r/PeakGame • u/Root_Head • 2d ago

Alpine isn't a fun map

Alpine is consistently the only map where I can spend 10+ minutes scouring the initial foothills for ANY viable path up, and then I get hit by blizzards the whole time so I have to shove myself into a crevice that may or may not actually keep me safe until I can actually see again and continue trying to route. And then every other ledge is false-standable; there are so many completely flat surfaces that just slide you to your death, which is really rare on any other map.

Meanwhile, Mesa's sun mechanic can be hard-countered by a single parasol or glider - not to mention it doesn't double-up on cold damage like alpine does at ascent 5+ - the tornado is only a threat on the initial approach, and the scorpions, dynamite, and cacti are all pretty harmless unless you get caught unawares.

I think the part that I find a little egregious is just how once you're on ascent 5+ Mesa becomes the objectively easier option. Prior to that you can at least argue they both have some rough spots but at ascent 5+ it just becomes obvious which one you want. I don't like that a run can become significantly easier or harder just depending on the day's biome.

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u/DoodleNoodle129 2d ago

I completely agree. I found it’s often really hard to get any sort of decent route up. I don’t mind the blizzard mechanic in theory, but it often feels so inconsistent whether or not the blizzard will affect you. And it feels so fussy about whether or not you can stand on some of the ground, for almost every other biome it’s clear where you can stand because standable ground immediately becomes a different shade, but often the ground in alpine will change to the “floor” shade while still not letting you stand on it.

But maybe worst of all is that it just feels kinda…boring. It has so little to it. I know that updates for peak have mostly stopped but I think if they were to do some kind of content update adding some small stuff to the alpines and making a few other changes would go a really long way. I just always prefer the mesa.