From: Charles Boardman To: ml@qoole.com In-Reply-To: <01bd2fe3$31248300$0100007f@MyComp> from "-EraserX-" at Feb 2, 98 03:02:26 pm Reply-To: ml@qoole.com Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 15:31:01 +0000 (GMT) Subject: Re: Level Contest Hi all, Eraser in particular, Eraser, what is your e-mail address? I would like to have replied to you privately. > sorry, but i do take offense: Fair enough. > read: The Winner Gets A Server That Will Run Their Map For 2 Weeks, News > Clips on Blues News and Quake2.com, That's what I read too. > okay, do you always run your levels on servers, and get mentioned on blues > and quake2.com? nope, thought so, i think this is a cool contest with a Uh, actually. I do get my levels a run on servers, 'cos I go onto IRC and ask, "who has their own quakeworld server?". Anyone who responds that they do I ask to look at my level, and if they like it to put on it on their server. It works for me. My latest level is being run on QW servers as I type. As far as I know, I am not mentioned on Blues News, and I'm certainly not mentioned on Quake2.com because I haven't done any quake 2 levels ... yet. However, I am mentioned on other sites, which have the sort of audience that I am aiming at, so that's pretty cool as far as I am concerned. > cool price. You can always upload your level to ftp.cdrom.com. I upload my > levs there so other people can play 'em, And i know some companies are > making money out of it. If you don't like that, don't buy there CDs and > don't upload your level. I think most people who make levels want other > people to play em, so they upload them and they get on CDs. I don't upload my levels to ftp.cdrom.com for the very reason that I do not want ppl making profit out of my stuff, when they do jack-all of the work. I want ppl to enjoy my level for free. Of course everybody wants their level played, I whole-heartedly agree with you. However, have you seen the number of levels there are at ftp.cdrom.com? Of course you have. There are loads, with no way of knowing if any of them are any good before you download them. Most of the readme files that ppl provide (if they provide one) with their levels contain very little information about their level. With a modem connection and hundreds of levels to look through, you are just looking at an impossible task. I tried going through the levels at the site when I had a connection through Janet (a connection many many times faster than a modem for ppl who are not sure what I am on about) and I still only managed about 10% of the levels there if that. So, I'm not so sure that uploading a level to ftp.cdrom.com is worth anything whatsoever unless you have the publicity to go with it, and then you would be able to get your level on far better sites based on who/what your target audience is. (BTW, I do realise that a mention on Blues News/ Quake2.com will get good publicity, but then, getting a mention on a popular web-site is something that ppl can do for themselves without needing to win a c competition. > So, what i wanna say is: you're wrong, being sure that A LOT of people will > play your level is a good prize. I don't think what were quoted as prizes for the competition are anything more than ppl could get done for themselves. That's why I say no big deal. > Back to the QOOLEproblems now. I quite agree. Next time give your e-mail address so I can make a private reply and not spam the rest of the group. I couldn't leave some of the things you said unanswered. Regards (and no insults intended) MoonGlum. ---------------------------------------- Charles Boardman :: chb96r@ecs.soton.ac.uk http://www.dsse.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~chb96r/moonglum.html -------------------Here endeth the email.-------------------