Ghost Merge Killing Forge?

[pyro6666]

Although ghostmerging makes maps easier to build, it goes at a speed similar to archaic merging for skilled forgers. Additionally the pathetic maps are still obviously pathetic despite merging. Ghosting merely makes merging at unconventional angles simpler.

[Adelyss]

Its not killing forge, though it is making maps much easier for beginners. With ghost merging good maps now rely on good layout design not how well the map looks. Ghost merging makes ALL maps have the option to look good its really up to the creator on how much time they want to put into making sure stuff lines up.

For me...I've been building, building and re building maps in sketch up to try to find the perfect layout of a map that fits my wants but its giving me trouble. I know now I can make what ever I want its now just up to peoples imaginations and ultimately up to how well people can create layouts.

I have a feeling the feature standards will be going up because of this though..maps will be more looked far more at gameplay rather than looks...

[Death YoYo]

Originally Posted by FH Showcase

Is the ghost merge killing forge?

I remember when only a select few could interlock well now with the ghost merge every one can do it.

Good or bad?

Comment below.....

stfu


Its worse because he probably uses it himself, and once again he doesnt account that maps are about design and functionality, not awesomeness. Yes, people are unfortunately aesthetically predisposed, but some people can still analyze a map fairly, and this has nothing to do with how good a map is. Only aesthetics.

[x DREAM 76 x]

If anything, it made it better. If you think it hurt forge, then you are just probably looking for an excuse to explain your sub par map designs.

[Zombievillan]

LOL, that was funny Dream.

I think its great. It has made the amount of time to make a good map, or any map for that matter, way faster. I mean, I know it takes way less skill to make and epic geomerge that nobody has seen before. Trust me, after making Ephasus the old school way, I look at it now and think man I wish we had Ghosting back then. I had so many crazy merges that took forever to do that could be done now in an hour.

In the end though its an improvment and like Adyless said, which is a good thing, map features will be more based on gameplay then looks. Thats good because gameplay is really what should be important. Now you can make a good map with solid gameplay, that looks epic.

[Plasma Rifle Elite]

Originally Posted by Teaco27

This is a good thing i feel, because it's allowing people who have/had great ideas but weren't great forgers to finally be able to get their ideas out there.

Exactly! A few months ago, I desperately wanted a good remake of Halo 2's Backwash. I wasn't good enough to make one. Then I learned how to ghost merge, and my Backwash remake is under construction and looking very sexy! : )

[Classic xD]

Originally Posted by x DREAM 76 x

If anything, it made it better. If you think it hurt forge, then you are just probably looking for an excuse to explain your sub par map designs.

yeahh haha :L

sub par? funny.....
but really i think new ghost maps<old classics
so..... it didnt hurt forge simply hurt forging pros like Mini Waz etc
making good LOOKING maps
I fully understand map design>looks but when all you get is pics
sah stfu bout map designs if u check ive got no finished maps posted sah fuck that

[chrstphrbrnnn]

Wait Mini Waz is a forge pro? Like no offense to him or anything but yeah.. And how did it hurt him.

[Vergil the Engineer]

Originally Posted by Greatjedi7

Its a good thing, now the more inexperienced forgers can now make amazing maps with little effort now. And, the better forgers will make even better maps than they could have ever imagined. Take The Hollows for example, before ghost merging surfaced, "Cave Maps" weren't possible.

I'd say its helping forge

EDIT: First.

the more inexperienced forgers wont make amazing maps...

You suck... you suck. You're good... you're good

Now the more inexperienced drawers can now make amazing drawings with a better pencil...

[Classic xD]

Originally Posted by chrstphrbrnnn

Wait Mini Waz is a forge pro? Like no offense to him or anything but yeah.. And how did it hurt him.

His maps are the best Ive seen.
I couldnt think of others tbh
It hurt him with people being able to make similiar maps without proving themself as forgers