Great Review! The map i still need to test but ill add this in my bookmarks for reminder.

Always wondered... where did the author come up with the name "Realm of Steel Rats"? Certainly a unique name (better than cheesy crap like "Demon Keep" or "Death Factory") and I wonder what relations it might have. Maybe it's because it's like a maze where the rats (players) run through clad in steel (armor)?

Any map with same name is also at Quake Live, but I cannot confirm the map identity with this.

The Q3 version id better.

Great review with lots of insight and background information - thanks for the good read, Mark.
I don't like the map too much because of the way it is constructed so I wont leave a comment on the gameplay but I think the appearence of it in countless competetive map pools and pickups establishes that the map is one of the best quake 3 tdm maps of all time.