Jusser
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I've been on vacation the past while so I've had time to think about the contest that MCG will be hosting. I know it hasn't been announced and I don't know any more about the contest than any of you do, but I thought I would share my ideas and thoughts on it anyhow. This isn't for the MCG Gamemode map contest, it's the "make whatever you want" contest that MCG has yet to formally announce.
First off, I think this contest would be best to be a solo contest. The reason why I would think this would make the contest better is to truly see the talent of each builder, compared to hiding behind the shell of a team. I know there's more good builders out there that aren't a part of teams. Having build teams enter into a contest makes it extremely unfair in terms of what teams can create compared to a solo entry; five people can do much more than one. Plus, if you have a team enter, who knows who is really good in the team? You could have a "team" of 7 people where only two of them are really the good builders. This leads to five other builders looking better than they are, which also removes the credit from the truly skilled builders. There are many great builders who aren't in a team (and have no desire to join one) who won't make MCG maps because of the time required to make a high quality map.
By having every entrant be solo, we get to see the true talent of every builder as it is deserved. I'm aware that some people who join teams are only able to do certain types of building, such as interior, terraforming or the likes. For this reason it would make sense to have a team join the contest so that each person can show their skills more effectively. However, since the purpose of the contest is to show skill in all areas of building, I still think it makes more sense to make every entrant be solo. I would argue that the best builders should be able to build in all styles and types of building, since the fundamental building concepts overlap each other regardless of what you're making (things like shaping and atmosphere).
If making too big of a build is an issue, just make the build contest size restricted, such as a plot. I know some people hate them, but if you have worldedit + voxel sniper then this shouldn't really be an issue; I actually quite like plots.
My second thought is much shorter: We should still be able to make them with access to our own builds, unlike the Team Elite contest. Whether we do it on our own servers or have access to download it ourselves, having access to a copy of our build is essential to motivate someone. Nobody likes to build for nothing.
r/rant
First off, I think this contest would be best to be a solo contest. The reason why I would think this would make the contest better is to truly see the talent of each builder, compared to hiding behind the shell of a team. I know there's more good builders out there that aren't a part of teams. Having build teams enter into a contest makes it extremely unfair in terms of what teams can create compared to a solo entry; five people can do much more than one. Plus, if you have a team enter, who knows who is really good in the team? You could have a "team" of 7 people where only two of them are really the good builders. This leads to five other builders looking better than they are, which also removes the credit from the truly skilled builders. There are many great builders who aren't in a team (and have no desire to join one) who won't make MCG maps because of the time required to make a high quality map.
By having every entrant be solo, we get to see the true talent of every builder as it is deserved. I'm aware that some people who join teams are only able to do certain types of building, such as interior, terraforming or the likes. For this reason it would make sense to have a team join the contest so that each person can show their skills more effectively. However, since the purpose of the contest is to show skill in all areas of building, I still think it makes more sense to make every entrant be solo. I would argue that the best builders should be able to build in all styles and types of building, since the fundamental building concepts overlap each other regardless of what you're making (things like shaping and atmosphere).
If making too big of a build is an issue, just make the build contest size restricted, such as a plot. I know some people hate them, but if you have worldedit + voxel sniper then this shouldn't really be an issue; I actually quite like plots.
My second thought is much shorter: We should still be able to make them with access to our own builds, unlike the Team Elite contest. Whether we do it on our own servers or have access to download it ourselves, having access to a copy of our build is essential to motivate someone. Nobody likes to build for nothing.
r/rant
