I just hope that submitted maps are quickly noted as winning or not. I don't care so much about all the technical stuff, I more care if they take months to announce a winner and I can't publicly post my map waiting. :/
The winners will be on display at BlizzCon so the results will definitely be known before then (late October.)
As ridiculous as that may sound, it's unfortunately true. If you publish your map privately, and let someone else test it, your map is now public. That other person can take your map and publish it publicly wherever they want, since they've now downloaded it from you.
Only if it's unlocked. In any case I think you're reading the rules far too literally.
Even if you publish it privately, Blizzard can see that you've published it. It'd still be breaking the rules.
That has to be wrong; it'd be the stupidest thing imaginable if, according to the rules, you were only allowed to submit maps that had undergone zero testing.
My interpretation would be a map that has been published publicly or posted on a website like mapster where anyone could download it would be ineligible. Anything else would be nonsensical.
The winners will be on display at BlizzCon so the results will definitely be known before then (late October.)
Only if it's unlocked. In any case I think you're reading the rules far too literally.
That has to be wrong; it'd be the stupidest thing imaginable if, according to the rules, you were only allowed to submit maps that had undergone zero testing.
My interpretation would be a map that has been published publicly or posted on a website like mapster where anyone could download it would be ineligible. Anything else would be nonsensical.