Well, as much as I'd hate to see a good competition close, this did have a good start to it with plenty of ambition, but unfortunately died out because of that. I've realized this happens quite a bit here at the SnarkPit.

I mean, if the members here aren't interested, then why would anyone else outside of the Pit be so as well? I've come to the conclusion that it's just the wrong time of the year to be holding a competition, and that if this one were to get started back up again, we wouldn't see any activity for it until the end of May, or at the earliest: March. The fact is: is that we simply don't have enough experienced active members with the time to complete such a large competition. These are fully developed maps were talking about here, and I realize that some of these entries require more time and experience than a standard multiplayer mapper would want to put effort into. Perhaps we should stick with the smaller more manageable competitions to keep people involved. This one simply was too large and limited to more experienced mappers with time and ambition, something that may be considered rare for those mappers (normally older people with jobs to hold and or college degrees to achieve.)

If we want something to happen we will have to close this competition and open a new smaller one. With that said, I would like to point out that Finger's maps won't go unnoticed. I have been working on what used to be my entry for this round and will continue working on it. That is, if no one else is willing to continue it. I have already put too much time and effort into mine to throw it out, and I will certainly post it here at the pit for play testing and criticism. If no one else continues it, I'll make a map pack for the entire adventure with anyone else's maps and also a mappack for the other entries from all the rounds!

Any rebuttals before I decide to close this competition? if not, any ideas for a new (more time manageable) competition?

A big thank you goes out to those who participated!

-Riven

I am listening.

I did; read:

Your themed map idea is basically telling people to make a map and vote on it. That's what people do every time they post their maps already; i.e. the rating system... BTW, maps are supposed to be themed already, we don't need a competition just on that rule.

I'm in favor of the Source/Goldsource idea, but each should be it's own category and not judged against one another.

TWHL already had a water competition recently, I'm sure we don't want to copy them.

If we're expecting creative entries, then we should have a creative competition category!