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[Wildstreak]

Ongoing poll topic to keep a collected data set from voters regarding which maps are seen the most and least since the Voting system came in the game. (Only here and in Suggestions are polls allowed now, this one here because it is not a Suggestion.)

We know which modes show up more or less.

I was going to wait on this until a week passed but now seems good since the discussions are already starting comparing which maps are being seen and why.

Should give a good set of data depending on voters to keep track and discuss with.

After 30 days, I would also say use this page since it collects by 30 days information so early December would be accurate.

Note if you see changes over time, you should be able to change your votes to reflect that.

PS - No wonder people do not like Viridian Bog, 13th map aplhabetically, so unlucky.

[El Bandito]

Caustic Valley never seen. Tourmaline Desert most popular. In my matches.

[Cataclysm315]

Good to see this, it's nice to see what people think as a whole rather than arguing amongst ourselves.
I'll admit I actually haven't seen Terra, Tourmaline or Caustic since the update which is a problem.

[627]

since when can you make polls in general discussion ?!¿

[TheCharlatan]

This is all very sceintific...
You know those statistics are going to be completely bonkers, right?

[Cataclysm315]

TheCharlatan, on 09 November 2015 - 07:08 AM, said:

This is all very sceintific...
You know those statistics are going to be completely bonkers, right?

How so? (Genuine question please don't freak out on me D:)

[Mechteric]

This poll seems like it won't be very good, I'll bet anything PGI has stats on precisely how many times each map is played.

Edited by CapperDeluxe, 09 November 2015 - 07:14 AM.

[ProfessorD]

Of course PGI has all the data. The problem is that they might not share it with us. It's good for data like this to be both gathered and shared so that we can form our own opinions on whether future map changes PGI makes actually make any sense.

It is the Internet, so you should assume most of us are frothing lunatics most of the time. We aren't all frothing lunatics all the time, though. Some of us do appreciate data.

[C E Dwyer]

To answer the question, there is nothing to stop people adding false information, I haven't dropped enough to give any information, I had ten drops and quit playing.

I 'm not adding any info, be cause I can't accurately provide it, but many will just make things up.

There are according to poles 35% of the population of the united states put C.E.O down as a job title.

[TheCharlatan]

Cataclysm315, on 09 November 2015 - 07:11 AM, said:

How so? (Genuine question please don't freak out on me D:)

Asking "which is the map you dropped the most?" doesn't take in consideration:

• number of drops made (if i dropped 3 times on caustic, it's not statistically important, the number of matches is to low to judge)
  
• the number of drops made on one map is not taken into consideration with the number of drops on other maps (i may be dropping on HPG 1% more often than other maps. That's hardly important)
  
• people will describe what they percive, not what is the truth. If i hate HPG and get dropped there twice, i will say that "i always get HPG".
  
• it does not consider that some people are dropping together (information gets doubled, even if it's the same matches).
  
• it does not consider people straight out lying.

There are probably more problems, but i think that might be enough to prove the point.
Best way to do this should be to gather as many end-screens as possible, and remove every duplicates: that would give some useful data.
Few people, i guess, have the time for such a feat.

[STEF_]

TheCharlatan, on 09 November 2015 - 07:55 AM, said:

Asking "which is the map you dropped the most?" doesn't take in consideration:

• number of drops made (if i dropped 3 times on caustic, it's not statistically important, the number of matches is to low to judge)
  
• the number of drops made on one map is not taken into consideration with the number of drops on other maps (i may be dropping on HPG 1% more often than other maps. That's hardly important)
  
• people will describe what they percive, not what is the truth. If i hate HPG and get dropped there twice, i will say that "i always get HPG".
  
• it does not consider that some people are dropping together (information gets doubled, even if it's the same matches).
  
• it does not consider people straight out lying.

There are probably more problems, but i think that might be enough to prove the point.


Best way to do this should be to gather as many end-screens as possible, and remove every duplicates: that would give some useful data.
Few people, i guess, have the time for such a feat.

Let's make it simple:
There are far more players who don't like the voting system than players who like.
http://mwomercs.com/...de-voting-poll/

the ones who don't vote don't have an opinion or are not interest.

Edited by Stefka Kerensky, 09 November 2015 - 08:37 AM.

[Paigan]

Nice poll. Voted and liked.

[Simbacca]

El Bandito, on 05 November 2015 - 07:26 AM, said:

Caustic Valley never seen. Tourmaline Desert most popular. In my matches.

I have seen quite a lot of Caustic Valley actually. More than Tourmaline, by a large margin.

[Mystere]

I don't like being that person, but ...

I am doubtful you're going to get an accurate count. Just badger PGI into releasing the numbers.

[jss78]

Cataclysm315, on 09 November 2015 - 07:02 AM, said:

Good to see this, it's nice to see what people think as a whole rather than arguing amongst ourselves.
I'll admit I actually haven't seen Terra, Tourmaline or Caustic since the update which is a problem.

Interesting -- I see it win the vote most times when it's on offer.

Terra Therma I haven't seen a single time since the patch. Viridian I was astonished to get once. This is pretty much perfect by me -- I'm OK with playing Viridian once in a (very long) while, while Terra I have no desire to see ever.

What surprised is that Frozen City, HPG, and Mining Colony seem to typically win by landslide when they're offered. I never gathered from listening to people that those are favourite maps. Then again maybe they aren't anyone's favourite -- just not particularly hated by anyone either.

But what I notice is that in the first few days it was HPG/Frozen ALL the time. Could get HPG four times in a row. But now people more commonly win another option over HPG. I guess enough people get tired of the "flavor of the day" map and start going for another one, so over time we get a reasonable diversity in maps.

Edited by jss78, 09 November 2015 - 09:20 AM.

[SirLANsalot]

Hot maps will not be very popular. Hence Terra Therma is almost never voted in because it kills so many mech builds.

If we could que for specific maps (or a group of maps) it would become less of an issue as people would be able to properly set there mech up for Hot maps/Cold Maps.

[Revis Volek]

I can imagine this is more accurate then just making a wild guess though like most other have done....

[Cataclysm315]

TheCharlatan, on 09 November 2015 - 07:55 AM, said:

Asking "which is the map you dropped the most?" doesn't take in consideration:

• number of drops made (if i dropped 3 times on caustic, it's not statistically important, the number of matches is to low to judge)
  
• the number of drops made on one map is not taken into consideration with the number of drops on other maps (i may be dropping on HPG 1% more often than other maps. That's hardly important)
  
• people will describe what they percive, not what is the truth. If i hate HPG and get dropped there twice, i will say that "i always get HPG".
  
• it does not consider that some people are dropping together (information gets doubled, even if it's the same matches).
  
• it does not consider people straight out lying.

There are probably more problems, but i think that might be enough to prove the point.

Best way to do this should be to gather as many end-screens as possible, and remove every duplicates: that would give some useful data.
Few people, i guess, have the time for such a feat.

Good point. It would be nice to see the actual statistics. I'm considering recording all of my drops over the course of an hour or two and post what i find.

[Davegt27]

I haven't played since before the patch (been away from my PC) but the thing I hated was getting the same map over and over again right in a row

Are you guys saying you get the same maps over and over again right in a row?

The bog is the only map I truly hated (since I could not see and had to use heat vision 100% of the time)

Same with game modes I can even take conquest every once in awhile (getting conquest over and over again with its constant roll stomps that are the real problem)

Are things better or worse in that respect?
That is to say do you see maps and modes over and over again right in a row?

If that is the case then that would suck and we as players should come up with alternative suggestions

[Speedy Plysitkos]

they have the data, its not necessary to vote here...