On December 28 2010 09:34 mDuo13 wrote:
Really? The judge's note on Steppes didn't even bring up the positional imbalances on that map? =P

In all seriousness, though, this is very exciting.

I believe the judge's note focuses on the general layout and major concerns rather than every imbalance.

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

December 31 2010 15:15 GMT

#82

We've got our first tournament up!

MotM - January 2011

BoomStevo

United States332 Posts

December 31 2010 20:20 GMT

#83

On January 01 2011 00:15 iGrok wrote:
We've got our first tournament up!

MotM - January 2011

Let's get this party started!

WniO

United States2706 Posts

December 31 2010 21:15 GMT

#84

When are you guys going to release the next months maps guidelines, since it might be a good thing to start early.

neobowman

Canada3324 Posts

December 31 2010 22:12 GMT

#85

On December 17 2010 06:39 iGrok wrote:
Alright, here are our average scores for each map, ranked best to worst. Each one is out of 40 points using our 10/10/10/10, and then we average out the scores

31.6 Xel'Naga Caverns
29.8 Shakuras Plateau
29.8 Metalopolis
27.6 Blistering Sands
26.4 Scrap Station
26.2 Lost Temple
25.6 Jungle Basin
25.4 Steppes of War
25.4 Delta Quadrant

Just to give you an idea.

We're currently holding a mock discussion about the top 7, and we'll tell you which of our top 5 we decide on.

Its coming faster than you think!

Wow, I would like give most of the maps a far worse score.

28 Xel'Naga Caverns
26 Shakuras Plateau
24 Metalopolis
19 Blistering Sands
16 Scrap Station
18 Lost Temple
18 Jungle Basin
10 Steppes of War
20 Delta Quadrant

Plus, I don't like the marking scheme. I'd prefer a 10/5/5/5/10 with Balance, Originality, Fun, Deco and misc.

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

December 31 2010 22:55 GMT

#86

On January 01 2011 06:15 WniO wrote:
When are you guys going to release the next months maps guidelines, since it might be a good thing to start early.

By the 7th

WniO

United States2706 Posts

December 31 2010 23:09 GMT

#87

On January 01 2011 07:12 neobowman wrote:

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holy cow dude a 10 for steppes of war? be nice

/// the aesthetics are imo really good and subtle, the middle area looks like a marsh of sorts. id give it an 8 alone for looks.
EDit: thanks iGrok

baskerville

541 Posts

January 01 2011 23:29 GMT

#88

a short video showcasing each of the 3 first maps to get on the podium would be a good thing?

ingame footage (done by a good mechanic who works on it)
cut to a sexy video
addressing
the reasons why said maps won (what half of the casting of the finals should be about)
and
all the maps' cool and unique features
with the mapmaker's favoured music
and stats
and blablabla (just picture what could be featured).

that would add to the prize pool for both mapmakers and players,

in any case that's the way awesome maps should be showcased in their respective threads

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

January 01 2011 23:35 GMT

#89

That's a good idea, baskerville. We'll look into incorporating that in the future, but probably not this month - too much new stuff going on =)

If/when this is incorporated, we'll likely have a few film editors offer demos, and pick our favorite. You'll definitely get a chance at making the films.

baskerville

541 Posts

January 01 2011 23:48 GMT

#90

de nada... you wouldn't take me anyway

dezi

Germany1536 Posts

January 01 2011 23:57 GMT

#91

On January 01 2011 07:55 iGrok wrote:

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By the 7th

Do the guidelines change that much?

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

January 02 2011 00:09 GMT

#92

Guidelines in general won't change much. However, we'll be doing different categories each month. I'll go ahead and say that February will have the same category as January - 1v1. Remember that you can still submit a map with 4 spawns for a 1v1 category - or 3 or 5,6,7,8 or even 100 if you want =)

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

January 08 2011 06:22 GMT

#93

I just want to thank everyone for their submissions! We'll be hard at work over the next day or so to score all the map submissions. We'll release the results as soon as we can (probably the 9th-10th)

Antares777

United States1971 Posts

January 09 2011 04:57 GMT

#94

On January 08 2011 15:22 iGrok wrote:
I just want to thank everyone for their submissions! We'll be hard at work over the next day or so to score all the map submissions. We'll release the results as soon as we can (probably the 9th-10th)

...patiently waiting...

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

January 09 2011 05:10 GMT

#95

haha. We've got a meeting scheduled in about 20 hours for those of you counting. List won't be up until some time after that.

iGrok

United States5142 Posts

January 09 2011 23:47 GMT

#96

Anyone looking for results might want to tune in to this post:
Final Results
:D

Please give feedback here though, that post is more of a heads up for the players

dezi

Germany1536 Posts

January 09 2011 23:55 GMT

#97

Wow, didn't thought i could make it in the top 5 with such a strong competition. Glad to see The Crucible was strong enough to accomplish this. Looking forward to see the scorecards and improve my work furthermore