too popular, i dont even like that map anymore.

Well, 3v3 is really kind of a nice game size, and Cataract is the only decent 3v3 map.  Really there is a pretty small number of good maps out there.  I mostly just play Cataract and Leviathan with Zik mixed in sometimes.  I suppose Brothers and Mandala arent bad, but you really need to do a 5v5 to make them work.

Exile, Crucible, and Prison are really poor maps and that really cuts down on the variety that you see.

Prison and Crucible are more 2v2ish. Leviathan and Zikurat are more 4v4ish. 3v3 is the most popular game size, and Cata is the only good 3v3 map. 

EDIT: Btw, Favor points is a terrible way to track the DG metagame. 

Too much for my taste. What happened to variety people?

Because it's a 3v3 that's not Prison. I don't have fun on prison, and the other maps are either too big or too small to play a tactical 3v3 in. Hopefully with the new map modding we'll get some variety.

I just don't like how unbalanced the map is.

the map i really want to play is brother, im guessing something is wrong with the map sense it is avoided like the plague.

It's a 5v5 map, but the problem is you need 10 people who all have good ping and everything. The only thing wrong with that map is the players.

A bit off topic, but I really like how every map (altough they seem quite similar) plays differently:

Mass gold on Zikkurat vs. mass regeneration on Leviathan.

Concentrated action on Crucible vs. open space on Prison.

The strategically important fountains on Exile vs. the weakly defended portals on Cataract.

This was a very nice design choice by the developers.

Sadly I can't say much for The Brothers or Mandala, because these maps are not played a lot. Whenever I join a Brothers or Mandala game there is someone with a very low simspeed or limited upload which results in everyone leaving due to unplayable lags. If only there was a way to inform players in the lobby if their system can handle these big maps with their many portals.

Actual favourite map statistic (only custom games, to keep out random map choices):

Yeah seriously prison is just terrible. It was specifically designed for premade sedna+UB mirror match showdowns as far as I can tell.

Yeah, I'm sick of Cataract as well.  I really dislike Prison though... so aside from Leviathan as 3v3 there isn't much else to choose from.  A lot of players will even complain about doing Leviathan 3v3 too but I personally think it works pretty well.

Exile is fairly cool but tends to either be a blowout or drawn out grind due to the choke points.  I love The Brothers but people complain about doing it 4v4 and 5v5 is a fairly rare game for me.  The Brothers is also somewhat like Prison in that some people just really don't like it and will refuse to play it from my experience.  I also really like Mandala but, like The Brothers, it's size tends to work against it and many will refuse to even do 4v4 on it.

Honestly, I don't mind playing on bigger maps even with fewer players (within reason) such as 4v4 on the Brothers or even Mandala but then again I don't really mind a longer game once in a while too.  It appears that I am in the minority though and I have to take what game types I can get from the online player base.  That means that probably at least 80% of my games end up being played on boring old Cataract whether I really want to or not.

-dolynick

If something the popularity of Cataract highlights that there devs; if they are indeed developing new maps, may want to focus on 3 vs 3. But with open modding that may be less of an issue... Maybe. But I would love another map that would rival Cataract in popularity.