Ok, so I took a very informal poll of people's favorite "duelin' locations" over at the MN Firefly board. I compiled the responses and here is the ranking of most popular to least popular among locations that received 3 or more votes:
1. Maidenhead Bar (where River snaps and kicks everyone's ass the first time in movie)
2. Mr. Universe Complex Generator Room (Mal vs Operative in movie)
3. Mr. Universe Complex Corridor (River vs Reavers in movie)
4. Niska’s Compound Corridor (A major shootout with the whole crew in "War Stories")
5. U Day Bar ("just an honest brawl between folks" in "Train Job")
I think we absolutely need the first two. They'll provide for some interesting map designs, and they're immediately recognizable. As for the other three, I'd suggest we pick two of them. My votes are for Niska's compound, and then it's a toss up on the other two. We already have one bar, and we already have a location at Mr. Universe's Complex. So, here are some of the better options that were mentioned in the informal poll, but only received 1 or 2 votes:
-Serenity Cargo Bay (several encounters and fights happen here)
-Shootout at Brothel (the one in "Heart of Gold")
I'm thinking maybe we could use the Cargo Bay instead of of one of the other two options above? That would leave us with the following four maps:
1. Maidenhead Bar
2. Mr. Universe Complex Generator Room
3. Niska's Compound Corridor
4. Serenity Cargo Bay
What do you think? Sultan, do you think you could work your map magic on these?
1. Maidenhead Bar (where River snaps and kicks everyone's ass the first time in movie)
2. Mr. Universe Complex Generator Room (Mal vs Operative in movie)
3. Mr. Universe Complex Corridor (River vs Reavers in movie)
4. Niska’s Compound Corridor (A major shootout with the whole crew in "War Stories")
5. U Day Bar ("just an honest brawl between folks" in "Train Job")
I think we absolutely need the first two. They'll provide for some interesting map designs, and they're immediately recognizable. As for the other three, I'd suggest we pick two of them. My votes are for Niska's compound, and then it's a toss up on the other two. We already have one bar, and we already have a location at Mr. Universe's Complex. So, here are some of the better options that were mentioned in the informal poll, but only received 1 or 2 votes:
-Serenity Cargo Bay (several encounters and fights happen here)
-Shootout at Brothel (the one in "Heart of Gold")
I'm thinking maybe we could use the Cargo Bay instead of of one of the other two options above? That would leave us with the following four maps:
1. Maidenhead Bar
2. Mr. Universe Complex Generator Room
3. Niska's Compound Corridor
4. Serenity Cargo Bay
What do you think? Sultan, do you think you could work your map magic on these?




