EDIT: Considering that this technically isn't a "map" idea (although co-insides with map ideas), I've decided to double post this idea here in General Discussion for consistency and publicity reasons (hopefully that's okay with the mods).


Introduction:

Welcome to the post everyone, I’ve been writing up this idea with a lot of thought, and I can assure you it’s not as profound and ridiculous as 90% of this section. Why did this take a lot of thought? Because making a sort of “Pro Circuit” to Zombies is not an easy task. Ever since about Buried’s release I’ve always wanted a sort of “competitive league” to Zombies. Grief was the first step in the right direction, but as we saw it really didn’t expand from that. That’s where the idea comes in, to build a competitive and fun structure for all the zombie purists who have like forty revives by the end of a public match. Not only that, but also cater to a more classic, simple audience for those who like to… well survive. And that's where the other half of this idea comes in… Simplicity. Looking at all the games recently put out by AAA 1st person shooter companies, you notice the creators have stretched way too far out of the meta to grab additional audience and lower skills gaps by like a million percent. Great examples would be Halo, CoD, Doom, ect. Games that were known to be so simple and 10x more competitive in their past multiplayers.

What does Zombies have to do with this you may ask? Well think of the above statement as a parallel example. Look at Zombies now. It's went from team-coordinated survival on brilliantly designed maps, to utterly linear, confusing maps that force you into quests in order to obtain simple yet necessary things to survive such as Pack-a-Punch or the map’s Wonder Weapon. So, I’d like to see if we could use this relic of a game to house what’s left of what once was an amazing round-based survival minigame. Black Ops 3 Mod Tools are on the rise, meaning W@W custom maps will be at a decline. This idea’s intentions don’t exactly fit the criteria for the future mod tools as its main mission is to spark up fans who’d like to compete or cooperate in a classic, simple environment such as where it all started, W@W.

Will this idea even go anywhere? Well, honestly I have no idea. That’s up to those who share similar ideas that have the skills to make it happen that even want to attempt. Let’s say a few of you might be interested in forming a tiny kind of “group”, and over the course of time this does become a reality. Doubles teams could be formed, Cage Matches (1v1), possibly a bracket system or an even more out there hope - a tournament or two.

Gameplay:

The mod/idea in a competitive sense is just a 1v1, 2v2, or FFA adaptation of Grief. Pretty much same rules apply:

-First team or player to out-survive their opponents wins
-Surviving players must last the rest of the round to win after all opponents are dead (If failed, the round will restart)
-Only partners of the same team can revive each other
-No shooting, knifing, or grenade knock back against enemy players (Useless and just annoying)
-Power-Ups only effect/show up for the team that obtained them
-Wonder Weapons can not be PaP’ed (Competitive rules only)

As far as play spaces, maps should be well detailed and designed. I’m talking W@W tier in this case. Maps should have no easy camping or training spots (A reasonable amount of barricades and risers). The idea is supposed to promote teamwork and strategy, so room / area control should be a team effort (It also makes barriers useful again). The rest of the post includes the necessary / ideal content and criteria to make the mod itself, and maps to go with it.
 
Characters & Gamemodes: [Required]

-Solo (1 player): 4 Heros (Random selection)
-Cooperative (Normal Zombies gameplay) (2 - 4 players): 4 Heros (Random selection)
-Competitive (1v1, 2v2): Marines VS Imperials / Soviets VS Nazis (Rifleman, Machine Gunner, and Sub Machine Gunner model/viewhands random selection between partners)
(Note - unless SP/MP battle chatter can be implemented, faction characters are mute)
-Free-For-All (3 - 4 players): 4 Heros (Random selection)
-Gun Game FFA (?)

Maps (Circuit): [Required]

-Small (2 players) to Medium (4 players) recommended
-No major or objective Easter Eggs
-Keep traditional WWII / W@W level of thought and detail

Available locations: [Required]

-United States (Marines VS Imperials)
-Nazi Germany (Nazis VS Soviets)
-Imperial Japan (Imperials VS Marines)
-Soviet Russia (Soviets VS Nazis)
-Great Britain (Marines VS Nazis)
-France (Soviets VS Nazis)
-Italy (Nazis VS Marines)

Stock Maps:

-Nacht der Untoten
-Verruckt

Ideal Multiplayer Adaptations / Remakes:

-Nightfire
-Battery
-Castle
-Sub Pens
-Revolution

Requested (By me) maps that should enter the circuit: (Good examples of how future maps should be designed / themed for this idea/mod)

-Kneipe der Untoten
-Burma Hell

Weapons: [Required]

Weapon buffs and nerfs (To be discussed)
Betties only (No Trip Mines, Claymores, ect.)
Monkeys only (No Gersches, Arnies, ect.)
No tacticals (Flares, smokes, ect.)
No buildables
No Specialist Weapons
No extra Pack-a-Punching
Grenade wall-buy has all four grenade types in the bag (Hintsring simply changes to “Press F to refill grenades [Cost: 250]”) (See below as to why)

Mountable turrets allowed: (2 max, put in reasonable locations) [Optional]

-MG42 (Axis maps)
-Browning (Allies maps)

Starting, Spawning, and While Down Loadouts: (All available in Campaign)

-Americans - Colt .45 + Mk 2 Fragmentation Grenades
-Russians - Tokarev TT-33 + RGD-33 Stick Grenades
-Japanese - Type 14 Nambu + Type 97 Grenades
-German - Walther P38 + M24 Stick Grenades

Main Weapons: (^ = Wall-Buy, * = Box Weapon, ~ = Starting Weapon, “ = Cabinet Weapon)

-Colt .45 / c-3000 b1at-ch35 (When in Mystery Box, American / British / French maps only) ~*
-Tokarev TT-33 / t-4000 t0tal-1tar1an (When in Mystery Box, Russian maps only) ~*
-Type 14 Nambu / n-5000 d15-h0n0r (When in Mystery Box, Japanese maps only) ~*
-Walther P38 / w-6000 bl1tz-kr13g (When in Mystery Box, German maps only) ~*
-.357 Magnum / .357 Plus 1 K1L-u *
-Kar-98k / Armageddon (German / Italian maps only) *^
-Scoped Kar-98k / Scoped Armageddon *”
-Arisaka / The Eviscerator (Japanese maps only) *^
-Mosin Nagant / Grease Monkey (Russian maps only) *^
-Springfield / Spring Fever (American / British / French maps only) *^
-PTRS-41 / The Penetrator *
-Gewehr-43 / G115 Compressor (Axis maps only) *^
-SVT-40 / Iron Curtain (Russian maps only) *^
-M1-Garand / M1000 (American / British / French maps only) *^
-M1-Garand w/ Grenade Launcher / The Imploader *
-M1A1 Carbine / Widdershins RC-1 *^
-STG-44 / Spatz-447 + *^
-MP-40 / The Afterburner *^
-PPSH-41 / The Reaper *^
-M1 Thompson / Gibs-o-Matic *^
-Type 100 / 1001 Samurais (Axis maps only) *^
-Sten / Steam Train (Allies maps only) *^
-BAR / Widowmaker *^
-FG-42 / 420 Impeller *^
-Browning M1919 / B115 Accelerator (Allies maps only) *
-MG-42 / Barracuda FU-A11 (Axis maps only) *
-DP-28 / Motherland (Allies maps only) *
-Type 99 LMG / T115 Jackhammer (Axis maps only) *
-Double Barrel Shotgun / 24 Bore Long Range *^
-Sawed Off Double Barrel Shotgun w/ Grip / Snuff Box *^
-Trench Gun / Gut Shot *^
-M2 Flamethrower (w/ 3rd person tanks) / F1W Nitrogen Cooled *
-Panzerschreck / Longinus (Axis maps only) *
-M1 Bazooka / Fat Boy (Allies maps only) *

Wonder Weapons:

-Ray Gun / Porter’s X2 Ray Gun *
-Wunderwaffe DG-2 / Wunderwaffe DG-3 JZ (German / Italian maps only) *
-Thunder Gun / Zeus Cannon (Russian maps only) *
-Scavenger / Hyena Infra-Dead (American / British / French maps only) *
-KT-4 / Masamune (Japanese maps only) *

Extra Weapons:

-Mk 2 Fragmentation Grenade (American players only) ~^
-RGD-33 Stick Grenade (Russian players only) ~^
-Type 97 Grenade (Japanese players only) ~^
-M24 Stick Grenade (German players only) ~^
-Monkey Bomb *
-Bouncing Betty ^
-Satchel Charge (Replaces player’s monkeys) *
-Bowie Knife ^

Bosses: (For Shi no Numa and Der Riese style maps only) [Optional]

-Mid-Round Bosses = Nova Crawlers
-Special Round Bosses = Hellhounds

Perks: [Required]

-Juggernog
-Speed Cola
-Quick Revive
-Double Tap (Original)
-Stamin-Up
-Deadshot Daiquiri
 
-All six perks must be available via machine on all Verruckt, Shi no Numa, or Der Riese style maps if you choose to include perks
-Shi no Numa random perk spawns are allowed (Any style map)
-Shangri-La / The Giant swapped perk spawns are allowed
-Four perk limit
-No Wunderfizz or Gobblegum machines
-Black Ops bottles and shaders, a vertical line-up on screen, standard jingles and models

Power-Ups: [Required]

-Insta-Kill
-Max Ammo
-Nuke
-Double Points
-Carpenter (Any style map)
-Bonus Points (Any style maps)

Traps and Transportation: (2 types of traps max, 1 type of transportation max) [Optional]

-Electric Trap (Verruckt, Shi no Numa, ect.)
-Flogger (Shi no Numa)
-Fire Trap (Kino der Toten)
-Auto Turret (Kino der Toten)
-Fan Trap (MOTD)
-Acid Trap (MOTD)
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-Gondola (Shi no Numa)
-Der Riese Teleporters (3 max, does not have to be necessary to open Pack-a-Punch)
-Pack-a-Punch Teleporter (Kino der Toten)
-Flinger (COTD)
-Water Slide (Shangri-La)
-Minecart Ride (Shangri-La)

Player / HUD: [Required]

-Solo scoreboard

Grief style HUD: (Competitive only)
-Multiplayer team emblem
-Only shows you and your partner’s score without viewing scoreboard
-Custom team revive emblem over partner’s / enemy's head when down (Faction emblem surrounded by pentagon)
-Multiplayer faction introduction at beginning of game (Emblem and faction name fades in, name fades out, then the emblem descends to bottom left corner behind round tallies)

All around cleaned up HUD: (Competitive & Cooperative)
-Numbers replace bullet / rocket images for ammo count
-Faction specific grenade icons

-Being able to crawl while downed
-Black Ops viewhands (4 Heros)

Correct Multiplayer viewhands: (1v1 and 2v2 only)
-Machine Gunner
-Sub Machine Gunner
-Rifleman

Zombies: [Required]

-Zombie heads / hands would be updated to their Black Ops counterpart (See Kino or Five for example)
-Would be nice to hear the new screeches and growls from Black Ops 3
-Black Ops 3 and or Verruckt sprinting zombies for increased difficulty
-All other locations other than Germany or Japan would need custom bodies for their zombies to match their faction (See nazi_zombie_penguin for an example of Russian zombies)
-Japan maps would use Imperial Army (Pretty obvious) 
-Keep eyes yellow, preferably glowing
-All maps using Nazis (German themed maps) would have officers and grunts as well as the standard Honor Guards (See Das Herrenhaus for example)

Miscellaneous: [Required]

-W@W Pack-a-Punch Camo
-W@W Pack-a-Punch
-W@W Power Switch
-Black Ops / Black Ops 2 Power Switch (Five, Moon, Tranzit, ect.)
-Samantha Announcer (Black Ops quote required for Bonus Points)
-Keep default round changing / start and game over rifts

Musical Easter Egg is allowed via a three item activation (Does not need to be teddy bears)

Examples: [Optional]

-Teddies
-Der Riese Jars
-115 Rocks (Classic version)
-Boots
-Buckets
-Clocks
-Radios

Fin:

   So that’s pretty much it. I’m sure there’s a few things I've missed but it’s probably more inner-discussion related (small things / ideas). I’d like to hear everyone’s opinion on this, whether you think it’d be cool or not, or even ideas to make it better.

co-insides

Lol.

I've never given this much thought to anything in my life. Maybe that's why I work in the fast food industry