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Djagulingu
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Germany3605 Posts
July 22 2011 13:08 GMT
#21
I don't need that Xel'Naga Caverns needs any additional popularity on EU server, but I'll consider this when I play a game on an iccup map/map from any non-blizzard map maker.
"windows bash is a steaming heap of shit" tofucake
Philip2110
Profile Joined April 2010
Scotland798 Posts
July 22 2011 13:08 GMT
#22
Good to know will keep this in mind for next time i do a custom game. Stupid that they arnt affected by popularity if they are private games though..
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Hashmeister
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany238 Posts
July 22 2011 13:22 GMT
#23
Good to know I will do that from now on
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ShadowWolf
Profile Joined March 2010
United States197 Posts
July 22 2011 13:34 GMT
#24
Blizzard should definitely change this.

I didn't know this and none of the people I ever play with knew it either. I'll make sure to do this more often!
turamn
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States1374 Posts
July 22 2011 13:36 GMT
#25
This is a really dumb function, if it actually works like that...
Beakyboo
Profile Joined May 2010
United States485 Posts
July 22 2011 13:44 GMT
#26
You're asking people to artificially inflate the popularity of whatever maps they play. Unless people bias your maps in doing this, I don't see how this would improve the popularity of your maps relative to others. And like has been said, the point of the popularity stat is so that people can tell how likely they are to find people for a public game. I'm not sure skewing this statistic is helpful for anyone.
Tommylew
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Wales2717 Posts
July 22 2011 13:44 GMT
#27
oh my god, that’s ridiculous private game should contribute to the popularity of the map too!!! No wonder you can never find the newest build order tester maps in the map pool. Always find the ones that are out of date.
Live and Let Die!
Lon-ami
Profile Joined January 2011
Spain15 Posts
July 22 2011 15:56 GMT
#28
On July 22 2011 22:44 Beakyboo wrote:And like has been said, the point of the popularity stat is so that people can tell how likely they are to find people for a public game. I'm not sure skewing this statistic is helpful for anyone.


It isn't skewing. If they are marked as popular, then people won't need to make private games for them and will play them publicly.
I'm a product of your collective imagination and, therefore, I do not assume responsibility of anything I don't want to assume responsibility of.
GosuSheep
Profile Joined June 2010
United States119 Posts
July 22 2011 15:58 GMT
#29
You can't change settings after making public.

This is not a user problem, this is a software problem. You should complain to blizzard.
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nvs.
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada3609 Posts
July 22 2011 15:59 GMT
#30
So many poorly designed loopholes in blizzards custom system... I really hate how it works currently, it's like the rich get richer the poor get poorer due to their spots on the front page or two.
PhiliBiRD
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2643 Posts
July 22 2011 15:59 GMT
#31
Theres a big reason why this is tho...

in my experience playing ICJug maps in pubbies, basically people /profile everyone, see I'm grandmasters (or me + someone else) and they just end up trolling us the entire time, basically wasting our time.

Sure not everone does, but theres always 1-2 ppl who do EVERYTIME!
monitor
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States2408 Posts
July 22 2011 16:02 GMT
#32
On July 23 2011 00:59 PhiliBiRD wrote:
Theres a big reason why this is tho...

in my experience playing ICJug maps in pubbies, basically people /profile everyone, see I'm grandmasters (or me + someone else) and they just end up trolling us the entire time, basically wasting our time.

Sure not everone does, but theres always 1-2 ppl who do EVERYTIME!


No no, he just means to host a private match and right before you hit start, click open to public. By all means play it with friends, but opening to public right before you start (not allowing anybody to join) will make it go up on the popularity list.
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Aterons_toss
Profile Joined February 2011
Romania1275 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 16:12:07
July 22 2011 16:11 GMT
#33
I fell horrible right now for hosting all those X map KOTH + obs
Thx for the info really appreciate it.
A good strategy means leaving your opponent room to make mistakes
HarryHood
Profile Joined August 2010
United States105 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-22 16:32:20
July 22 2011 16:30 GMT
#34
Wow, this is a great piece of advice. I will definitely do this from now on! I wish I had known a long time ago.

Map makers are the real SC heroes and we need to support them!

EDIT: Somebody may want to consider reposting this on /r/starcraft and wellplayed, I would but I don't have accounts on either of them. Spread the word.
It's not like I just one day DECIDED to play Terran. I was born that way, and there isn't one thing I or anybody else can do about it.
Rodrigo(scdebates)
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada154 Posts
July 23 2011 05:50 GMT
#35
On July 23 2011 00:58 GosuSheep wrote:
You can't change settings after making public.

This is not a user problem, this is a software problem. You should complain to blizzard.


It has been done for more than a year. Meanwhile, it is a good idea for everybody to always click "open to public" for any map. Right before you start a game, you hit "open to public" and "start game." It will be fast, no stranger will join.
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Mehukannu
Profile Joined October 2010
Finland421 Posts
July 23 2011 06:18 GMT
#36
I don't think that anyone can join your game when the count down starts, so I am pretty sure that you are still going to play with your friend without some random stranger joining in.
C=('. ' Q)
TheAmazombie
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States3714 Posts
July 23 2011 06:19 GMT
#37
Hmm. I did not realize this. I play a ton of customs from the mapmaking teams here, so I will show some love. =)
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. -Charlie Chaplin
teh_longinator
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada725 Posts
July 23 2011 06:23 GMT
#38
While I appreciate what the original poster is saying... I have a friend of mine that I mostly do 1v1's with... If I have to invite him into the game anyway, why risk making it public?

Besides that, GSL/MLG and Blizzard maps already get enough popularity through their respective events. My not clicking the button is not gonna hurt that.
moltenlead
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada866 Posts
July 23 2011 06:24 GMT
#39
I will do this now ^^
jeebuzzx
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada365 Posts
July 23 2011 06:26 GMT
#40
hmmm did not know that
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