Well here's what I say to this, if you have the balls to come here and register and make a thread and say your thinking of making a map you've already made the decision...you're here so you might as well do it and if it doesn't turn out to be your cup-of-tea then no one can say you didn't try. It's what i did, i even put one of my school classes in college on the line for map making. I said "yes I want to learn to make a map, even if I may not be able to do it and fall flat on my face, i'm gonna try this." So i sat down and in 11 weeks came up with PL_Oversea, mind you it's loaded with bugs and newbie mistakes but that was the key to opening the first intimidation blockade that i think stops a lot of new mappers. So i say, if you got yourself this far to making a thread just to ask if you should or shouldn't, DO IT Ii say and for the love of god have fun with it, don't make it feel like a chore.