I was recently informed by Curse that because Mapster was not making enough profit, it would be more cost-effective (they paid me just enough to cover my $225/month car payment) to remove me from the website and put in place someone else: this means I am no longer the head honcho here. It's a real shame, as launching this site was my idea to begin with; it's been my baby since before it went live (just before the WoL beta began). I had a great time creating the community from absolutely nothing and watching it grow over the last 3+ years to what it is now. I remember staying up late trying to plan things with vjeux, and how excited I was when we first got 1000 uniques, such good memories. Obviously I haven't been in this for the money (sup Fockewulf), it was just a great plus on top of having the opportunity to create/maintain Mapster all this time.
Unfortunately, I had a feeling this would happen at some point. Who exactly will be replacing me, I have absolutely no idea. Whether or not they'll let the site die? Also cannot be said. Perhaps I'll make a new mapping community, and of course, host it myself to prevent this from ever happening again, but we shall see what happens with Mapster.
You'll all see me around, this was, again, my baby. I've been a part of the SC mapping scene for over a decade, so I won't be going anywhere, I'll just be a normal user like you guys (unless they decide to let me stay as a Moderator). Regardless, I'm sure most of you also know, I'm supporting Blizzard All-Stars on my own YouTube channel, so I suppose I'll be pushing that more and hoping for the best!
Cya around everyone, *tear.*
EDIT: Not sure when this will all be happening, but we'll get some sort of warning ahead of time, so for the time being, everything is cool. If Mapster is taken down, we'll have some time to prep before-hand and move to some new site I make. Otherwise, someone else will be brought in.
UPDATE: Thanks for all your kind comments guys (and gals?). I've still got some figuring out to do, but it looks as if Molster is going to be my "Curse Liasion," and I'll continue running the show here.
For the time being, I suppose there's no need to panic, nothing to see here... But know that my hard work is for my love of the community, ;).
It shouldn't be that hard getting a new community going. I would use a modified vBulletin forum with the Apple IOS options and I am pretty sure you can still use the assets from this site on your new web site. The community should pick up with the new HOTS editor and level creation assets. The way Dustin Browder talks about staying in contact with the design community you would think there would be a official blizzard dedicated web site for map design, custom map uploading etc. directly connected with battle net. Or maybe even a community forum about map editing within the client. I suppose you could create a custom group for map editing in the HOTS release. Good luck with you're new website. I will be more then happy to assist you or support you're new community if they are going to let this web site die. Look at things this way you have an opportunity to make a self sufficient website where any income from advertising can go to you. You can stream custom map spot lights on twitch as well as try to become partnered with youtube creating custom mapping content. You could perhaps even grow a greater community. I would pitch a custom map spotlight to machinima realms in which you put out 2 or 3 20 minute high quality content shows a month.
Good luck in your endeavors. Shameless plug your new web site on these forums!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not sad for us. I have something called empathy, which you clearly never heard of. It allows me to feel sad for Sixen. Strange thought, isn't it, feeling bad for someone who's losing what they've spent the last several years of their life making.
Empathy? Why? Why feel sorry for sixen?, I think past point A and go strait to C :P, If curse replaces sixen then this site will surely fail, then they will scrap the site, and everyone will go their seperate ways Hive SEN, and HDMOD, will get everyone, or Sixen will create his own site.
OR
Curse will start to see it failing and then sixen can negotiate with increased pay :P
Sixens Quite capable I am not worried about him haha. Sucks Curse is being a retard, but thats their problem.
Does not bode well. So much would be lost if this site died.
At the same time; the site has its flaws and I wouldn't feel terrible about moving on to a new, better site if only all of the content and info weren't lost forever.
Analogy of raising a child for years and then get taken custody from you. Tears commence...
This is sad news but at least we can be sure that the site is not going down in the near future. Since the new admin is going to run multiple sites at once, there's no reason not to keep the mod team (including Sixen) around. Optimistically, everything will run like usual. Things might get slower than it already were (bug fix, respond etc...) We might get shutdown at any moment (after HoTS or after LotV).... etc. There's no need to panic.
Or we could just start a slow transition to a new site.
It shouldn't be that hard getting a new community going. I would use a modified vBulletin forum with the Apple IOS options and I am pretty sure you can still use the assets from this site on your new web site. The community should pick up with the new HOTS editor and level creation assets. The way Dustin Browder talks about staying in contact with the design community you would think there would be a official blizzard dedicated web site for map design, custom map uploading etc. directly connected with battle net. Or maybe even a community forum about map editing within the client. I suppose you could create a custom group for map editing in the HOTS release. Good luck with you're new website. I will be more then happy to assist you or support you're new community if they are going to let this web site die. Look at things this way you have an opportunity to make a self sufficient website where any income from advertising can go to you. You can stream custom map spot lights on twitch as well as try to become partnered with youtube creating custom mapping content. You could perhaps even grow a greater community. I would pitch a custom map spotlight to machinima realms in which you put out 2 or 3 20 minute high quality content shows a month.
Good luck in your endeavors. Shameless plug your new web site on these forums!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for being so optimistic, much appreciated, I may have to shoot you a PM! :).
Analogy of raising a child for years and then get taken custody from you. Tears commence...
This is sad news but at least we can be sure that the site is not going down in the near future. Since the new admin is going to run multiple sites at once, there's no reason not to keep the mod team (including Sixen) around. Optimistically, everything will run like usual. Things might get slower than it already were (bug fix, respond etc...) We might get shutdown at any moment (after HoTS or after LotV).... etc. There's no need to panic.
Or we could just start a slow transition to a new site.
It seems as if I may be able to stick around after all, but we'll see? I'm not entirely certain.
Have you contacted Blizzard? I'm sure they themselves would be very interested in keeping this site financed. If not, I'm going to back up every single tutorial/video on my monster 2TB external hard drive. lolol
It was quite surprising when I found out backstage a short while ago :( Sad to see ya go Sixen.
I just hope that this doesn't turn out like on TV - Boss leaves and gets replaced with an absolute asshole.
And just for everyone's information, we've sort of already made plans for the worst case scenario after Sixen announced it backstage. We'll definitely get an advance notice if anything bad happens to the site, so we'll have time to do certain things if necessary (like backing up tutorials, assets, etc.)
I hope curse will be more open about this sometime soon... From what I see, we have absolutely no idea what's going on and they're not really talking to us :(
Just to add to this, nothing is going to change with mapster (the site) (in a bad way, at all) as of right now, ill just be looking over mapster. Ideally Sixen will still be around as well! some contacting will have to be made... but we shall see what happens.
I have been a mod here for a rather long time, but thats all thanks to sixen, and sixens idea for mapster. I really don't want to see him go, so we will be trying hard to come to some solution (I hope!)
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Wait your taking over? This makes less and less sense, No offense, but you havent really been an "active" Moderator for nearly a year. Thats like putting EW or DarkRev in charge, sure your good moderators, but You are not really active... lol
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I was recently informed by Curse that because Mapster was not making enough profit, it would be more cost-effective (they paid me just enough to cover my $225/month car payment) to remove me from the website and put in place someone else: this means I am no longer the head honcho here. It's a real shame, as launching this site was my idea to begin with; it's been my baby since before it went live (just before the WoL beta began). I had a great time creating the community from absolutely nothing and watching it grow over the last 3+ years to what it is now. I remember staying up late trying to plan things with vjeux, and how excited I was when we first got 1000 uniques, such good memories. Obviously I haven't been in this for the money (sup Fockewulf), it was just a great plus on top of having the opportunity to create/maintain Mapster all this time.
Unfortunately, I had a feeling this would happen at some point. Who exactly will be replacing me, I have absolutely no idea. Whether or not they'll let the site die? Also cannot be said. Perhaps I'll make a new mapping community, and of course, host it myself to prevent this from ever happening again, but we shall see what happens with Mapster.
You'll all see me around, this was, again, my baby. I've been a part of the SC mapping scene for over a decade, so I won't be going anywhere, I'll just be a normal user like you guys (unless they decide to let me stay as a Moderator). Regardless, I'm sure most of you also know, I'm supporting Blizzard All-Stars on my own YouTube channel, so I suppose I'll be pushing that more and hoping for the best!
Cya around everyone, *tear.*
EDIT: Not sure when this will all be happening, but we'll get some sort of warning ahead of time, so for the time being, everything is cool. If Mapster is taken down, we'll have some time to prep before-hand and move to some new site I make. Otherwise, someone else will be brought in.
UPDATE: Thanks for all your kind comments guys (and gals?). I've still got some figuring out to do, but it looks as if Molster is going to be my "Curse Liasion," and I'll continue running the show here.
For the time being, I suppose there's no need to panic, nothing to see here... But know that my hard work is for my love of the community, ;).
@Sixen: Go
:'(
@Nebuli2: Go
What? putting someone else in charge? Who?, Shit.. Hope I dont get banned... I know I troll but its been mostly for the good of the community
Thank you Sixen for your hard work.
Terrible, terrible news.
Just when we have HoTS around the corner and people were expecting it to make Mapster crowded again.
It shouldn't be that hard getting a new community going. I would use a modified vBulletin forum with the Apple IOS options and I am pretty sure you can still use the assets from this site on your new web site. The community should pick up with the new HOTS editor and level creation assets. The way Dustin Browder talks about staying in contact with the design community you would think there would be a official blizzard dedicated web site for map design, custom map uploading etc. directly connected with battle net. Or maybe even a community forum about map editing within the client. I suppose you could create a custom group for map editing in the HOTS release. Good luck with you're new website. I will be more then happy to assist you or support you're new community if they are going to let this web site die. Look at things this way you have an opportunity to make a self sufficient website where any income from advertising can go to you. You can stream custom map spot lights on twitch as well as try to become partnered with youtube creating custom mapping content. You could perhaps even grow a greater community. I would pitch a custom map spotlight to machinima realms in which you put out 2 or 3 20 minute high quality content shows a month.
Good luck in your endeavors. Shameless plug your new web site on these forums!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're awesome, Sixen! But you already knew that. :D You'll be missed.
Administrator of Staredit.net and GalaxyWiki.net
@michaelknives: Go
V bulletin? what is this the 90s?
Phpbb is better.
Well have to say a bit astonished in the past years, that the forums never got organized properly, 4-5 map forums? :/
But anyways good luck to you Sixen.
@Taintedwisp: Go
I'm not sad for us. I have something called empathy, which you clearly never heard of. It allows me to feel sad for Sixen. Strange thought, isn't it, feeling bad for someone who's losing what they've spent the last several years of their life making.
@Nebuli2: Go
Empathy? Why? Why feel sorry for sixen?, I think past point A and go strait to C :P, If curse replaces sixen then this site will surely fail, then they will scrap the site, and everyone will go their seperate ways Hive SEN, and HDMOD, will get everyone, or Sixen will create his own site.
OR
Curse will start to see it failing and then sixen can negotiate with increased pay :P
Sixens Quite capable I am not worried about him haha. Sucks Curse is being a retard, but thats their problem.
Sad news.. =(
Does not bode well. So much would be lost if this site died.
At the same time; the site has its flaws and I wouldn't feel terrible about moving on to a new, better site if only all of the content and info weren't lost forever.
Analogy of raising a child for years and then get taken custody from you. Tears commence...
This is sad news but at least we can be sure that the site is not going down in the near future. Since the new admin is going to run multiple sites at once, there's no reason not to keep the mod team (including Sixen) around. Optimistically, everything will run like usual. Things might get slower than it already were (bug fix, respond etc...) We might get shutdown at any moment (after HoTS or after LotV).... etc. There's no need to panic.
Or we could just start a slow transition to a new site.
<3.
Thanks for being so optimistic, much appreciated, I may have to shoot you a PM! :).
I did my best, the problem with consolidating is that it'd break any/all previous links, which I tried to avoid.
It seems as if I may be able to stick around after all, but we'll see? I'm not entirely certain.
@Sixen: Go
Have you contacted Blizzard? I'm sure they themselves would be very interested in keeping this site financed. If not, I'm going to back up every single tutorial/video on my monster 2TB external hard drive. lolol
It was quite surprising when I found out backstage a short while ago :( Sad to see ya go Sixen.
I just hope that this doesn't turn out like on TV - Boss leaves and gets replaced with an absolute asshole.
And just for everyone's information, we've sort of already made plans for the worst case scenario after Sixen announced it backstage. We'll definitely get an advance notice if anything bad happens to the site, so we'll have time to do certain things if necessary (like backing up tutorials, assets, etc.)
I hope curse will be more open about this sometime soon... From what I see, we have absolutely no idea what's going on and they're not really talking to us :(
@TheAlmaity: Go
from a buisness standpoint, Curse would take their most successful Blizzard Fansite leader, WoWAce, and throw him here.
Sooo the question is, is that guy a dickface or not...
Just to add to this, nothing is going to change with mapster (the site) (in a bad way, at all) as of right now, ill just be looking over mapster. Ideally Sixen will still be around as well! some contacting will have to be made... but we shall see what happens.
I have been a mod here for a rather long time, but thats all thanks to sixen, and sixens idea for mapster. I really don't want to see him go, so we will be trying hard to come to some solution (I hope!)
Sad news indeed.
At the present moment, there's no need to worry about the website being "shut down" or anything like that. But we wanted to make sure you guys were aware of what was going on, in case anything happened. But do know that we're going to do everything in our power to do what's best for the community.
No matter what happens- I know the entire community deeply appreciates the hard work you've put into keeping mapster alive and running over the years, and it will not be forgotten.
@Molsterr: Go
Wait your taking over? This makes less and less sense, No offense, but you havent really been an "active" Moderator for nearly a year. Thats like putting EW or DarkRev in charge, sure your good moderators, but You are not really active... lol