How about DavidM? He is only a mapper and still a lead designer for DB?Mychaeel said:...
On a personal note... if your lead designer's only area of expertise is being able to make good maps, I'm not sure why he/she is doing the "lead design" job of this mod. Having loads of ideas is a poor qualification for a lead designer if it is not backed up by a good feeling for how to go about implementing those ideas. Tell your lead designer that you, as the coder on the team, wish to work on the mod's design together with him/her on equal footing. (And always expect to change part of the specifications once you learn how to technically approach a certain part of them.)
Did he do a poor job (except that he ruined deathball in 1.7)?