Parkour suggestions/feedback

My insight on the parkour maps and a few ideas.

Stronghold - Currently down, but from my previous playthrough, I would say it is decent
Ultimate Ice - The course is quite challenging and fun, there is one problem, though. After the
first reward (2,5k) there is an extremely long part which rewards you 5k followed
by a really short one that gives 7,5k. Meaning: if you get as far as the 2nd reward,
you are guaranteed 12,5k Meebles, otherwise you will stay at 2,5k. I would
suggest swaping the 5k to 7,5k reward (and vice versa) or remake the reward
checkpoints a bit.
Planets - Oh, boy. Countless people suggested doing something with this map. The reward is way
lower as it should be, when compared to the standard of other parkours rewards. It is really
challenging with only a few checkpoints and is not really worth the effort (for casual players).
Cactus - Good (a bit unfair shortcuts here and there)
Jungle - Good
Village - Comparable to Jungle, I will not complain about the extra 15k
Slick's Ice - To be honest, have not played through it yet, but I have not heard any complains about it. EDIT: Actually, I have a slight FPS drop in the area and it makes it really hard to speed-run it.
Ultimate City - Spot on


Post your ideas, feedback

 

I enjoy all of the current parkour maps (exempt for ultimate ice)! But I think we need to advertise the other maps more. I only see people in ultimate city parkour. Perhaps raising the prize would get people to try them out. Parkour is what got me involved in meepcraft, and if we advertise this part a little more, we could get many more valued players. I think we should get some kind of perk for donors in parkour though. Perhaps we could implement a special donor only parkour map. This may cause dispute for the whole "rankism" debate, but it is an excellent way to receive donors. All parkour maps seem to not do well. If we advertise this on the server more, then we get dedicated players, then we get donors.

 

Glad you used my ice suggestion <3
Elaborating on it: The first section of ultimate ice (start->2500) is relatively easy. After that, there are four unpaid /sethome checkpoints, then the 5000 checkpoint, then the 7500 checkpoint. The first section after 2500 is not difficult. The next one and the final "compartment" before 5000 are, though. Y4cky and I were only able to finish the final section after a good 20-30min, and then the 5000->7500 section in less than 5. We propose that what is currently the 5000 checkpoint be raised in prize to 7500 at the very least (preferably something more like 10-15k) and that the current 7500 (final) checkpoint be lowered to 5000 and cut off from the last checkpoint.

Aight, aight.
Current parkour prizes:
Ultimate City - $36,000 over a series of 8 payments.
Ultimate Ice - $15,000 over a series of 3 payments, with several unpaid checkpoints.
Cactus - $25,000, no cps.
Slick's Ice - $25,000, no cps.
Jungle - $15,000, no cps.
Planet - $20,000, one unpaid checkpoint.
Countryside - $30,000, no cps.
My ideal prizes:
Ultimate City - no change.
Ultimate Ice - $25-30,000 (+10-15k), no checkpoint change.
Cactus - $20,000 (-5k), no checkpoint change.
Slick's Ice - $30,000 (+5k), no checkpoint change.
Jungle - no change.
Planet - $50,000+ (+30k) over several checkpoints. Ideally, at the end of every second planet. (After Venus, Moon, Mars, etc. Currently, the only one I know of is after Jupiter.)
Countryside - $45,000+ (+15k), no checkpoint change.

If it's still a concern, this really won't put too much more money into the economy. Very, very rarely do you see a parkour message in chat that doesn't say "x won $ at Ultimate City Parkour!" and most parkours don't offer a high enough prize for their difficulty. Higher prizes would also encourage more parkour activity, as would more parkour maps It may just be my inner greedy parkourist speaking, but I believe these are suitable.

 

Under Consideration!