You know what needs to be done? Well, we need some custom maps that you can ALWAYS find servers of. Right now, most servers are on maps like Bloodgulch or Deathisland. There are so many great custom maps out there that simply don't get played, because there are no servers for them. The community needs to get a list of custom maps that could be played on the community as much as maps like Bloodgulch get played on. Otherwise, it's not really a different experience having Custom Edition, because you just play on the same maps as the regular version. If you like a map, there's nobody to play with, because everybody is on Bloodgulch. This would make CE more popular and more worth having.

Here's some of my suggestions for CE "default" maps. These are based off of how well I think they would fare gameplay-wise.

Garden CE
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4863

DMT-OD Crossfire
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=3697

xXx Headlong
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5714

Duel
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=5102

No Remorse
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=1759

CMT-Tensity
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=2734

Zanzibar Classic
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=826

Ascension Classic
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4851

Revelations
http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=4992

And ideas?
Who agrees?
Edited by Xoronatus on Feb 5, 2011 at 11:01 PM

Yeah, too many people play the default maps on the custom edition servers, but somehow it's always been that way.
And I think the solution is to develop a new, really great custom map, and then set up a dedicated server for it. I don't know for sure, but that's what I would try in the future.
Edited by SlappyThePirate on Feb 5, 2011 at 10:40 PM

yeah cool,just post the name of your server and we'll join you.

What about Coldsnap, Extinction (despite its buggy weapons), Hugeass (although there is that night time bug)? Custom servers also seem to play these maps quite a bit.

revelations

add that to your list.

Well I'm talking about the maps that are custom, but still give a the classic, "arg, I pwn you noob." style gameplay, rather than flying in circles around an invincible scarab.

This

Yeah, I did,

The community should put together a mapset that people will be able to find servers on. These maps would be almost as default as Bloodgulch.

Precipice.

why's xxx headlong on the list?

This 2.

This comment... is the most excellent comment ever written for this site ever and explains why I have NONE of those maps in my map files.

I suggest pipedream because it's really original

http://hce.halomaps.org/index.cfm?fid=487

Honestly, It isn't imo. Its definitely nice and fun looking, but its really simplistic when it comes to gameplay and there is a lot of major flaws to the design of the map.

No, I don't like sphinx's maps with the music playing and the FOVs messed up. No h3 bloodgulch, please.

Yeah, servers on these maps should be easy to find.

Portent cos it looks sexy

exactly. just put the H2 headlong on it. xxx is lame just a mess of rips in one map.

It's horrible. Now get out of the thread. We want real custom maps not remakes.

Remove ascension, that thing that moves around in a circle doesn't have any collision anyways.

its not even custom it's horrible. I'd rather play Blood Gulch then XXXheadlong.

like why isnt CMT SnowGrove there. That has to be my favorite map.

Ok, well how about you guys post some lists of maps that you think should be played A LOT. But what really matters is that there be some custom maps out there that are played as often as maps like Bloodgulch, so this way people can play on cool maps with custom stuff in them, while still getting the "arg, i kill u noob" style gameplay.

I've often had a blast on H2 Turf...

edit:
DMT-Broken Indigo: Fun gimmick
Edited by WWLinkMasterX on Feb 7, 2011 at 06:49 PM

Maybe people should start dedicated servers on maps like these?

Well, if you want something done about it, why don't you go ahead and be the first?

Why do people reply to the post above but still quote?

oh and add portent cos its sexy

Pitfall is a fun map.

Haha, it's always fun to give your own map a rating of 10. (I rated mine as a 10 )

Pitfall, Precipice, Any DMT map, and Mudslide (The best)

I might put up a DMT map server rotation on my Acer Aspire One netbook, don't have too much use for it anymore.

Every time I see this thread I think "Untie halo CE"

This thread holds the maplist for an Australian Custom Edition dedicated server (16 slot) on 1.09.
http://www.alliedenemies.com/showthread.php?2808-its-sunday
We play every Sunday evening from about 7pm (Sydney, Australian time [Australian Eastern Standard Time]) and the maplist changes every few months.
However, it is on an Australian server so US players will have a ping of about 200+, will be playing at about 8am sunday morning and u will encounter lag. However some international players do join us each week and we're happy for more players to join us :)
As for the comment about having CE default maplist, I think the maps would have to be fairly special, after running a CE dedi for a year I found that players can get pretty bored with certain maps. The novalty of those massive maps like Coldsnap wears off after a while because its so hard to find enemies. Maps like 'Yoyorast Island V2' and 'BC raceway final' (the BFM version: bc_raceway_final_bfm_mp [team race]: http://www.filefront.com/14479219/bc...al_bfm_mp.zip/ ) are favourites.
'Revelations' is probably one of the most beautifully created maps I've ever seen (besides 'Precipice') but for some reason I've found that the gameplay isn't exciting enough to sustain long term use of that map. Too far between bases? I dunno.
Anyway, that's me
Edited by Ubergoober on Feb 17, 2011 at 04:09 AM

Heh, Revelations and Precipice are the biggest maps where they tried to cater to gameplay in some shape or form... Needs at least 10 players to keep people playing, each because the weapons and vehi's weren't actually modified to fit the extreme ranges.

My question is does most of this forum play on 1.09, or 1.00?

I'd say 1.09, mainly because people who play on 1.00 are pirates.

I play on 1.00 because there's more people, and I ain't no pirate. Elitist behavior makes me sick.

Aren't you forced to update with a legal version of halo? Idk, I haven't upgraded/messed around there in a while.