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Announcing the Community Mapping Competition!

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jpg06051992
Profile Joined July 2015
United States580 Posts
August 01 2021 00:27 GMT
#16
Damn this is really cool :O Hope to see some of the top maps get rotated into some WardiTv stuff :D
"SO MANY BANELINGS!"
anarchay
Profile Joined July 2019
18 Posts
August 02 2021 17:41 GMT
#17
Friendly reminder that submissions are now OPEN!
DrunkenJedi
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany175 Posts
August 04 2021 18:04 GMT
#18
Question is if the intern will ever manage to update the ladder map pool.
"Don't worry, I use Special Tactics this time, no problem."
Solstice245
Profile Joined September 2015
United States145 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-08-10 21:36:06
August 09 2021 00:16 GMT
#19
Well, here goes nothing. I've submitted a map for the first time in a few years.
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MayOnFire
Profile Joined March 2021
England47 Posts
August 13 2021 08:07 GMT
#20
All submitted, good luck everyone.

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Ladder Map Pool : Curious Minds, Amphion, Cosmic Sapphire, Royal Blood, Dragon Scales, Hard Lead, Whispers of Gold + four times TLMC finalist, and other sc2 related content // https://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/MayOnFire
anarchay
Profile Joined July 2019
18 Posts
August 21 2021 19:24 GMT
#21
Reminder that submissions will be closing shortly! We've had a great turnout so far, get your last maps in!
MockHamill
Profile Joined March 2010
Sweden1798 Posts
August 21 2021 19:57 GMT
#22
I do not see the point of map of any map contest when the ladder map pool stays the same.
NewSunshine
Profile Joined July 2011
United States5938 Posts
August 22 2021 23:09 GMT
#23
Getting my submission in before the deadline. Here goes nothing.

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"If you find yourself feeling lost, take pride in the accuracy of your feelings." - Night Vale
Legan
Profile Joined June 2017
Finland402 Posts
August 23 2021 00:44 GMT
#24
Submitted! Ended up submitting two old maps as didn't finish decoration of a new map.
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Tropical Sacrifice
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Seaside Resort

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Creator of Gresvan, Tropical Sacrifice, Taitalika, and Golden Forge
Beelzebub1
Profile Joined May 2015
1004 Posts
August 23 2021 00:56 GMT
#25
On August 22 2021 04:57 MockHamill wrote:
I do not see the point of map of any map contest when the ladder map pool stays the same.


Actually as cool as this is, what exactly is the point of this? Is it officially sanctioned by TLMC or Blizzard? Is the winner of the competition going to be in WTL or something? :O
Legan
Profile Joined June 2017
Finland402 Posts
Last Edited: 2021-08-23 06:05:34
August 23 2021 01:27 GMT
#26
On August 23 2021 09:56 Beelzebub1 wrote:
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On August 22 2021 04:57 MockHamill wrote:
I do not see the point of map of any map contest when the ladder map pool stays the same.


Actually as cool as this is, what exactly is the point of this? Is it officially sanctioned by TLMC or Blizzard? Is the winner of the competition going to be in WTL or something? :O


We are trying to create alternative for TLMC as likelihood of Blizzard, ESL, or TL investing their resources to do it is nearly none. Thus, to have alternative we need to provide it first ourselves and prove it to work before having direct involvement from ESL and others. Be the change you want to see, basically. We hope that the finalists of these contests will become alternative pool of maps to be considered when choosing ladder maps. The format also tries to address some of the issues with TLMC.

Note that this is first one of these and there are early plans that we could have more competitions more frequently, but everything is very early at this point.
Creator of Gresvan, Tropical Sacrifice, Taitalika, and Golden Forge
Zuratu
Profile Joined April 2018
United States25 Posts
August 23 2021 05:01 GMT
#27
One new and one old submission:

Orbital Arboretum
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Agaton
Profile Joined July 2019
Sweden45 Posts
August 23 2021 08:14 GMT
#28
My entries:

Interitus
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Mystic's Mirage
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Maker of maps
Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden590 Posts
August 24 2021 12:14 GMT
#29
On August 23 2021 09:56 Beelzebub1 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 22 2021 04:57 MockHamill wrote:
I do not see the point of map of any map contest when the ladder map pool stays the same.


Actually as cool as this is, what exactly is the point of this? Is it officially sanctioned by TLMC or Blizzard? Is the winner of the competition going to be in WTL or something? :O


The ladder map pool in the game is very slowly rotating. Having more functional maps being played in the community acts as a way to make it easier for Blizzard to swap them out at a faster pace.


Disregarding the ladder map pool, this helps every single event to change up their map pool.

Team leagues have a history of using other maps. Both of the WTLs (Wardi and World Team League) might use a lot of non ladder maps if there are popular non ladder maps easily available.

AlphaX is hosting a bunch of show matches, fun tournaments and other events. If they are starting to include these maps it will help with map variation.

Having a map sharing community of mapmakers will make it more interesting for map makers to continue and for new mapmakers to try. They get a bigger forum for discussing maps and they have the community supporting them by using their maps.

And, as Legan said, be the change you want to see. If you want new maps, make sure that there exist new maps.
This is in addition to the TLMC, not a replacement.
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Beelzebub1
Profile Joined May 2015
1004 Posts
August 24 2021 13:47 GMT
#30
On August 23 2021 10:27 Legan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 23 2021 09:56 Beelzebub1 wrote:
On August 22 2021 04:57 MockHamill wrote:
I do not see the point of map of any map contest when the ladder map pool stays the same.


Actually as cool as this is, what exactly is the point of this? Is it officially sanctioned by TLMC or Blizzard? Is the winner of the competition going to be in WTL or something? :O


We are trying to create alternative for TLMC as likelihood of Blizzard, ESL, or TL investing their resources to do it is nearly none. Thus, to have alternative we need to provide it first ourselves and prove it to work before having direct involvement from ESL and others. Be the change you want to see, basically. We hope that the finalists of these contests will become alternative pool of maps to be considered when choosing ladder maps. The format also tries to address some of the issues with TLMC.

Note that this is first one of these and there are early plans that we could have more competitions more frequently, but everything is very early at this point.


Awesome, thanks for clearing that up, some of the submissions in here look like they would make great maps.
anarchay
Profile Joined July 2019
18 Posts
August 25 2021 18:33 GMT
#31
The judging period officially began yesterday! There are a total of 24 submissions that have been accepted in this contest, with a few others unfortunately not passing the Quality Assurance standard we set to ensure high level maps.

As this contest has 24 submissions, that means there will be 4 ranked choice votes for each judge. This also means there will be 3 finalists, but with as many good maps as we've seen this time, there are sure to be some very good honorable mentions.

Good luck to all mapmakers who submitted to this contest, the competition is fierce.
Beelzebub1
Profile Joined May 2015
1004 Posts
August 25 2021 19:13 GMT
#32
Been following this thread for a minute now, can't wait to see the finalists and I really hope that Wardi does a tournament run with them :D
anarchay
Profile Joined July 2019
18 Posts
August 25 2021 19:31 GMT
#33
Our very own judge Skypirinha will be streaming (https://www.twitch.tv/Skypirinha_) a judging/first impression/feedback stream tomorrow at 10:00 CEST!
Wardi
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
England896 Posts
September 07 2021 14:31 GMT
#34
On August 26 2021 04:13 Beelzebub1 wrote:
Been following this thread for a minute now, can't wait to see the finalists and I really hope that Wardi does a tournament run with them :D


If someone wants me to run a tourney with them its possible, send me a dm I have some space coming up
CommentatorOwner of WardiTV. Streamer, caster & event organizer. / / www.wardi.tv
Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden590 Posts
September 08 2021 07:53 GMT
#35
On August 26 2021 04:31 anarchay wrote:
Our very own judge Skypirinha will be streaming (https://www.twitch.tv/Skypirinha_) a judging/first impression/feedback stream tomorrow at 10:00 CEST!

I watched the 3 hours in several intervals during the last week. Just finished it all. It ended with a comment of uploading it to YouTube, so I wanted to share the link here.

I liked watching this. It got me back into caring about map layouts. I haven't been very hardcore in watching lately. Can't remember the map names nor how they look. This judging video got me back into it.

And...
Go, go Power Wardi!
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