BlueAdept
12-04-2002, 12:28 AM
Just wanted to thank him for all his hard work over the years. Those maps were/are a lifeline to a lot of players. I feel so bad that Sony screwed him over too.
From the site:
The Future of EQ Atlas Thursday, December 3rd
I've tried for about a week to come up with a good way to say this, but since I couldn't I'll just say it. I don't plan on making any more maps for this (or any) site in the future. There is probably a 20-page explanation for why I've decided this, but I'll give you all the brief version. This site has existed now for a little over three-and-a-half years, and has been the work of just myself. While it was very satisfying when I started, it has become less so as time has gone on. I currently barely play EQ anymore for fun, and it's very difficult to be enthusiastic about a fan site for a game that you are no longer a fan for.
It would also be accurate to say that the money situation is not really what I had hoped at this point. I had been hoping, at some point, to make a book of the maps I have on this site in order to make enough money to recupe what I had spent in terms of time in the creation and support of the site. After SOE bent me over a barrel, the major publishers felt there wasn't a large enough market for another book, and I don't have the time to create one on my own, so that idea is pretty much dead in the water. Any other potential for making money would probably rely on making up new content for the site that would be pay-for content, and I don't have the time to easily create that kind of material, and it would probably have a limited market and appeal if I did.
In the end, though, running any site like this comes down to a major time investment. I can keep up with updates alright, but the creation of new material simply takes too long. I have a regular job that demands 50+ hours a week if I do it right, and I really want to do it right. Therefore, my commitment to this has to change.
That all being said, the site isn't going anywhere. It's still going to exist as it does now, and I will keep it as up-to-date as the information you guys send me and the little bit I find out on my own. I may be trying to put up some of the parses I have as just outlines, since that requires very little work on my part at this point and would provide you all with at least some information to use. Who knows, at some point in the future the situation might change and I'll be willing to do more maps, however at this point I wanted to let everyone know that that's not likely to be anytime soon.
Muse...
From the site:
The Future of EQ Atlas Thursday, December 3rd
I've tried for about a week to come up with a good way to say this, but since I couldn't I'll just say it. I don't plan on making any more maps for this (or any) site in the future. There is probably a 20-page explanation for why I've decided this, but I'll give you all the brief version. This site has existed now for a little over three-and-a-half years, and has been the work of just myself. While it was very satisfying when I started, it has become less so as time has gone on. I currently barely play EQ anymore for fun, and it's very difficult to be enthusiastic about a fan site for a game that you are no longer a fan for.
It would also be accurate to say that the money situation is not really what I had hoped at this point. I had been hoping, at some point, to make a book of the maps I have on this site in order to make enough money to recupe what I had spent in terms of time in the creation and support of the site. After SOE bent me over a barrel, the major publishers felt there wasn't a large enough market for another book, and I don't have the time to create one on my own, so that idea is pretty much dead in the water. Any other potential for making money would probably rely on making up new content for the site that would be pay-for content, and I don't have the time to easily create that kind of material, and it would probably have a limited market and appeal if I did.
In the end, though, running any site like this comes down to a major time investment. I can keep up with updates alright, but the creation of new material simply takes too long. I have a regular job that demands 50+ hours a week if I do it right, and I really want to do it right. Therefore, my commitment to this has to change.
That all being said, the site isn't going anywhere. It's still going to exist as it does now, and I will keep it as up-to-date as the information you guys send me and the little bit I find out on my own. I may be trying to put up some of the parses I have as just outlines, since that requires very little work on my part at this point and would provide you all with at least some information to use. Who knows, at some point in the future the situation might change and I'll be willing to do more maps, however at this point I wanted to let everyone know that that's not likely to be anytime soon.
Muse...