The Hive has, for a long time, been a community of likeminded creators and gamers. It was only ever really a matter of time until we would, one day, spawn a league with which natural selection is capable of doing its duty. It’s was a simple eventuality, and now it’s happened. Are you ready?

We’ve been having quite a good discussion in the chat and SC2 forums about putting this together, and it looks like we’re finally there. Currently filled with 20 participants, we’re approaching the closing date for registration so don’t miss out on your chance to take part: register before the end of Sunday next week (05/06) to be guaranteed a spot to take part in the league. If you have any ideas, would like to contribute, or want to take part, make sure to have your voice heard.

With 20 participants, the league will run over the course of 20 weeks, interspaced with tournaments, fundays and an eventual championship to top everything off. The best part is that you are only required to play a single, best of three game a week, organised at a time that works well for both you and your opponent. Minimal commitment, maximal enjoyment. The league is accepting registrations from players ranking Bronze all the way up to Platinum, with the majority of our players currently spanning from Bronze to Silver, and if you happen to be even better than that, don’t panic! You’ll still be able to take part in the tournaments and custom game events we have, and there’s certainly other things you can do to help out in the league.

The time has come... I would like for you to test something for me. I have refined the Hive 2 resource section system enough and would like some feedback. This does not mean that Hive 2 is finished, but a big part of it is (depending on the feedback I get). After finishing the resource system, I will still need to add all BB-Codes, the chat, award system, reputation system and import the site.

Resource System
Look in the forum category called "Repositories". I would like you to test the features: upload different types of resources, edit them, filter and search through them, rate and comment on them. Do this while ignoring the setup of repositories. Right now the repositories are set up in a way I thought was interesting. When doing the final import of the site each resource section will become a repository. Also, they are not necessarily going to appear as forums. The tags are also subject to change, just something I set up to to test with.
Something I would like you to comment on:

• The repository display page only has a few filter options and no keyword search. If you plan on searching, go to "Search" -> "More..." -> "Search Bundles and Resources". This is where the advanced search options go.
• When you first upload a resource, something else called a bundle is created. The bundle will contain your resource and you will have the ability to add more resources to the bundle.

Pastebin
Feel free to try out the pastebin and tell me what you think. I made it in a hurry but it covers all the same features as the old one. I am open for smoothing things out and adding more features.

Night Elf Theme
I have been working on the Night Elf theme with Archian and am pretty proud of it. If you ask Archian, it's not half done, but I think it's good enough to be plenty usable.

XenForo
I did not make the forum system. Anything that is not part of the resource system is a standard forum package known as XenForo. You can try this out here or at www.diplomunion.com and www.brigandshaven.net. It is everything I want. A modern forum system designed for developers to build on top of. vBulletin was always hard to work with in this regard and I have been so happy working with XenForo.

Reputation
XenForo does not come with a reputation system out of the box. However, there is a reputation addon which I am going to install and improve upon before showing it to you. Hive 2 WILL HAVE REPUTATION but this beta site does not have reputation yet. Calm down.

If you run into any problems, please post them in this thread as I won't be scavenging the test site for useful information.

I have spent a long time making this and it means a lot to me. Therefore, I hope that you will approach this thread with respect and constructive criticism.

Remember, the site rules still apply on the beta site. Also, all content will be deleted when the test is over.

Enter Beta Site

Having lured Grommash Hellscream’s former lieutenants with promises of untold power, Gul’dan has delivered the Iron Horde to the Burning Legion. Now, he floods the jungles of Tanaan with energies from the fallen pit lord Mannoroth, creating an army of fel orcs brimming with demonic strength and insatiable bloodlust. Even the Iron Horde’s mighty war machines have been infused with fel energy, while the Shadow Council recruits fanatical arakkoa to help crush all who oppose the Legion.


World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor's second major patch, Patch 6.2: Fury of Hellfire just gone live, bringing all new content to keep the expansion's progress, including a new raid, and unlocking the zone Tanaan Jungle. It also allowed us to fly in Draenor, added the Shipyard for your Garrisons and would finish the Legendary Ring Questline! The Patch also brought an end to Warlords Season 1, and many more new content!


Sources:http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/19803325/patch-62-fury-of-hellfire-arrives-june-23-6-17-2015 http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/19806402/fury-of-hellfire-62-patch-notes-6-22-2015 http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/19529830/patch-62-survival-guide-and-feature-overview-6-22-2015

We are happy to announce the arrival of a new affiliate website. It is called Brigand's Haven and is a dedicated Warcraft 3 community with quite a few interesting and active mapping projects going on. It is also the biggest and most active clan on the EU realm with almost 150 clan members. That is super cool and we are so happy to be networking with these guys.

Head over to brigandshaven.net and say hi.