Techtree Contest Poll

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Techtree Contest Poll

Congratulations to the brave arena gladiators who participated the Techtree Contest.

Well done all!

Eleven valid maps were submitted for our consideration. (In order of submission) they are:

Originally Posted by matyko

Well, here it is, the, for the time being, finnalized, version.

Originally Posted by Just_Spectating

So without further ado, my techtree.
The Skeletal Amalgamation

Originally Posted by Martin Barbov

This is my final submission so I'm gonna give all the information:

The Magical Union

Originally Posted by Kallimachos

PRIMEVAL PACK
A forest race, based on the Night Elf tech tree.

Originally Posted by Zorga

Ok guys here is my complete techtree proudly given
Techtree

Originally Posted by frostwhisper

I proudly present The Burning Legion

Originally Posted by Cheesey_111

This is my final version of my races the Underground and here’s my techtree (replaces Humans):

The Underground

Originally Posted by Mechmap

The Resistance:
The creeps of warcraft have decided that no longer shall they be killed for items or experience, the main races shall taste their wrath as the orcs did when they wiped them out of existanse.

Originally Posted by Meteor_demon

Umm... yah, my bad guys i found some serious bugs in my map after looking through it a litte more thouroughly (mostly stupid mistakes) but im 99.9% sure everything is fixed now so ya, heres the updated version.

Originally Posted by NoNZealot

FORCES OF THE NAGA

Well heres my entry. I hope you will like it.

Originally Posted by RED BARON

Okay here is my final Entry!:

The Golden Saints

The Judging and Voting Process:

This public poll has opened on 30 October and will close on 21 November, 2007. No one should rely on descriptions alone to make thier decision. Please follow the hyperlinks in the poll or the quotes from the contestants to download, test and analyze each of the entries. 40% of the final vote shall be determined by appointed judges. Judges' ballots will not be revealed until the completion of the public balloting and polling. 20% of the final vote shall be determined by the total accumulated votes of the above public poll. Judges may not vote in that poll. Contestants and all other users may vote once in the poll: contestants can not vote for their own submissions. 40% of the final vote shall be determined by the tally of users who vote in this thread using the included ballot form below. Copy the form in its entirety and paste it as a new post (Reply) in this thread. All Judges, contestants and users may cast ONE ballot for one contestant. Everyone is free to critique more than one submission in their ballot but may vote for only one contestant. Arena gladiators can not cast their ballots for their own submissions. Improperly cast ballots will be invalid. Judging considerations (for judges and voters alike): Does the submission adhere closely to the contest's rules? How complete is the techtree; how many abilities, items and units have been edited? Does the race balance well with the other existing races in the template map? How creative and original is the race? How well has a contestant used the resources available in the .mpq files? How descriptive are the tooltips? No other considerations should be taken into account: loading screens, terrain, or any other editing of the map that might take place!

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Copy and paste the ballot below to vote in this thread.

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Techtree Contest

OFFICIAL BALLOT

I officially cast my ballot for: Matyko's Tide
I voted because I loved how he made an undead with very good imagination. I'm just confused on the tide unit ability totally creative. Also overall it was my favorite.

Based on the following considerations ( positive, negative ):
*Creative, specific, strategic skill creations.
*Good design on techtree image
-Kinda easily defeated if carriers are dead
-Hero skills could be done better

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Comments on other entries:
They were good too but I liked matykos better. Anyway gl to other contestants!

By the way where are the maps?:P For public to try...

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[EDIT by Wolve]

This ballot is valid and the vote has been logged.

The maps are physically attached to each contestant's original submission. Follow the links in the poll or the participants' quotes. Examples:

NoNZealot

Originally Posted by NoNZealot

FORCES OF THE NAGA

Well heres my entry. I hope you will like it.

Techtree Contest

OFFICIAL BALLOT

I officially cast my ballot for: Martin Barbov


Based on the following considerations:
Though not the most balanced race, the Magical Union reveals an entirely new type of gameplay. The strong focus on spells, micromanagement and strategy branches make this race unique.
+ New spellcaster systems interconnected with buildings.
+ A large variety of units promising interesting combinations and diverse strategies.
- Balance lacks in some places but it still passes my criteria.
- Some game-crashing bugs appear from time to time, but can be easily avoided without any arduous effort.

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Comments on other entries:
Well... wow, I never knew so many people would actually submit their races. I say good job to all of you, for going through this contest and sticking to your ideas. I wish a bright future in modding as well as good luck in the next techtree compos ;)

I didn't know ads were able to edit posts. Wow thats a good thing!

Of course they can. In many cases it is necessary...

Techtree Contest

Techtree Contest

OFFICIAL BALLOT

I officially cast my ballot for:
Red Baron's Golden Army

Based on the following considerations:

I think Red-Baron has invested a lot of work in his map, and, in my eyes, his and the magical army, but in the end, because of the infamus crash bug, RED-BARON was my choosen one :)
Why?
+ A well thought race, with its own balanced weaknesess and strengths.
+ The making of a soldier (Buy-Smelt-Form) is a genious idea...
-..But a few more units would have been nice by this method...
- When you're inexperienced with the race, you'll be defeated, no other option
- A few smaller gliches (Flying Hero attacked by melee units,ect) that might have already been fixed...


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Comments on other entries:
This was a very fun contest, and I hope people will have as much fun playing with it as I (and hopefully the others) had making it ^^

Techtree Contest

OFFICIAL BALLOT

I officially cast my ballot for: Red Baron


Based on the following considerations: The race was funny to play with though they were to weak at the beggining and to strong at the end. I think that the Golden Saints are the most originall techtree this contest have had.

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Other Comments: Who made the bandit techtree? cause when i donwloaded the map and started it i had all units, buildings and heroes placed out in the center of the map.

Originally Posted by Mechmap

Other Comments: Who made the bandit techtree? cause when i donwloaded the map and started it i had all units, buildings and heroes placed out in the center of the map.

Crappers and milk! Are you serious?! That probably means I posted the wrong version of the map. They all had the same file name... boy was that stupid. C'est la vie.... c'est la vie.

Blame mods for not checking the maps having minimum requirements to enter.

Techtree Contest

OFFICIAL BALLOT

I officially cast my ballot for: Matyko's Rotting Tide


Based on the following considerations:
His race is the most original and creative race in the contest. Well it's not perfectly balanced but even the accomplished is more than enough for such a different from the others race. The unit production system is ingenious. And it's the only race I think is better than mine.



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Comments on other entries:

Most of them are very good but the races I liked most are The Golden Saints and the Bandits. Frostwhisper's Demons also have some very good ideas(The Food system and the shielding - but why would demons shield their buildings). The thing I dislike is that some of the races weren't finished although the extended deadline.

Originally Posted by Cheesey_111

Crappers and milk! Are you serious?! That probably means I posted the wrong version of the map. They all had the same file name... boy was that stupid. C'est la vie.... c'est la vie.

Yes i am serious, I am very very serious. I really mean it!! Seriously.

Techtree Contest

OFFICIAL BALLOT

I officially cast my ballot for: Matyko's Rotting tide


Based on the following considerations:
It's unit creation is the most unique. It can make allot of units and I like lots of units. It's play style is original and it's somewhat balanced.




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Comments on other entries:
I think all of them that were summited were pretty good to very good and it would be interesting if all the races were on the same map so you could compare easily.

Ack! Gonna be hard for me to test all these....

yeah, me too XD

I say al contestants should have a techtree picture like red barons,