To get feedback you need to network players, "recruit" some, otherwise your game will be ignored (be it an awesome game or a sh itty one).
Players are lazy and do not look for new games anymore, i'd estimate it at a max of 70/30 cut.. and the 30% that actually tries maps they have no idea about do it in "ez" mode. Meaning that they try and then never go back to it.
Networking is suppose to be done here on muppetstore.. lets leave it at that...
I won't even get started on how many maps and campaigns I've played, on mapster, wc3 and other games, that I'm just amazed at the poor quality. Oftentimes everything seems thrown together, unbalanced and not even proofread.
I reluctantly second this, though the causes of it are widespread and cyclical. The CCI and this site in general are just not that conducive to great community building. The projects are randomly listed; there's no indication pointing newcomers to which ones are really good, no ratings, no stickied reviews, just a few projects on the front page which are not really indicative of anything in particular besides Mass Recall being popular. If we nudged folks to the best ones first, they'd more likely stick around, become part of the community, and leave feedback on other campaigns.
It's cyclical because less feedback means less bug fixing means less polish means less feedback. Not to mention the SC2 scene is relatively small now and there is no Blizzard support of the types of projects we have here. For what it's worth, VastanX, I think Time Convergence has a great foundation and only needs a bit of polish to excel even further - I've got hours of feedback on my channel that hopefully has helped!
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If I download something it's 99% only to look at triggers/data. I've played maybe only a dozen custom maps, as most of them aren't that interesting for me (quality usually not as high as some positive critics make them out to be; also, I'm just not that interested in fan fiction). I would probably not even play my own maps if I hadn't made them myself.
Lately I have been enjoying posting feedback on Jayborino's and deltron's RTC videos. If that's something creators are interested in I can watch videos and post feedback based on videos; but I'll not download and play maps myself.
I won't even get started on how many maps and campaigns I've played, on mapster, wc3 and other games, that I'm just amazed at the poor quality. Oftentimes everything seems thrown together, unbalanced and not even proofread.
I reluctantly second this, though the causes of it are widespread and cyclical. The CCI and this site in general are just not that conducive to great community building. The projects are randomly listed; there's no indication pointing newcomers to which ones are really good, no ratings, no stickied reviews, just a few projects on the front page which are not really indicative of anything in particular besides Mass Recall being popular. If we nudged folks to the best ones first, they'd more likely stick around, become part of the community, and leave feedback on other campaigns.
It's cyclical because less feedback means less bug fixing means less polish means less feedback. Not to mention the SC2 scene is relatively small now and there is no Blizzard support of the types of projects we have here. For what it's worth, VastanX, I think Time Convergence has a great foundation and only needs a bit of polish to excel even further - I've got hours of feedback on my channel that hopefully has helped!
Well jayborino if you feel so inclined I can give you access to the CCI - Remastered and you can write a few sentences about the strengths and weaknesses of each campaign.
I think the point though is that any one of the hundreds of players could do this, but no one does. I have a channel with hundreds of hours of feedback, so I don't really feel like writing up more of it. I don't mean that flippantly, rather this is a community problem, not something one devoted person is going to fix necessarily.
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Just basing off of download #'s at least. If an anonymous someone plays something great in their first go around, there's a chance to get them to return, make an account, and start commenting.
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Sorry, I should've been more specific.
I didn't draw that, just replace the conversion bubble with mine.
Here is the original.
My projects : The Hammer of Dawn, Noir : Automata, Noir : Evolution, Noir : Ascension, Hammer of Dawn Revamp
Many awesome projects : Custom Campaign Initiative
Something for the community : A Small Letter of Thanks, SC2mapster Classic Skin - Alevice
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To get feedback you need to network players, "recruit" some, otherwise your game will be ignored (be it an awesome game or a sh itty one).
Players are lazy and do not look for new games anymore, i'd estimate it at a max of 70/30 cut.. and the 30% that actually tries maps they have no idea about do it in "ez" mode. Meaning that they try and then never go back to it.
Networking is suppose to be done here on muppetstore.. lets leave it at that...
ps: funny cartoon <3 the "snake"/inner talking <3
Visit my channel where I showcase custom content! Send me a PM or respond to my YouTube thread if you'd like to see your map/s on my channel (eventually!)
If I download something it's 99% only to look at triggers/data. I've played maybe only a dozen custom maps, as most of them aren't that interesting for me (quality usually not as high as some positive critics make them out to be; also, I'm just not that interested in fan fiction). I would probably not even play my own maps if I hadn't made them myself.
Lately I have been enjoying posting feedback on Jayborino's and deltron's RTC videos. If that's something creators are interested in I can watch videos and post feedback based on videos; but I'll not download and play maps myself.
Well ... perhaps the CCI should put a link to a review or something.
That way people could get some ideas of what the map is about.
Perhaps a link like this : [in no particular order]
The Replicant - Hultmanable
Unification of Purifiers - Narudek / CybrosX / Patrick
The Forgotten Ones - ksnumedia
Marauders! The Campaign - acidragoon
etc ...
My projects : The Hammer of Dawn, Noir : Automata, Noir : Evolution, Noir : Ascension, Hammer of Dawn Revamp
Many awesome projects : Custom Campaign Initiative
Something for the community : A Small Letter of Thanks, SC2mapster Classic Skin - Alevice
The condensed Custom Campaign Initiative is on this Google Sheet!
List of my Custom campaign text reviews (warning: only the first half of each is serious)
In reply to TChosenOne:
Visit my channel where I showcase custom content! Send me a PM or respond to my YouTube thread if you'd like to see your map/s on my channel (eventually!)
In reply to JayborinoPlays:
The condensed Custom Campaign Initiative is on this Google Sheet!
List of my Custom campaign text reviews (warning: only the first half of each is serious)
In reply to TChosenOne:
Visit my channel where I showcase custom content! Send me a PM or respond to my YouTube thread if you'd like to see your map/s on my channel (eventually!)