Why do you like WC3 map making?

[mckill2009]

Whether it is GUI or JASS, whether it is very simple and very hard, still there are so many people likes Warcraft 3 and even map making, so why do you make maps and why do you like it?

 

[Ironside]

Because I like to create stuff, either something like in the WE or like Visual Basic (which is my 2nd "creation center")

 

[Aeroblyctos]

Making maps is funny and there are not pressures at all. You can use your imagination freely and do games you would like to play. It's rewarding when you complete something and you can be proud even after years what you have done.

 

[Ramza]

Because it's an open editor. Anything one can think of, can be done with WCIII's editor.

 

[WaterKnight]

When you play games or maps you may get inspired or you find things that could be better. Maybe you just want to have a sequel. You develop an own vision and put effort into it. As Aeroblyctos stated, you feel like you actually get something done on your own (is therefore individual) that persists and since it's voluntary there is not that much pressure/can be regulated (I include myself to these people that set deadlines here sometimes for themselves to get progress).

Why Wc3? There are several reasons:

• appealing fantasy graphics and style
• a lot of resources
• these resources can often be used for different things (since it's fantasy I guess )
• big community in both mapsection and game
• beginner friendly
• complex, general triggers make it possible to create different scenarios, that's an important point
• stable (ye, in comparison to other editors and considering the complexity, the World Editor is damn stable and same applies to the game and Blizzards other products)
• different approaches and tricky mapping (so I had to stick my mind into it), the mapmaking scene has evolved over the years
• now and then I also like to play a game of melee and the player community I was speaking of made some fun and innovative games as well

I have tested out editors of other games, too. These were mostly in contrast to the mentioned points. Variety is a good thing however, somedays ago I designed once again a Rox (boulder dash descendant) level for a friend.

 

[Miss_Foxy]

It's a lot different from the Galaxy Editor and it can be really fun to create things the way you want straight from scratch, gives a little sense of achievement

 

[Lich Prince]

I like the godlike feeling it provides.

 

[Boris_Spider]

I like the godlike feeling it provides.

As Lich pointed out, the godlike feeling of creating everything in the map is great. The only thing better is playing it and watching everything die or killing everything.

//\\oo//\\

 

[mckill2009]

All of the answers are true, for me, I like making WC3 maps even for my own only because I learned a lot to analyze things such as how to do like that and like this, seems like you're solving a very hard crossword puzzle. I enjoy map making than playing...

 

[Don-Para-]

The editor's quick, simple, and not limited by one style of play.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

The game's really cheap, runs very well on my comp, has a powerful editor and I already know how to do it (no learning required)

 

[Direfury]

You can tell a story from any perspective, with any details you wish, its an interactive version of the freedom of being a writer.

 

[rcshaggy]

You can have a lot of forces on the screen at once, but I don't really like the small selection screen.

 

[Rao Dao Zao]

It's got the perfect balance of reach versus flexibility.

Easy to learn, hard to master.

 

[Super-Sheep]

It gives a possiblity to create your own "games" and as everyone else already stated: no learning really required.

 

[Deaod]

Easy to learn, hard to master.

Lets try a different version:
Easy to learn, impossible to master.

I mean, the game has been out for what, 7 to 9 years, and we still discover new bugs/curiosities in the game, plus were constantly pushing the limits of whats possible.

And yes, i firmly believe that you have to learn stuff before you can create something valuable in the editor.

Anyway, as for me, i enjoy the community that has built up around mapping (and all its drama).

 

[Blackrockorc]

Because it's an open editor. Anything one can think of, can be done with WCIII's editor.

it cnt make coffee, so BAM! statement nullified

 

[Azndragon]

Creating stuff is fun

 

[Ecrolls]

Good for time killing when i dont have anything better or worse to do.

 

[Miss_Foxy]

Like it? We love it.

 

[Tamerleine]

It's fun,It's enjoyable,It's entertaining(pretty much the same thing) and It kills time(when playing)

 

[WarManta]

It can do anything and everything.
While SC2 is so limited.

( I do not mean real life things as Blackrockorc has just pointed out. )

 

[Sorceress]

it relaxes me, & i can create stuff that isn't possible in real life--