Ditto.

But maybe this opinion will change now that I have started playing TB more often. Rook has a hell of a time on Prison, as he relies so heavily on sticking to a lane in the early-mid game.

I hate Crucible. It's the worst and most unbalanced map imo.

My favorite map would probably be zikurat. I just like the tower layout and the way it looks. It's not as dreary and depressing as some of the other maps. I think of it as a larger version of cataract.

I've always had bad games on it.

With Crucible there's only one lane with creeps. If an enemy DG manages to out-level you he can monopolize that lane and make it impossible for you to farm creeps without the risk of being killed. Erebus can bat swarm to the other team's portal from across the gap, and tower Rooks can build towers in your lane to stall you in your base.

I'm really speaking out of spite more than anything else. I just hate that map because all of my worst losses have been on Crucible.

I hate healstones in anywhere other than your base.

Crucible is ok. Prison is ok.

I dislike Cataracts because it is too easy just to steal the side creep generators, once the front line towers fall.

Levathan is a good map, FAV!

jager i know what you mean, I had a rook just push towers up our aces all freaking game.  It was a learning experience...

i like them all. what's everone's problem with some specifics of some maps? they all require adjustments of your strategies. i don't get the problem. and i also don't get how a map which is symmetric could be unbalanced... although i must agree that rook kicks ass on crucible!

Maps themselves aren't unbalanced but certain characters/combinations have significant advantages when, say, choke points are involved.

And sure, everyone could play those characters but some (rightly, in my opinion) are always going to be concerned with the notion of having to play character X to be competitive on map Y.

Oh, and on topic, I agree with the first part of the OP.  Leviathan is good fun for all the reasons you listed.  For my part though, I enjoy a good Prison brawl every now and again. 

Do you play Rook?

I would like (being sincere) to see a Rook fare well on Prison. I know there are many players out there who are better than me... But I just don't see how Rook could possibly keep up on Prison in an even match.

People have the impression that he is this extreme tanking badass. Meh. I can't think of a single DG who a Rook can reliably kill before hammer slam three.

Most Prison games I play don't make it much past that point.

If he's holding the "gold flag" all game then the other team is holding the other 2 flags all game.  Goodbye war score.  Or he's not leveling.

This. A rook needs to hit every single creep wave to stay in the game.

cataract is over played

prison is a good map if u like  no lanes

zikurat  i found kinda  boring the  defenses aren't to to break through

exile is the best designed  most fun to play  a balanced map

mandala  huge map loads off lanes  all about  conserving hp earily game and trying not to get hit

crucible  is small good if u know your teammate shit if u dont

leviathan is a wierdly shaped one  with quite a bit off creeps

the brothers  is a simple 2 lane map with alot off other bits   size wise is pretty big

all maps need stratergy and tactics  not one or the other   some maps use more off one then the other

prison u need more tactics  rather then stratergy

for a map with multiple lanes u need stratergy and tactics

Exile gets my vote as my favorite. Prison is a 2nd, while cataract is indeed overplayed.

Rook is awesome on Prison, his towers allow you to set up a safe heaven in the middle and to start cutting off sections of the map.