JimBodkins
Veteran X
I have been involved in competition mappacks at TWL. Better maps than yours were modified for competition. Sorry. I have seen some good work so far for T:V, but no masterpieces. I have seen maps very nearly masterpieces in T2 at TWL, and we modified them. By the way, I dont remember asking anyone's permission. Perhaps I should have. No one complained. It was known that the maps were modified - hence a name change. Same with the VM-maps IMO.
Months ago I suggested an organized attempt to build mappacks. Giess was the ONLY one to step up. He received some support from a small number of players, not enough. Certainly there are more people whining now than were helping then. Geiss appears to have attempted to stay true to his purpose, competition maps. He appears to have overlooked social politics. His bad. Competition maps, his good.
The solution, get involved.
As a comment, the number of halfassed mappers that have announced the 'start' of a map for cred and then either not finished or delayed the map is amazing. If you create original content, you get a gold star from me. If you create a smooth competition map, same. Otherwise, and I say this having done it, if it's just a map - eh. If it looks nice absent original content, credit Epic/IG.
Off topic. Things like this are the reason I am no longer active.
Months ago I suggested an organized attempt to build mappacks. Giess was the ONLY one to step up. He received some support from a small number of players, not enough. Certainly there are more people whining now than were helping then. Geiss appears to have attempted to stay true to his purpose, competition maps. He appears to have overlooked social politics. His bad. Competition maps, his good.
The solution, get involved.
As a comment, the number of halfassed mappers that have announced the 'start' of a map for cred and then either not finished or delayed the map is amazing. If you create original content, you get a gold star from me. If you create a smooth competition map, same. Otherwise, and I say this having done it, if it's just a map - eh. If it looks nice absent original content, credit Epic/IG.
Off topic. Things like this are the reason I am no longer active.