Official Postponement... with new happy news!

I'm officially postponing TTOA until further notice. This postponement does not mean it is canceled. It doesn't even mean that I'm going to completely stop working (not that I have been doing much anyway).

What this postponement means is that:

- All TTOA Staff stop worrying about the models, skins, etc I've requested of you. If you want to work on TTOA stuff, then feel free to do so. But for now just ignore it if you'd like. If TTOA continues, then you can work on it then, but until then, theres no point for you to spend your time doing stuff for TTOA until I get it back on track.
- I will not be worrying about TTOA anymore. It has begun to stress me out: (#1 reason - Too perfect. I keep trying to make TTOA too perfect and it starts to irritate me when I can't.)
(#2 reason - My scripts, storyline and all the Part 3 stuff is a jumbled mess. There is a plethora of other unorganized documents in my TTOA folder as well. In addition to that, a pile of about 500 models and skins I've downloaded and requested to sort through. With the amount of shit sleep I get I'm so tired most of the time I don't even feel like going through stuff. [I have trouble getting to sleep at night, my mind is too active])
(#3 reason - Its becoming a burden on my back to the point where its not much fun anymore. I keep worrying about things like - I don't want to let the team down, I don't want to let the fans down, I want to get TTOA finished while Warcraft III is still VERY popular, I want to get TTOA finished because soon I won't have time to do it when i have to get a job, concentrate on school, etc...)
- I will still work on the storyline and organizing stuff though. I just won't rush to get them done.
- I can no longer insure that TTOA will be completed. I will try my best but for now I just want to get this off my back.

So now TTOA the cinematic is officially on hold. TTOA the story, and the website is not. I will still work on those on my own pace. Maybe without having to think about tackling all this stuff at once, I'll be able to concentrate more on getting the Story, and website out of the way.

Thank you to the people who have supported this project so far, and to all of the TTOA fans out there,
Ian "Iron_Ian" Hedges

translation: ttoa team is lazy, especially me (lead modeller? LEADER IN LAZINESS ^_^ )

That almost sums it all up

Since it is becoming a burden...why not shorten it a bit. Make less amounts of parts. That way itll be a bit quicker.

I say take a break and give it one last try near the end of summer. If you cant get back into it then just scrap the project. It almost sounds like what is happening to me with CotD. Fortunately I am far enough along and can see the end in sight and still stay inspired. You have only released 2 parts and have many more to go. If you cant get back into the project then in, from what you have said, it would be a waste of time to continue. You've gotta know when to persevere or cut your losses. If you do complete this i will be amazed and give you a big congratulations. If you never complete TToA the I will understand and be content with the first 2 parts i saw. I dont think scrapping the project would be a bad decision. Good luck with whatever you chose. :D

-Zurg

Thanks guys. ^_^

If anything, I will take what I've gained from TTOA. (A job with Reverie Entertainment, a sense of accomplishment yet loss at the same time, as well as the story I have developed so far).

I don't think TTOA will ever truly "end". In the future even if this project fails, I think I have my mind set on finishing the story and sharing it with the world.

Iron_Ian

Sorry to hear about it Ian, I wish there was some advice I could give or something to do to help, but this is just one of those things you have to get through on your own.

Good luck and I hope that you will eventually finish this project

This could be for the best, not canceling the project but putting it on super laid back status. Ever since the first cinematic i've been intrestead in TTOA, its my own little LOTR.

So far what i've read of ur story Ian has kept me here. I'm willing to help out still in any way that i can.


....i hate not having a scanner....maybe i should learn how to draw on APS7.

Ah I'm sure you can find someone with a scanner... even if you have to whack a few grannies with a stick. :>

And thanks for helping me out with the story so far Metropolis. :D I need to get the Creation of Arasil chapter put onto the website, and get that done fairly soon.

"Postpone?" That's B.F. (Bovine Feces) If you "postpone," you'll quit. You will simply lose intrest, because you are doing nothing.

The reasons you provided, they are not good enough to do somthing as drastic and stupid as quit the greatest Warcraft III cinematic series.

Go forth, complete AT LEAST ONE MORE MOVIE! Although you have left quite a number of loose ends presented at the end of the "The Letter," your skill would be strongly demonstrated by tying them together by the end of the third, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU WILL COMPLETE!

You say you are not motivated enough? I am INSULTED that the support we are all giving you isn't enough motivation!

Please, try to think of this as a lesson in life. If you're doing this sort of thing for a company, the consequences for you "postponing" (i.e., quitting) would be getting fired.

Its not that I'm not motivated... its just...
I'm tired...
I've lived the past 10 years of my life sitting in front of a computer 24/7. I've never done anything much great beyond that, besides go to a few neat places in America.

After 10 years of being a comp freak, I think I'm losing interest... or maybe I just need a better comp. I've been there done that, played millions of games inside/out, learned how Warcraft III works inside/out.
I started modding for Unreal about five years ago. I never released anything, but I stuck with modding it and UT for about 3 years. Then after that I lost interest. Now I'm actually doing something with Warcraft III, but I find myself wanting to do more then spend all my time sitting in front of a comp. I want to complete TTOA, eventually, but I've got too much other crap to worry about in life (How the fucking hell am I gonna pay for collage, what the hell am I gonna be, how the hell am I gonna motivate my lazy ass to do something...)

I'll continue with TTOA sometime soon... I hope...
but for now I just need a bit of downtime... to sit down and think about what I am going to do with TTOA... and alot of other stuff too.

Thanks for complimenting TTOA, really makes me feel great that you consider it the greatest cinematic series for Warcraft III. ^_^

I'll try to bring myself back into working on it...
I'm pretty tired right now, so I'm about to head off to bed... though I also feel like writing a bit each character in TTOA before I do. I think I should just let my imagination guide me for a while...

(BTW I don't know how this message seems to come across: I don't mean it to seem like I'm mad or sad, or whatever wierd tone it may convey... I'm just talking to myself out loud I guess...)

Iron_Ian

I lost interest on the computer not to long ago..but now that i got a new one that looks awsome, im loving it again. Man...i hate to see the TTOA stopped because it's my favorite cinematic (so far) and im looking forward to see it finished.

That, Ian, I understand. In that case, I guess it's best that you have some "downtime," even at the risk of abandoning the project.

PS: The runner-up to TTOA is CotN. And that's not half as good.

Postpone sounds like delay and delay sounds like waiting. DARN!

BTW:TTOA is reall good cuz ian started it out in a battle scenne making it better but if you read silmarillion you will know that things will change part II........

I'm going to close this thread (actually I'm not going to... yet), TTOA is getting a bit more on track, so a state of "postponement" is no longer needed. ^_^

In n00b thats:
OMG!!!!111oneoneone
It's g0nna start @gain!
1r0|\|~1@|\| is teh pwn f00's!

... don't ask me why I wasted my time writing this... *looks at clock* Ooh 1:00 AM... ah yes... the above is a common side effect of trying to function this late in the night...

So basically... its going on again ^_^

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Do a little dance :god_help_us: Make a little love Get down tonight :<
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- Iron_Ian

EDIT: Remind me not to post this late... ever... ever... again...
EDIT2: ... I said I was gonna close this thread... yet I left it open... and I do want to leave it open... I'm speaking in riddles... argh!