have a nice day and feedback is appreciated!
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