Reviewing maps?

Sure maps are already reviewed by moderators to approve them but there has never been a real big story around them and just some lines saying its a good map and every mod does it otherwise (With + and - or without). So can we make a review maps section? should be like...

Map Review Content Map name: Mapname.w3x (Supported by download link offcourse) Text: Story about the map and what to do. Terrain: 1 out of 10 Triggers: 1 out of 10 Units/items: 1 out of 10 Overall Score: 1 out of 10 (Terrain + Triggers + Units/items : 3 = ?) Conclusion: A small conclusion about the map [+] - Plus points of the map [-] - Minus points of the map

Well.. and then... we should get a way to get some rules like

1) No flame reviews
2) No beginner map reviews
3) No negative reviews on purpose
4) No mapmaker can review his OWN map
5) No foreign language maps (Is actually also a rule of the hive i believe)
6) No offensive maps (Nazi etc.)

This would also quite benefit good maps and degrade the bad maps. But the good maps will get some extra attention by this. Btw i know ive already done this once but plz lol just discuss it xD

Map reviewers could do that, but usually we don't bother. Last I took around 20 maps and after that there was still 6 pages left.

But we could consider to add it? ..

(Edited the first post i forgot the [+] and [-] thingy)

The only problem is reviewing takes time and mods don't get paid so theres not many willing, so thats why they useally do the + -. you'd pretty much have to have another group of mods to do map review.

I would like to review maps.

I wouldnt mind reviewing maps either, but where not mods and probably never will be.

We might add such a thing, who knows, but the thing is that people only want to do this for usually like half a month, maybe a month and then they lose interest again.

Reviewing maps in a way like that takes far to long. Its ok with contests and stuff, when theres pretty much 10 maps max, but for a whole database off maps, it would take far to long. And if the person wants more feedback on their map, they can always just ask the moderator for a more detailed review.

I ment like.. people can be assigned to review maps. and if you are a reviewer you can review maps you like once in a while and tell the good and bad points of it and by that promoting it. You don't need to review every map in the database . just review whatever you like it doesnt have to be from our database at all.

I dont think we should have reviews at all!
For example a newb submits his maps, and people reviews it for 1-3 points.
Then later when hes map improves and it grows good, then why would someone download the great map and play it when it has like 2.8 in score cus someone rated it back then?
Or for example someone who dislikes the submitter gives it only 1 point!?

I think only comments should be allowed as it can be removed easily!

Originally Posted by Nudl9

I dont think we should have reviews at all!
For example a newb submits his maps, and people reviews it for 1-3 points.
Then later when hes map improves and it grows good, then why would someone download the great map and play it when it has like 2.8 in score cus someone rated it back then?
Or for example someone who dislikes the submitter gives it only 1 point!?

I think only comments should be allowed as it can be removed easily!

I'm guessing that if this ever got implemented that there'd certainly be an "edit review" button.

And if you really must review then for god's sake that's what comments are for.

Originally Posted by Nudl9

I dont think we should have reviews at all!
For example a newb submits his maps, and people reviews it for 1-3 points.
Then later when hes map improves and it grows good, then why would someone download the great map and play it when it has like 2.8 in score cus someone rated it back then?
Or for example someone who dislikes the submitter gives it only 1 point!?

I think only comments should be allowed as it can be removed easily!

Did you read the rules i suggested to add??

1) No flame reviews
2) No beginner map reviews
3) No negative reviews on purpose
4) No mapmaker can review his OWN map

Those 3 are all in your post lol. (the bold ones)

Originally Posted by The_wand_mirror

4) No mapmaker can review his OWN map

That would be stupid, as the maker would just brag and only state the good points.

I think that if you're looking for feedback on your map, forcing mods to do it is a bad way. There is like a 2% chance that they will play it multiplayer in the first place, because of how long it takes. So how big an impression do you think they'll have just playing single player. If you want feedback, make a map and post a thread about it. At least then some people will play it. Host it on bnet often as well, and ask people for their feedback. Both ways are much better than asking people like ragingspeedhorn to review your map after they've done like 15 others.

Originally Posted by Pyritie

That would be stupid, as the maker would just brag and only state the good points.

Yeah... thats why he said that no map maker should be allowed to...

Originally Posted by Pyritie

That would be stupid, as the maker would just brag and only state the good points.

Thats why i made up that rule..


And why is everyone holding that MODERATORS should do the reviews? is anyone reading at all what i say? i said people should get assigned to do it but only when they are able to do serious reviews and not you just get banned from joining it .. is this so hard to understand? that mods CANT do one thing?