Over the few weeks//months ive been noticing some things. People particularly mappers complaining about the SC community, and about how porn maps, naruto maps, and other worthless non-skill taking maps reign supreme above our, technical, and difficult to make maps. With all of our extended terrain madness and all of our technical bullshit. But then something hit me today, it isn't the community killing b.net. Its the mappers .
So now that your thinking "WTF DOOD NOT ME" I want you to really think about something. What was the last map YOU made that got popular? Including extended terrain, or your technical disabling sprites, or anything. Probably most of you answered, "Ive never had a popular map". Which I will say, bummer. But who is to blame? The mapping community or SC community? Well I believe it is the mapping community. I recently dropped a 100% completed map called, Evermurder Arena, I dropped it last Wednesday and already its catching on. Ive seen at least 50 hosts of it a day, and a community is already starting to gather. Now obviously im not saying im a better mapper or im "1337" but this map, Evermurder not one of you could have made anything close to it. For the simple fact. MOST of you lack so much creativity it isn't even funny, k so it is a little. But with this being said let me point out. I do respect the skilled AND creative mappers.
LIKE-
MillenniumArmy
(U)Bolt Head, rest in piece m'man.
MP(U) R.I.P.
Oo.VIC.oO R.I.P.
Tuxlar.
Niu
Oo.SOLAR.oO
Kenoli(U)
and of course there are MANY more, but those are a few off the top of my head. All of them have had a hit and do you know why? They are creative.
I would say 5/6 of you have never had a hit map, and map simply for enjoyment, OR technicality. Mappers focus to much today on the technical aspects and not enough on the FUN aspect.
So, i'm making a suggestion.
As mappers I believe we need to challenge ourselves, and make as many UNIQUE, and FUN, maps as we can to make the last few dying days of starcraft fun for everyone still stickin' around.
So if you make a fun map post it below and ill promote it or w/e.
and now my closing statement. If any of you are thinking i'm wrong, thats cool. Its about opinions BUT, can you really say that when you look at the maps on this site? They are all defenses and bounds with nothing new or special, a few good arenas that are to complex for the general public, and of course bad ass melee maps ;o. So there it is.
-Oo.Ordinary.oO@USEAST cya round. Flame me please.
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