myth news

Zeph · Post by **Zeph** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:39 am

Just wanted to point out that the news on the website havent been updated in a long long time, like mid-2007...

perhaps we should start adding news post when big projects are being released? public betas? tournaments? link to important forum posts? I bet when Myrd's new tools will be out there wont be any news to tell people.

gugusm · Post by **gugusm** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 9:55 am

Yeah, I think it should be updated too. Just to let people know that Myth is still alive. There shouldn't be such a situation, where someone wants to get back or enter Myth communnity and he's directed to the Project Magma, but the last 'news' information he can see is from 2007. Not to nag or something, just my suggestion.

Renwood TWA · Post by **Renwood TWA** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:33 am

yea a little blurb about 1.7, Oak coming out soon and maybe the new projects being worked on would be a good idea

vinylrake · Post by **vinylrake** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:48 am

I agree, updated news would be a good thing - even if it's just a generic once a month note so it looks fresher.

I would resist the temptation to post 'news' about the 'soon' release of multiyear projects until they have a fairly firm release date. News ABOUT ongoing projects, milestones reached, etc would be useful, but personally I find the ratio of officially released projects to the amount that are announced but never released really frustrating. There are for example several projects that have periodic betas released or which I hear through the grapevine are going to be released 'soon' which never seem to get released as the months go by and turn into years... If a project is under development and the author/team wants to release progress updates or requests for people to help out on a project that's cool, but let's save the release announcements for projects which are completed and are actually being released.

Post by **Death's Avatar** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:35 pm

Now look what you've done!

Deqlyn · Post by **Deqlyn** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:57 pm

Post something on the Beta of Dreatm Duel at Tyr. You can get it at Udogs. I am done updating it for awhile needs lotsa testing done. Myrd was gracious enough to help out last nite : )

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Pyro · Post by **Pyro** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:03 pm

I agree with VR... completed plugins.

Renwood TWA · Post by **Renwood TWA** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:13 pm

VR, even software company's games with millions of dollars in the budget sometimes NEVER are released.
In fact even one of the Bungie/myth creators, David Bowman ran a software company here in phoenix. They worked on an everquest RPG style game for 4-5 years. I am 99% sure even that was never released.
I even toured the offices and was shown the the game in progress, and spoke with Bowman. He was really a "Nerd's Nerd"

The problem with fan made projects is they are subject to many things other pro developers arent. (people having to get new jobs or move away to get another job, so they can pay the rent)

I have read about many cool sounding games that never were released, and i enjoyed reading about them. Otherwise you can only read about things allready completed.

Post by **Death's Avatar** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:31 pm

Hmmm. Upcoming things are a recipe for disappointment, especially given myth's track record.

-DA

carlinho · Post by **carlinho** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:47 pm

it would be interesting though to see what mapmakers are doing actively and if any known mapmaker is free or open to working on new projects...sort of a working forum
so new groups can be assembled, new projects could find talent there...etc

sometimes if not you have 10 people individually tackle individual projects when maybe they could have joined and do 1 or 2 altogether ...

Renwood TWA · Post by **Renwood TWA** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:38 pm

Carl, on our website we have a forum section JUST for people to find help with their projects from other mythers with diffrent skill sets.

http://myth4thewindage.com/forum/viewfo ... 4cf5fd13ad

there should be a greek tagset listing!

Post by **Death's Avatar** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:09 pm

Renwood TWA wrote:Carl, on our website we have a forum section JUST for people to find help with their projects from other mythers with diffrent skill sets.

http://myth4thewindage.com/forum/viewfo ... 4cf5fd13ad

there should be a greek tagset listing!

Luckily, the magma news is not your forums

vinylrake · Post by **vinylrake** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:48 pm

My request to refrain from announcing as 'news' that a project will be released 'soon' was just that and nothing more. I don't have a problem with people posting news about betas, significant milestones, requests for help with a project, status updates, etc, I just don't like 'coming soon' announcements portrayed as 'news'. You see - I understand that there are a vast number of variables which can effect the completion date of a large project, many completely outside the control of the project team, but announcing that a multiyear project will be released at some indefinite point in the future (aka 'soon') is not news, and often is little more than wishful thinking. Posting a 'blurb' that 'Oak will be released soon' is not news. Posting a blurb that 'Oak will be released next month' is.

[edited to be nice] [er]

carlinho · Post by **carlinho** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:20 pm

aye
that's cool
I figured that would be helpful to the community...

Post by **Death's Avatar** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:06 pm

Keep arguments to PMs please.

I wonder if the magma folks could set up some sort of method by which news could be posted. Alternatively, if you have something you want, maybe send it to doob or myrd, or other appropriate parties.

Of course no one that runs this site has actually replied... thoughts guys?

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