Featured Map Suggestion Thread - Updated November 2011

[grazr]

So what is the difference in the end?

I just told you what the difference was. You don't seem to be listening to what i'm saying. You have your opinion and to you that should be enough. But look at the bigger picture. Grid is a joke map, prone to griefing, with repetitive gameplay and class imbalances; the type of map design that gets thrown on idle and trade servers. Is this what you want representing TF2maps finest maps? It doesn't matter whether it's had a face lift, "it looks nice" is not enough to get a map featured, it needs to check certain criteria before being a legitimate candidate for a feature position. Grid does not tick the necassery fields and to see it on rotation next to other features like nightfall and lakeside which subsequently went official is a joke.

Yes i also believe that we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously, but that line was pretty much drawn at the mirrored Valve edits. Yes they were featured but that doesn't mean it wasn't a controversial decision.

 

[Wilson]

I just told you what the difference was. You don't seem to be listening to what i'm saying. You have your opinion and to you that should be enough. But look at the bigger picture. Grid is a joke map, prone to griefing, with repetitive gameplay and class imbalances; the type of map design that gets thrown on idle and trade servers. Is this what you want representing TF2maps finest maps? It doesn't matter whether it's had a face lift, "it looks nice" is not enough to get a map featured, it needs to check certain criteria before being a legitimate candidate for a feature position. Grid does not tick the necassery fields and to see it on rotation next to other features like nightfall and lakeside which subsequently went official is a joke.

But this would apply something like old grid with guns, new one has new name and is medieval gamemode, i fail to see how it is griefable or class biased when it is almost fully meele only now and when it comes to that, it is perfectly legit map and best we have to offer on that field of maps for time begin.

So i still see no difference with this, one is normal arena map, one is medieval map born out of joke map detailing contest.

 

[EArkham]

So, um, back to the topic at hand... but do we have a list of previous featured maps? I keep thinking of cp_tidal, but I think that was already featured at one point.

Also, personally, I wouldn't nominate any maps with noticeable dev textures. To me, those maps are "WIP" and not "showcase." Sure, a featured map may still have much work left to be done, but IMO showcase maps should be not only playable but aesthetically pleasing.

Kep

 

[fubarFX]

i fail to see how it is griefable or class biased when it is almost fully meele only.

melee only = class bias
right?
and when a server pulls a melee only map on me, I feel grieved by the server itself.
that simple

 

[tyler]

So, um, back to the topic at hand... but do we have a list of previous featured maps? I keep thinking of cp_tidal, but I think that was already featured at one point.

I don't think Tidal was ever featured

And though I was previously (silently) against featuring Desertion, now that I've finished it I wouldn't mind and would in fact love that. But if I can't nominate my own map, uh, well.

Anyway I am not even sure we have very many finished maps right now that haven't been featured? I can think of Tidal, Rundown, Cloudburst because it was posted in today but I have never played it, Peaks which probably isn't done knowing Languid, Arakawa, and my own.

I'd like to see what others can think of

 

[honeymustard]

Gullywash, bazillion...

 

[fubarFX]

gullywash is already well established in the community and wouldn't benefit from being featured imo

 

[tyler]

Bazillion would be a good choice. I think mostly comp players know about it.

 

[Okrag]

Bazillion has been featured before though, hasn't it?

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Bazillion has been featured before though, hasn't it?

Don't believe so...

Maybe confused with Biodome?

 

[tyler]

I'm thinking it'd be good to have a list of featured maps.

 

[LeSwordfish]

I thought bazillion had been featured.

I cant think of any maps as of yet. all the ones i want to say still arent finished.

Can i suggest we put the next "Featuring" off until after the contest? I bet it'll be a lot easier to pick them then, and a lot of currently unfinished maps will be more finished then.

EDIT: Before i forget, cp_osiem

 

[honeymustard]

I don't want to toot my own horn, but toot toot, my map (boundary) was voted twice to be featured but never got in.

 

[Godslayer57]

I don't want to toot my own horn, but toot toot, my map (boundary) was voted twice to be featured but never got in.

Urgent newsflash I am sure it was featured once

 

[Fruity Snacks]

I thought bazillion had been featured.

I cant think of any maps as of yet. all the ones i want to say still arent finished.

Can i suggest we put the next "Featuring" off until after the contest? I bet it'll be a lot easier to pick them then, and a lot of currently unfinished maps will be more finished then.

EDIT: Before i forget, cp_osiem

I think it would be best to do one NOW for all the non-contest maps (ie: tidal, arakawa, etc) Because after that we're going to have a few featureable maps

EDIT: Also, all of those maps would be CP, all this past month were CP... why not something not-dominated by CP?

 

[grazr]

Wasn't boundary featured the previous month? This thing has turned into a whole unorganised mess with no one knowing which maps have been or havn't been featured :/ But i do know Boundary got a majority vote at some point but another map got featured anyway. Boundary should have had a slot reserved in the next featuring; would that have been last month? (the current features). I thought it did get featured but i'm unsure now.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

I do remember looking at boundary because someone mentioned it, but I don't think it was ever featured. Boundary would be a very good feature (I base this on looks, I have not played it).

Since we have the CP contest next month and this months featured are all CP, why not do a non-CP month? Boundary, Peaks and Arakawa I'd suggest.

The only maps i remember being featured is Biodome, Antiquity, Crossroads, Metalworks, Nightfall, Lakeside, Haarp ... Possibly Coldfront at some point.

 

[Wilson]

Boundary was featured, not sure what month it was, but it was.

 

[osiem]

I think it'll just be a bit unfair to favor any map before the contest ends, Teddy or Desertion are good and rather finished maps, but I'd suggest waiting until the results and then maybe featuring three best maps.
For now, it's better imo to feature some other ones.

EDIT: Before i forget, cp_osiem

Thanks, I'd be great, but it's way too early to feature my map. Also, cp_osiem is now cp_dusk

 

[honeymustard]

Boundary was featured, not sure what month it was, but it was.

I'd know, have you seen my ego?