Wc3 RoC Prebeta MPQ - Petition for release by Blizzard!

[PurplePoot]

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/W3RoCPBMPQ/index.html

Check out some of the screenshots provided in the site linked to inside the petition if you want to know what kind of stuff it had.

 

[Em!]

http://www.scrollsoflore.com/gallery/index.php heh i found this page while searching for the half elf ranger, always wanted much that is featured in the pre beta missing in the mpq like the knight!!

I was around wc3.com when they were introducing the old pre pre *The Large Warbands gameplay one* beta wc3 always been a big fan of warcraft.

 

[Dr00d]

Thats a nice lamp. It would be a shame if something were to happen to that lamp. Maybe, if you singed the fucking thing, that lamp would be safe. You fallow me? I think you do. Happy to work this out with you.

 

[Wolverabid]

I encourage every Hive Workshop member to sign the petition (as many have already done) if they agree with its point. I will add myself tomorrow (Saturday).

 

[Dr00d]

To be honest wolver every time I see you posted Im afraid the thread go closed.

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

I signed it, I have it in my signature, and I posted it on some other forums.

 

[frostwhisper]

Signed it too. Those things could be so useful...

 

[Elenai]

Should I put my real name....or my username?

I would perfer my username...

But I will sign it.

 

[Dr00d]

I put my real name, then user in quotes, then last.

Sam "Dr00d" Mimiaga.

Co-combo!

 

[Elenai]

I just checked the anonymous thing....

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Though I agree some of this stuff is a hell of a lot better than Wc3's curent graphics... some, if not most of it is terribly ugly.

 

[frostwhisper]

True, but still it could be useful. I viewed them all and loved the way they blended from the WoW-like camera and no interface, trough the normal RTS camera and the primitive human interface to the advanced interface (different for each race). Oh and those orc barrackses with the team-colored roofs were so awesome.

 

[Elenai]

Why could'nt they have simply made the pre beta models a little better....and kept the EPIC warcraft 2 sort of feel to the game...instead of a cartoonish and lowlying feel...they could have kept the pre-beta style, and added more stuff (the after-beta has alot of stuff)?

OH and did you see the human knights?.....They look incredible. If those models were just made a little more advanced...(kind of like how after-beta models are except made them less ugly) Then they would have been perfect.


I really wish they would have also kept the turnable buildings part of the game.

 

[PurplePoot]

A lot of the models/textures are really nice. I personally like the dread-lich thing, as well as the wyrm, many of the tiles, the walls and towers, some of the buildings, the footmen, the knights, etc.

 

[Wolverabid]

The public release of the contents of the Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos prebeta MPQ would undoubtedly increase interest in in the game and could stimulate further sales.

Yeah right. However (IMO) Blizzard will be only too happy to simply ignore the lot of us.

 

[frostwhisper]

Shh! No time for pessimism now, Wolver. Let us hope that Blizz are kind people and will give them....

Yeah right...

 

[PurplePoot]

Well we definitely won't get anything if we don't try, so I personally think it's worth taking 5 seconds out of my life to give the community a chance to get some really nice models out there. (There are some lower quality ones too, but no one's forcing you to use them)

 

[frostwhisper]

True. Just thinking of all the uses these models could be put to makes me want to have them.
Besides, the file sizes are probably quite small considering they are Blizz models.

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

I think blizzard probably wont, too but its well worth a try when it only takes a second to sign.

 

[donut3.5]

It can't hurt you to sign... and it can aid you in many ways (mapmakers and modelers alike!)
--donut3.5--

 

[HeretoDLstuff]

It can't hurt you to sign... and it can aid you in many ways (mapmakers and modelers alike!)
--donut3.5--

I did sign! (Allthough you probably werent talking to me)

I was on the first page of it...

 

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Yeah right. However (IMO) Blizzard will be only too happy to simply ignore the lot of us.

Contrary to popular belief, Blizzard DOES look at fan sites, however, they can't/don't interfere.

A petition might work, or at least it'll give them an idea to release the better models.

 

[Em!]

I was wondering how this works, who notifies blizzards of the petition or did purple send them an email beforehand?, and how many sigs would it take for them to actually give a crap?

Meehhh....

 

[Jacek]

They will ignore you... it's like they didn't answer the topic of legality of WoW models yet, making great confusion because there is not a perfect solution to the problem.

btw, they will include SC2 unused units with MPQ, yay soul hunter

 

[frostwhisper]

Too bad they didn't include the unused wc3 ones as well... in wc3 I mean...

 

[Craka_J]

I signed the petition. However I did not donate any money, sorry!
~Craka_J

 

[PurplePoot]

Heh, Eleandor just googled for a petition site; don't bother donating unless you really like them for some reason.

 

[Kimbo]

Too bad they didn't include the unused wc3 ones as well... in wc3 I mean...

there are afew. Trust me. (the hidden models etc)

 

[frostwhisper]

Well yes, but many of them lack full animation sets etc...

 

[Kimbo]

Well yes, but many of them lack full animation sets etc...

elaborate plz mr borat of here.

 

[frostwhisper]

The Gargoyle spire for instance; it has no birth and death animation.
The Ziggurat has no animations what-so-ever.
Both these were Undead buildings back in pre-beta time.

So, that's what I mean. Though Blizzard have left some beta models in the w3 mpq, those models are lacking in some major aspects (the anims) and therefore the uses for them can be quite limited.