I'm going to try a significant layout change for my next version. The last will be rotated 180 and "attached" to the second point in what was previously the back area. I'll additionally close the larger of the two underground paths from mid to lower second, leaving the "choky" one as is. Also, this lower path connects straight to mid, almost forcing the player to the point.
^ BLU second and last, before changes
^ After changes. The second-to-last connector might become too choky but that remains to be tested.
My main reason is to alleviate layout confusion, which has been a reoccurring problem for many (including myself). The player must make zig-zagging turns in the previous W-layout. Making one false turn makes one feel instantly lost. (The underground paths make this worse, of course.) Now that the layout is in a U-shape, it's easy to turn to one direction subconsciously.
A second reason is the mental picture I got of the last points: a BLUE and a RED castle separated by a very narrow ravine. Might even do some Ronia: Robber's Daughter style split of one castle:
EDIT: One problem that might get worse is the fact that you can as an attacker completely bypass the second point and run towards the last point. It's not as bad as it were in a previous W-layout version, where the one-way door below second was always open (making backcapping far too easy.)
This idea came to me before b1 was even tested, and I sorta regret going beta before trying it out. It'll take some time to connect everything up nicely, redoing the lighting, then
mirroring and rotating it all to the RED side making a playtest version to focus solely on the last and second points. In the worst case, this will be a waste of time and I'll revert to my b1 vmf.
EDIT #2:
Map link to test version
