AN OPEN LETTER FROM FORGEHUB REGARDING THE 2V2 CONTEST ​

WHAT HAPPENED?

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

WHY DIDN'T WE SAVE THE MAPS LOCALLY?

WAS 'ORXGENS' MODIFIED PAST THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE?

Before the Submission Deadline (Midnight of March 1st)



The following feedback was posted on the



"I think you should take the Railgun off a weapon pad and drop spawn it. That many shots is going to break the map in Doubles. I'd also suggest you reduce the amount of lights on your map because you have framerate drops, most noticeably in the space area." - "I fixed your lighting issues to an extent" - purely fat (March 1) A 3 Legged Goat (March 1)​ The following feedback was posted on the Map Thread for Orxgens:

After the Submission Deadline



The following changes were made to the map by the author, and addressed within the Map Thread:

I ended up changing the Rail to three shots, I don't like taking the weapons off of the pads, but not being able to change the amount of ammo is quite the downfall for sure" -

"Just deleted a massive amount of lights and re-positioned others." - " - thefro3po (March 2)" - thefro3po (March 5)​ The following changes were made to the map by the author, and addressed within the Map Thread:

WAS THERE EVER A VERSION OF ORXGENS PLAYED THAT WAS MODIFIED BY THE JUDGES?

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BUT I THOUGHT YOU SAID THE JUDGES PLAYED ON A VERSION OF THE MAP THEY HAD MODIFIED?

After Orxgens reached a finalist position (Top 5), I was responsible for preparing maps for the 2v2 playlist. We made an alternate version of the map with the Camo and OS placed on Weapon Pads, and found that it played better with those adjustments. I handed in the final selection of maps to 343 with the adjustment I noted above shortly afterwards.



I had to make adjustments to all of the 2v2 maps to properly hand them off to 343. Maps that go in matchmaking must undergo a series of refinement checks to ensure that the general population will have the best experience possible. That requires a full inspection of the map including other changes such as player containment, name location volumes, decals and other aesthetic touches for player orientation. The changes made to the 2v2 maps in no way impacted their placement in the Throwdown Map Contest.​

Spoiler: Timeline Review

- map submissions due midnight

- Goat recommended to update lighting and railgun (dropspawn) fro3po's map page

- Match with aPK and Warholic (midnight) -



March 2

- Chunk bookmarks all 2v2 maps

- Railgun changed on map by author



March 5

- Lighting updated on map by author



March 7

- First judging session occurs



March 30

- Prepared 10 maps for matchmaking, fine tuning and other necessary adjustments made

- Top 5 maps established

- Alternative version of Orxgens with Weapon Pads tested -



March 31

- Maps sent to 343 for playlist March 1- map submissions due midnight- Goat recommended to update lighting and railgun (dropspawn) fro3po's map page- Match with aPK and Warholic (midnight) - Orxgens (unofficial playtest, not all judges present)March 2- Chunk bookmarks all 2v2 maps- Railgun changed on map by authorMarch 5- Lighting updated on map by authorMarch 7- First judging session occursMarch 30- Prepared 10 maps for matchmaking, fine tuning and other necessary adjustments made- Top 5 maps established- Alternative version of Orxgens with Weapon Pads tested - Waypoint Link March 31- Maps sent to 343 for playlist

THE VERDICT