- My Opinion -
I can agree with almost all your Points, Raiden, experienced these myself as a mapper in the lower quarter of the community.
The lack of motivation is just a massive hole, and i think the Mentor program will help, but not entirely fix it.
Ive seen people just quit mapping after several months not because 'their maps are bad' or 'they cant improve', they mostly just dont WANT to improve.
But this is where i see the Mentor program helping, being a kind of general help for newer mappers, with them VOLUNTARILY expanding their mapping/modding skill and knowledge.
From the Modding side, however, motivation is just at a Stopped point, and the best bet to get your mods, is through *Mutuals*(that mod frequently), which most Starting mappers do not have all that much, further demotivating them and take their initiative to rank or even map something. Results in a Downward Spiral of Demotivation
I call myself blame on this, doing this myself, taking mods and modding seldom myself.
I support this, and if we can really make this work, hopefully we can get out of this rutt.
Im prolly the first one to take a mentor :^)
Ps: And people seem to be quite rankwhores, atleast in my circle, and that i think needs a change of mindset. Hope the Mentor Program helps there too
PPs: The situation of the BNs/Modders cant be quite ignored too, a new system about BNs should be considered.
I can agree with almost all your Points, Raiden, experienced these myself as a mapper in the lower quarter of the community.
The lack of motivation is just a massive hole, and i think the Mentor program will help, but not entirely fix it.
Ive seen people just quit mapping after several months not because 'their maps are bad' or 'they cant improve', they mostly just dont WANT to improve.
But this is where i see the Mentor program helping, being a kind of general help for newer mappers, with them VOLUNTARILY expanding their mapping/modding skill and knowledge.
From the Modding side, however, motivation is just at a Stopped point, and the best bet to get your mods, is through *Mutuals*(that mod frequently), which most Starting mappers do not have all that much, further demotivating them and take their initiative to rank or even map something. Results in a Downward Spiral of Demotivation
I call myself blame on this, doing this myself, taking mods and modding seldom myself.
I support this, and if we can really make this work, hopefully we can get out of this rutt.
Im prolly the first one to take a mentor :^)
Ps: And people seem to be quite rankwhores, atleast in my circle, and that i think needs a change of mindset. Hope the Mentor Program helps there too
PPs: The situation of the BNs/Modders cant be quite ignored too, a new system about BNs should be considered.