Playtesting the Greybox Draft

I had my greybox draft of the Chateau Battle level playtested. The players played a 5 minute deathmatch in my map and then completed a survey afterwards. This playtest is mainly focusing on the overall layout and structure of the level.

My Observations

• There needs to be more spawn points, some telefrags (kills from spawning on top of another player) happened
• Shooting from the top level worked nicely but there needs to be more cover in the throne room to account for this
• Going up and down the tables in the dining areas feels weird, it shouldn't be as smooth as it is
• This map is too big for 4 to 5 players; it's better fit for 8-9

The Survey

• Playertesters were given statements and rated out of 10 how much they agree with those statements.
• An example question is: "I could easily find other players. (1: Disagree; 10: Agree).
• There were also a few prompted open ended questions where playtesters could elaborate on their feedback.

Results

Summary of Open Ended Responses

Compliments

• The map has nice theming so far
• The throne room and spiral staircases are neat
• There are a lot of fun places to jump on to

Critiques

• It was more likely to find players on the upper level of the map
• Too few spawn points and they are too close together
• Some areas feel congested, it wasn't clear how some areas should be navigated
• The map was too big and too spread out

Key Take Aways

• More spawn points need to be added
• More pick ups need to be added as well as a wider variety of pick ups (like armor), especially on the ground floor
• The map overall could be smaller
• There needs to be more cover in the throne room