Cleaning up DotA in the maps section

[PurplePoot]

well, anyways, trying to clean up the site as the new Maps Mod, i searched DotA in the maps section to find some stuff to remove. what i found was completely full of junk ( including WAY too many versions of dota :lol: ), which much of should b deleted in my opinion.

anyways, i would like some opinions here about some of those maps to delete, plz, as i dont want to have just one opinion on what stays and what goes

 

[Teifi]

In my opinion, dota should be banned altogether buts its not down to my opinion is it? ^^

Well, my suggestion is that the site should have one version for every dota map.

Eg Imagine two submissions of the same map,
v1.56 Downloaded 458 times
v1.63 Downloaded 1105 times

Since theyre the same map altogether, use the v1.63 one and delete the rest, get the idea? That would be a very nice purge of the skill-less and monotonous maps called dota.

 

[PurplePoot]

aye, i have mostly done that, but the problem isnt DotA itself, its the 2 million other AoSs on this site, some of which are ok, some not so, and thats what i need opinions for ^^

 

[VGsatomi]

As much as I hate DotA, it is allowed on this site. we can't go deleting a whole map series simply becasue we personally dont like it (otherwise all the DBZ maps would be history). Keeping obsolete versions off the site is another thing (which I could have sworn I already done, so not really sure what you've been deleting).

If the map is really substandard quality, its gone. Plain and simpe. We simply no longer have the site space to accomodate every map.
-VGsatomi

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Delete all double versions of all the different maps there is, because there surely is alot that just spams out new versions without deleting the old ones. A way to stop this would simply be to send them a warning PM telling them to stop having several versions up of one map. If they then continue with this, ban them

 

[BagOfChips]

In my opinion, dota should be banned altogether

Amen.

 

[PurplePoot]

i wasnt sayin i was gonna delete it left & right, but a TON of AoS's ARE substandard quality, and i was asking for help in my search for those that are ^^

 

[13lack.1)ragon]

k since we are (sort of) talking about dota i will say my opinion of it. Dota is a game played too much and it effects the brains of all the dota players to a high degree. I was playing a normal bnet game once and i picked a mountain king hero and he chatted: oh you took zeus hero. I was pissed at the stupidity. Though, the game of dota ISNT bad. i enjoy playing it (sometimes) but i play it as often as i would any map. Lets say a game like enmity campaign was as popular as dota and then some guy made the game of dota ( a new one, like as if noone had ever heard of dota before) people would like it. It just IS better than most aos's and that's why it prospered. And as for the fact that dota involves no skill, that's false. There are multiple 'secret' paths that allow you to sneak behind an enemy hero and to gank with 2 guys. Also, buying a gem of truesight IS strategy versus a windwalking clinks, right? I dont want anyone calling me a dota noob no0w cause i support it but it's the truth. :twisted: Like it or lump it :twisted:

 

[BagOfChips]

Stratagy or skill in DoTA? Blasphemy. Play ToB if you want an AoS that takes teamwork and skill.

 

[Mecheon]

Delete the older versions, keep only the recent version

Apply that rule to all maps as well and watch as the section is cleaned

 

[low-life]

screw dota

 

[dudeofwar]

Only the newest versions should be kept in my opinion and yeah Dota players really tend to be idiotic but the map should be kept here, VG is right just because u dont like it u will erase it lets all be fair, look at my personal opinion about Dota here: http://www.wc3sear.ch/viewtopic.php?t=21990&start=15 read my post

 

[VGsatomi]

Delete the older versions, keep only the recent version

Apply that rule to all maps as well and watch as the section is cleaned

That has already been done. The maps section is clean of multi-version obsolete maps and has been for a long time. I've gone through the maps section doing that god knows how many times. However some maps that is difficult to do with because I dont know who the original author is or which version is the original. Not really with versions, but varients.

Example: angel arena. got a lot of different varients of those...as soon as I know which was the original, the rest will go bye bye.
-VGsatomi

 

[PurplePoot]

actually, i just found about 15 versions of a game called DotG, but each had a different name, like "1", DotA new, or DotG, so i had to look thru the descriptions to find it out :?

 

[Teifi]

In my opinion, dota should be banned altogether

Amen.

screw dota

That pretty much sums up the global view taken by all sane people.

 

[PurplePoot]

not that i also oppose DotA, people have a right to play what they want, and I for one, and im sure the other mods agree, do not want this site to become effectively facist...

 

[ArchWorm]

Brand sickness is a very old but still real problem. When someone succeds, the others begin trying to steal their succes. Stealing of maps is not approved, that's why skilless DotA-like maps must be removed.
That's my opinion

 

[Teh_Ephy]

there are some really good AoS maps out there though. like Land of Legends (which has its own site), Advent of the Zenith (which kinda needs to be balanced), Water Wars - Submerged. LoL tends to be branded a DotA clone, but has much more complex items (as well as balanced prices, balanced damage, no overly complex modes). AotZ is great but has so many balance problems they almost balance themselves out when present in the right combinations. Water Wars is fairly simple, but has two sections of the map (over & underwater), and adds a hero builder element. not all AoS maps are "DotA clones", and many will get better over time, unless the project is stopped. maybe leave up the maps that get lots of feedback or downloads?

 

[Rui]

I'm not even going to tell you how much doubles I deleted. Anyway, you once said DotA could be considered stolen from the original DotA by Eul, and we do not accept stolen maps. I don't have problems with that, but if it's illegal in any way it should be deleted.