AD_79 wrote:Damn, Term, I didn't expect this many people to be interested
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Thank you very much for your interest, everybody! I'm amazed at the reception this has.
(the "compiling and feedback" stage may be a sliiiight bit rocky for me)
Also, I'm noticing a big ol' chunk of people blazing ahead and starting on (and in some cases finishing!) their maps before the map time actually starts.
I'm a little torn about this.
On the one hand, I'm not really a stickler about the time limit. Several people in the last DUMP used the fix-up time to add extra rooms, to finish their map, or went waayyy over the time limit in order to finish things. After all, the primary point is to get things done, not how long you took on it.
On the other hand...if you're doing it that fast (people have sent me maps on the same day it was announced?!), I'm pretty sure you're not actually putting that much effort into making something.
Or maybe you plan on using the weeks to take your time and create a massive epic. Which...I think is an EXTREMELY unfair advantage against people who do have ideas and are waiting for the time proper to begin.
Heh, "advantage" is a weird word to use. It's not like we're competing.
But I do want everyone to be on equal footing, if possible. If you've already got ideas, great! But some people are using this time to still figure out what their map is gonna be, and I don't want them to feel like they're getting shafted because someone's using these two weeks to create, then detail, then finetune, and more.
If you've already started your map and are on a roll, go ahead and finish it. I'm not gonna stop you, and breaking momentum is probably the worst thing to do to someone.
If you haven't started but you REALLY wanna play with your idea, feel free to post it here! Post the sketches you've got, post the crazy ideas of what you'd think would be cool, post the music that you're totally gonna use, post the layout, post anything at all!
If you haven't started but were planning on getting a head-start tonight, I'd like to ask you to wait until the 9th (doesn't matter the time zone, so you can start as soon as it's 12:00) so that everyone can start at the same time, please.
For what it's worth, though, it's definitely my fault for creating such a big "okay now sit there and do nothing" period of time.
I think for the next DUMP, I'm going to redo the schedule so people aren't just sitting on their butts twiddling their thumbs until the first week passes.
Very sorry about that.
I just want people to have fun aaaaaaa
