Alinos Gateway

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Best Hunters:-Trace, Spire

Items:- Missles, Imperialist, Magmaul, Battlehammer, Affinity Weapon

Map Size:-Large

Probably the largest map of the game, Alinos Gateway is a large circular stage with many places to fight. Like the single player version of this map, most of the arena is covered in lava. The main mode of transportation on this large map are the jump pads. By using the jump pads, you can access most parts of the map quickly.

Sniping is used most often here because of the great size of the arena, and the multitude of places to hide. There are multiple pillars that you can use jump-pads to reach, and each of these are great spots. There is a large circular structure in the center, with a large ramp leading up to it. This is where most of the close-combat occurs, because the circle has two health orbs and your Affinity Weapon. The Imperialist is in a small alcove to the left of the middle structure. You can either reach it by taking the pathway by the Battlehammer Spawn, or by taking the Jump-pad to it. This is also a nice place to snipe, due to the fact that you can take cover quickly.

If you were wondering, the Lava fall is just for show, but there are glitches to get on top of it. Spire is a good hunter to use here due to his invulnerability to Lava, and his ability to climb walls in the Dialanche form. There isn't anything of interest on the right side of the middle structure, aside from a jump-pad and a Missile spawn.