Bakpaofgunz a dit :

This game lost it's appeal for many of the map makers that were originally considered as the elite (they usually had interviews on CFM) or they are busy in real life (like in Bunniecake's case).

However, if you look at the enormous amount of maps that are still being submitted every day I don't think there's any reason to believe the map making community is going inactive. Sure, most of the maps aren't extraordinarily good, or even good in any way, but map making still has it's appeal it always used to have. If I look at the average number of maps we have in discussion on any random given day I have not even the slightest reason to believe the map making community is decreasing in activity.

I do feel that the overall quality of maps has been getting worse. There's a simple explanation for it though: Over time, more and more original ideas get executed in a good way, leaving originality the hardest factor in making a map, to the point where nearly every concept has been done before and it's ultimately the hardest part to come up with something which is both new AND enjoyable. Due to this increase in standards it becomes hard for the average map maker to develop his map making skills as the complexity in making maps is growing more and more difficult with every update, and even the tools that are created for it can't take this away. (XML editing, joint objects etc)

I do believe however that there always will be map makers that do succeed in being innovative. Also, even though we don't get that much, with every map editor update, lots of new great maps appear. I think it's just a case of being patient.

Shamousey a dit :

I feel like most of the good map ideas are always taken, even if every now and again someone comes up with a golden idea. I think the Map Crew needs to rethink how they perm maps, and that there needs to be some new map features to bring in some originality (look at why minigame have so many submissions - they're different, they're new).

Shamousey a dit :

I feel like most of the good map ideas are always taken, even if every now and again someone comes up with a golden idea.

Holomouse a dit :

That's pretty true for simple maps. Happens that I make a map only to find out it already exists in rotation, so just scrap the idea and go back inside my cave.

Deadlag a dit :

still active.. few map ideas, though.

Joenan
Epixyl
Azafreak
Deityexe
Kay
Mollocefalo
Ninguem
Aneimone
Goddski
Cheezecream
Voidmoon
Deamaus
Mesograt
Zzwwwzz
Tommato
Nhokw
Snowconezz
Stron
Homegood
Kiwiwi

mrorko a dit :

Deadlag a dit :VoirMasquer

still active.. few map ideas, though.

Joenan
Epixyl
Azafreak
Deityexe
Kay
Mollocefalo
Ninguem
Aneimone
Goddski
Cheezecream
Voidmoon
Deamaus
Mesograt
Zzwwwzz
Tommato
Nhokw
Snowconezz
Stron
Homegood
Kiwiwi

No one from this list is active nowadays... and the map makers is still decreasing..