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neoghaleon55
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States7435 Posts
August 31 2012 08:52 GMT
#1601
aww man that's not fair
;(
moo...for DRG
bespinhal
Profile Joined September 2010
Portugal9 Posts
August 31 2012 08:58 GMT
#1602
Thank you soooooo much for the great work XenoX101!! Had some great time playing your Hots Custom!!

Cheers and respect!!
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA266C0E7DCE1AE6B&feature=viewall
memcpy
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States459 Posts
August 31 2012 09:02 GMT
#1603
So umm, what if somehow the map became public for editing... Just sayin'. =)
IeZaeL
Profile Joined July 2012
Italy991 Posts
August 31 2012 09:42 GMT
#1604
Please XenoX , please make the mod free to edit and download in the editor ! Please !!

Oh, and FUCK YOU Blizzard , He spent over 50 hours ( i think , is it right ? ) for create this mod . YOU CAN'T DESTROY IT !!!
Author of Coda and Eastwatch.
XenoX101
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia729 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-31 10:25:41
August 31 2012 09:55 GMT
#1605
My last big post was on the bottom of the last page. If you didn't read my post from last page, I have pasted it at the bottom of this post for you after the "Post from last page below" line (it is a notable post because it is most likely the last major post I will make in this thread).

On August 31 2012 18:02 memcpy wrote:
So umm, what if somehow the map became public for editing... Just sayin'. =)


On August 31 2012 18:42 IeZaeL wrote:
Please XenoX , please make the mod free to edit and download in the editor ! Please !!


They said to me that they will be releasing some guidelines about what Heart of the Swarm content people are allowed to use in Wings of Liberty, so it is something they will be enforcing across the board, not just my map specifically. It is upsetting for us but I think they are well within their right to defend their Heart of the Swarm IP, and I think we should be happy that we had this opportunity right up to the Beta, over 9 months of Heart of the Swarm actions without any concerns.

Post from last page below

----------

On August 31 2012 17:46 XenoX101 wrote:
Hey everyone, got a bit of sad news about the mod. Blizzard emailed me today about some concerns they have of the mod becoming too similar to the Closed Beta, the potential for confusion and conflict between the custom and beta versions of Heart of the Swarm, and how in being so similar my map technically will allow people to bypass the Closed aspect of the Beta. As such, the maps will be taken down from all servers as of Monday, 3rd of September 2012. I say this now so that people can make the most of the limited time left on the maps before it goes down.

So I guess this will be it for the mod, I will say though that it's been a good run, and much of where the mod is today is thanks to all the feedback you guys were able to provide. I hope that everyone made the most of the opportunity they had, and looks forward to doing the same thing in the real Heart of the Swarm some time in the near future. I am glad that I was able to work on such a project and provide people this great opportunity to experience Heart of the Swarm.

As far as my map-making ventures are concerned. I have an entirely unrelated project called Micro Match that I still need to finish, which hopefully will be out sometime in the not too distant future, but no deadlines yet.

So thanks again for all your support, and I hope you make the most of these last moments before the maps go down.


Tppz!
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany1449 Posts
August 31 2012 09:56 GMT
#1606
Yeah completely understandable action by Blizzard. Well we had fun with this one. Thanks!
Dont hate Blizzard. It was just a matter of time till they did this
Arco
Profile Joined September 2009
United States2090 Posts
August 31 2012 09:59 GMT
#1607
This is why HotS should be open beta. We've already been testing it for months.
XenoX101
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia729 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-31 10:06:50
August 31 2012 10:00 GMT
#1608
Oh I forgot to mention I will be playing HOTS Custom 2 games here and there in the next few days, and also changing the map rotations as much as possible (maybe 3-4 times per day) while we still have the map. I'll also take requests if you want a particular map up. My battle.net IDs are below and I will be hanging out in Channel HOTS when I'm on.

US - XenoX.969

SEA - XenoX.583

EU - XenoX.849
myRZeth
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany1047 Posts
August 31 2012 10:12 GMT
#1609
that s so fucking sad
Ramiz1989
Profile Joined July 2012
12124 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-31 11:07:13
August 31 2012 11:04 GMT
#1610
Great map Xenox, had fun playing it. You did great job on it, and I guess that it is reasonable for Blizzard to take it down. Hope to see your maps for LotV too!

On the other hand, that means that Beta is really close! Can't wait! :D
"I've been to hell and back, and back to hell…and back. This time, I've brought Hell back with me."
Plansix
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States60190 Posts
August 31 2012 11:07 GMT
#1611
Good Job sir. Glad Blizzard is giving you the respect you deserve. Hopefully they send you a beta invite for your service.
I have the Honor to be your Obedient Servant, P.6
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WhiteKnight
Profile Joined December 2009
New Zealand134 Posts
August 31 2012 13:09 GMT
#1612
Thats just plain Bullshit. Ahh Fudge. What are they scared about? The fact that millions of dollars just got re-created in a user created map? I find this a bit pathetic, Hots multiplayer needs to have some more going for it than just 6 new units for it to be sucessful. Ah well thanks xenox for all your hard word. Cheers buddy had a great time playing your maps.
NewSunshine
Profile Joined July 2011
United States5938 Posts
August 31 2012 13:17 GMT
#1613
On August 31 2012 22:09 WhiteKnight wrote:
Thats just plain Bullshit. Ahh Fudge. What are they scared about? The fact that millions of dollars just got re-created in a user created map? I find this a bit pathetic, Hots multiplayer needs to have some more going for it than just 6 new units for it to be sucessful. Ah well thanks xenox for all your hard word. Cheers buddy had a great time playing your maps.

Ignoring the fact that Blizzard is entirely within their rights to do so, and the fact that they logically would have done this at some point, it makes sense. If, during the WoL beta for example, somebody had come up with a homebrew game that was basically the same, the same thing would be happening. It's starting off as a closed beta, they want it to be closed, and they want to limit confusion. Chill out.
"If you find yourself feeling lost, take pride in the accuracy of your feelings." - Night Vale
Empirimancer
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada1024 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-31 14:59:00
August 31 2012 14:57 GMT
#1614
Legal and expected, but very bitchy move by Blizzard, unless there are going to be tons of beta keys distributed right away, which we all know won't happen.


Anyway, thanks for your work XenoX.



EDIT:
The fact that millions of dollars just got re-created in a user created map



LOL, that is pretty funny when you think about it.

Omegalisk
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States337 Posts
August 31 2012 15:09 GMT
#1615
I'm not terribly surprised that Blizzard sent the notice. I thought it might happen when this mod first came out, and am glad that Blizzard let us use the map for as long as they did (they surely must have noticed it a long time ago). Plus, at least they didn't go all gung-ho on XenoX about this but were rather polite about it.
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3691 Posts
August 31 2012 18:22 GMT
#1616
Makes sense, sucks though, just hope they don't take this down now and then release beta in 3 months.
NewSunshine
Profile Joined July 2011
United States5938 Posts
August 31 2012 19:08 GMT
#1617
Show nested quote +
The fact that millions of dollars just got re-created in a user created map



LOL, that is pretty funny when you think about it.


Well, that sort of implies that we would have made the exact same design decisions as Blizzard, which, well, wouldn't have happened. Take the Mothership Core for instance, a unit design that was frankly a stroke of genius. We've just been copying the stuff they've thought through and implemented it amongst the community. It's had a great run, but it's no surprise that it should come to an end.
"If you find yourself feeling lost, take pride in the accuracy of your feelings." - Night Vale
emc
Profile Joined September 2010
United States3088 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-31 20:08:31
August 31 2012 20:07 GMT
#1618
On August 31 2012 17:46 XenoX101 wrote:
Hey everyone, got a bit of sad news about the mod. Blizzard emailed me today about some concerns they have of the mod becoming too similar to the Closed Beta, the potential for confusion and conflict between the custom and beta versions of Heart of the Swarm, and how in being so similar my map technically will allow people to bypass the Closed aspect of the Beta. As such, the maps will be taken down from all servers as of Monday, 3rd of September 2012. I say this now so that people can make the most of the limited time left on the maps before it goes down.

So I guess this will be it for the mod, I will say though that it's been a good run, and much of where the mod is today is thanks to all the feedback you guys were able to provide. I hope that everyone made the most of the opportunity they had, and looks forward to doing the same thing in the real Heart of the Swarm some time in the near future. I am glad that I was able to work on such a project and provide people this great opportunity to experience Heart of the Swarm.

As far as my map-making ventures are concerned. I have an entirely unrelated project called Micro Match that I still need to finish, which hopefully will be out sometime in the not too distant future, but no deadlines yet.

So thanks again for all your support, and I hope you make the most of these last moments before the maps go down.


NOOO

give it a different name, and change the maps to a WoL rotation. I don't see how if you changed the name they could do anything about it? especially since it's a basically a custom melee map, it's like your version of SC2, tons of map makers do it. Maybe it means the beta is coming on tuesday, but even so, we should try and keep this alive, it's way too fun.
XenoX101
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia729 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-31 20:15:05
August 31 2012 20:14 GMT
#1619
On September 01 2012 04:08 NewSunshine wrote:
Show nested quote +
The fact that millions of dollars just got re-created in a user created map



LOL, that is pretty funny when you think about it.


Well, that sort of implies that we would have made the exact same design decisions as Blizzard, which, well, wouldn't have happened. Take the Mothership Core for instance, a unit design that was frankly a stroke of genius. We've just been copying the stuff they've thought through and implemented it amongst the community. It's had a great run, but it's no surprise that it should come to an end.


Thanks for pointing this out, I feel this really needs to be stressed. Designing and balancing the units is by far the most difficult part of creating Heart of the Swarm, and something that I could never, ever, have done on my own to anywhere near the success that Blizzard has. My job was simply to take the finished product, and clone it within the editor. Like covering a song from another band, I cannot take credit for the lyrics - so to speak - of Heart of the Swarm. And of course this isn't to say that my job was easy, some of the recreations were indeed quite difficult, but the difficulty was only in producing the content not in coming up with the ideas in the first place, that responsibility rested solely on Blizzard's shoulders.
XenoX101
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia729 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-08-31 20:44:26
August 31 2012 20:43 GMT
#1620
Ok I've changed the 1v1 map to Howling Peaks and the 4v4 map to District 10. Have fun . And I will change it up a bit later today as well (maybe in 4-5 hours).

Also the individual maps are back up on the EU server and should be on all the servers until Monday September 3rd.
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