edited text (the one before was too much insulting and did catch heinrich attention ^^. I've made a mistake by going with "eye for an eye" that leads to nowhere and sooner or later all will go blind).
"maps like ddmax" this phrase is a lie. Map can't be similar to whole category of various types of maps(it's just impossible).
Players who write that intentionaly forget that ddnet also have plenty of maps that have simple drag parts (thats their common mistake).
About ddmax... times were diffrent, tools weren't soo good and community wanted more of this kind of maps so mappers created them (thats why there is a feeling that there is more of simplier maps in ddmax categories). We almost have something similar now on ddnet but with this diffrence that theres plenty of hammer hit maps (that aren't that much diffrent from each other) and lots of grass main novice clones maps(I have no idea why players don't see it, I've already mentioned that few times and I hope that map testing team will be more restriced to creativity when it goes to novice maps and hammer hit maps). Learn on DDracemaX mistakes and don't allowe for clones =]
So the right and only term for "ddmax maps" are maps that were released on DDracemaX.
I do hope that will give you the answer you were looking for. From me If you plan to make a map then yeah check old maps to see what was done in the past. However by making your own map focus on more recently released maps like "sunlit peaks", "galac tees", "brass run", "easy right2", "firewatch 2", "vacando", "control' theres plenty of more good maps but this ones are in my opinion rly nice maps with good flow/gameplay =]
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but yeah many new parts include old parts/techniques but with a different setup, which makes them feel better
for me mapping with push shotgun helped me to create a new feeling
