Sorry. I wasn't trying to offend anyone or anything like that. I was merely stating that many of these maps could be improved with a little more time and effort.
Well, it sounds better and less confrontational when said like this, so why not say that in the first place ;)
Maybe some people map as fast as possible and don't care about the quality of their maps, but they mostly aren't on the forum. You'll notice that there are only a small number of regular posters here, and we usually like to ask for criticism and comments before submitting our work. That's what the "Map In Progress" board is there for, and if you really care I suggest you visit and comment there.
But there are many mappers who just submit maps and never come here, so all you can is send them an email and hope they'll care to respond.
Personally, I put a lot of care in the maps I make. If I don't include enemies, items or something else in a map, there's either a technical or aesthetic reason for it. In fact, I personally obsess over the stupidest of issues in my work, things that most people wouldn't notice or care about.
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Raccoon Sam Said: Pretty much the only way to rip maps with Sprites/Objects being at their EXACT positions is through a game editor or a level viewer utility (Stefan Mahrla and SMW hint hint). It doesn't take too much time and gives out excellent results.
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In some games, the enemies don't move until they appear on screen, so you can figure out their starting positions just by when you first see them. But in games where they're doing things far away from the player character, yes, you'd need to do some hacking to know for sure.