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LIST OF SINGLE PLAYER WADS BY POPULARITY

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Hi, I just compiled a list of all single-player /idgames wads (excluding x-rated and t****wads), sorted in descending order of number of reviews. This includes both famously good and notoriously bad wads.

http://pastebin.com/6AtLD4jG
EDIT: Check actual link in my signature!

Enjoy!

(the Python script I used is this, but CAUTION it doesn't cache downloads!)

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Having the ID on the left is confusing. I thought it was the review count and was wondering why the sorting seemed so bonkers.

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No, the list is really sorted with most popular first :) I just didn't consider adding the count because I thought it's distracting and not very useful (you can see the count when going to the page anyway).

I'm considering using a DropBox public text file instead of pastebin, and updating the list monthly or something like that (not that it needs update, seeing that it can't change drastically).

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Now the list is going to be updated monthly, and will be henceforth linked from my signature, for anyone interested in quickly finding the most popular /idgames wads.

Link is here.

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Woo, I got a solo one in the top 500! (Surely I'm not the only one who vanity searched this straight away?)

This is quite interesting to see, although I have to admit the figures I've always wanted to see are download statistics. It's been a perennial concern/curiosity of mine - how many people actually download (and presumably then play) WADs, mine or otherwise?

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I've updated the HTML to mark wads with good and with bad ratings differently, so it's easier to tell the "bad" ones apart. Don't let that be a judgment though — any wad can get trolled into 0 stars ratings, so please try them all out :)

As for actual number of downloads, I guess that's private Doomworld (or actually just /idgames) information? Dunno if outsiders can access it.

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i used to play GF back in the day. very good wad, and very replayable. a well earned #1 IMO.

@EffinghamHuffnagel: not really. it's a well known wad. not surprised with WoW.wad being #2. i wonder if Paul Thrussell maps now?

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Pure Hellspawn said:

i wonder if Paul Thrussell maps now?

Does not seem like he does but at least he is fully aware of what he created. We should suggest him to make a map though.

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Wonderful, thanks Printz!

EffinghamHuffnagel said:

So the second most-reviewed single-player wad is a piece of crap done by a 12-year old playing with an editor for the first time. That's depressing.

I actually think it's amazing, it shows how Doomers flock to shit like flies, even if just for the lulz.


EDIT: Awesome, UAC Rebellion ranked at #242! Not too shabby!

Phobus said:

It's been a perennial concern/curiosity of mine - how many people actually download (and presumably then play) WADs, mine or otherwise?

This is seriously my favorite thing about MediaFire. I was stoked to see that, even with an /idgames mirror and various other mirrors, most of my WADs are downloaded at the very least 100+ times within about 2 months of release, and over the course of a year that tends to grow to 300-400 for my SP stuff. I assume the same would be true for any half-decent-or-better mapper.

Even then it wouldn't take into account the hundreds of Doomers who get most of their custom files through GetWAD when playing online!

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40oz said:

congratulations ghoul forest.


The always smiling Jitterskull would be proud indeed!

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Phobus said:

Woo, I got a solo one in the top 500! (Surely I'm not the only one who vanity searched this straight away?)



Well you made me look, which kind of counts I guess.

Apparently age has its benefits, as my highest solo project is at 104 right now.

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Pretty cool list, I just looked through the first 10 pages to see the highest rated wad with a significant amount of votes was. Only 3 Doom wads got above a 4.7, so it looks like Pirate Doom with a 4.77 based on 61 votes is the most liked Doom wad of all time.

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