I was searching for something else when I came upon an old annoucement for a map called "Western Theater". I think it was probably announced while I was away from the game, because I'm not sure I remember hearing about it, and I don't know anything about it. Anyway, according to the announcement, it was supposed to become the new tutorial map for brand new players, and it was supposed to combine some elements of Battleground USA and Flashpoint. So, I have a few questions for those who may have been in the know:
Was the "Western Theater" map ever made available to every market?
If so, is it still (offered as a special event) in the rotation? Clearly it isn't currently the tutorial map, like it was supposed to have been. I've been back for a few months now, and I haven't seen it offered.
Was it never fully released? If so, was it at some point partially released?
And here's the big question:
Are we looking at a similar situation now with the "Global Conflict" map?
"Global Conflict" is supposedly available in some markets, but it appears to be having trouble making it all markets. Should we be looking at the history of what happened with "Western Theater" to evaluate what were are (not) seeing with "Global Conflict"?
Was the "Western Theater" map ever made available to every market?
If so, is it still (offered as a special event) in the rotation? Clearly it isn't currently the tutorial map, like it was supposed to have been. I've been back for a few months now, and I haven't seen it offered.
Was it never fully released? If so, was it at some point partially released?
And here's the big question:
Are we looking at a similar situation now with the "Global Conflict" map?
"Global Conflict" is supposedly available in some markets, but it appears to be having trouble making it all markets. Should we be looking at the history of what happened with "Western Theater" to evaluate what were are (not) seeing with "Global Conflict"?