Since we're in a new thread, here we go.
I updated the my map ratings matrix, which can now serve as a baseline for the next evaluation to see where opinion is moving.
You may download the
document here via Google Docs and see the detail.
All of the maps I would indentify as 'well-rated' in the matrix are in, all of the maps that were tepid to disliked are out, except one, which is good. Unfortunately avantiville still rates quite poorly, but the spawn problems may have a lot to do with that and I hope will be fixed.
If you're interested the best rated maps (by % of positive ratings minus negative ratings as a percentage of votes) were:
Freight (final)
Observatory
Mill
Halfacre
Frontier
Furnace (b3)
Stovepipe
Desertfortress
Note the one map that hs generally negative reviews that is in the voting rotation is waste, but the CP version was the low-rated while we're going with the PL (which has no ratings because it was not in voting when the ratings system was implemented). I hope people like the PL version better as it seems to be popular with the people that care enough to post in the thread but surprised me with the level of negativity in it's ratings..
If I remember them, Casbah and Corporation were weak maps before but have not gotten enough ratings when they were run to matter, I'll be interested to see if they're more popular or not.
Of course, I have to say I am very saddened the last standard spawn time server has swapped to fast. I don't get people's distaste for playing the game the way it was designed.