Time for a REAL play session of the 72 hour map contest

[absurdistof]

The playing of the 72 hour maps ultimately ended in failure today. I'm not putting any blame on anyone, but I think we could easily re-host a testing/playing session of these maps. I saw a lot of people work hard on these maps, and it hurts me to see that work go to waste

I think we could use a schedule to carry this out in an organized manner, so that it's not a five-six hour string of map testing, like it was today.

Thoughts? Schedules? Ideas?

 

[Grim Tuesday]

Why not go with 22 minute tests, all of one gamemode in each session.

EDIT: There are:
CP: 4
KoTH: 4
Arena: 4
PL: 3
CTF:1

So why not roll in the CTF to the PLs, and run four tests, each an hour and a half long.

 

[Geal]

With 16 maps, there's way too many to test in a single go. I'm sure we'll have more testing days - doing it by gamemode might get tedious, but would work.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

You could use my suggestion, but make a mixed test for 4 days. One of each type.

 

[AgeNt_]

or do a bracket.

 

[Grim Tuesday]

I don't like brackets: They make it impossible to have a 2nd or third place, correctly. If my map were placed right next to the best map in the bracket, but I was the second best map, then I would still get out in the quarter-finals, instead of rightfully in the finals.

 

[Dark]

I would like to run the test, I already ended up running the tail end of the test today.
If i where to do it we would split it into 3 days (someone might have to take over on the tail end of the third as i am going on a trip, it should however not interfere.) each day we would start around 4:30pm eastern time and test 5 to 6 maps a day about 2 hours worth (i would like to play this more by ear depending on how many people are there.) We would play the maps in order of submission. I have already uploaded quite a few of the missing maps, and would make sure the rest are up tonight. i'll do that regardless of if i end up hosting this or not.
Edit: How are we judging this thing anyway?

 

[ANova]

Everyone let my Map win pl0x

 

[Moose]

Just don't do every koth map one day and every arena the next, people would probably get bored of the gamemode after the first couple of maps.

 

[Pc_Madness]

or do a bracket.

Thats not really a fair system either, what if AwesomeMap#1 and AwesomeMap#2 play in the first round and knocks one out? Then the other will will win, and an ordinary map will end up coming second.

 

[absurdistof]

And, because unlike players these maps have no track record of skill or "goodness" the tournament system fails again. I would be in favor of having a mixed bag of maps from various gametypes for one to two hour sessions on the server, possibly longer depending on how people are feeling.

 

[Geal]

I figure we'll maybe have a preliminary vote, then take the top ten or top 8 or something and hold another vote with those. We could even just use the in-forum polls. Maps are so new, there's not really any chance of a popularity vote or anything like with the ctf contest.

 

[absurdistof]

We should definitely test them for a good bit before voting, though.

 

[Geal]

well yes, obviously.

 

[Randdalf]

There was a voting system that somebody suggested where you put maps in order of preference (or even at the same level), and there was some clever formula to work out what won.

 

[DjD]

well I think, if the people vote in a thread and give a number from like 1-10 to every map, they should also write a little explanation for it and why they rate the map in that way.
Thus ensuring, that they played the map, and dont just go after looks etc.

 

[HeaH]

It was a 72-hour contest. Judging shouldn't take as long time as in a major contest

 

[Trotim]

I have no idea the maps were being tested.

Playing like the 4 maps of each game type a day each should work pretty well I guess, but you're probably going to do this on the US servers only, eh?

 

[Mr.Blob]

Seeds be bad. ^ Brackets are not really for "testing"

 

[RavenStryker]

Random.org

This should be an easy enough list to follow through on and it's completely random! =) For the first 3 days there will be 4 maps played and the last 2 days will have 5 since there was a total of 22 entries. Wait for the voting till the last day though that's hard as well since people forget about maps on day 1 on the voting day which would be day 6. Lol

Day 1
1) 72_koth_sewage
2) 72_ctf_trainbrigde
3) 72_koth_aly
4) 72_cp_tovilovan

Day 2
5) 72_koth_djd
6) 72_cp_agent
7) 72_ctf_muffinman
8) 72_koth_walker

Day 3
9) 72_arena_grimtuesday
10) 72_pl_chisel
11) 72_koth_hanz
12) 72_cp_geal

Day 4
13) 72_koth_tictactoe
14) 72_ctf_ost
15) 72_pl_westerhound
16) 72_cp_ravidge
17) 72_arena_wastedmeerkat

Day 5
18) 72_cp_whitework
19) 72_koth_moose
20) 72_arena_nova
21) 72_pl_pcmadness
22) 72_arena_dark1

Day 6
Voting!