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how will the map event be organized?
Randomized teams? i would guess so since its 10v10
will more be admitted if more show up?
5 minutes to play a map? i know its for fun and to decide on maps and think through a lot but..
is it just a bunch of random maps that someone has downloaded?
what happens to the maps when they are positively voted?
being this is composed of all north/south american clans it won't have much effect on the euro gameplay

do you actually think it could work? even clan wars rarely go smoothly
i will direct the phc i see to here and i am sure a few of us will attend

Damn. I can see you had a few questions. Well, that's good my man.

Question: how will the map event be organized?

Answer: I will Post the complete details, some of which you are asking here, to each invited Clan's Forum by Thursday (tomorrow) midday US EST.

Question: Randomized teams? i would guess so since its 10v10. will more be admitted if more show up?

Answer: Dissonance will have a better understanding of whether to lock the teams in place or have randomized teams.

Personally, I don't care as the EMPHASIS is NOT really on high frag counts. The emphasis will be to examine the map for suitability to the E+ style of playing.

It does not matter whether that style is Freeze Tag or CTF. It does not matter when the map is small or big. If fact, on the latter point, I guarantee you that there will NOT be sufficient spawn points on several of the maps to handle a 10 vs. 10 match. So, I fully expect some spec'ing to be done on some of the smaller maps.

As to whether "more be admitted if more show up?" The Server is a 20 slot server. It will have a password for the event. That password will be given to each Clan to share with 3 or 4 members.

I wanted to give at least 6 Clans the opportunity to help decide on the suitability of some maps. I could give access to more but if everyone showed up then quite a few ppl will be unable to access.

Question: 5 minutes to play a map? i know its for fun and to decide on maps and think through a lot but..

Answer: 5 minutes is absolutely sufficient to make a gut decision on whether the map is suitable for E+. The poll has 2 choices: Rocks or Sucks.

Remember, I am not asking the participants to comment on what game type the map is more suited for or whether the map is too small or too big. These are questions best left to Server owners and Clans (who may choose to use them in matches).

Also, at the end of the event, any participant is welcomed to stay and frag in earnest all they want, for as long as they want. The only maps that will be in rotation that night will be these maps. Players can callvote to skip the maps they did not like.

Question: is it just a bunch of random maps that someone has downloaded?

Answer: Yes. It is a few select maps from the many that I have accumulated from 2001 to 2007. So, if they seriously SUCK, you know who to blame for wasting your time.

Question: what happens to the maps when they are positively voted?

Answer: They will be automatically become part of the rotation at DHF

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More importantly, they will be presented to all E+ Server Owners in North and South America.

The owners do not have to add these maps to their rotation. However, they may be more inclined to do so given the recommendation of all the distinguished Clans that participated in the decision process.

Note: Out of the 14 maps, there is no set number of positively voted maps that I am looking for. We may end up with 2 maps or 10 maps. The point is just to have some new maps on the Public Servers and hopefully new maps that Clans can agree to for FWs and CWs.

Question: being this is composed of all north/south american clans it won't have much effect on the euro gameplay.

Answer. One step at a time. Every task is easier to tackle if you break it down into manageable chunks.

The task of then getting the operators of E+ Servers in Europe to consider adding the maps to their rotation file would best be handled by someone better known in the European Community than me. Someone like Term or Budman, or Dissonance or Spider, etc.

Granted, European tastes may differ from that of Clans in the Americas. But are the Clans in this region incompetent as to what constitutes a good E+ map?

If the Europeans look at the maps, great, but quite frankly, this question is way beyond what I am trying to achieve.

Question: do you actually think it could work? even clan wars rarely go smoothly.

Answer: Damn Skippy I do. Cause if I ran the world the shit would be straightened out inside a week. If I am lying it's only because my .50 caliber machine gun ran out of ammo or I am drowning in the blood of the disposed.

Whew... After that lengthy opine I hope you guys show up and show up early.