9th Level Designer Contest

[Chaukai]

Oh, looking at the front page gives me something to say. For anyone that is making a contest level with more than 2 levels in it. Either someone else do those, or I'm grading the level and then whatever they get I halve and that's they total score. Not kidding. Sick of all the multi-level entries.

[UsuarioTHf]

Ow.

That was kinda harsh, Rem. Now, 1/4 of my score will be f***ed up just because Azn doesn't want to put some effort judging I can't merge 5 levels together because if I do, It would pass the 1800 Grid limit.

*Considers leaving the LDC*

[Chaukai]

Make the leve shorter. A good level designer doesn't need to bend the rules in order to succeed. They should be able to adapt to any given situation. Even if a designer is "pro" at one thing, that may not be the same for another, and that is what I'm looking for. Someone who doesn't need to put random glitches, enemies, and decorations everywhere. I want to look at a level and go, "Wow, there is nothing in this level that is unneeded, and everything in it is perfect where it is." You know the saying, less is more? Quality before quantity? No. That's not what I want. I want something in the middle. It's extremely long, nor is it extremely short. If you can't handle being given a different situation, then that's your fault.

[Firestar]

I'd QM that if it didn't have to be funny.

[MessengerOfDreams]

If Remnant discriminates because of that, his own entry will lose points and/or all his judgings will be ignored.

[nin10mode]

Punishment with punishment? Haaaale naw. I went overboard for the 6th LDC. I could've fit those all into one or two huge levels if I wanted to, and I do believe that I probably should've gotten a worse score.

Okay. How bout this?

More than 2 levels = subtraction of points in "Other things," with one exception.
3-4 lvls: -3
5-6 lvls: -5
(Exception) Anything more: Halve the score. (Yay! Rhyme Time!)

[Blablob]

You know, I'm starting to sense a bit of laziness here. While I can easily understand how a bunch of parts can drag a level out and decrease the overall fun (therefore subtracting points from the FUN category), I don't think we should be punishing simply for the sake of someone having more levels. They put the effort in to make it, you can at least put the effort in to play and rate fair.

[Chaukai]

Well for one thing, I won't be making a level. But the message I'm trying to drive home is the fact that this Contest is about quality, not quantity. While I will recognize that both can be in a level, that doesn't mean that it always will be. The last time I judged, there were some great levels, but the length was just unbearable. Yes. Too much level can be a bad thing. Think of it, the longer a player will have to play, the less attention span they will have. I mean, they play video games after all. >_>

But, people never like compromise so, I'll have to step aside. >_> I'll play your levels. I'll play the hell out of them. I'm not saying that I won't dock down points for length, but I'm saying, I won't cut it in half.

[Zunar]

I changed my mind. I'm dropping out.

[Worst_master]

Well, I need a special time, I think 1 week may great, because I'll go for 1 week at 8/1 or 8/2 to 8/6 or 8/7. I am thinking of need or don't need, because my appropriate ban time+the trip for 1 week will loss my time.

But, I know I can do the level in the short time but that may not great... I am thinking.

Now I have 3 choice:

Join,Get a longer Time
Join,Just do it before time up
Don't join, do my series....

I am thinking, mods, I am just thinking, look at the word of thinking. I remind you again, I don't want I get a ban of "thinking".