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I think we can get them into the rotation fairly quickly, I just think we should babysit them at the start. I never feel like playing a series of maps where nobody knows what is going on, and I'm pretty sure the sentiment is the same with most people. By using a manual approach at the start, we ensure that the maps are played when the server is very healthy and that when it is a few regulars with a pile of newbies, the regular maps are playing. When there is nobody around to put the map on manually, that is a good sign that we don't have lots of regulars around.

The two times when it is great to load brand new maps are when there are too few people for a serious game and when there are lots of regulars. When a brand new map hits late when the population is already dwindling a little, it doesn't work so great. Likewise when you have 6v6 going and you are seeding.

And btw, I'm not just saying that people were unhappy. I had two different regulars say to me things along the lines of "you guys shouldn't load so many custom maps, it's killing the server".