[B3.1][Stadium] Suggestion: Competition campaign
Posted: 28 Feb 2013, 10:52
Competition Map-pack / Campaign
A widely discussed topic in TrackMania and competition scenario is map-packs. The Nadeo series A0 , B0 , C0 etc have often been used in on-site competitions and smaller offline events, often because this is the maps that new beginners know from the game, thus making it easier and faster to use in quick / unannounced events.
I remember the Star Edition update for TrackMania Nations Forever, which included community made maps. I think this idea would be great to implement into the core of the game, instead of a later update. For example, a separated "Competition" campaign along side with "White", "Green", "Blue", "Red" and "Black" would be the perfect solution to quicker on-site / unannounced events, and would also be the perfect challenge for the more advanced drivers. The pack could for example consist of 5 tech maps, 5 speed maps and 5 dirt maps.
Similar to Counter-Strike and other fps-games which has a few maps mainly for competition, I think this could be positive towards competitions and make it easier for smaller / quicker tournaments to pick up TrackMania 2 Stadium.
It wouldn't necessarily be much work for you. Just announce on the forum that within a specified date, players are free to send maps that fits in either of the categories, tech, speed or dirt, and a jury will pick out 5 of the best suited maps which will be included in the official competition campaign. I would definitely call this a win-win situation, and would be a perfect example of how important community is to the game.
A widely discussed topic in TrackMania and competition scenario is map-packs. The Nadeo series A0 , B0 , C0 etc have often been used in on-site competitions and smaller offline events, often because this is the maps that new beginners know from the game, thus making it easier and faster to use in quick / unannounced events.
I remember the Star Edition update for TrackMania Nations Forever, which included community made maps. I think this idea would be great to implement into the core of the game, instead of a later update. For example, a separated "Competition" campaign along side with "White", "Green", "Blue", "Red" and "Black" would be the perfect solution to quicker on-site / unannounced events, and would also be the perfect challenge for the more advanced drivers. The pack could for example consist of 5 tech maps, 5 speed maps and 5 dirt maps.
Similar to Counter-Strike and other fps-games which has a few maps mainly for competition, I think this could be positive towards competitions and make it easier for smaller / quicker tournaments to pick up TrackMania 2 Stadium.
It wouldn't necessarily be much work for you. Just announce on the forum that within a specified date, players are free to send maps that fits in either of the categories, tech, speed or dirt, and a jury will pick out 5 of the best suited maps which will be included in the official competition campaign. I would definitely call this a win-win situation, and would be a perfect example of how important community is to the game.
