A 'Clearer' Map Type System.

[Ash]

When I've been looking through the map list, be it for maps to review, test or just play with, I've noticed that the map 'category' (such as RPG, AoS etc) isn't clearly defined.

For example the map Survival is basically a Shoot em' Up that contains some RPG elements. Yet I can't really see why it's labeled as a RPG because it's not as developed as most maps of the genre are.

Although I can understand why the map makers submitted it as a "Defense / Survival, Role Playing Game", I think it's a bit misleading to say that it is a RPG when, in actual fact, it just contains a minority of elements that some RPG's have.

I think that it would be a good idea to 'tidy up' the map 'types' and make their definitions clearer. What does everyone else think?

 

[redmarine]

Probably. I've made a civilization map and when I decided to upload it I didn't know what genre it really belonged to till a moderator told me.

 

[Earth-Fury]

People can barely stand moderating maps, let alone sorting all the maps that have already been moderated...

 

[redmarine]

We should probably stop putting more pressure on map moderators.

 

[Ash]

People can barely stand moderating maps, let alone sorting all the maps that have already been moderated...

If people don't want to moderate, I'd gladly take over the position

/dodges the banhammer

Or not... >.>

Edit: I don't think I made myself clear enough, I didn't mean change existing maps. I meant that we should make sure that the map makers place their maps in the right categories from now on.

 

[Gilles]

If people don't want to moderate, I'd gladly take over the position

/dodges the banhammer

Or not... >.>

Edit: I don't think I made myself clear enough, I didn't mean change existing maps. I meant that we should make sure that the map makers place their maps in the right categories from now on.

Trust me after a few hundred you get tired. They are so bad! You get a good map ever 30-40.

 

[Earth-Fury]

Trust me after a few hundred you get tired. They are so bad! You get a good map ever 30-40.

You lucky son of a bitch. You get a good one every 30-40?! You have NO right to complain.

But seriously. Moderating maps is the worst job imaginable.

 

[Firelord213]

Well , I could get around 3 maps of 20 that are good , Because that's the only ones that I approve :> [Unless the map follows the map rules]
I follow the map rules and see if the maps follow them , A big part of the map section don't.

 

[Ash]

Why opt in to be a resource mod then? :S

It does just seem a little daft, after all you're giving up time doing something that you don't enjoy. I'm sure that there are some members that would more than gladly jump at taking the position.

I don't mean to come off offensive, I'd just like to know.

 

[Gilles]

You lucky son of a bitch. You get a good one every 30-40?! You have NO right to complain.

Good, not great. My good my be, and probably is, a lot lower than yours. I'd never play these "good" maps myself.

 

[Velmarshal]

But seriously. Moderating maps is the worst job imaginable.

No, you're wrong. Imagine moderating maps on epicwar. lol

EDIT: About 50.000(maps).

 

[Samuraid]

No, you're wrong. Imagine moderating maps on epicwar. lol

EDIT: About 50.000(maps).

To clear up the record, the moderation of maps on EpicWar probably takes less work than Hive, mainly because EpicWar accepts nearly all maps by default and removes some after whereas Hive requires all maps to be moderated by default. EpicWar is really a giant, lightly-moderated pastebin of maps, not much more than that...at least currently.

 

[Velmarshal]

To clear up the record, the moderation of maps on EpicWar probably takes less work than Hive, mainly because EpicWar accepts nearly all maps by default and removes some after whereas Hive requires all maps to be moderated by default. EpicWar is really a giant, lightly-moderated pastebin of maps, not much more than that...at least currently.

Don't you have any sence of humor?
It was a joke he said imaginable, I've corected him.

 

[Samuraid]

I do in fact. Nothing I said was meant in a bad way at all. Just elucidating.

 

[MasterHaosis]

Samuraid,

Anyway, who told map moderating is worst job ? Well people dont be such ass someone must moderate this too. It is not my or your fault because map approvel rules are like this. Show some respect at this poor map section and people whose moderate maps. If even anyone moderate them except us few

 

[PurplePoot]

Why opt in to be a resource mod then? :S

It does just seem a little daft, after all you're giving up time doing something that you don't enjoy. I'm sure that there are some members that would more than gladly jump at taking the position.

Gilles and others were once in the category of those 'some members', if that helps show you what the problem is.

 

[Gilles]

Gilles and others were once in the category of those 'some members', if that helps show you what the problem is.

I didn't quite gladly jump. I was talking to Wolverabid about another position, and he asked me to be a resource mod. I took it somewhat enthusiastically, but I did know I wouldn't love it. I actually said yes for two reasons. To give back to the site, and to hopefully get the position I'd like.

 

[SilverSong]

I agree that clearly defined map definitions of what a map is, is not might help map makers and moderators define maps into categories.

 

[iPeez]

I think the submission are okey