9th Endorsed Mapping Contest

[Undead]

Sorry for going off-topic, but finally Undead has revealed what he really is. A hopeless narcissist, who doesn't honestly care about AC, but a whole lot about himself.

thats a very bold assumption. but wait a moment, if i didn't care about AC, why would i even bother to keep playing the game when i don't get along with most of the community? we've seen many people quit AC when the community pissed them off (drakas, pwnage, apollo, etc.). i think its because i like the game, not the community. but wait a moment, i have barely seen you around since 2009, yet you're a developer. the narcissistic crony is trying to call me a narcissist.

hold on, lets keep going. my interest in this tournament is purely in encouraging good maps to be created. if you allocate 1/6th of points to gameplay, you encourage people to create art pieces, not good maps with interesting gameplay. AC suffers as a result.

if you set an expectation that maps are judged based on their gameplay rather than their aesthetics, more people will be encouraged to create better maps, because not only is the technical skill ceiling lowered, which means more people will try to map, your map gets played more because its fun to play on. now, how is that selfish again?

have you considered for a moment that the reason there are very few active mappers at the moment is because the mapping community is terrible, and something needs to change?

Seriously, let people decide on their own whether or not to participate on this contest. Only because you think something is right/wrong doesn't neccessarily mean it is in fact right/wrong.

i'm not forcing anyone to do anything. its a strong suggestion, yes, but i think its reasonable. if halo is going to subscribe to nonsense, then clearly something needs to be done.

and again, unless you think that maps are designed to be art-pieces, which some people do, i'm undeniably correct. it isn't about whether i said it, its just a true statement. putting 1/6th of points into gameplay is an absurdity.

You had your chance to set up your 'perfect' mapping contest the last two years. No need to brag how you would have done it all the best in one day, now. Hilarious...

i have not had the desire to run a mapping contest because i had lost faith in mapping, but i'm a bit more interested in it now. that isn't bullshit btw, i have absolutely zero idea how halo's thread constitutes 'three months of planning'.

Now start your oh-so well educated arguments. I don't care.

saying that will not stop me from addressing your bullshit. you only wrote that because you knew i was going to tear you down if i chose to reply.

i can't help but feel that every single person arguing with me has not read a single thing i have written. why?