The goal of the Nomination Quality Team (NQT) is to improve the quality of maps in the ranked queue and ranked pool as a whole.
- NQT members have the power to review and nominate maps that they feel are of high-quality and deserve to be added to the ranked pool.
- All nominated maps must have had a post in the #review-hub within BeatLeader's Discord
- Maps move from on from the review process to nomination only after at least 2 votes, with the majority being upvotes.
NOTE: NQT members cannot criteria check/qualify as that is one of the Ranking Team's responsibilities.
- The NQT team as a whole has the power to remove maps from queue.
- This requires several NQT members to vote and following the decision the mapper can resubmit to the review hub.
- Denomination may occur at any time from when the map is nominated to right before the map is ranked.
- The NQT team has the power to unrank maps that are of significantly poor quality.
- A discussion takes place that involves at least one-third (1/3) of the team.
- Two-thirds (2/3) of the members who participated in the discussion vote in favor of the unrank process.
- Do not nominate your own maps more than the general one (1) map per week
- Do not vote on your own maps (downvote, upvote, or neutral)
- Try to nominate/vote on a variety of maps, from a variety of different mappers
- Try to have as little bias as possible when nominating or voting
- When voting on a map (downvote, upvote, or neutral) it is required to give reasoning for the decision
¶ N.2 - Consistency and Emphasis
- Rhythm choices within a map should be justified by the music
- Patterns should be consistent across the map, signficant differences in patterns should be justified
- The emphasis within a section of a map should be consistent
¶ N.3 - Playablity and Difficulty
- A map should refrain from using poor playing patterns (badcut doubles, shrado angles, etc.) without reason
- Patterns in a map should be readable, all vision blocks should be justified
- A significant increase or decrease in difficulty of a section relative to the rest of the map should be backed up by the song
- A map should avoid having difficulty over emphasis (no "pp chasing")
- A difficult map doesn't equate to low quality or being "unplayable"
- A map should not be visibly lazy or low effort
- Maps should avoid "copy-paste mapping" where entire sections are identical to others, except where the song supports it
- It is asked that all NQT members vote on at least two (2) maps every two (2) months.
- Exceptions can be made after speaking to an NQT organizer.
- Not meeting the voting activity requirement means that an NQT member may be removed from the roster.
- All activity checks will be announced before removal occurs.
- Inactive members affected by the removal are welcome to reapply if they feel they can resume activity.