Last week, we [url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/813780/announcements/detail/2498884002732546201]announced[/url] a heap of July updates coming to [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i], including COMMUNITY VOTING on the ranked map pools. With COMMUNITY VOTING, you’ll be able to use your voice to help determine the ranked map pool for the next two weeks. Our own [b]BBQTurkman[/b] breaks down how this will work: [previewyoutube=XtRu5Ok0qxQ;full][/previewyoutube] [h1]Ranked Map Picks![/h1] As of the July update, there will be four available map pools in Ranked matchmaking: [list][*] 1v1 RANDOM MATCH [*] TEAM GAME RANDOM MATCH [*] 1v1 DEATHMATCH [*] TEAM DEATHMATCH[/list] This week, community voting will be available for the [b]1v1 RANDOM[/b] and [b]TEAM GAME[/b] map pools. Each will have several fixed maps available by default: [code][b]1v1 RANKED:[/b] ✔ Arena, ✔ Arabia [b]TEAM GAMES:[/b] ✔ Arena, ✔ Arabia, ✔ Black Forest[/code] Based on telemetry and player feedback, the developers will then select several maps for each map pool: [list][*] [b]+2 maps[/b] for 1v1 RM [*] [b]+3 maps[/b] for Team Games[/list] The final three maps for both pools will be determined by the community! Of the nine maps listed in each poll, the three that receive the most votes will be added to their respective map pools. [h1]Cast Your Vote Now![/h1] To participate in the community vote for the ranked map pools, [url=https://forums.ageofempires.com/]you must have a Steam or Microsoft account on ageofempires.com[/url]. Make sure you’re [url=https://forums.ageofempires.com/]logged in to the forums[/url] where the voting will take place. The polls are open until [b]NOON Pacific[/b] on [b]Sunday, July 12[/b] (or [b]3:00p Eastern / 19:00 UTC[/b]), so be sure cast your vote and check back to see which maps come out on top! Click below to jump to each poll: [url=https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/vote-now-1v1-ranked-map-rotation-july-14/86822][img]https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/1v1-vote-l.png[/img][/url] [url=https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/vote-now-team-game-ranked-map-rotation-july-14/86821][img]https://static.ageofempires.com/aoe/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tg-vote-r-1-e1594140688106.png[/img][/url]