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[Hahma]

Thanks and I agree with the rest of what you said.

[A3n]

Looks good to me. There's nothing about map design or are you expecting all maps to have a scenario attached? Which wouldn't be an issue for me as I don't put up maps without a scenario or two . In the initial thread the scenario design doesn't make it sound like you are designing the map as well just making scenario for an existing map, and I think that's probably the best way to do it. But we should promote Map design as well. Or because this is in a character design thread you don't want to do maps here? I can understand that as well but I think it would be nice to have C3G approved maps.

BTW I never suggested the design side be an open slather event which was why I suggested the sponsorship idea, but hey I'm cool with your reasoning I didn't know you were looking to opening the sidekick role so wide, which is fine & I think works well also. Is there a separate badge for a side kick, as your response made it sound like there should be one & I don't have one.

Cheers

[IAmBatman]

I really think that if people are interested in making Maps without Scenarios attached, they're more likely to be competitive maps (there's really no way to playtest non-competitive maps without scenarios attached). The best place for work like that is the Best of Marvel maps thread or the Best of Valhalla maps thread, depending on what people are working on.
Maps are cool and all, but unless they're associated with a scenario, I don't really feel that's the domain of this project.
Ah, and you don't have a badge, do you? Oops! Need to fix that right away.
Go to the User CP screen and then the Group Membership link on the left. Then go to the Comics Customs Creators Guild and click "join group." Let me know you've done so after you do it, so I can go and make sure you're approved. Then, bam, you should have a badge!

[A3n]

So if someone wanted to design a scenario are you saying they can only use approved BOM maps or are you saying that C3G will be approving a scenario if it has it's own map & we put both the scenario & map through scrutiny?

Membership requested .

Cheers

[GreyOwl]

Originally Posted by A3n

Membership requested .

You're not a member?!!

I officially nominate A3n!!!

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by GreyOwl

I actually think we could fill a niche that BoV doesn't by allowing submissions of maps that are not meant for competitive play. Someone may want to build a really cool city map for superhero battles, but it may not have to have a scenario attached to it, right? We'd just have to make it clear that our review of the map is not for competitive purposes, but only for playability, stability, and theme.

Noncompetitive maps are great. I love them. But there's really very little to "test" with them outside of scenario use if they're noncompetitive maps. That's why I didn't end up going with maps as a separate category.

Originally Posted by GreyOwl

You're not a member?!!

I officially nominate A3n!!!

He's been officially voted in as a sidekick, I'd just forgotten to tell him all about the badges until today.

[Lord Pyre]

Our group here is getting pretty darned big! Tons of allies, holy cow! And what, 5 sidekicks now? Pretty awesome.

Didn't there used to be 9 heroes at some point? If so, it's kind of funny that the allies and sidekicks have lots more members, but the heroes are down.

Is GP coming back at some point? I thought I heard somewhere that it was a short hiatus. He wasn't on there for long, was here?

[Griffin]

x 50,000 for Bats.

Originally Posted by Lord Pyre

Is GP coming back at some point? I thought I heard somewhere that it was a short hiatus. He wasn't on there for long, was here?

He did take a short hiatus, then he returned long enough to let us know that he was bowing out for good. But I wouldn't be surprised if we find Good Pig sneaking back in the group some day.

[GreyOwl]

I actually think we could fill a niche that BoV doesn't by allowing submissions of maps that are not meant for competitive play. Someone may want to build a really cool city map for superhero battles, but it may not have to have a scenario attached to it, right? We'd just have to make it clear that our review of the map is not for competitive purposes, but only for playability, stability, and theme.

[LordEsenwienIV]

ERB PM purposes should now have Porkins' name on it:

1Mmirg ; davidlhsl ; Deathwalker 1970 ; hi1hi1hi1hi1 ; Hahma ; Porkins

[IAmBatman]

C3G will be approving a scenario if it has its own map and we will definitely be putting each scenario and map through scrutiny unless they happen to be using a BoM map. But even then we'll be putting the map through scrutiny for how it works with the scenario.
Really, though, with the map usage being scenario based, we don't have to have the same type of scrutiny BoM or BoV have. We're not testing to see if the map works for competitive play - we're only testing to make sure the build instructions aren't flawed, the map actually stays together, and that the map works for the scenario (and that the scenario works in general). So it's really a horse of a different color. You could end up using a BoV map and while it's a great map for tourney play, it ends up being horrible for the scenario you create.

[IAmBatman]

Looks good on ya.