Sadly, I think you will have to scroll through all the maps to find it and unfortunately no one will join. This is a flaw in the B.net system as of now. If I'm wrong, please correct me, I would really like to play some cool maps.
Spores "adventures" are 3rd person maps on a spherical world, played by a creature. More importantly, they are filtered by type (attack, defend, socialize, puzzle) and then sorted (default is newest, also alphabetical, popular, popular new, highest rated, Maxis created)
There are also short editable text boxes, screenshots, and tags the author can edit for each map, sporecasts to automatically download chosen authors maps. The search box that searches ALL helps too.
It may be in the best interest of Blizz to use some of these ideas.
That's my 2 cents.
Edit: Because Spore is a single player game, other sorts might include "games being hosted right now" or "games your friends play"
I think your idea is pretty good Ghrabthaar, it has been tried before with some success. I am speaking of Spore, which uses both recent, recent popular, and popular. It may work better for custom games, because maps are made for fun and not points (the biggest downfall of the Spore system, "free points" games). If you have not played Spore disregard this, but the system you are describing seems very similar, in my opinion.
I would say if the Warcraft III system was in place except all of the same maps (all versions, games, etc) were in one folder, and the folders were randomized, it may work. After a player picks Dota, for example, he/she then picks the version (newest->oldest or most popular) and then is put in a game. Also have the popularity sort, just make it a secondary choice. I'm still trying to think of a better way than popularity, but you are right, it is hard. The popularity sort may also work if it is both a secondary option and reset every day.
Games are listed as most popular as of now, so, for now, your new map/etc will be all the way at the bottom of the list. There are like 200 maps on the list or so and only the first few get played. I think this is a problem with the b.net system, not you.
By the way... I think the words "Cliff" seem to suggest that some ability was triggered next to a cliff, eg a tree grew so roots grew out. Since its only underground a person can only see the model when directly next to a cliff/overhang/trench... etc.
I guess the latter part of the bug is the one I WOULD post, because it is preventing character retrieval, therefore making me unable to post anything on the b.net forums
Its not just you, I get the same error when I try to get on. I cant post either :(. Will post this bug error:
Title: Repeat names and character retrieval
Post:
With identifiers being removed, multiple names with the same spelling are now able to be created. I am guessing that the Blizzard fix for this is no more typing in names, only clicking. I am now unable to find old friends. One of my friends also knows of two characters of the same name and is confused as how to distinguish them.
On another note, my character (and others) are also unable to be retrieved on Battle.net for the time being. If this is stemmed from the patch update than disregard this.
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Sadly, I think you will have to scroll through all the maps to find it and unfortunately no one will join. This is a flaw in the B.net system as of now. If I'm wrong, please correct me, I would really like to play some cool maps.
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Here's some screenshots of how spore does its map sort:
Website: http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1421/sporesporepedia.jpg
In Game: http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4053/sporesporepedia2.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2285/sporesporepedia3.jpg
Spores "adventures" are 3rd person maps on a spherical world, played by a creature. More importantly, they are filtered by type (attack, defend, socialize, puzzle) and then sorted (default is newest, also alphabetical, popular, popular new, highest rated, Maxis created)
There are also short editable text boxes, screenshots, and tags the author can edit for each map, sporecasts to automatically download chosen authors maps. The search box that searches ALL helps too.
It may be in the best interest of Blizz to use some of these ideas.
That's my 2 cents.
Edit: Because Spore is a single player game, other sorts might include "games being hosted right now" or "games your friends play"
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I think your idea is pretty good Ghrabthaar, it has been tried before with some success. I am speaking of Spore, which uses both recent, recent popular, and popular. It may work better for custom games, because maps are made for fun and not points (the biggest downfall of the Spore system, "free points" games). If you have not played Spore disregard this, but the system you are describing seems very similar, in my opinion.
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(P.S. I am not a talented map maker, so I do not know the exact comparisons to Warcraft III's)
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I would say if the Warcraft III system was in place except all of the same maps (all versions, games, etc) were in one folder, and the folders were randomized, it may work. After a player picks Dota, for example, he/she then picks the version (newest->oldest or most popular) and then is put in a game. Also have the popularity sort, just make it a secondary choice. I'm still trying to think of a better way than popularity, but you are right, it is hard. The popularity sort may also work if it is both a secondary option and reset every day.
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Its better than not being able to add anyone as a friend
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Games are listed as most popular as of now, so, for now, your new map/etc will be all the way at the bottom of the list. There are like 200 maps on the list or so and only the first few get played. I think this is a problem with the b.net system, not you.
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Agreed, we NEED all maps
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By the way... I think the words "Cliff" seem to suggest that some ability was triggered next to a cliff, eg a tree grew so roots grew out. Since its only underground a person can only see the model when directly next to a cliff/overhang/trench... etc.
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I really wish i could add all of you guys right now...
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Yeah i guess only the part about not being able to post in the bug forums is the only real bug... the rest of that should go somewhere else.
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I guess the latter part of the bug is the one I WOULD post, because it is preventing character retrieval, therefore making me unable to post anything on the b.net forums
Edit: and nice change
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Can you change the name of this topic to "Bring Back Identifiers!!!" please? I just want the old system back.
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Dang it, now this patch is only 75% positive...
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Its not just you, I get the same error when I try to get on. I cant post either :(. Will post this bug error:
Title: Repeat names and character retrieval
Post:
With identifiers being removed, multiple names with the same spelling are now able to be created. I am guessing that the Blizzard fix for this is no more typing in names, only clicking. I am now unable to find old friends. One of my friends also knows of two characters of the same name and is confused as how to distinguish them.
On another note, my character (and others) are also unable to be retrieved on Battle.net for the time being. If this is stemmed from the patch update than disregard this.