I wanted to give a heads-up to a new feature coming on Wednesday.

In 2.0, maps can have a unlock-level associated with them. Players have to be this level to create games with that map.

This doesn't apply to most people reading this post. Any account that's grandfathered will automatically have access to all maps, just as they do today. This is done so that nobody loses access to a map they had access to before 2.0. Most of you can just ignore this post completely as it doesn't apply to you.

However, new accounts that are created after the points/levels announcement won't have access to all maps by default. They'll need to level up to unlock additional maps they can create games with. Note that they can still join any game -- you just need to unlock the map in order to create games with it.

Map creators are in full control of what level their maps unlock. As a map creator, you can log into your map at any time, click the "Edit Name/Description" button and set the level. You can do this even after it's public.

If you want your map available to everyone regardless of level, you can just set your map to level 1 and everyone will be able to use it.

The advantage of setting a level to your map is increased visibility. For example, if you set your map to level 10, whenever someone levels up to 10 it'll pop up your map on their screen. For best visibility, you should try to set your map to a level that has few other maps assigned to it (or at least, where your map is rated more highly than the others at that level.)

Wow, interesting. Glad my account is grandfathered though :)

Whoops pressed post too soon :/

If the map creator (with their currently public maps) doesn't set a visibility level? What's the default? Level 1?

That's an interesting feature. It would definitely give new players further incentive for leveling up. Thanks for grandfathering it in, though. It wouldn't be fun to lose maps that I've already played.

I will first need to see how quick leveling up goes before setting limits on my maps.
And what happens when someone invites you to a game/tournament on a map you can't play yet? Will they automatically decline, or will they still get the game on their page without the option to join it?

They'll need to level up to unlock additional maps they can create games with. Note that they can still join any game -- you just need to unlock the map in order to create games with it.

as you can join games with maps you haven't unlocked - my guess is that you'll be able to join tournaments fine, just not create them.

This will defiantly provide mini story like encouraging for people to level up. What is the max level a player can reach?

Very interesting, but same as Moros. It depends on how fast the levels go up.

Nice idea, but like stun I'm glad I'm grandfathered in.

* arun. Huh stupid autocorrect

Not to add to the speculation too much, but a feature that I see coinciding pretty naturally with this is to allow game creators to set a max/min level to join games.

That seems likely Eagle, but it it wouldn't be too much different from what we have already in place in prereqs.

I don't think there should be a grandfather clause.... just knock everyone down, make us all level up. Why make two tiers?

Pooh, people still start at level 1, but Fizzer doesn't want to take any features someone currently posses away from them, such as making games with maps you used to be able to or other things (not sure what he is taking away yet). Also it is better like this imo

Hey I got an Idea for map creator so you dont have to download a Painter Thingy. Warlight Map Creator Huh so will you do it?
Please??? My computer is too old for those painter thingies.

Besides, if existing players wouldn't be grandfathered, no games at all would be created on those maps until somebody levelled up. Very few games would be created until a lot of people levelled up. I don't think that's a good scenario.

@Mesan King:
Could you please rephrase that; I have no idea what question you are trying to ask...?

what is the highest level? knowing this might help us set our map levels.

He is asking to have a Warlight map creatore built in! So you can draw directly from the site, without downloading any program to paint. Thank me later.

default levels are too low on some maps. make the newbies earn the maps! my maps: level 100.

One of my map has unlock level 40. As I see the highest level player now level 9. So this mean that noone can create game with this map until someone reach the level 40?