I’m not complaining about the notice given, my complaint is about how the maps are selected. As much as gets voted on at the meetings that seem kind… stupid… I would think maps would be something that gets a vote, especially since most people have a definitive preference. Perhaps this could be an option in the next application that people pick when they register for the lan.
Btw, I’m not complaining about Contra because it is a very good map for competition so long as teams are allowed to prepare in advance. It’s not the best map for throwing 24 random people in a server, randomly generating teams, and telling them to have at it. Neither of the people sitting next to me had ever played that map and I imagine they weren’t the only ones. Granted it was announced days in advance but it’s hard to find servers running Contra that are populated to practice on.