I think those @camper and similar maps shouldn't be allowed. Quality restrictions should be stronger. Something should be done about those ridiculously high open spaces and those walk-through walls. Servers running those maps shouldn't appear in the masterserver list.
The map editor is a very nice feature, but it wasn't meant for people to "create" crappy ugly stupid maps as "contributions" to the game.
I know, everyone should be allowed to play whatever map he likes, but I think those maps are not contributing to the game, they are detrimental to it.
The first thing is, they are hideous, stupid and boring. I guess most people who download AC for the first time and connect to a server running one of those maps won't play much more than 2 minutes before deciding that AC is a really ugly crappy stupid game and uninstalling it. And they'll probably tell all their friends it's not even worth looking into. I think AC is losing potential players there.
The other thing is, some people get used to playing those maps and are damn lost when they suddenly find themselves on a good map. They just can't play right, get fragged every 3 seconds, and the first thing they do is vote back one of the crappy maps they are used to. It happens again and again and again, so even if these servers are not officially playing @camper maps 24/7, in reality that's exactly what they do. Due to this fact, there are times when you can't find anyone playing on "good" servers, and the few servers that are almost full are all running those stupid maps.
Finally, I think those maps are an insult to mappers who spend a lot of time creating smart, detailed, well-lighted, visually stunning maps. A few beautiful new maps have appeared in TyD servers maprotations over the last few months, but there are times when TyD servers are empty and there are 4 or 5 servers running some @camper variety which are almost full.
So either those maps shouldn't be allowed altogether, or they should be blocked in some way frome appearing on the masterserver, or they should be relegated to the bottom of the list.
The map editor is a very nice feature, but it wasn't meant for people to "create" crappy ugly stupid maps as "contributions" to the game.
I know, everyone should be allowed to play whatever map he likes, but I think those maps are not contributing to the game, they are detrimental to it.
The first thing is, they are hideous, stupid and boring. I guess most people who download AC for the first time and connect to a server running one of those maps won't play much more than 2 minutes before deciding that AC is a really ugly crappy stupid game and uninstalling it. And they'll probably tell all their friends it's not even worth looking into. I think AC is losing potential players there.
The other thing is, some people get used to playing those maps and are damn lost when they suddenly find themselves on a good map. They just can't play right, get fragged every 3 seconds, and the first thing they do is vote back one of the crappy maps they are used to. It happens again and again and again, so even if these servers are not officially playing @camper maps 24/7, in reality that's exactly what they do. Due to this fact, there are times when you can't find anyone playing on "good" servers, and the few servers that are almost full are all running those stupid maps.
Finally, I think those maps are an insult to mappers who spend a lot of time creating smart, detailed, well-lighted, visually stunning maps. A few beautiful new maps have appeared in TyD servers maprotations over the last few months, but there are times when TyD servers are empty and there are 4 or 5 servers running some @camper variety which are almost full.
So either those maps shouldn't be allowed altogether, or they should be blocked in some way frome appearing on the masterserver, or they should be relegated to the bottom of the list.