Let's release some maps

[deen]

Lots of nice maps are queuing up in the testing section of this forum. I've now taken those that look (nearly) ready for relase and given them release dates. We're going with 2 releases per day. You can tell from the tag when the maps will be released: http://forum.ddnet.tw/viewforum.php?f=9

Give these maps a final test please. It's really sad that mappers have to wait for such a long time to see their maps released. Here's the list:

Thursday (today!):

• Lime
• Etnas map

Friday:

• Google
• Genericore 2

Saturday:

• Resoren
• Tetris

Sunday:

• Dawn to Dusk
• Hookthrough 2

Monday:

• Runaway
• Last Jump

[Chill [TD]]

hmm

[hi_leute_gll]

Are you drunken?

What you are doing here is ridiculous. You released random maps and being criticised and now you release half of the forum, maps wich are far away from being releasable and then 2 per day?

I'm out for now. I don't want to participate longer at this kindergarten, that's just time wasting. Obviously the work of testers isn't longer needed.

[Ama]

You made me start working with this post so i test the maps when they need to be tested

[Forris]

deen it's a really good idea!
In my opinion mappers have to wait sometimes too long and I dont think that a map has to be 100% bug free, especially, if it was already released on ddracemax!

[deen]

deen it's a really good idea!
In my opinion mappers have to wait sometimes too long and I dont think that a map has to be 100% bug free, especially, if it was already released on ddracemax!

Good idea or not, lost the 2 most active testers because of this now. Guess we'll release even fewer maps now. I think mappers should seriously look for another server to release their maps on, instead of waiting weeks or months until they are released on DDNet.

[hannibal]

But it doesn't make sense to release 100 maps just to make all mappers happy. I think 1 map per day (max!) is okay. New maps won't get hyped because they are just buried under 3 new maps within days.

Just because more players are now making maps doesn't necessarily mean that DDnet has to add maps faster now. + no one is forced to wait weeks, as you said, they can just put their map on another server. That option existed until now and it still does.

[kamillentee]

And two of the best testers IMHO.

It seems its not the solution we should prefer at last. I don't know. Maybe it was better then releasing maps to cut the discussion. Maybe not.

There are still two opposing camps. One for releasing maps with very high standards. And one for releasing every map some people wants to play.

And I don't know how to solve it.

What about ddnet "trash" servers. Don't get me wrong. It should be another type of server, but without points. People could upload there maps which are highly discussed if they should be added or not. And if a lots of people are playing these maps in the next days and weeks it could be a good indicator if we should add this map.

...?

[Forris]

Even if only one map is released, the map will not get hyped!
Maps will only get hyped, if they are really good, like sickunts maps!

[Ama]

I think DDNet is not about times anymore

Its about getting points ,just completing a map i dont care about my times at all

So if you dont make an enjoyable map players want to play with some friends they wont get replayed

Trash servers wouldnt be played (exaple ddmax.other)

deen gets so much crying people that he cant deal with it anymore

Broken said today the best way to get a map released is to lick deens balls

Testing is a hard thing to do couse you spend about an hour on the map (playing,finding bugs,posting bugs,looking if bugs are fixed,looking for gameplay breaking cheats)

Evoli had nearly every map released in days becouse they were mapped good

Im'corneum got rejected like 3 maps becouse they werent good enough .Now he made a map thats gonna get released 100%

Guys just keep it nice and clean for us testers and maps will get released faster