Guys, i think you all right from your own points of view (In fact, a very different points of view, surprisingly). But it all ends up on the fact that someone wants it, some don't. Question was - HOW or at least WHEN?
With the Arcade changes popping up I'm thinking we'll see some more on the subject as HOTS comes out - they seem to have the arbitrary stuff out of the way now.
I'll hope. Don't close the thread before HOTS release, just in case :)
No it would not enhance the quality, you cannot do better then your own skill just because someone waves a dollar in your face...
If someone knows that his work is paid, he tries harder to improve his skills. If person tries to do the work for free, at the output we get something that is done for free. Think this through.
Charging people to play, or charing people to win a game is horseshit after they already paid for the damn game, if Sc2 was Free 2 play, that would be different. but its not. If it was free 2 play then people who DID buy the game should get every map for free anyways -_-... there is a system that COULD be put in that I would support... but there is no intrest in it.
Okay, man... i think you refuse to see a big picture here.
This sucks. Really powerful tool without much sense to use it except doing it as a hobby.
I hope that "Map marketplace" will rise someday, otherwise this is very pleasant but huge waste of time.
Can you find someone who would be willing to pay for a map? :D
I imagine if you make a cool well-made map and some adults enjoy it for a lasting periods of time, there is a chance that a thought like "I've been enjoying this so much, I want to show some form of appreciation to the guy who made this" might pass some of them.
Nah, i talking about a full campaign with an interesting plot, with good voice acting for the characters, with some spectacular video inserts. With a great trailers you can see before the release. With individually designed web-site on which we can see some representations of the characters and their biography describes some parts of the mythology of the story.
As we all know making a good map (a really good map) takes a lot of resourses - we think, learn, analyze, modify, we doing this in our "free from job and study" time... and i'm sure many dedicated themselves to this even more, if it pays off somehow. I think if we made money on it, it would enhance the quality and quantity of a great works.
Speaking for myself, I do cool maps and get pleasure from it, but i had to abandon the case about year ago because of the fact that it is, after all, work without benefits in material terms.
I read this old thread. 'been a long time since 2010, I would like to know, if things have changed? Can a SC2 map maker make a money from map making now?)
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Guys, i think you all right from your own points of view (In fact, a very different points of view, surprisingly). But it all ends up on the fact that someone wants it, some don't. Question was - HOW or at least WHEN?
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Yeah, this kinda rock my world there) Thanks for the clarification.
For real?
Hey, Blizzard guys! Come on, release the Market Place allready!
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@Taintedwisp: Go
This is only one of all the aspects of what might be. Again, you don't see a big picture here.
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I'll hope. Don't close the thread before HOTS release, just in case :)
If someone knows that his work is paid, he tries harder to improve his skills. If person tries to do the work for free, at the output we get something that is done for free. Think this through.
Okay, man... i think you refuse to see a big picture here.
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This sucks. Really powerful tool without much sense to use it except doing it as a hobby. I hope that "Map marketplace" will rise someday, otherwise this is very pleasant but huge waste of time.
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Nah, i talking about a full campaign with an interesting plot, with good voice acting for the characters, with some spectacular video inserts. With a great trailers you can see before the release. With individually designed web-site on which we can see some representations of the characters and their biography describes some parts of the mythology of the story.
Hell, i would pay for something like that.
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Right. And what about the "Arcade" thing? I heard there planned to implement some kind of a monetize system there.
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As we all know making a good map (a really good map) takes a lot of resourses - we think, learn, analyze, modify, we doing this in our "free from job and study" time... and i'm sure many dedicated themselves to this even more, if it pays off somehow. I think if we made money on it, it would enhance the quality and quantity of a great works. Speaking for myself, I do cool maps and get pleasure from it, but i had to abandon the case about year ago because of the fact that it is, after all, work without benefits in material terms.
I read this old thread. 'been a long time since 2010, I would like to know, if things have changed? Can a SC2 map maker make a money from map making now?)
I apologize in advance for my ignorance.