Starting this kind of discussion? When I am away?!? You people are mean.
I think we all know the "1 spam" problem.
People on vsh and dr often complain in map votes that the first map will most likely be chosen. But that is not always true.
Depending on the time, I had more than a few cases where my favorite map was at the first place, but the people playing on my server still chose another map. But you only need to watch Wolf's "Dumb people spam 1" videos to know that it can be a problem...
So my suggestion is the following:
Use 1 as "no vote". I usually do that in a self-made vote. But instead of "No vote" I just use "-". About people spamming 2... I didn't have that kind of problem. But I can see why you also want to make 2 a "no vote". But if we make 1 AND 2 "no votes", then make 3-8 places for the maps. Or 2-7 if we choose to also include 2 as a map vote.
Also, another suggestion of mine: There will be always spammers, no matter at which number we will place the maps. But I have an idea, even though I don't know if it's possible: Make 1 a "no vote" and set the second "no vote" at a random number (from 2 - 7). That way people need to READ THROUGH all the possibilities so their vote isn't wasted. Sure, some people might now spam 2-7 and hope not to get the "no vote", but in their defense they don't care too much about which map is chosen. So why not let them choose a random map?
Thoughts? Suggestions?
And finally, to come back to the original suggestion
The current vote possibilities are from 1-6 I believe.
Could it be changed to 4-9 ?
I am against this. People would then just spam 4 or so after getting used to it. Like I said I highly prefer to use 1 as a "no vote" and then have another "no vote" on either 2 or on random numbers (between 2-7/8).
K. Thx. Bay.
Malz