Do We Need A Heroes Of Might And Magic Forum?

Andemagne · November 11, 2002, 21:45

well?

Urban Ranger · November 12, 2002, 08:14

No. You can count all the M&M threads on one hand.

TheStinger · November 12, 2002, 09:47

Not really

FrustratedPoet · November 12, 2002, 10:04

I don't think so. There are a lot of HOMM fans here, but there aren't many threads about it and Mark and Dan ask for quite a high level of participation for a new forum (witness the Story forum plea in Community).

If we get a couple of new HOMM threads every day then we should ask for a new forum. But we'll never get that many, so...

thinkingamer · November 18, 2002, 13:09

It would be nice, but it's not likely to happen

Grumbold · November 18, 2002, 13:47

No but I think we're getting to the stage of needing to distinguish between 'Other PC games' and 'Games on Other Platforms'

Urban Ranger · November 18, 2002, 22:16

I have just noticed most HoMM threads are silly polls, such as favourite spell, character type, or town type.

Pah.

General Ludd · November 18, 2002, 23:14

No.

Where'd you get the idea that apolyton might need one?

DarkCloud · November 18, 2002, 23:19

I though about it... but there really isn't that much to talk about HOMM-wise

In fact, we nearly have as many posts on HoMM III here as the boards at celestial heavens have (actually we have more

) but that's not much considering- sadly, there isn't too much to discuss, unless we want to organize a scenario-competition

Like H3Trio had

...Anyone want to do that?

If we did that, then perhaps the amount of threads would warrant a fora

MattyBoy · November 19, 2002, 01:05

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there isn't too much to discuss

Exactly.
I loved the game, and I enjoyed the strategy/balance of it, but the strategy doesn't warrant discussion in the same way as, say, Civ2 or SMAC.

The forum would be one of those forums that you visit each day and are disappointed to find that nobody has found anything to post about. i.e: a waste of time. At least in Other Games you have an audience.

DarkCloud · November 19, 2002, 21:35

-Well, if we could organize something around the game,,, then perhaps there would be reason for a forum... Oh well, that's unlikely- since even the 'semi-official' fora- Celestial Heavens for example; fail to have much discussion on the subject anymore

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PS: mattyboy- what happened to your country flag?

MattyBoy · November 19, 2002, 22:25

I decided to drop the flag, for the sake of aesthetics, while I have this avatar.

Andemagne · November 23, 2002, 15:37

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
-Well, if we could organize something around the game,,, then perhaps there would be reason for a forum...

HoMM3 Demoncracy Game

Quote:

If we get a couple of new HOMM threads every day then we should ask for a new forum. But we'll never get that many, so...

maybe we should just get to it. posting new thread every day.

Urban Ranger: So?

Osweld: I was looking at my post count on the other day and.....

tniem · November 23, 2002, 15:51

At this point the only HOMM discussion going on is whether or not it needs a forum. I think it is probably a great game and something that I would love to discuss when I get it this Christmas but there is not enough traffic on this site to justify it.

Edit: Never mind, it appears you guys are going for the forum and have created a number of new discussions. I guess if there are enough responses to it, I would be in favor of it.

Andemagne · November 23, 2002, 16:24

tniem: read my responce to Osweld.

DarkCloud · November 23, 2002, 21:58

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HoMM3 Demoncracy Game

Not that bad an idea- we could create sort of a PBEM game

and Demo/Game mix

with people voting on which creature generators to build for a week- each day we'd play a week in a selected map

then report at the end of the week!

Quote:

Edit: Never mind, it appears you guys are going for the forum and have created a number of new discussions. I guess if there are enough responses to it, I would be in favor of it

Well, we have had about on average, for the past 3 months- 1 thread a week

Therefore: we have about 12-15 threads on it within 3 months old (or so I estimate)...Almost enough, but not quite- If we could manage 10-40 active threads over 2 monhths- then we could possibly win a petition!

(At least that's what I think it took Earth 2025 to get their fora

)

Andemagne · November 24, 2002, 02:51

or maybe we could get some kind of multiplayer thing going?

or a duel tournament. 2 players, 1 city each, nothing else on the map, wait for 2 months, buy everything and then fight. how about that? does it sound... öö... cool?
I'm sure that Darkcould can come up with a good map for it

(well, in the matter of a fact I do allready have a good map for it.)

DarkCloud · November 24, 2002, 19:47

Well, I woudl think that would be boring- wait 2 months- I like my games to be fast?
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You have a good map- which map?

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thank you for your trust in my mapmaking abilities

Andemagne · November 25, 2002, 22:37

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Originally posted by DarkCloud
Well, I woudl think that would be boring- wait 2 months- I like my games to be fast?

you just have to click nex turn - next turn - next turn.....
nothing else.
and then you can save it, and have so many rematches as you like.

Quote:

You have a good map- which map?

you can use a empty map with only 2 towns.
or my Heroes 3 Arena.

DarkCloud · November 25, 2002, 23:16

H3 Arena?
Have you ever posted it?
Is it like the Battle Maps?

Andemagne · November 26, 2002, 09:34

nope. have never posted it. I can PM it to you to see.
what battle maps?

The Pioneer · November 26, 2002, 09:57

Banana

. I bought the game (I think it was IIIrd part) but I never really got into it and I don't think I will!

So long...

Andemagne · November 26, 2002, 09:59

Pioneer: you should try it. it's a great game! do it now!

Andemagne · November 26, 2002, 11:34

ok here is the file. minor tweeks is still needed to be made.

DC: you don't have have/use ICQ?

DarkCloud · November 26, 2002, 13:28

Okay- I'll download it and try it when I return home

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Yes I have ICQ... but I don't use it since my firewall usually erupts in errors when I use it

allegedly someone tries to hack into my computer when I use ICQ... but AIM has no errors

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At h3trio.com they have some battle maps. In fact, hte battle maps are quite famous... they had competitions for over a year- and over 50 people participated!

Rasbelin · November 26, 2002, 14:38

I like the idea of HoMM3 or HoMM3 AG multiplayer with other Apolytoners. May I join in?

Anyway, on the topic...

I voted "no" as I can't see any really good reason for a such forum.

Andemagne · November 27, 2002, 02:13

DC: got to check those battle maps out then.

Ras: of course you can join. until we get something going.
AG? Armageddons Blade = AB.

Rasbelin · November 27, 2002, 02:50

Errr... my little typo.

Yes, it's AB.

Andemagne · November 27, 2002, 11:00

DC: about tweeking that H3 Arena scenario. how do you disable some spells(summon boat)? and how do you add
text to the beginning of the scenario?
and your oppinnion: should I change that arena from under ground to over ground?

MattyBoy · November 27, 2002, 20:09

Back on the forum thing, if you did choose to have a HOMM forum, you may as well make it HOMM/Warlords.