Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-16087280-20140619163930

Ok, first at all, this code is from Contraz. He mades this code, his purpose is to combine those maps which based on real palce in the world, for example: Santorini, Toscana... The conditions: those maps are NEXON excluding maps, and they are normal maps (can be played with normal modes omly, not for ZS, HS, ZE modes...).

My opinion, i disagree. I thought about carefully, Contraz. Let me show u my reasons:

1st: Italy, Vostok, Vegas... they are also based on real places, real countries. But they are not NEXON excluding maps. U named the code as "CountryMaps", so u cannot put them out, even they are not NEXON maps. Note that, Toscana is actually the old map of Valve, called as "de_tuscan". NEXON just renamed it, and made it newer.

2nd: Venice is based from real place, and it is NEXON map, but it is exclude for Zom Escape mode. U wrote "CountryMaps" => ur conditions and the way u named the code are contradictable, as ur nickname, Contraz.

3rd: Turkey, following the file name "de_turkey", i know. But its real name is Sanctuary, follow NEXON. I know they name something is very bad, but as we confirmed before, even they were wrong, we must still follow them. So, this map is NEXON map, it is playable in origin mode and deatmatch modes only, but its name is not a real place. Note that, we follow and call them by the real names, not the file names.

4th: the main purpose of the code, i mean the "mapsnav" code which made by Lemon, is to combine the Zom Sce maps and Human Sce maps. With his point i have nothing to deny. Because: those maps were made as chapter style, following a storyline, so however, they connect to each other. The last time u edited it, Contraz, i remember that u didnot only combine "CountryMaps", but also u did that to "Zom Escape maps". With "Zom Escape maps", i agree, but not the same with "CountryMaps". See the 5th reason below, i explain this case.

5th: i think that, u didnot relise a consequence. ZS maps and HS maps, they were made with chapter style, and they have many seasons (so far only ZS, still not have HS season2). So each season, they have about 4 - 5 maps (not include extra chapters). With ur "CountryMaps", what happen if, in future, NEXON releases a lot of maps which based on real world? U cannot combine them all, dude. So how could u separate them, by season? There are no seasons for normal maps like that.

6th: another thing u don't relise, what happen if next time, NEXON will not release a "based-on-real-world" map? ZS maps, they release them following a repetitive way. But those "based-on-real-world" maps, we do not know yet.

7th: an unforeseen thing, if the new editors ask the same questions as me do today, what would u explain, Contraz? I bet that, they will not agree. It is true, Contraz.

I really want u to consider carefully about ur code, Contraz. I'm talking with u as a contributor, also as ur friend.

However, i do not create this thread to argue only, i also thought about other ways for u, of course. U have many ways to solve ur idea instead of using that code:

1st: Create a new catergory, named "Country maps", or "maps based on real world", for example. And we must combine all the maps which based on real, i mean including Italy, Vostok, Venice... For those NEXON excluding maps, we already had the "NEXON maps" catergory. So, a map can be catergorized with many catergory. This is the common way, or classic way.

2nd: Create a new page, named as "Country maps", or whatever u want to name it. Remember to write the conditions clearly on top of the page (NEXON maps, normal maps only) so in this new page, u just only need to add Santorini, Toscana, Turkey and Hong Kong. However, i don't really support this way, as u can see, an unecessary page.

3rd: write info into Trivia, or Overview section. Yup, the easiest way. This case makes me remember the "WW2 weapons" (include MG3, M24 Grenade, StG44, Luger P08, Thompson Chicago). We don't need to create "WW2 weapons" or "WW2 series" page, just write info to Overview or Trivia. So why don't we do the same with "Country maps"?

4th: write the links to See also section, and do like the 3rd way above.

5th: ... (well, add more if other guys have better ideas, thank u)

Ok, let think about it, Contraz. When i say that:"i think about something carefully", i mean i will help u with all my best. 