How long did it take you to become a good mapper?

[Pearl Jam]

Just wondering how long it took people to become a pro map maker?



The other day i was working on my map, and my brother came and took a look at it, and said," is this a joke? This looks to easy". So i asked him to give it a try, and he made it look easy.

 

[apocalypse_dude]

If youre talented it doesn't take long
You need the right ideas and some craftmens skills to realize them
And you need someone on your IM to give you advice *g*

You will never be able to know everything about mapping

 

[Alvatar]

really individual, just try it

 

[Kimbo]

you cant really define the term "good mapper"
its like saying a good race horse picker to see who wins.

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

The wc3search forums is a bad place to look for good mappers.

 

[ssj2_Gohan]

yeah go find clancbs =)) lol

 

[PurplePoot]

wow... raging... kinda evil, dont u think?

but its true

 

[Teh_Ephy]

well this really depends on what you mean by "good"
for expample, I know that I could do a multitude of things with the warcraft editor that NO newcomer could figure out on his own without an IQ of at least 115-120
but I also know that I am unable to do things that some pro mapmakers do in the blink of an eye, for various reasons ranging from lack of talent/experience to lack of softwareresources.
so some people would say I'm good and some people would say I'm okay, and some people would say I need to try a LOT harder. it's all a matter of perspective.

heads up, theoretically the average IQ of a person is 100.

 

[Gauntlet2021]

I consider myself I good mapper, been experimenting since the day WC3 was released (in Hong Kong).
Although, as some people know, i still need to post for help every now and then .
My advice would be to find where u can excell, and find people to help in parts where you need help.

 

[dhk_undead_lord]

hm I think it tooks 5 month ... You have to learn all:
:arrow: the object editor
:arrow: trigger editor
:arrow: jass scripts
:arrow: Making the own spells
:arrow: Changing of map settings ( map icon etc. )
etc.

I don't know why you have asked this but I thought I could give u an answer xD