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insatiable
Supreme Hero
Ultimate N00bidity
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posted April 15, 2003 09:56 PM |
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Burning maps
Its funny..
when ToH was homm3,each map should be tested 3 times,b4 gets approved to map page
..while homm3 maps,hardly needed any testing..
Homm4,today.
looking back to new map entries history,we see that most of them been released with serious or minor problems.
that is, bugs(in scripts,passabilities),unbalances(in bonuses,distances,alignement relations), gameflow problems(creature strength,slow gameplay) etc..
One reason for that,as vesuvius would jump in say,is poor maptesting..BUT..
..reason for being poor is that homm4 maps need testing baaadly to maximize their perfomence..at least ONE time to the end.
I've seen that as a mapmaker and as a player.
But,with medium activity and average transfers around,,people and mapmakers get discouraged of playtesting properly..++ when map is 'done',one more day of waiting seems like a month!..
..i pressured myself keeping off the air 'insanity' for 10 days...and i was amazed to see that those 10 days was what made the map...an actual map!.I playetested it with jiels for 2 weeks game,and even that little was extreeemely useful.Then,after playing a whole game in it,i saw there was more minorities 'tuning' that could be done..
I think there should be firm restrictions on sending in and accepting maps for ToH.A new map,should be played at least ONCE online or on hotseat..before sending it in council for approving.
Also, give some interest on doing so,by accepting reports on playing a new map,as free challenge.
Maybe a 'new map' section could be added on report form,,as it was in beggining of season,and writing sown maps name in details
..with difference that one of two players must be the mapmaker and each new map may be reported till 3 times,b4 ToH,so to avoid any possible abusing of that option.
btw.DesertWar is still faulty on page.
lets stop burnin out maps shall we?
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insatiable
Supreme Hero
Ultimate N00bidity
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posted April 15, 2003 10:02 PM |
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in short:
bring back 'unlisted' option..
fcorse, mapmaker should be one of players..or else,whats the use.
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Blue_Camel
Famous Hero
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posted April 23, 2003 03:34 PM |
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desert war still faulty
take out grail in center town and we can talk... maybe
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balcough_dra...
Supreme Hero
unlucky? i want to pump you up
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posted April 23, 2003 09:21 PM |
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you take a bath they we can talk ))
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whos your daddy and what does he do?
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insatiable
Supreme Hero
Ultimate N00bidity
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posted April 23, 2003 11:42 PM |
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grail + one of 2 reg arties must be out(preferably ring of reg)
to call it a map
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balcough_dra...
Supreme Hero
unlucky? i want to pump you up
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posted April 24, 2003 03:48 AM |
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i don't like the desert : to hot and dry , no water for miles , can't walk list goes on and on
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whos your daddy and what does he do?
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