Starcraft II and The Hive

[MySpaceBarBroke]

IMO they should start SC Ghost again somewhere in the future, perhaps even from scratch. it would suck if it wasnt on the PC tho.

 

[Ratherion]

ONLY if Blizzard made it. Otherwise it would be teh^phail!

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

The Hive... wouldn't that fit with zergs?

 

[Ratherion]

Indeed.

 

[Teh_Ephy]

Zerglings own you.
Who should design the Zerg template for THW? Are there going to be SC smilies? I want a zergling smiley!

 

[panther-anthro]

They stated that starcraft 2 will not cost money to play online, and that it is using a overhauled version of b.net Major victory for us.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

They stated that starcraft 2 will not cost money to play online, and that it is using a overhauled version of b.net Major victory for us.

Phew, good to know. I was afraid that they were going to charge for BNet.

 

[SentryIII]

Phew, good to know. I was afraid that they were going to charge for BNet.

It would be business suicide if they did.

I plan on remaking Ultimate Survival and Offensive Strike once it comes out.

 

[Ratherion]

The real thing is to consider if they will have an xp system. I mean I know they won't do Heroes becuase it's not SC's theme. But I think that even if they don't add them people will be writing Triggers for a new Xp Gain system the second they get it. (and learn the code)

 

[Hakeem]

Hive Expansion Discussion

That's what's great about it, most sites have wc3 in their names and are doomed alongside Warcraft III, but this is hiveworkshop.com! It can adapt!

 

[DesKaladA]

ya like wehn stacracft 2 come out there can be a section for that
and when SPORE comes out add one for that etc etc etc

 

[Elenai]

That is indeed true. This site has not only the name for adaptability "Hive" whats more adaptive than a hive.....A ZERG HIVE....but our site can follow up on all the latest blizzard games. When warcraft 4 comes out, Diablo 3, starcraft 2, the 9th expansion of WoW (I bet its Argus :lol, the new blizzard game that has'nt been invented yet. This site has EPIC potential.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Lol, as if Spore will ever be released. But yes, Hive can be about anything really.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Currently spore is supported by some other huge file server, so I would not bother since we are a small server, SC2 is plausable since WC3's plopularity is actually falling and it would boost us to our largest size yet. But supporting too much will result in more of the messages of overload we are suffering a lot right now.

 

[Samuraid]

Ultimately, the more this site diversifies, the more types of gamers it attracts, the more revenue it generates for more/faster servers. Although, on the other side of the coin, it gets harder to run and moderate as it gets larger.

Along the lines of what DSG suggested in the other topic, we're looking at ways to improve what is already here. Hopefully some optimizations will present themselves.

 

[DesKaladA]

ok then we will jsut start with sc2

 

[Ralle]

Yes. SC2 is the next step.
I hope to get all my hive projects done so I can work on SC2 sections before it comes out

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Yes. SC2 is the next step.
I hope to get all my hive projects done so I can work on SC2 sections before it comes out

Else force Bob to work!

 

[Bob27]

Yea well I say we start off with 1 simple forum like we have atm for games, and then keep on adding and building onto them as they get bigger and more active. Thats what I think is the best way to do it.

 

[Samuraid]

Yes. SC2 is the next step.
I hope to get all my hive projects done so I can work on SC2 sections before it comes out

I'll race you!

(Hint: you'll win)

 

[Ralle]

Well.. we can only be a fansite of SC2 until it will be released.

 

[Samuraid]

Maybe we could somehow get into a beta test of some sort, if only to learn the map format.

 

[DesKaladA]

Ide have the best luck of that
I'll see what i can do when they start talking about beta

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Maybe we could somehow get into a beta test of some sort, if only to learn the map format.

Yes Blizzard is probably more keen on supporting the modding enviroment this time around, so if we somehow got in contact with them, heck then perhaps we could get a interview, some editor peeks or something? Would be really cool if we got some "hive exclusive" info

 

[DesKaladA]

I would be the beast to do that
i have... conteats so if i do i'll try to get anyting helpful

 

[Dr Super Good]

I dought blizzard will be interested, we aint even listed on their sites if I am not miustaken, also the beta is USA exclusive, so people like me probably can not get hold of it. Best thing to do is wait and once it is released we rush to get it and undergo major changes if we see potential in it, since currently we have no clue on the editors power.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

We are not listed because we also have resources which Blizzard doesn't approve of.

Blizzard actually used to use Wc3sear.ch for uploading of some of their new stuff and that's where they got the idea for some of the later included heroes, so not like they don't know about us.

 

[Bob27]

Well if we are going to expand to become a Starcraft III site as well, that means that maybe we should consider appointing another mod to help raging with the Starcraft II section? Because raging is lazy and I doubt hes gonna do anything

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Nahh, I do stuff but many of the current threads are very boring so I don't check up on them all the time.

 

[Dr Super Good]

We can not become a SC2 site untill we actually can use SC2. The beta should be comming out soon and only then should we consider looking into it, for now all we can do is talk. We have limated facts about SC2 modding and that is what this site is mostly about (modding) so currently the SC2 fourm will do and any expansions will only happen once facts are knowns about SC2 and how it works.

 

[TheAncient]

Starcraft2 support

from what i have seen here, it is pretty obvious that we are supporting primarily war3. if not only war3. and thats logical since its so far the strongest blizzard has. but since the new sc2 engine is gonna be stronger and capable of doing far more, will we be supporting it also?

 

[Wolverabid]

Absolutely.

The evolution of The Hive Workshop into the realm of Starcraft II (and World of Warcraft as well, by the way) has long been under development and will take place within the next few months.

Our existing Srarcraft II and WoW sub-forums will soon be geometrically expanded to include all sections now present relative to Warcraft III (tutorials, map development, modeling, and the like).

Stay tuned and hold on to your hat!

 

[TheAncient]

i dont wear hats . but i will stay tuned.

 

[Oziris]

Warcraft-Starcraft

If Warcraft dies and everyone leaves the Hive, then i think ralle should remake the skins or anybody else and etc. The it would look like a Starcraft forum, making the fans of starcraft come here + this forum will be more popular then ever! Learning the new editor of the Starcraft will be a journy, making new terrain will be interesting. Then make one forum about warcraft to the users that still love warcraft so they dont leave the hive and start looking,lurking and wondering for a site that is maybe still alive.

 

[UchihaSasuke.gr]

i hope this will always remain a wc3 site.i don't want it to die.

 

[Oziris]

Well u will have to face it that warcrafft will die. Lol, warcraft will be a joke when Diablo comes out.

 

[Bob27]

I am pretty sure that hive is going to change to focus on SC2 when it comes out, but I believe the Wc3 forums are still going to be kept, at least until they become dead.

 

[Linaze]

Warcraft will not die as long as it's players and modders stop playing/modding it. So it is up to us.

 

[raft_pl]

I think the Hive should evolve to become both Wc3 and Sc2 forum. Just add sections for Starcraft just as they are now for Warcraft modding, hosted projects, tutorials etc.

Mostly probably people will switch from Warcraft to Starcraft and its new editor to keep making maps with some future and potential.

 

[Pyritie]

Yeah, Ralle said something about this a day or two ago. We're just going to adapt to accommodate SC2 as well as WC3.

Hopefully we'll get some more decent staff members too.

 

[Martin Barbov]

Warcraft will not die any time soon. After all, Starcraft's modding community is still functioning, although quite slow. After 5 years maybe but until that time most of you probably won't be here anyway.

 

[Oziris]

Good idea making Warcraft and Starcraft on this site. One problem! we will need more Admins,Moderetors etc. that's going to be hard :/

 

[En_Fuego]

No you don't, you can simply make all of the sections dualized for both Warcraft III and Starcraft II. The only difference is that you can make the prefix setting so people can specify if they need Warcraft or Starcraft help.

 

[Andriejj]

Oh my god, Oziris, you're so clever!!!

...

Or wait...

...

That's been said at least a hundred times before >_>

 

[Oziris]

That hundred times of yours i diden't see or read. Not a bad idea En_Fuego, we could stick to that.

 

[Linaze]

Starcraft 2 will speed Warcrafts death. Though it will take a few years until warcraft III is considered "dead" to the majority.

 

[Vercas]

The only ways to enforce warcraft are right now...
There are more possibilities :
1. Finish the RTC
2. Blizzards releases a new patch with much more features for both, game and WE
3. I finish my map...(i am so kind...)

the reason number 3 will be proved in my map's thread
Please click the big text in fir in my signature for this
And i promise it will rock...

 

[Gilles]

It would be nice to have resource sections for SC2, but that requires moderators to buy the game, and I for one won't be getting it since I'd have to buy a graphics card for a computer that isn't even mine (I'm running integrated graphics bitches!). We don't have anything setup yet (as far as I know) so my guess is the transition to this site being a SC2 mod site will be somewhat slow, but within a year.

 

[Steel_Stallion]

There is no telling if this site will have as much success with Starcraft II as it had with Warcraft III.

There are already Starcraft II modding sites established and eagerly awaiting Starcraft II while establishing a future community of modders. If the Hive wants to be a big banana (Lol) when Sc2 comes out the transition needs to be quicker than 1 year.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Or get new moderators for the Sc2 sections? It's not like you have to be the one responsible for Sc2 Terrain section because you manage the one for Wc3.