User blog comment:Culumon/Analyzing the 7 maps, the Nightmare mode./@comment-25923864-20150325052053

Vaccine: avoid, fuck the timer. Good drops though & with decent team timer isn't TOO much of an issue. Crash/disconnect & desyncing is VERY common.

Ice station: never. Don't need any reasoning the map speaks for itself. The lag especially, worse of everything in the game making it unplayable.

Onslaught: fairly low drop rate, surrounded, but isn't that bad with half way decent team. I've had to carry a few times. avoid, mostly.

VIP: great, good drop rates, easy, what more is there to say.

Last Stand: Drop rates are not the best, but the map is incredibly easy & the drops rates aren't bad enough to avoid the map.

Power Out: relatively easy, decent drop rate, but mech always spawn in end & mech's drops are somewhat low compared to other possible spawns on other maps. Noobs ruin this map easily, carrying can be somewhat difficult for public games perticularly boss fight.

Survivors: avoid, the drops rates aren't bad, but it's just one big clusterfuck the whole time, from the beginning to the end (although with good team its passing isn't bad). Map also susceptible to crashes & desync easily.

Pods: somewhat easy with a smart team, boss room isn't to bad if cryo turrets are used, but ammo is consumed very quickly. minion eggs spawning savage wickers can be very difficult when unable to dispatch them quickly. Very good drop rates.