So I laugh at how dumb people are at rating? Seriously, here is a fine example of a a bunch of tards:

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2930

This map is a freaking box with a low res heightmap, with no structures, and just vehicles essentially. It is rated a 7.8

My map which i released meh, like August, rated a 7.6:

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5414

What is it that all of you who vote look for? It is quite shocking to see that my map beats that map visually, game play wise, creativity, and effort, but yet it still has a lower rating? It absolutely makes no sense that the other map could possibly get a higher rating, there must be a hidden noob element that i can add to a map to increase overall likeness of the map. I want to know what it is.

/rant, more or less for lolz, but who knows.

Welcome to Halomaps. Hope you didn't expect it to make sense.

It's nothing new, man. Ambry is clearly the better map by far, but this type of stuff happens all the time.

For example, how does this crappy firefight:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5336
Have a 9.1 rating.

But THIS work of art firefight:
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5169
Have only an 8.4?

One of life's great mysteries, isn't it?

Firefight portent didn't bog my PC down like no tomorrow. Unlike b40 firefight. lol Sorry. HAD to step in there. hehe

I know. There are some SP maps out there that deserve [below] 3 stars. Example: http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4815

I don't understand some people who rate things
Edited by MatthewDratt on Nov 7, 2010 at 12:11 AM

Ambry has more downloads than that other map lol.

All my crappy maps are better than yours Newb :)

its a matter of the number of people that download it.

More people downloaded your Ambry map, 3390 at 7.6
Only 2451 people downloaded Volcan, at 7.8

Its like:
Map A - 5 people download: 10, 8, 5, 10, 7. = 7.8
Map B - 10 people download: 10, 8, 6, 9, 6, 3, 10, 9, 7, 8. = 7.6

heh ambry's beating the other one by 0.3 now.
the other one should get effing 6 or less.

If that's the case, I'm gonna make a BG map with Scarabs, Longswords, Mythos', and them all shoot many nukes a second. Instant 11/10!

Extinction.

What I noticed that most people, sadly even my friends, prefer maps like extinction, coldsnap, and doomsday. They say that it’s for the variety of vehicles and weapons that take no skill to operate...

Ambry has a lot to offer, just no to the majority of the playing community...the ones with 10 year old computers...

Buttmad your map isn't popular

People rate maps by what they like to see. What they like to see differs from what the community likes to see. For instance:

A mod of a map with a bunch of ripped stuff stuck inside will generally receive better ratings than a custom BSP with classic weapons. Though the community prefers the latter, the former will still achieve higher ratings due to the large amount of "shiny" weapons inside.

The people have different tastes then the author does normally. Also normally, lots of "advertising" and showing the map off gets definitely more downloads.

even this has a 9.0 rating http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5471

You can do any one or more of the following:
1. Make a Single Player map.

2. Insert some of those tags that have high ratings, but are rarely used.

3. New Weapons and Vehicles are always fun.

4. Get hype so that people will anticipate your releases

5. Make a map with a cool twist (Like those ones where you are in Samus's power suite, or that one with medieval weapons).

Unfortunately, many of those maps are never played online.

On another matter:

That is because it is actually very, very fun in slayer. There were a few games in it on the day of its release.

On one more matter, this map http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5128 should have at least a 9.0 rating. It is one of the best C20 mods. Instead, It was given an 8.1.
Edited by rocketracer294 on Nov 7, 2010 at 04:01 PM

Well simple really, it's halomaps. Full of people who don't have a clue what they are talking about ect.

RPG style has less of a need for special modeling/texturing. The point is to get as many situations for RP as possible. It is logical to assume that this has high ratings because people who are mainly normal gametype players do not rate and/or download, and people who RP download and rate.

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READ THE RULES:
http://forum.halomaps.org/index.cfm%3Fpage=topic&topicID=2979

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Edited by Dennis on Nov 7, 2010 at 09:12 PM

Lol I noticed all the "bad" maps with high ratings you guys link to no longer have such high ratings by the time I go look. have a feeling you guys have been rating them down ever since they got a bit more publicity.

it dosent matter how good the map looks, all that matters is that the people who play the maps enjoy them

true,it is mainly about having fun in the map,but it would be good to see some of the better maps get the rating they deserve for the work that's put into them.

This logic fails because of this:

Now I'm not saying that's good by any stretch of the imagination, however, I can see a few people being entertained by that for a good while... Considering the amount of time it'd take for them to find one another....

Guys I just realized something.
This thread isn't locked.

I kinda figured Dennis would lock it just for kicks.

Problem? Umad?

Why would I? It is a valid subject and no one is spamming, flaming or breaking the rules.

It is interesting to see how people think of or consider the ratings. Especially since they are statistically invalid as a metric of personal subjectivity.


Edited by Dennis on Nov 8, 2010 at 11:10 PM

Ahem.

You can clearly see advanced lighting, and shader rendering. I mean LOOK at those shadows :O

And you see the snow on the 45 degree slope? Halo is the only game known to do that!!!11!
And the tanks,... oh man those look so damn real, and you can shoot nukes with them. It takes extremely advanced technology for such things. Who wants balance when you can have chaos and mayhem!

off topic but its still maps look what i just found

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5079

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=374
some of you guys will remember them...for me it's the first time knowing they existed.

wow

okay, so you're mad because nobody gives a crap about your map. why the hell do you care about the rating? it's a freaking number. maybe you should stop trying to gain e-fame by making maps for a dead game and do what inspires you and actually work toward a decent career.
Edited by HaloIsAHorribleGane on Nov 9, 2010 at 05:05 AM

I find it amusing that you actually think anybody here is concerned about their career.

good point

well, other than Dennis, and certain more mature members, that is true.

And why care about the ratings either? The post below states clearly why the ratings aren't reliable.