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Who is the best level designer?

Postby MessengerOfDreams » June 25th, 2010, 9:49 pm

OK, tell us who your favorite level designer is. I had a poll, but took it down around post 20. Just state your favorite and why.
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby Blakunosi » June 25th, 2010, 9:59 pm

I think You are the best LD here, MOY
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby Rizumu Tenshi » June 25th, 2010, 11:50 pm

I the hell didn't see a level by any, then randomly Buffooner I chose.
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby Buff_ » June 26th, 2010, 12:24 am

This is completely a matter of opinion, so I can't choose mahself. So, since I never really have like murph's levels, I won't choose him. Blab's seem a little average, as do azn's and MOY's. My favourite level would have to actually be one of MIC's. His 7th LDC one was brilliant. Krazy's and Volcove's are good too, but four's are slightly less impressive. His 4th LDC was awesome, but nothing else has seemed to match it. So, out of all these people, I choose MIC.
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby Suyo » June 26th, 2010, 12:33 am

Poll's missing level4 and me
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby Megar » June 26th, 2010, 12:34 am

Superyoshi wrote:Poll's missing level4 and me

Yah. I wanna vote level4.
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby Worst_master » June 26th, 2010, 4:40 am

Why there were no me? Wahhhhhhhhh...... So I gonna choosing Murph.
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby MICrophone » June 26th, 2010, 5:05 am

Well, level4 really doesn't fit in the same group as the rest of us in that he never really exactly made levels ("The Borg" being the only exception I'm aware of). He discovered loads of glitches and tricks and hacks but wasn't exactly a level designer. He is unquestionably the god of level designer exploiting, but I don't think you can really consider him for best level designer in the way that we're considering the others.

That said, Suyo and w_m ought to be added…Suyo's I can attest to being excellent and though I confess I haven't played one of w_m's I hear a lot of people say good things about them.

Oh, and perhaps you can use this poll and other sources to create one of your Top 13 lists based off of this?
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby GalaxyMario » June 26th, 2010, 6:40 am

I did 24murph. MIC and Krazy were close seconds.

Oh, and MIC: level4's levels
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Re: Who is the best level designer?

Postby MICrophone » June 26th, 2010, 6:55 am

I stand corrected.
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