The official way to rate a map. Take these into consideration while rating a map so it is less of an opinion and more of an official rating.

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Fun / Balance / 10

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Trigger Work / 10

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Terrain / 10

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Originality / 10

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Extras / 5

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Professionalism / 5

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Rater's Tilt / 3 (Rater may add or subtract up to 3 points for any appropriate reason they find)

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Using this system, the best possible grade is 53/50.

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Subtract points for up to 5 for each issue below :
No description of how to play
Long DL time (unless the music is crucial in the game)

Map may not be rated if :
Incomplete
Has glitches which ruin game play

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Fun - Fun is based on what others in the map making community would think of this map in terms of enjoyment, with a little of your own personal taste.

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Trigger Work - Try to notice the basic trigger work and advanced as well. Since map making has improved, it's easy to spot sexy triggers.

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Terrain - Awesome looking terrain. Is it appealing, and does it blend in easily? Smoothness on the eyes also helps.

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Originality - This is a bit difficult. It's really hard to come by so you have to be lenient. Usually one will show an RPG, Defence, and/or a bound. Don't base it on that. Base it on how they mix it up, add an interesting story, defense using creative idea and triggers etc..

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Extras - Examples: Music, Overlaps, Friend's Spot, Information Briefing, Being Creative, etc.. It's based on how well done they are and how many there are. One extra that is near perfect is NOT a perfect 5 / 5.

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Professionalism - Your view on the whole map. Is it well organized? Glitchiness also plays a factor. If it is very glitchy, then this rating will go down. Try to be professional while rating this.

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Post has been edited 2 time(s), last time on May 17 2008, 4:55 pm by SOLAR.

for some reason it won't let me change this, but this needs some editing. For one, it's not Oo bonus, it's "Rater's Tilt" where if a rater likes the map or dislikes the map, they have a 3 point margin to add or subtract.

Snipe fixed it.

No he didn't because it says oo members only.

What's wrong with it saying that?

solar likes his women a specific way

Well truly he likes anything a certain way.Anyways devlin solar said he wanted it to be for everyone not just oo members on those extra points.

that doesn't make sense.. those points are for rated maps on oo members ^.-

Right, exactly.

Although it isn't, not necessarily.. if you like the map, you'll give it a high enough rating, though.

not really. i thought some maps were really fun but only gave it 30 something because of the lack of triggers but decent terrain. If you grade on just personal preference than that won't go very well.

Fixed the wording on some categories, and added when the map cannot be rated, and where points are subtracted.

Can a map be re-rated if the maker got a bad note?

Well Its happened a few times,like with rash.
I think it just has to be re rated by a higher rank.