[QUOTE=lionheart1066;39709622]Well theres also risks to take on board as well, its kinda the same when they use to add items via their old method, not the workshop. Its very easy to steal someones map and claim it as their own. While its a massive shame that a lot of community maps are still waiting for a chance to be official you also need to keep in mind that they'll play test the maps internally to see if the map fits their vision of TF2s gameplay. Plus not all community maps have the best of optimization for lower end machines or could even run on dx8, I know some maps have that issue.[/QUOTE]
I'm not sure this would be a huge issue, most map makers use websites like TF2maps.net or SPUF to post their maps and updates to their maps, so I wouldn't think it would be too hard to track down the creator.
[QUOTE=The Baconator;39713889]but you see, most maps aren't even played enough, Valve has to do something about the majority of the TF2 population only wanting to play dustbowl, 2fort, goldrush, and badwater. All these new maps won't be played much and just turn into more junctions, steels, and yukons.
[editline]25th February 2013[/editline]
the TF2 community is just really really sad and Valve doesn't care as long as they keep playing and buying stuff[/QUOTE]
I do agree that many servers stick with a fairly set map rotation, which is too bad. One of the things I love about TF2 is the number of maps it has, I get pretty bored playing on the same maps over and over again.
[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;39716985]
I do agree that many servers stick with a fairly set map rotation, which is too bad. One of the things I love about TF2 is the number of maps it has, I get pretty bored playing on the same maps over and over again.[/QUOTE]
and it's going to stay this way because all those groups with the mass servers, like Skial and LotusClan which have a billion, they purposefully limit their servers to only the most popular, for they get more people joining thus more people seeing pinion ads thus more money.
Valve needs to grow some balls and stop 3rd parties from ruining their games, people are making bank off of their game while making it worse
If their newer games are a sign, then it seems that server plugins and modding may be out the window, which hey I don't mind, allot of my favorite multiplayer games don't let the community do shit for quality control purposes and it turns out to be a very pure and fun experience
sd_doomsday I never see that map, and I'll probably never get the achievements for it. ;_;
[QUOTE=Outro-intro;39718063]sd_doomsday I never see that map, and I'll probably never get the achievements for it. ;_;[/QUOTE]
just filter by map there is always a billion of them
cp_steel
a good custom map that doesn't get exposure is cp_edifice
Admittedly, it is very new.
[t]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/1/13/Coldfront5.png[/t]
Might just be me but I could only ever find like 2-3 servers with it.
Lakeside.
[editline]26th February 2013[/editline]
And also thunder mountain.
Valve needs to do what the L4D team does and put custom maps on their servers. Add an option in the quickplay to join a Valve server running a custom map, let players download them when they join the server, and then see people's reaction to the map on the forums. If people like it, they add it to the game. If people don't like it, it gives criticism the map maker can use to fine tune the map, especially since more people with varying loadouts would be playing it instead of a few on a test server.
Also, make it so the icons for the map are downloaded in the server browser when simplified list is done, and have the icons built into the map itself. People don't want to try a map if they can't see what it's like at first. Yeah, it's abusable if someone makes a custom map or a Sourcemod plugin and replace the pic with dicks but it'll do more good than harm.
I'd love to play more custom CTF maps, but there aren't any populated servers in my ping range that run custom CTF maps, since no one is ballsy enough to try one or has the patience to download the map.
[QUOTE=SleepyAl;39719301]Valve needs to do what the L4D team does and put custom maps on their servers. Add an option in the quickplay to join a Valve server running a custom map, let players download them when they join the server, and then see people's reaction to the map on the forums. If people like it, they add it to the game. If people don't like it, it gives criticism the map maker can use to fine tune the map, especially since more people with varying loadouts would be playing it instead of a few on a test server.
Also, make it so the icons for the map are downloaded in the server browser when simplified list is done, and have the icons built into the map itself. People don't want to try a map if they can't see what it's like at first. Yeah, it's abusable if someone makes a custom map or a Sourcemod plugin and replace the pic with dicks but it'll do more good than harm.
I'd love to play more custom CTF maps, but there aren't any populated servers in my ping range that run custom CTF maps, since no one is ballsy enough to try one or has the patience to download the map.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't be surprised if Valve does add maps to the workshop and quickplay in a couple of weeks after they move TF2 over to the new content system.
Also the maps I would like to see more often are Koth Sawmill, CP Yukon and Plr Nightfall.
Maps I would like to see played more by becoming official maps are Pl Boundary, Pl Cashworks, Pl Swiftwater, Plr Panic, CP Obscure, CP Snakewater, CP Croissant, Koth Moonshine, Koth Watermill and Koth Quarry among others.
ctf_well
cp_gravelpit
[editline]26th February 2013[/editline]
cp_granary
Kong King.
Such an amazing map.
[QUOTE=Chrille;39698706]doublecross is one of the best maps in my opinion
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Double Cross is one of my favorite CTF maps, but sadly, I only ever see 24/7 instant respawn 2Fort servers flooding my server list.
Degroot Keep is a pretty neat map to screw around on every once in a while, but the only one I can get usually only has 2-3 players on it.
mountain lab. I've never palyed it. I want to but never could find a server. The only time my digital foot has stepped there was in Garry's Mod, so i could finnaly see the damn thing. hell I don't even remember what game mode it is.
Attack/Defend.
Not that different from Mann Manor, upon which it is based on.
[QUOTE=Radu RD;39702047]pl_swiftwater.
Such a beautiful payload map ;_;[/QUOTE]
Am I the only one who absolutely hates swiftwater
[editline]26th February 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Drury;39724430]Attack/Defend.
Not that different from Mann Manor, upon which it is based on.[/QUOTE]
Incorrect, both are in fact based on the same blank template which valve created for the artpass competition
But it's the same nonetheless. Just a different submission.
Steel is amazing, I wish more servers supported it
I don't see anyone playing ctf_haunt, but I really love the concept of it as a custom map.
Yup.
Actually for that matter, Mann Manor should be played more. Sure it's a Halloween map but it's not like the others, it's not just a regular map with Halloween decorations slapped on, it's a haunted house, which are year round haunted, and it's beautifully done.
But I'm a sucker for haunted houses so
tc_hydro.Just like a lot of other people,I really miss this map and haven't seen it in almost a year.
cp_aqua could should have been updated more to become eligible for going official
Only big thing I remember about hydro besides it's looks is that the final point was always difficult as hell to defend; you'd think they would of made it harder to attack, but most people capped the final point in less than a minute.
[editline]26th February 2013[/editline]
Convoy and cyberpunk practically don't exist anymore, Cyberpunk was fun especially on low gravity. I've played Yukon once in the past 3 months.
cp_desertion
pl_gloryhole
tc_strata
koth_railbridge before it got weird
If I owned a server, the rotation would be
ctf_Double Cross
5cp_Well
ctf_Turbine pro
5cp_Badlands
tc_Hydro
5cp_Warmfront
cp_Steel
pl_Upward
5cp_Fastline
pl_Badwater Basin
arena_Ravine
koth_Harvest
5cp_Freight
koth_Kong King
5cp_Gullywash
pl_Barnblitz pro
5cp_Yukon
pl_Thunder Mountain
arena_Lumberyard
koth_Viaduct pro
3cp_desperado
koth_Lakeside
arena_Watchtower
sd_Doomsday
with YAAARGH, harbl hotel and DeGroot available upon request.
Most of my favorite maps are sadly seldom played.
I find tc_hydro works perfectly ok if the server isn't full, 12-20 players is the best for it imo. tc_strata is great for all player counts, more people should play that.
ctf_2fort
[QUOTE=HerSilverHammer;39728572]If I owned a server, the rotation would be
ctf_Double Cross
5cp_Well
ctf_Turbine pro
5cp_Badlands
tc_Hydro
5cp_Warmfront
cp_Steel
pl_Upward
5cp_Fastline
pl_Badwater Basin
arena_Ravine
koth_Harvest
5cp_Freight
koth_Kong King
5cp_Gullywash
pl_Barnblitz pro
5cp_Yukon
pl_Thunder Mountain
arena_Lumberyard
koth_Viaduct pro
3cp_desperado
koth_Lakeside
arena_Watchtower
sd_Doomsday
with YAAARGH, harbl hotel and DeGroot available upon request.
Most of my favorite maps are sadly seldom played.[/QUOTE]
asides from the pl maps, I love it
[QUOTE=Dubious George;39745900][url]http://www.khuntza.net/OzfortressMirroredMaps.html[/url][/QUOTE]
it's like fucking mirror mode in mario kart
god dammit
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