A map is a map is a map..... doesnt give you the right to talk to mappers like that. who give your the right do decide how much detail is in someones map
Its not just about the detail, its EVERYTHING that makes the map work and look like you put some effort in it.
For example, we have a mapper called Bob.
1. Bob bases his "first map" off someone elses map because he couldnt be bothered to start from the scratch.
This is ok, if he has a permission from the original author and credits him accordingly.
2. He starts by adding a few random models he found from the library, which look cool but dont actually fit in the map.
This is still ok as not everyone can be a perfect designer.
3. He adds some new rooms or areas. He puts up a texture which looks cool but doesnt fit in to the rest of the map and is badly resized and aligned. BUT,
this is still ok as not everyone can be a perfect designer.
4. Then we come to the point where he is supposed to add new paths and spawns for the rooms and areas he added, but he cant be bothered to look into it and instead either doesnt add any new paths or just throws a random "apple" in the middle hoping for it to work.
He is so proud of his "first map" that he decides to throw it straight to the whitelisting thread, skipping all testing entirely.
5. The map passes. But later turns out the pathing he couldnt be bothered to look into fails, and the specimens are unable to move like they should in the rooms/areas he just added. The map is unplayable. Yet, its hanging on the whitelist because this fault was left unnoticed due lack of time and resources from the developers (note Im not blaming TW for anything here). Why didnt the developers have time to check the map properly? Because they are forced to go through tons of maps every week, of which more than 50% fail because the mapper didnt go through the effort of testing his map first and making sure it works. Even the community itself is needed to test the maps and even their time doesnt seem to be enough.
This is what bothers me, not putting enough effort on the maps to make them both playable and enjoyable by other people not just yourself. A map can have horrible textures and what not, but if the map is enjoyable and working, there is no problem.
I really hope you can ignore the fact that this was sort of directed to the former you, because Im sure that - want it or not - its affecting your judgement. I mean hell, if someone posted something like this to me I couldnt help to feel that Ive been someone betrayed.
When I saw this "Ok i made it twice as hard by adding 4 more zombie spawns and 2 more entrances so no more easy killing" I actually thought some idiot stole your map, added new spawns for it and messed the textures. These are the kind of people I cant stand.
