
From what I've gathered, it's the playability of Northpole most have an issue with, and not the fact that it's a Christmas themed map (with Christmas tree, presents, reindeers, Christmas star, Santa's sled, and HUGE candy sticks to lick). This got me thinking: what can be done about modifying the maps to have an even better Christmas based theme? The guys over at the UJE clan have given this a lot of thought, and this is how Goldrush, Temple, and Oasis look with their modification. Would you be interested in playing Goldrush/Oasis during Christmas if it looked like that? A giant snowman instead of that lousy cart would bring some charm factor.
UJE have also made some custom Christmas maps like xmas_room and xmas_factory. These are maps with good playability and a cozy Christmas theme. I'm sure adding some of their maps would be dismissed out of hand because they promote another clan. That shouldn't be a concern when Hirntot is the only ETPro server left standing. If anything, it will bring new players here who maybe like the UJE Christmas maps.
Moderator feel free to create the following poll:
Would you like to try any of the UJE Christmas maps?
A: Yes - Goldrush
B: Yes - Temple
C: Yes - Oasis
D: Yes - xmas_room
E: Yes - xmas_factory
F: No