Contest idea thread!

[tyler]

Because they are CTF.

 

[Ælement]

I kinda want a detailing contest of some sort. Maybe something like the "magnificent tunnel", only where we can actually make a skybox and use props freely.

 

[zpqrei]

A lot of those comp CTF maps made decent vanilla CTF maps as well, though, I would imagine. They did a good job of dealing with the common problem CTF maps have of being too easy to turtle and cause stalemates or at least really drawn-out periods with no capturing. The only reason nobody paid any attention to those maps after the contest was over was.........

....what was the reason, anyway?

They were designed for 6v6. 32-man-instant-respawn-24/7-2fort players don't want to play 32 man on a tiny map.

 

[Baraleth]

I have an idea for any contest that comes up, have it so that people can collaborate if they wish. If they do however, they have to do something that is a bit harder or something extra and will be judge harsher than if some one was to do it on their own

 

[Jeremy]

How about a contest where each map entry must be made by two people, no more, no less.

 

[tyler]

Nah, Prestige and I would win.

 

[MangyCarface]

yeah, win the shittiest map award

 

[tyler]

are you saying you wouldn't enter???

 

[Jeremy]

shits goin down

 

[Prestige]

yyler and prestige vs mangycarface + ????? mapping contest

edit: mangy has no friends contest won by default

 

[Jetti]

Buurrrrn.

 

[Belli]

The dynamic payload contest was pretty good.

I'd like to see one for all standard game modes, with the chance to win in your respective category as well as a "top 3 overall" rating.

Seeing a contest with all kinds of maps, from TC to MVM, sounds pretty promising.

And it probably should be focused a bit more around the "dynamic" part, rewarding maps that add it as a crucial element rather than a gimmick.

 

[Ravidge]

The dynamic payload contest was pretty good.

I'd like to see one for all standard game modes, with the chance to win in your respective category as well as a "top 3 overall" rating.

Seeing a contest with all kinds of maps, from TC to MVM, sounds pretty promising.

And it probably should be focused a bit more around the "dynamic" part, rewarding maps that add it as a crucial element rather than a gimmick.

This is not a realistic suggestion, for a number of reasons.
1) This community doesn't have enough active/willing mappers to fill out all categories of maps.
2) We don't have the budget to award prizes to something of that scale.
3) Setting the timelimit to accommodate both TC sized maps, as well as arena is impossible to make "fair".
4) Most importantly: the judging and rating period would last for 8 months.

And that's just what I can think of at the moment

 

[Ælement]

I really like the idea of a 2-man collaboration contest. Would bring a whole new type of challenge to mapping, that most people would miss completely.

 

[Tarry H Sruman]

A 2-man contest would be cool. I would like to see how it would work if pairs were randomly selected rather than people finding partners. Would probably be better for a minor contest though.

 

[henke37]

Badly, it would work badly.

 

[Ælement]

Myeah...
Randomly assigned partners would be bad. Imagine if you got assigned with someone you KNEW would never finish their stuff? (/me)

 

[Tarry H Sruman]

I think it could be a fun mini contest if it were restricted to the regulars.

 

[stegarootbeer]

The issue I see with random partners is time zones. Unless the randomness was restricted to people in the same time zone.

 

[fubarFX]

The issue I see with random partners is time zones. Unless the randomness was restricted to people in the same time zone.

well that's one way of seeing this but having only 1 person at a time working on a vmf is actually more beneficial I think. having different time zones would be a plus imo.

but I think it's a bad idea in general. collabs are always a touchy subject.