Just what the title says. I really wish I had learnt this a long time ago.
So, taking the entire Q3TA arsenal and item stack (which is also OpenArena's default arsenal/itemry), I was thinking if this could be the recommended placement in maps:

• Low tier weapons and items: Near spawnpoints.
• Mid tier weapons and items: In between low and high tier (possibly corridors or safe areas far from spawnpoints).
• High tier weapons and items: Contested areas.
• Superweapons and superitems: Places with hazards (slime/lava pools, death pits, void).

What could be considered low/mid/high/supertier:

• Low tier: Shotgun, Grenade Launcher, +5, Armor Shard
• Mid tier: Rocket Launcher, Plasma Gun, +25, Combat Armor
• High tier: Railgun, Lightning Gun, Nailgun (in Rune maps), Chaingun (in Rune maps), +50, Body Armor, Medkit, Teleporter, Invulnerability, Regeneration, Battle Suit, 30-sec Flight, Haste.
• Super tier: BFG, Prox Launcher, Nailgun (in non-Rune maps), Chaingun (in non-Rune maps), Megahealth, Kamikaze, Quad Damage, Invisibility, 60-sec Flight.
• Runes: Either you give one of each to both teams (Q3TA style) or put them in the middle and make players fight for them (pseudo-Q2 style).

I know it depends on the type of map, but my question is, is this the right reasoning or are there corrections that must be made?

You might want to also have a look at this too: www.quake3world.co...m/viewtopic.php

Thanks for that link! It's very useful.