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This is a cry out to our community, for we need to get into the realm of Starcraft quickly or we will die out. Quickly is relative however, i'd say we have a year, before we will be behind the curb. Basically, we need to stop thinking so much about warcraft 3, which isn't getting any newer, or being updated, and start thinking more about SC2, which is getting newer, but getting no attention. We have to host more services, such as contests, help, more sc2 forums and sub-forums.
It doesn't make sense that we should wait for I-don't-know-what and bide our time when there is no reason to wait. I understand that Hive 2.0 is under way, but for how long? We need to get these services under way or we will miss the boat. It won't be good, and we will only lose Hive in the mess. I have to understand what Ralle is waiting for, he released a resource section, but barely any maps are being uploaded, he made a changeable skin, but now neglects to do much else.
My suggestion is to follow the Mapster schematic, host regular map projects that are liable to be finished, update with the community findings. Another idea is to offer contests, services, and more support for the Starcraft side.
Even going beyond that, we can offer new forums for SC2, more resource sections, and just some better UI in general.
We have to focus all these things first, and then make the Hive 2.0 when we have a good foundry. Please Hive, don't let us die, we have so much potential as a community and a legacy, we need this support, or we will die out. The people who wish to remain in the past will kill us and move on eventually anyway, so don't let them hold us back before we've reached our full sc2 potential.
In hindsight, we will look back on this and say: I'm glad we did this, Sc2 needs this, and we helped it out. So what do you say, do we lay down to die? Or do we go and create a vital component of Sc2 mapping?
It doesn't make sense that we should wait for I-don't-know-what and bide our time when there is no reason to wait. I understand that Hive 2.0 is under way, but for how long? We need to get these services under way or we will miss the boat. It won't be good, and we will only lose Hive in the mess. I have to understand what Ralle is waiting for, he released a resource section, but barely any maps are being uploaded, he made a changeable skin, but now neglects to do much else.
My suggestion is to follow the Mapster schematic, host regular map projects that are liable to be finished, update with the community findings. Another idea is to offer contests, services, and more support for the Starcraft side.
Even going beyond that, we can offer new forums for SC2, more resource sections, and just some better UI in general.
We have to focus all these things first, and then make the Hive 2.0 when we have a good foundry. Please Hive, don't let us die, we have so much potential as a community and a legacy, we need this support, or we will die out. The people who wish to remain in the past will kill us and move on eventually anyway, so don't let them hold us back before we've reached our full sc2 potential.
In hindsight, we will look back on this and say: I'm glad we did this, Sc2 needs this, and we helped it out. So what do you say, do we lay down to die? Or do we go and create a vital component of Sc2 mapping?