I think the "layout being confusing" is a bit overstated in this case
It's not.
I played on Aztec a dozen or so times in the time it was on the server.
I geniunely can not tell you from memory where games such as trivia actually are, and only discovered they existed on the second to last time I played on it.
Compare this to Wildwest. A map I have played on twice in my entire lifetime. But here I am, able to recite the way to karts with a general sense of directions (I have long forgotten specifics but it is behind cells way in the back and it pases Ninja Warrior on the way to the minigame).
I've literally never even played that game before, but because navigating wildwest was never a chore by itself and it uses textures and many turns, it isn't a massive nightmare.
The map is a maze, it killed player counts, and its mini games are very "babies first map" feeling. I genuinely think if I were to make a map in 2 weeks it would look like aztec.
Walter Black:
To be honest I was always under the impression that mayanjungle replaced aztec cause of both their temple-esque themes but yes, aztec was fucking dope and I'm convinced it was only removed cause it wasnt hopjb
That was Amazon Jungle. Aztec and Mayan co-existed for a long time.
Stop bringing up hop. hop is a good map because it plays well. Aztec was removed because it just doesnt play well.
Geniunely every discussion I have had about this map has NEVER resulted in a single person actually bringing up reasons to like this map other than surf.
Most of the time people start complaining about how mayanjungle is the same map but slightly worse. Which isn't even the right map!
Aztec is gen my least favorite map in terms of gameplay, design, and execution. None of it is done well and the idea of playing on this map again has genuinely given me a headache. Don't add this piece of trash please.