Not a bad idea. It would be interesting if server owners could choose to install maps on their server through the Workshop, and then their server could be updated with the most recent version of that map as the author updates it. Kind of a centralized place for new maps and updates.

Oh yay, a spammer.:|

Sounds good! :D

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Took me significantly too long to realize what you were saying there, Spyhunting.

You can submit maps, just as long as they are within the requirements. http://tf2maps.net is home to many tf2 maps, some there even made it in.

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I'm fully aware of tf2maps, CloudMario. But I think yyler's suggestion is even more important.

I wish you could make maps in Team Fortress 2 Beta, but Idk because its not working for me XD

If somehow (this would probaly never happen) Valve could team up with tf2maps.com and cloudmario.com and many other Team Fortress map sites. Admins can easily go to that one workshop page (and this would have the same maps uploaded in both sites, but the only problem would be copies of the maps) then install it, in-game.

I like this, especially Big Shep's idea.

Honestly, I don't care how they do it. I just think it needs to be done. Maps are bizarrely under-appreciated. They take so much time and effort with so little reward. A little more community exposure on the Workshop would really do wonders.

I am all for this! The success of Portal 2's perpetual testing initiative lends this some solid credence, I am confident that a good solution could be implemented for TF2.

The most important factor for a Map workshop section is the integration with servers. Where server owners can subscribe to maps and have them automatically uploaded/patched as needed.
Client subscriptions are less important but I don't think it hurts to have it?

If there's a huge issue with bandwidth usage, then limit the workshop to be only for Server subscription, that alone would help so much.

The largest hurdle for a mapper is not actually making the map, it's to get it played. If you don't have a friendly server host with a community that appriciates custom maps, it's near impossible to get consistent tests and feedback. And then once you're happy with the result, getting it beyond that test-server to reach a wider audience is hard. And only a handful of maps ever get out of that situation.

Even if the map is perfect, and it's the best map ever created, if it's custom there's 2 things that will annoy the server owners who run the map:
1. They need a dedicated web server just so connecting clients can get the map.
2. Maps get updated on a regular basis and to keep up the admins need to manually update and upload for themselves. If 40 servers is running the map, getting all of them to update when the mapper releases a new version is impossible. It can take months before the admins realize/care about it.

Custom maps need to get back in the spotlight. Counter-strike (first one) had no official maps, they were all community made. TF and TFC maps were made by the community... I think the workshop could really help bring custom maps back, to be seen as something GREAT instead of just a nuisance.

Seriously. Exactly what ravidge said. All of it. It's like he pulled words from my brain chicken and fried them into a delicious brain mcnugget.