5 – Easy to understand and displays useful/needed information
4 - Good design but may be slightly confusing or has some unneeded information
3 - The normal layout
2 - The design takes some getting use to and may need help understanding
1 - The design is terrible and makes the game painful to play
Help
5 - There is information for everything, and is easy to find and understand
4 - There is information for everything, you just gotta dig a bit.
3 - There is self explanatory information that leaves you to your own devices to figure it out.
2 - There is no information
1 - The information give is terrible and makes the game harder to play
Glitches
5 - There is no known glitches
4 - The only glitches there are have next to no effect on game play
3 - The are some glitches that effect game play or there are spots in the game were it is laggy. This also is the appropriate rating if the map suffers from the bnet drop bug.
2 - The game has many glitches or is very laggy
1 - The game is impossible to play
Community
Game Length
LONG - Takes an hour or more to play a good game.
AVG - Takes 30 Min to an Hour to play a typical game
SHORT - Take up to 30 mins to play a whole game typically.
Map Popularity
Is one of the top 5 games
– Is on the top 2 pages
(needs names) – Is on the top 5 pages
Up and Coming – Is lost in the pages
Community Infrastructure
ROBUST - The mapmaker has a team of support, players know each other, and there is a central place to gather.
BUDDING - The mapmaker has a hosting site such as sc2mapster, teamliquid, etc. and has his on sc2 channel setup
SEEDLING - The map has no community and no following.
This list always changes, if there is ever a challenge or request for a new review, we will do so. This living rating index is simply our best shot at rating custom maps, our formulas and methods will evolve with trial and error.
The list is small now, request your map to be reviewed, we've just rebooted it. We hope to complete 2-3 a week and would love requests and help.
Want to know how we get to the ratings? See below. A score that is in between a 2 and 3 is a two, you are either totally in line with the number or you are not. 3 rated reviews per map keeps it fair. What we do is measure subjective statements, based on those statements we have an objective score.
GameplayAppearance
5- The game uses never before seen graphics, terrain, etc.
4 - The game uses very unique camera controls, uses wow models, etc.
3 - The game looks very good, pathing works, no eye sores.
2 - The game looks like someone spent about an hour on terrain, the equivalent to nexus wars terrain, but is still playable.
1 - The terrain looks and works horribly, pathing does not work, there are eye sores.
Mechanics
5- The game has new never seen before mechanics, is balanced, and working
4- The game is balanced and working and is different from other maps, or has a unseen game mechanic with only small problems
3- The game works but has balanced problems
2- The game is a pure clone of another game with nothing to offer
1- The map is unbalanced to the point were it is not worth playing
Fun Factor
5 - When you were done reviewing this game, you wanted to play it again the next morning, you went to sleep thinking about it.
4 - You bookmarked this game for personal use, you played it 2-3 times more during the week of your review.
3 - You will be playing this on your own time, you still have things to do, but you will be playing it.
2 - The map review seemed long, you don't think you'll be playing this anytime soon, maybe after you rest from it.
1 - This map flat out sucked and you wont be playing it no more.
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Technical
Interface
5 – Easy to understand and displays useful/needed information
4 - Good design but may be slightly confusing or has some unneeded information
3 - The normal layout
2 - The design takes some getting use to and may need help understanding
1 - The design is terrible and makes the game painful to play
Help
5 - There is information for everything, and is easy to find and understand
4 - There is information for everything, you just gotta dig a bit.
3 - There is self explanatory information that leaves you to your own devices to figure it out.
2 - There is no information
1 - The information give is terrible and makes the game harder to play
Glitches
5 - There is no known glitches
4 - The only glitches there are have next to no effect on game play
3 - The are some glitches that effect game play or there are spots in the game were it is laggy. This also is the appropriate rating if the map suffers from the bnet drop bug.
2 - The game has many glitches or is very laggy
1 - The game is impossible to play
Community
Game Length
LONG - Takes an hour or more to play a good game.
AVG - Takes 30 Min to an Hour to play a typical game
SHORT - Take up to 30 mins to play a whole game typically.
Map Popularity
Is one of the top 5 games
– Is on the top 2 pages
(needs names) – Is on the top 5 pages
Up and Coming – Is lost in the pages
Community Infrastructure
ROBUST - The mapmaker has a team of support, players know each other, and there is a central place to gather.
BUDDING - The mapmaker has a hosting site such as sc2mapster, teamliquid, etc. and has his on sc2 channel setup
SEEDLING - The map has no community and no following.
This list always changes, if there is ever a challenge or request for a new review, we will do so. This living rating index is simply our best shot at rating custom maps, our formulas and methods will evolve with trial and error.
The INDEX.
The list is small now, request your map to be reviewed, we've just rebooted it. We hope to complete 2-3 a week and would love requests and help.
Want to know how we get to the ratings? See below. A score that is in between a 2 and 3 is a two, you are either totally in line with the number or you are not. 3 rated reviews per map keeps it fair. What we do is measure subjective statements, based on those statements we have an objective score.
Gameplay Appearance
5- The game uses never before seen graphics, terrain, etc.
4 - The game uses very unique camera controls, uses wow models, etc.
3 - The game looks very good, pathing works, no eye sores.
2 - The game looks like someone spent about an hour on terrain, the equivalent to nexus wars terrain, but is still playable.
1 - The terrain looks and works horribly, pathing does not work, there are eye sores.
Mechanics
5- The game has new never seen before mechanics, is balanced, and working
4- The game is balanced and working and is different from other maps, or has a unseen game mechanic with only small problems
3- The game works but has balanced problems
2- The game is a pure clone of another game with nothing to offer
1- The map is unbalanced to the point were it is not worth playing
Fun Factor
5 - When you were done reviewing this game, you wanted to play it again the next morning, you went to sleep thinking about it.
4 - You bookmarked this game for personal use, you played it 2-3 times more during the week of your review.
3 - You will be playing this on your own time, you still have things to do, but you will be playing it.
2 - The map review seemed long, you don't think you'll be playing this anytime soon, maybe after you rest from it.
1 - This map flat out sucked and you wont be playing it no more.