Minecraft Name: Berserk_on_xbl Suggestion:Swapping SG 1 and 6 on the SG board Reason: Stats show that SG 6 is the least played map and SG 1 is played more often, I believe this is only due to new players on the server playing the first one on the list, i guarantee that if these two maps were switched, less people would play the current SG 1 and more would play the current SG 6. Other Information: Alot of people would agree that SG 1 is one of the worst, if not THE worst SG map. This is an easy test that will not affect the gameplay of SG, its to prove a point that just because 1 is played more doesnt mean it is less deserving of being replaced.
These are the stats radthorne gathered during all of march. I don't know who you've been talking to, but most of the people I've actually played with didn't hate that map. I know many who love it. Imo, it's one of the best maps we have because it allows for really tactical gameplay. The only reason some people hate it is because matches take longer on it. But the problem lies with the fact that arena 5 through 8 aren't popular, which has nothing to do with the arena number. It has something to do with the maps themselves, combined with the fact that there's not enough SG players to fill more maps. So people are somewhat forced to play the sligthly more popular maps. What I'm saying is, the popular maps take players away from the less popular maps. Changing the arena numbers will change that popularity for only a small amount of time, because it would only lead to confusion.
I do think that it makes a difference, builders that join the server see the first 4 first and thinking well the first 4 maps have to be better because they're first, and I don't like sg 1 because the map size plus the number if chests is completely disproportioned. I could run through that map in a full game and never find a chest. I have tried going through and finding chests but it's too big and there isn't a lot of chests. The fact that 2-4 have almost twice as many games played as sg 1 is a testament to that. 5-8 are not popular both because they aren't particularly great maps but also because people only pay attention to the first 4.
Builders don't just look at the first 4, I think you really underestimate the first 4. The reason the first 4 are so popular is because the users who play more often occupy those maps, they have more people in them, so the builders go in those, too. also, sg 1 is filled with chests.. I can always get good stuff just by running around for a minute or two.
Agreed. People just need to look around a bit. They just aren't always in perfect sight like in other maps.
