The Start of the Warcraft III Section

[Fladian]

Let me be the first to defile this part of the forum with the disease of 'Fladia... ah, who am I kidding.

As the descriptions says already, how was your first Warcraft III Experience? Did you like it the moment you played it? Did you know it from previous versions? Or what?

I played it at a friend at the start... I guess I had a sudden liking to it, but then again, back then, I liked such games.

 

[Fredalf]

Hmm. I think I fell in love with it from day one. However, I never really appreciated it until I started playing custom maps, looking at concept art etc., and finally modding it. WC3 was the first game I started to look beyond "just playing" and actually looking at how it was made. With that, I´ve learned not only how to mod for WC, but I also learned how to use programs like Photoshop and 3DS Max. It also got me into drawing, which has led to my artistic skills increasing drastically from when I first started somewhere around spring 2004.

So yeah, there´s the story of my life for the past year and a half

 

[Fladian]

Hmm. I think I fell in love with it from day one. However, I never really appreciated it until I started playing custom maps, looking at concept art etc., and finally modding it. WC3 was the first game I started to look beyond "just playing" and actually looking at how it was made. With that, I´ve learned not only how to mod for WC, but I also learned how to use programs like Photoshop and 3DS Max. It also got me into drawing, which has led to my artistic skills increasing drastically from when I first started somewhere around spring 2004.[/b]

I can't really say I felt the same way as that, especially since I had no access to Battle.net with a cracked version I bought the game later on.

Where it brought you in drawing, it brought me in writing - not to mention that I was paid

So yeah, there´s the story of my life for the past year and a half
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Something tells me that you didn't really have an exciting life.
...we're soul mates.

 

[Fredalf]

Where it brought you in drawing, it brought me in writing - not to mention that I was paid [/b]

You were paid?

Something tells me that you didn't really have an exciting life.[/b]

It wasn´t all that bad actually. But you know, hormones making one go crazy, girls messing up your life etc., I found that being "someone else" on the forums really helped me relax. That, and soccer of course But that has nothing to do with anything so =)

...we're soul mates. [/b]

 

[Fladian]

You were paid?[/b]

I had a job to entertain students with short stories of mine in a small news paper-kind of went through the school. Apparently some of the stories that were in it, were a success and a small financial bonus is given to the "writers."
The income was big enough to buy lunch from time to time

It wasn´t all that bad actually. But you know, hormones making one go crazy, girls messing up your life etc., I found that being "someone else" on the forums really helped me relax. That, and soccer of course But that has nothing to do with anything so =)[/b]

Hormones, please, don't get me started If you get me started, then you'll never hear the end of it But yeah, I understand what you said. I had quite a crappy life until 2 years ago.

Soccer. You don't want to get me started about that either.

Very off topic: Hey, what the... I'm a Rifleman =\

 

[Fredalf]

I had a job to entertain students with short stories of mine in a small news paper-kind of went through the school. Apparently some of the stories that were in it, were a success and a small financial bonus is given to the "writers."
The income was big enough to buy lunch from time to time [/b]

That sounds great, getting paid for something you liked doing^^

Hormones, please, don't get me started If you get me started, then you'll never hear the end of it But yeah, I understand what you said. I had quite a crappy life until 2 years ago.[/b]

I don´t want to risk anything so, we´ll just leave it at that

Soccer. You don't want to get me started about that either. [/b]

I won´t =)

Very off topic: Hey, what the... I'm a Rifleman =\
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Would you look at that. We´ve managed to get two topics "Off topic" in an hour

 

[Fladian]

That sounds great, getting paid for something you liked doing^^[/b]

It is.
Actually, because of an interest in something, I am trying to base my future carreer on it. (Thank an interview I read about my idol ) It's not writing though.

It gets a little annoying when you can't think of anything decent. Sometimes it is quite hard, then suddenly, the funny slips a little away.

I don´t want to risk anything so, we´ll just leave it at that
I won´t =)[/b]

That'll be the best for both of us Though someone will get me started at either of the two sooner or later...

Would you look at that. We´ve managed to get two topics "Off topic" in an hour
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Wanna do more threads in less than an hour?

 

[Fredalf]

That'll be the best for both of us Though someone will get me started at either of the two sooner or later...[/b]

I guess some things are inevitable, let´s just hope it happens in a more fitting thread

Wanna do more threads in less than an hour? [/b]

Heheh. I get the feeling that this is only the beginning

 

[Arkidas]

Well my first experience wasn't special.
I wasn't really into modding,
All I played was ladder games OFFLINE and I cheated often, Funny eh?
But now I am a good ladder player and also enjoy modding aswell as playing custom maps,
I think Warcraft III is the best game I've ever played,
I like it more than WOW and I've played it since ROC released.

 

[Kem Rixen]

Lets see...my first WarCraft 3 expierance was at my friends' house, he had RoC and I was a big Diablo 2/StarCraft person around that time and I was really impressed by it. He bought me the battlechest in March of 2004, and I had lots of fun for awhile and finally picked up mapping in June of 2004; been doing it since. If it wasn't for WarCraft 3 modding I don't think I ever would have started visiting forums (At least not as soon as I did), WarCraft 3 Mod Forge was my first forum expierance, so I screwed up, a lot.

 

[Fladian]

I guess some things are inevitable, let´s just hope it happens in a more fitting thread [/b]

Oh? Why's that?

Heheh. I get the feeling that this is only the beginning
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How did you guessed? I can't get loose until there are more members. I'm like a lion in a heavy cage, dangerous when you stand close, but you can't open the case unless you're with a lot. When it is opened, it is very dangerous, but you're sure of amusements.

Well my first experience wasn't special.[/b]

Your first experience of Fredalf and me taking over a thread, or your first experience of playing Warcraft?

I wasn't really into modding,[/b]

That came for me pretty quickly... but then again, I always liked modding.

Well, fact remains that Warcraft was a great game.

WarCraft 3 Mod Forge was my first forum expierance, so I screwed up, a lot.
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Decadence told me about that once. Warcraft 3 Mod Forge and Wc3c never had a good relationship.

I can't remember what my first experience was. That was either a forum of Black & White (BWGame.com) or Pgamers (Pgamers.com). I'm not sure which I would call my favorite forum now... Pgamers or Wc3c.

 

[SeasonsOfLove]

WC3 Mod Forge, just in the short time I visited it, was hacked 2 or 3 times by Draco and republicola. I know long before I came, the admins got along well, but I never did find out where all the hatred came from.

 

[Fladian]

Rivalry, perhaps or maybe it was just natural. Eitherway, I'm not really sure. But then again, it doesn't really matter at the end. Both of them aren't around any more.

 

[Escurial]

draco quit wc?...wc3

Well my first experiance was at the start of wc3. i bought the game and found out that i couldnt play online because i lagged way to much.
Then i started making maps learning myself to use triggers from maps made from blizzard. (maybe a weird way to learn triggers but hey it works) i built a few maps and i friends play them. got some good a feedback. but anyway i downloaded every campaign/solomap i could find and played alot. until i jumped back to baldursgate and nox. Then i got better internet and kept playing nox alot.
Then i finaly dicided to check out wc3 again and now im here!!...wait thats my lifestory...
Anyway my first experiance was great. but my first time online with cable was the best.

 

[Fladian]

draco quit wc?...wc3[/b]

You sound surprised. Don't say you didn't expect it.

Well my first experiance was at the start of wc3. i bought the game and found out that i couldnt play online because i lagged way to much.[/b]

That brings back memories

Then i started making maps learning myself to use triggers from maps made from blizzard. (maybe a weird way to learn triggers but hey it works)[/b]

Not all that strange. I know stranger ways, though the way I learned triggers isn't that special. In all honestly, I taught myself - but never understood the variables. As a matter of fact, I still don't understand them, though I learned how to make dialog buttons

Then i finaly dicided to check out wc3 again and now im here!!...wait thats my lifestory...
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That... sounds quite sad