MotM May - Submissions

We are back once again for another instance of the Map of the Month competition. Last month has been fairly interested since we got to see some more unique maps making it into the top selection. Could this possibly be a new trend in mapmaking?

The Map of the Month organization is focused on highlighting the best maps from the community and getting them the attention they deserve and hopefully see them picked up by more organizations.
We are also looking forward to launch our next tournament in the near future. Preperations are underway. All I can tell you right now is that it is going to be slightly different from the tournaments in the past.

Anyway, we welcome any mapmakers to once again submit their best maps. We look forward to seeing what you have got! May the best map win.

Please send your map files to submit.motm[at]gmail.com (include map name in subject) and post your overviews with any additional information in this thread. Follow this format while posting in this thread to ensure your entry is accepted:

Map Name
Map Author
Map Overview
Playable Map Bounds

Also, you may only submit 1 map for each month!
The closing time for submissions will be May, 20th.

The judging process is split into 2 stages. At first, judges look through all submissions to pick their 10 favorite maps. This provides us a good overview of what the overall favorite maps are, which are then looked at, discussed and playtested in depth. The judges have time exchange their opinions until the end of the month, when the final vote will be held. In the final vote, each judge rates each map from the top selection on a scale from 1 to 10. The average rating will be the final score.

We are also looking into the possibility of adding pro players, casters and tournament organizers to the judge lineup in the future. If you think you can help getting some new qualified judges on board, or even fall into that category yourself and would like to judge, please let me know!

Judge lineup for May:
monitor - ESV Mapmaking Team - Creator of last month’s winner Afterglow
Timetwister22 - ESV Mapmaking Team - Creator of last month’s second place Tanzanite
wrl - TPW Mapmaking Team - Creator of last month’s third place Peaks of Alamar
Archvile - TPW Mapmaking Team - Creator of Ferbruary’s winner The Grid
Nightmarjoo - TLMC Judge - Veteran of the BW/SC2 mapmaking scene

Good luck to all participants!

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eTcetRa Australia. May 08 2012 19:42. Posts 438

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Three maps in the works right now and not sure which to polish and publish!

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Yonnua United Kingdom. May 08 2012 19:50. Posts 1040

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On May 08 2012 19:10 lefix wrote:
Judge lineup for May:
monitor - ESV Mapmaking Team - Creator of last month’s winner Afterglow
Timetwister22 - ESV Mapmaking Team - Creator of last month’s second place Tanzanite
wrl - TPW Mapmaking Team - Creator of last month’s third place Peaks of Alamar
Archvile - TPW Mapmaking Team - Creator of Ferbruary’s winner The Grid
Nightmarjoo - TLMC Judge - Veteran of the BW/SC2 mapmaking scene

Oh shi-! Barrin, Superouman, ProdiG and Lefix competing?

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lefix Germany. May 08 2012 22:11. Posts 944

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Maybe

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wrl United States. May 08 2012 22:48. Posts 206

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Competitors, I can't speak for the other judges, but I'm happy to give you some feedback as you work on finalizing your submissions this month. Just shoot me a PM with any specific questions you have and a link to a thread or map overview.

Good luck everyone!

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Barrin United States. May 08 2012 23:23. Posts 4206

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May 20th deadline? Maybe I'll have something.

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Praetorial United States. May 08 2012 23:59. Posts 3631

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No FRB?

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lefix Germany. May 09 2012 00:08. Posts 944

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No FRB maps at this point I'm afraid.

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moskonia Israel. May 09 2012 00:52. Posts 937

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I wonder, can 2v2 maps get in? and if do will it have a chance of winning vs normal 1v1 maps?

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wrl United States. May 09 2012 01:34. Posts 206

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On May 09 2012 00:52 moskonia wrote:
I wonder, can 2v2 maps get in? and if do will it have a chance of winning vs normal 1v1 maps?

Unfortunately I don't think the judges could confidently call themselves good enough to judge 2v2 melee maps (at least not myself), personally I don't know how the matchups pan out whatsoever in 2v2 and I wouldn't be able to make a good judgement outside of 'this looks interesting.'

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Meltage Sweden. May 09 2012 02:58. Posts 561

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Im not a judge, but it has been said before so I say it again: 2v2 maps are judged like all other maps, as 1v1 maps (so don't forget to disable close spawns

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Diamond United States. May 09 2012 06:04. Posts 9014

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On May 08 2012 19:50 Yonnua wrote:

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Oh shi-! Barrin, Superouman, ProdiG and Lefix competing?

ESV will not be entering MotM at this point. Other mappers need the help more then us, and it will allow our mappers more time to do things like help judge MotM

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ArcticRaven France. May 09 2012 06:08. Posts 1168

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What a badass banner ! Where does it come from ?

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IronManSC United States. May 09 2012 06:09. Posts 1660

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On May 09 2012 06:08 ArcticRaven wrote:
What a badass banner ! Where does it come from ?

I remember seeing it a couple weeks ago. I think it's a wallpaper or a fan art.

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SidianTheBard United States. May 09 2012 06:11. Posts 973

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On May 09 2012 06:04 Diamond wrote:

ESV will not be entering MotM at this point. Other mappers need the help more then us, and it will allow our mappers more time to do things like help judge MotM

This is a very stupid. Just because they are on ESV doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to enter into the MoTM tournament. I really hope you guys get rid of this plan and keep entering your maps.

As for may, 2 judges from TPW, 2 judges from ESV? Omg so biased. Grats on top 5 ESV & TPW........loooool. I kid.

I'll be submitting in a week or so after some more tweaks to PP.

Praetorial United States. May 09 2012 06:25. Posts 3631

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On May 09 2012 00:08 lefix wrote:
No FRB maps at this point I'm afraid.

FRB next month?

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Ragoo Germany. May 09 2012 06:32. Posts 2207

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On May 09 2012 06:04 Diamond wrote:

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ESV will not be entering MotM at this point. Other mappers need the help more then us, and it will allow our mappers more time to do things like help judge MotM

Hm, that doesn't sound like the best idea to me tbh. They make the maps anyway why not submit.

I mean this is the same thing like the idea no maps from teams, or for players to have tournaments without Koreans.
It takes away from the credibility of the winning maps if they didn't have to compete against the best maps out there, and a lot of those best maps come from ESV...

I really hope ESV reconsiders this, I don't like the quality of the maps submitted to drop so much

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Praetorial United States. May 09 2012 08:39. Posts 3631

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On May 09 2012 06:32 Ragoo wrote:

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Well, with ESV and TPW making MotM consistently, it takes a lot of diverse talent out of the pool. Sure, they make great maps a lot, but other people need the spotlight, as opposed to the usual suspects.

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wrl United States. May 09 2012 08:44. Posts 206

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On May 09 2012 06:04 Diamond wrote:

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ESV will not be entering MotM at this point. Other mappers need the help more then us, and it will allow our mappers more time to do things like help judge MotM

Honestly I think this is incredibly silly and defeats the purpose of trying to find the best maps. As much as I want people outside ESV and TPW to come through with something brilliant, MotM doesn't mean as much without as much good competition.

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SidianTheBard United States. May 09 2012 09:13. Posts 973

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^

MoTM is suppose to be the best of the best map makers to showcase what they have. To get rid of ESV all together is stupid because let's face it, most of their maps are the best. Just because random no-name mapper is pissed because they don't win MoTM #x doesn't mean you should give up your spot.

If people really want to get in the spotlight with a good map they actually need to step it up and make a map that's worthwhile. It's going to be extremely bland to win MoTM only to say that none of ESV were allowed to enter. I mean, when I eventually win a MoTM I want to be able to send Ironman a PM and tell him to suck it. (Love ya buddy!)

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