The "Zen Garden" was a map that was released to Classic Mode on March 17th, 2022.
Layout[]
The layout of the map is quite simple. There are 4 quadrants where the teams spawn. Each quadrant has many small wooden houses. In the center is a large cherry blossom tree (sakura) surrounded by a few smaller ones. Around the outside of the map is a large wall with towers in each corner.
The four quadrants of traditional Asian village housing is separated by a cross in the center of greenspace. The center holds a rock garden where the main sakura resides.
Strategy[]
Recommend weapons for use on Zen are the assault rifles and sub-machine guns. Players may hold the center with sub-machine guns by taking cover on the green roofing in the central Easten section, or by taking cover behind boulders in the central Western section. Assault rifles make for a good cover across the map, by standing atop the rooftops of buildings in a player's spawn and shuffling between buildings along the ground to fire out from the gaps in between periodically. Players should be vigilant to keep control of the center by working together in those two roles.
Ranged weapons like the Sniper Rifle have limited use in the confines of a small map like this, though can help for back to back spawn holders (players taking cover on the rooftops of the back buildings).
Players should be wary of players who try to climb the central sakura tree to avoid enemies that can fire down below from decent cover. Countering these players can be difficult if the enemies hold the center. A grenade is a good option to flush them out, either to kill them or knock them up and out of cover so players may finish them off.
Trivia[]
- There are two pagodas that mirror each other on each side of the map (North/South). The North one is red while the South one is green/blue. This may mirror the Four Guardians/Four Gods in East-Asian culture; the Black Tortoise of the North, the Azure Dragon of the East, the Vermillion Phoenix of the South, and the White Tiger of the West.
- Though the similarity is present, the North/South ends are mirrored to the correct cardinal colors
- Players used to be able to go over the exterior walls and out-of-bounds, though they would be stuck here.
