For the past few weeks, i've been thinking about the current map-voting system that PB2 has. Is related to some certain issues that Map-makers had to experiences. Let's begin this discussions.
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===== Rage Voters (Unfair Voting) =====
From the looks of it, this is become one of the known problem. Especially the fact that certain players in the community have become toxic (immature) towards others. When a map developer published its new fun maps to be played & gained a number of good votes by the majority people, then some players rate it with only 1 star with no good reason.
Theres nothing wrong with the 1 star vote. But the wrong thing is when someone rate your map 1 star, and we have zero idea why the map deserve 1 star in the first place. Because they rate it without even tell or critizes the map that we made. It's only logical when a jury rate other people's work, later on he will give some impression or critics about it. As a way to motivate them to become better.
I mean really, " You just rated 1 star on my map ?! At Least tell me the reason why my map is so bad for you, so i can improve it! ".
Some people would say : " Oh you can just report the player that do Rage Voting, so the Staffs can warned / banned that person ".
I agree that this is one of a way to stop the Rage Voters. but in my opinion, this hasn't fully prevent the problem.
Even if the Rage Voters has been banned from the game site, the effect of its Rage Voting (1 star) is still affecting the LDr (Level Developing rank) player points. LDr has almost the same way as how KDr (Kill Death ratio) works. Kill points divided by death points. But in this case, the total of 5 stars votes gets reduced by the number of either 1, 2, 3, or 4 stars votes. And since's the Rage Voters always rate your maps 1 star, it reduces your LDr quite drastic. Even if your friends gave you 5 stars votes, in a way to increase your LDr back again, it's still needs more votes that is gotta take some time for returned to the previous LDr points.
And i would imagine if the Rage Voters used a multiple alt accounts to rate maps unfairly. Like how many LDr points that you have, would get reduced drastically if that happens.
For a Mapmaker that is only making maps for fun & completely doesn't care about the LDr points, they would just ignored this problem. But im sure, to any competitive Mapmakers that is making maps not just for fun, but also as a way of a map making competition to try get into the " Top Level Developers " list, they would focused on making more good maps to increase their LDr points. Makes senses why certain competitive Mapmakers dislike Rage Voters so much.
Seriously, " I spending 2 weeks to make that map, and you just rate it 1 star without even adviced or critize it! ". Or, " Why an earth, you rated that popular map for only 1 star without any GOOD REASON ".
I recommend of a Voting-Comment system, so you both rated the map & giving away an advices, impressions, or critics on a comment about the map, to motivate the Mapmakers to improve their map developing skills. Is like, "Giving stars to a map freely without any reason" into become "Giving stars to a map fairly with a good reason".
And if the person write an pointless comment about it, you can easily report it.
For Example :
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===== Permanent Star Votes =====
This just my opinion about it. Correct me if i'm wrong.
When a person fairly rate your map 3 stars. And few months later, you update it & the map is much more better then previously, that person couldn't change its previous 3 stars vote due of a reason " Message can't be sent. You can't vote twice on this map ". And this also related to the 1 star Rage Voting, it permanently stays there. Affecting the whole LDr that you have.
Again, this is just my opinion. If you guys are supporting the idea of a Voting-Changes, when you will be able to change your previous votes on a map. Or an idea where the Staffs can delete the 1 star Rage Voting, let me know.
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The point is, im looking forward for a better map-voting system in the future. Probally either at PB2 or PB2.5. This problem should be solved one way or another. To make any Map-makers feels much more comfortable when their maps are being rated fairly, but also get either advices or critics on their maps to motivate them.
Correct me if i'm wrong.
What you guys opinion about this ? Let me know in the nice comments below. ~ Regards