map making contest

So bacon suggested having a map making contest
and i thought it was an awesome idea

but it would be a lot more fun with lots more people
so i was wondering who'd do this with us

if you're interested, pls post below saying:
should it be for just mazes or for any type of map?
how long the contest should be open for?
should there be a limit on the map?
should people be allowed to use maps they've already started?
how the contest should be judged?

votes only count from the people who are gonna participate tho

if no one votes i'll just make up the rules after we figure out who's playing

I vote Kog and I count as the same team! :DDDDDDDD

mb if a bunch of people want to do it we can do teams
but for now lets keep it simple

I'm down but im busy for a while

I think the time limit should be a lil after summer starts
I think we should all play each others map as like a group and put a poll on TMMM
Maybe their should be a prize....

Im participating in this with mah awesome mapz

well there isn't really a set time for when summer starts
like ive been on summer for almost a month
pat a bit longer
mark wont get out to june cuz he has a hot sister

so i guess it'll start sometime in june
maybe june 1st
as far as how much time the contest is open for kinda depends
like do we want the contest to be for complete and big maps
or should it be for something short n sweet
both could be fun

i guess ill vote for the rules first


should it be for just mazes or for any type of map?
mazes only
how long the contest should be open for?
2 weeks from when it starts
should there be a limit on the map?
nah
should people be allowed to use maps they've already started?
i guess
how the contest should be judged?
every1 who makes a map gives a score to all the other maps (but don't vote for their own)

why the fuck is it mazes only.

its not, but thats my vote
every1 who's making a map gets to vote for the rules

i voted mazes only cuz otherwise it'll be hard to compare everything

im out the end of june but w/e you guys do it without me

i still have 2 mazes that people only played like once, or never so i could just say i made them really fast

and i still have ZOMBINESS = me amaz insta win

should it be for just mazes or for any type of map?
mazes only (unless i can use zombiness with amaz )
how long the contest should be open for?
3 weeks from when it starts
should there be a limit on the map?
i dont entirely understand the question, but no cause i would like to shove random songs to dramatically increase the size of it
should people be allowed to use maps they've already started?
fo sho
how the contest should be judged?
if theres a prize i should win by default, otherwise what seren said would work

mark just do a bit more work on one of the one you've already started
or just submit it as is

limit on the map was meant to cover any other objections people might have

I have legitimitly no time to do it. Just make them due at like the begining of june and I'll be a judge or something

the beginning of june is 2 days away mark

***CLAN TMMM IS HOSTING A MAP MAKING CONTEST***

Please register to join the Clan Tmmm map making contest below by leaving your name and the names of your partners and your affiliation to the clan tmmm (Located on Warcraft 3 TFT Azeroth East)

Start Date: June 4th; 12:00am (You must register before the start date or you will be void of the competition)
End Date: June 25th; 12:00am (Winner will be decided within 1-2 days, You must send your map to this email address [Seren's Email Address Here] before the deadline in order to have your map considered for the mazing contest)

Rules and Guidelines:
-The contest has a limit of 3 people to a party
-1 Map entry per party
-Only maps 1/4 of the way begun are allowed to be used (Check with seren before using a map you have already started on)
-As for content, anything goes
-Bare minimum of 6 players
-Feel free to email [Seren's Email] for questions on Rules and Guidelines

Judging:
Will be on a five point scale rating
Creativity - Did you think outside of the box? You don't have to create a completely new game, but was your map actually different from others? Is it obvious there was time spent in conceptualizing the map.
Expertise - Was the triggering flawless? Did the map run smoothly? There should be no bugs in the map you've had 3 weeks to work out all of the kinks between your team.
Design - Was the map well terrained? Good choice of models/skins, names, and scenery. (This differs from creativity in aspects of the game content. Creativity is the games intent, design is how the game looks on the outside)
Composition - Overall does the map have unity to it. Is there something that just brought the whole map together. (This is hardest category to score in because the map needs to have a certain style that is coherent throughout it in order to score high)
Popularity - There will be a vote on each of the maps. This is to show which map was the most fun to play among the peers.

Prizes?: To be announced by Serenity

Again, questions concerns please email [Seren's Email Here].

i ment july, my bad

SOunds good amaz

wow amaz that looks great

but there are a few changes i think ill make for the final ver
first off, there's no limit on when you register. anyone can submit a map as long as the contest is still open. i'm gonna be off camping towards the end of june, so i wont be around to moderate it till july 1st which seems pretty fitting as every1 will be out by then.

there aren't really enough people to do map making teams. especially not teams of 3. i guess if some of the people on the fence competed (like pat and ach) i'd be willing to do teams of 2 (of course flying solo is also an option)

the ratings are gonna be modified a bit. since only me and kog voted (and u i guess if i assume your template is also ur votes) ill try and base everything to be similar to what was already said.

if anyone who hasnt voted wants to have a say, post something by tmrrw

There has to be a limit on when you can register otherwise things will just get confusing.
Ex. People could make a map with another person and only 1 person turn it in?
Ex. Are two people on a team?
Ex. What if someone just makes a new b-net account and registers 2 maps?
Ex. Could think of more but don't want too, this is enough lol

HOFF IS IN

awww yea hoff

and fine amaz,

if you wanna make a map for the contest please register asap
you still can register after the start of the contest though

i'll take care of any confusion that might come up

he hoff i like your pic, whats the cool looking maze?

AmAzIn[G]232 wrote:

***CLAN TMMM IS HOSTING A MAP MAKING CONTEST***

Please register to join the Clan Tmmm map making contest below by leaving your name and the names of your partners and your affiliation to the clan tmmm (Located on Warcraft 3 TFT Azeroth East)

Start Date: June 4th; 12:00am (You must register before the start date or you will be void of the competition)
End Date: June 25th; 12:00am (Winner will be decided within 1-2 days, You must send your map to this email address [Seren's Email Address Here] before the deadline in order to have your map considered for the mazing contest)

Rules and Guidelines:
-The contest has a limit of 3 people to a party
-1 Map entry per party
-Only maps 1/4 of the way begun are allowed to be used (Check with seren before using a map you have already started on)
-As for content, anything goes
-Bare minimum of 6 players
-Feel free to email [Seren's Email] for questions on Rules and Guidelines

Judging:
Will be on a five point scale rating
Creativity - Did you think outside of the box? You don't have to create a completely new game, but was your map actually different from others? Is it obvious there was time spent in conceptualizing the map.
Expertise - Was the triggering flawless? Did the map run smoothly? There should be no bugs in the map you've had 3 weeks to work out all of the kinks between your team.
Design - Was the map well terrained? Good choice of models/skins, names, and scenery. (This differs from creativity in aspects of the game content. Creativity is the games intent, design is how the game looks on the outside)
Composition - Overall does the map have unity to it. Is there something that just brought the whole map together. (This is hardest category to score in because the map needs to have a certain style that is coherent throughout it in order to score high)
Popularity - There will be a vote on each of the maps. This is to show which map was the most fun to play among the peers.

Prizes?: To be announced by Serenity

Again, questions concerns please email [Seren's Email Here].

This is surprising, a post by amaz that isnt retarded
Thats my way of saying i agree with most of what he posted here

The things i disagree with:
Teams shouldnt be allowed, 2 or 3 people will put out better work then 1 person in the same time frame (or at least they should), the only way teams can work is if the judging scale is curved, or if teams have less time to finish

The end date should be an even 30 days from the start date

The minimum of players should be 2

The judging criteria needs to be explained better

1 map entry, but multiple versions of the same map should be allowed (like updates) as long as the update is submitted before the end date

Using email seems a bit odd to me for something like this, but i guess it could work

AmAzIn[G]232 wrote:

There has to be a limit on when you can register otherwise things will just get confusing.
Ex. People could make a map with another person and only 1 person turn it in?
Ex. Are two people on a team?
Ex. What if someone just makes a new b-net account and registers 2 maps?
Ex. Could think of more but don't want too, this is enough lol

It wouldnt be confusing
Just have people sign up through here so there wouldnt be people submitting 2 maps or w/e

I didn't really go too much into depth about judging, figured seren would edit it anyways.

As for teams, the judging would obviously be curved.
3 People to a team is probably way too much, 2 is enough.

It was a rough draft. :O

ok cool, this sounds like there's definitely enough people for this to be interesting. here's the official thread for this. anything about the tourny should go there from now on.
official thread