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[LIGHTSOUT225]

Originally Posted by DimmestBread

should the submission link go to the file on bungie.net or to a forgehub thread or does it matter?

file on bungie

[PulseKiller]

Ok... I want an honest answer to this question.

What has a higher weighting on how good your chances are for winning: Asthetics or Gameplay?

I want to know because I have a feeling that the map that will win will not necissarily have the best gameply but instead will look cool and have some kind of gimmickey switch. While the map that I made in no way looks bad, it doesnt have any crazy switches or geos, but I would imagine it will have good gameplay.

[zeppelinboy777]

I was already making a map based on an idea, but when I looked in the submission thread I noticed someone else had already used the idea. I feel like my map implements it much better, but would I lose points for creativity or get disqualified if I still submit it?

[evan12075]

Originally Posted by PulseKiller

Ok... I want an honest answer to this question.

What has a higher weighting on how good your chances are for winning: Asthetics or Gameplay?

I want to know because I have a feeling that the map that will win will not necissarily have the best gameply but instead will look cool and have some kind of gimmickey switch. While the map that I made in no way looks bad, it doesnt have any crazy switches or geos, but I would imagine it will have good gameplay.

It is noted that aesthetics are being one of the main parts of judgement. But I'm assuming gameplay will ALWAYS come first. They wouldn't feature a map that looked very good, when there was plenty other of maps out there that play a lot better than that map (aesthetic maps are an exception).

The point of this contest is for forgers to use their skills to build a breed of maps that is slowly growing and needs more maps, which is conquest. They want the very best conquest map that will leave an impression on EVERYBODY. Even though looks impress people a lot, the people want a map they can enjoy conquest on and replay many, many times.

My point: the winner won't be the map that looks the best, but it will be the map that is creative, neat, and plays better than the rest of the maps.

[Vicious Vice]

In my opinion since conquest a competitive gametype its about gameplay. But a map that has good gameplay and good aesthetic is a good sign.

[PulseKiller]

Originally Posted by Vicious Vice

In my opinion since conquest a competitive gametype its about gameplay. But a map that has good gameplay and good aesthetic is a good sign.

Yes, but say maps were rated on a scale of 1-10 on gameplay and aesthetics.

If map A gets a 9 in gameplay and a 5 in aesthetics, and map B gets a 8 in gameplay and a 9 in aesthetics, who will win.

While map B has a cummulative higher score, I feel that map A deserves to win due to the fact that it all in all played better. I am kind of biased due to the fact that I forge MLG maps where it is gameplay over aesthetics, but I think that if one map plays very well that no matter how much better a map looks than it, if it doesnt play well then it shouldnt win.

[evan12075]

I'm not exactly how the judging will be Pulse, but it would make sense if gameplay had more weight towards the overall score than aesthetics.

Think of it a lot like a GPA. Gameplay is an Honors or AP course, and Aesthetics is normal. You get a B in gameplay and A in aesthetics, your GPA would be 3.75 because the B would have a weighting of 3.5 and the A would have a rating of 4.5

But now let's say you get an H in gameplay and C in Aesthetics. your GPA is 3.5

If the judging is on that grading scale, the map with the best balance between aesthetics and gameplay would win.

[PulseKiller]

Originally Posted by evan12075

I'm not exactly how the judging will be Pulse, but it would make sense if gameplay had more weight towards the overall score than aesthetics.

Think of it a lot like a GPA. Gameplay is an Honors or AP course, and Aesthetics is normal. You get a B in gameplay and A in aesthetics, your GPA would be 3.75 because the B would have a weighting of 3.5 and the A would have a rating of 4.5

But now let's say you get an H in gameplay and C in Aesthetics. your GPA is 3.5

If the judging is on that grading scale, the map with the best balance between aesthetics and gameplay would win.

Yeah, I just dont want the map that looks the best to automatically win. I am not overly active on these forums, but I have noticed that these forums typically seem to fall slightly to the aesthetic side of things and I dont want that to be the case in this contest.

[Bloogyo]

Hey, I can't find conquest anywhere and I can't download off bungie. I sure hope my map works!

[evan12075]

Originally Posted by Bloogyo

Hey, I can't find conquest anywhere and I can't download off bungie. I sure hope my map works!

Look at this thread. It's the book of conquest and has everything you need to know about it

Also, download Conquest v3