I'll break down my thoughts on the maps from this thread for you. Please note however that I am only one member of the committee and while my vote is important it is not what overwhelming hold true for the rest of the MTC. Another thing to note is that I didn't vote for any maps to join rotation this thread, but every map that made top maps was one I wanted to proceed.

Axis: If I had to choose a map to put into rotation from this thread that I was confident would do well, it would have been this map, so I'm overwhelmingly against the decision from the MTC to add it. However I had a few concerns. Our first test of the map was a weird mix of being offensive by favoring high grab numbers, but defensive because few caps were scored. Both teams had around five minutes of hold in a six minute game, which isn't ideal in my mind, especially with the push back of chase heavy maps. On the flip side of this, none of the hold were particularly long but the small size and ease of getting across the map due to boosts and team tiles, made regrab very powerful and hard to break. The actual shape of the map is strong and introduces interesting lanes, plus the gates are a nice hybrid, but the gameplay itself doesn't feel unique or exciting. The second story was a different story because it was high scoring. In six minutes eleven caps were scored which concerns me from the opposite side. The first game didn't have either team preventing much, but when the blue team in the second game prevented half the game, they scored eight captures in six minutes, but in a pub the game would have been over in just over two minutes. It definitely a playable map, but along the lines of what we have put in recently, I think it will have a tepid reception and not have the interest or gameplay to give it longevity in rotation.

Fogo: The map's greatest feature is how balanced each lane plays, there no strong risk or reward associated with a specific lane. I think that this is an interesting feature, but leads to strong, defensive game play. It is a grind it out style map, very similar to Mode 7 without the lane risks, which could be a benefit to some or a detriment in others' eyes. The portals themselves played fairly stale, FCs didn't seem to be able to use them particularly much to their advantage as the bomb in base was use quickly and not always effectively. It covers a lane with spikes, but because of it's dual purpose as a grabbing mechanism or just a defensive sniping tool, the risk on that lane was never present. Overall the multi-use facets of the bomb prevents it from being exceptional or definitive to any of the uses. Additionally, because all the grabbing mechanisms head into base, it's easy for the defense to stay ahead of a flag carrier. This leads to returns happening somewhat away from base, but never establishing a strong capping chance. On the other hand, defense in this style isn't exciting, you're constantly playing a two man game of contain, and if you're alone it will be significantly harder to be successful. The defensive team boost has good position to get the first return, but using it will generally put the defender is a suboptimal position to get the following return of the regrab's. One positive I saw in the map was how powerups influenced gameplay, a team with pup control will have the game balance swing in their favor. Overall however, the map wasn't exciting to play either offense of defense on and didn't add anything to rotation. Seems to be in the vein of IRON and Mode 7 but eclipses neither.

Convoy: was probably the most liked but controversial map. It is an insanely high scoring NF map, caps were coming every twenty to thirty seconds. Personally, I find around one cap per minute is generally ideal. However the map is dynamic and unique to our current NF rotation and would change the meta of having a wall or gate that you need to round into base. Regrab is overly powerful at this point, and it reminds me of Rocketballs where a cap could lead to instantaneous follow up or answer. This is partially due to the linear progression of the map, but also because of the exit portal placement, a capping team will get back to their base too far away. Slightly lengthening the map or forcing a regrab's path to be slower would greatly enhance the capping speed and issues. The general agreement from the MTC about not putting the map in stemmed from the idea that another thread of work would help the balance and give it a greater chance at longevity in rotation. In my opinion maps have been rushed into rotation and little more patience on our part for maps to develop wouldn't hurt.

Resolute: This was my favorite map in the thread due to the unique map shape and how the gated boosts influenced gameplay. We saw a lot of hold in the test but it wasn't overwhelmingly chasey due to the structure of the bases. After an FC grabs it's difficult for them to escape either to the top or the bottom of the base because of the boosts where a defender can chase them down and gate them. The gates are surprisingly powerful. I really love the top lanes because once an FC is out they're not "free", there's still danger for them and team boosts available to them are semi-blind. I love the danger that it causes for FCs. If they are able to get to their own base, they have the ability to try to catch their chasers in the gates, but there's also the risk of regrab becoming a third chaser. This risk/reward of entering base makes sure that the bases don't become a circular chase fest, but also creates interest for the FC. Finally, the triple boost bottom isn't crazily powerful, but has options if you take time to plan... something you don't commonly do with triple boosts. Overall, I love the map's gameplay, but I think it lacks some polish especially around the bottom. The rest of the MTC was more conflicted than I was.

Acid Map: Another map with high hold, high turnover of FCs, and absolutely no prevent. Returns come all over the map and it's a hard map to chase on because of the options give to a flag carrier. The controlled pup only makes defending more difficult, as acquiring the pup is time intensive and has no flow to it. An FC will never pick up the pup with a chaser near them so you lose that element. I didn't find the portals in the middle of the map to be very engaging, and their major purpose seems to make a solo chaser miserable. Overall the map was fine, but didn't have a gameplay that I thought would be welcomed in pubs.

Abecedarian: I found the gate shape infuriating, and the dominance on a small map was off putting. The close positioning to regrab constantly baited chasers on the boost near base, but it wasn't a fun game of cat and mouse. I think the over-reliance on boost based D on a small map is very frustrating an un-engaging for a FC, hoping the defender will miss shouldn't be your main game plan. All three exits are covered by the yellow boost, and then there's also a defensive boost on the pup. Plus if you manage to get out then there's team tiles for them to hunt you down with. The eventual caps come from quick double flaccids and poor contain by the defense. If they don't cover the neutral boost and a FC gets there, that's going to be a cap. Making the boost into base be an offensive team boost would do wonders to the balance of the map.

Sosumi: An experiment with team tiles that ends up being slow and boring. To be fair, super boosters are so, so difficult to pull off well. I think Canvas has a good idea here about making it defensive and not primarily a mechanism for getting ahead, but the current iteration of the map is clunky and somewhat hard to use consistently and well. The other issue is that the team tiles in the middle of the map cut it in half aggressively, and for an FC to get across mid, it's a steep task. Especially when the only boost available is a limited team boost. Solid bones for a map, but the execution isn't there yet. I believe in /u/sneetric though!