Anybody else hates Custom Maps?

[Livorion]

I was going to make a poll but... nah...

Really, I hate how the Custom Maps takes over the normal game...

Example: I used to love Counter Strike, but now everyone is like "yay deathmatch" ... that is so SAD!

I know custom maps can be AWESOME sometimes... but... when they make the game crap and 51% of the players become "crap followers"... it makes me want to... it makes me want to....!!!! start a useless thread D:

Edit: I missplaced this thread in xbox 360 D:... and there are no custom maps on consoles, awww... How to delete it or move it? :(

[Boojangels]

Example: I used to love Counter Strike, but now everyone is like "yay deathmatch" ... that is so SAD!
I have trouble finding regular games of CSS. When I do, it's usually 24/7 Dust 2. Grrrrr.

[Livorion]

Seriously... Valve should take care of their games and dont let Custom Maps take over the normal game!!!... Maybe... send that people to jail! yes!

[DangerWillRobinson]

Servers and their content are not the game developers responsibility. If the majority of servers are playing modded games, that usually says something about the game itself..

[Braniac]

I have a feeling I'll love custom maps with L4D, because of how few movies there are. I'm not worried about them taking over the game (except barricade maps maybe (-8 ). I do agree with keeping it out of the matchmaking at least, though I don't see a problem with having it in the server browser.

[Livorion]

Servers and their content are not the game developers responsibility. If the majority of servers are playing modded games, that usually says something about the game itself..

This may not sound correct for everyone but... there are a lot of people that smokes and smoking is not good, same with alcohol... and "bad food"... something that everyone does is not always something "good"

[Waterboy2go]

If the custom map is good then I see no wrong in playing on it (EX: A good campaign/standoff map that has been well planed and made)

If the custom map sucks and is a cheap 5 minute one (EX: House_alpha_1) then it should never be hosted.

[link30020]

another example of a useless custom map is madness in zombie master. God dam that map it's worse than a uwe boll movie

[Dre]

I was going to make a poll but... nah...

Really, I hate how the Custom Maps takes over the normal game...

Example: I used to love Counter Strike, but now everyone is like "yay deathmatch" ... that is so SAD!

I know custom maps can be AWESOME sometimes... but... when they make the game crap and 51% of the players become "crap followers"... it makes me want to... it makes me want to....!!!! start a useless thread D:

Edit: I missplaced this thread in xbox 360 D:... and there are no custom maps on consoles, awww... How to delete it or move it? :(


at first, after seeing the title, i was going to post a funny picture making fun of you, because in my mind, i was thinking, "who the fuck wouldnt want customs map to make the game last longer, you want to play the same maps over and over again!?". but after reading what you typed, you made a good point............you slid by this time...................

[Platypus]

God dam that map it's worse than a uwe boll movie

I lol'd.

[Felios]

I share your pain, what with all the 32-player 2fort 24/7 servers for TF2, it's like deathmatch goddammit. Although, if the maps follow and extend the original gameplay then they're all good! I'll be making a campaign of my own, like this.

[Bitszn]

I COMPLETELY agree with the OP, in fact this is the main reason I haven't purchased L4D since I'm afraid this will happen with the game. Unless Valve plans to do something about it, I'm going to wait and see.

Please go to the official L4D forums and look up my thread titled: A PLEA TO VALVE and post your support. Maybe Valve will take notice.

[BenKenobi88]

Maps are going to be the biggest replayability factor in L4D.

TF2 lasted for quite a while with just 6 maps. L4D will last a while with the 4 campaigns, 20 maps I'm sure, but eventually we'll need new stuff.

Official Valve maps are almost always the best, because they're so professional, thought-out and optimized, but there's tons of good custom maps. Even wading through the crappy maps can be fun sometimes.

[Enzo]

I just don't like how often valve updates stuff.
Granted, they update an assload more than every other developer out there, but sometimes, I want an update more than once every 4 months or so. Some of the community made stuff is really cool, too.

Favorite custom map: cp_orange_x3 (For tf2)
Favorite mod: gungame (for CSS)

Don't be the old fogey bitch in the background whining about how you don't like what people make.
If you don't like it, don't play it. Please don't whine about it, it's just another thread to sort through.

[gorgoth]

Yeah, agreed with enzo. If you "hate" custom maps (Which is a pretty vague+ignorant thing to say), no one is stopping you from a) finding a server that runs vanilla maps, or b), finding good custom maps and servers that play them. Lets just say that if Valve didn't enable people to make their own maps and games, we wouldn't even have Counter Strike or even L4D. Community Creativity ftw.

[NightRaven]

Key to custom maps, is they must be welled made and detailed. I find for all games that your going to see 1 good custom map for about every 25 made.

[YinToniq]

Maps like de_cpl_mill - de_contra - de_season - de_russka are perfect examples of awesome custom maps imo. But I have to agree with OP that 99% of the custom maps released are just pure crap.

[mazouth]

I would like to see custom maps but I agree the fact they must be top notch since the orginal movie are so well done.

Moreover leveldesign might be tricky at the beginning since there will be A.I and that A.I will spawn mobs on it's own...

But that mall map for example inspired from 'Dawn of the Dead' and being 'adapted' to L4d looks like astounding; even if we need to see it in action...

But I hope indeed that this won't mean we will be unable to find a server hosting the core movies...

[Enzo]

Key to custom maps, is they must be welled made and detailed. I find for all games that your going to see 1 good custom map for about every 25 made.
THANKS FOR THE BUMP. :D