Although I wasn't a major mapper, I observed the community a bit before the whole hacking incident.

One primary drive for mappers, new and old, was old, down to Earth human competition. DM would be trying to make the Resident Evil map that would top UBCS's or DLK's. There was a strong desire to make a map better than the giants such as Tuxedo and Millennium, and gain fans out of the constantly growing SEN community. Today, we have none of that. Everyone was out to stake a huge place in mapping, whether it be a concept or a great map. That motivation is now mostly absent in the community(the modding community as well).

Combined with an ever decreasing map player and maker base, the community won't experience a revival barring a miracle, such as thousands of people want to play SC again, or SC2.

Wow I forgot that there was a backup of the old SEN.

Things like
http://doodle77.dyndns.org/staticsen.php?st=19717 (Generals by Psi)
http://doodle77.dyndns.org/staticsen.php?st=18386 (Aeon Of The Hawk)
http://doodle77.dyndns.org/staticsen.php?st=16797 (SW: Coruscant by ShizTheresABear)
http://doodle77.dyndns.org/staticsen.php?st=6846&p=1 (AE: After Earth by aE[Templar])
bring back many memories.

It's been so long it seems. Things have really died down since then. I'm on my second year of college and was only in 9th grade
when I first started coming here. :'( (Been coming here and making maps since 2004)

Things do seem to have died down. It will never be like it was. Not even when SC2 comes out. With the SC Editor you had so many limitations, it forced you
to push those limits to come up with something so unique and exciting you would be revered by the rest of the community. Back then it was everyone's dream
to become a "Map Making Celebrity". To get into clan (U).

You're right, now that feeling has died down and it will never be the same. Most of us just... grew up.

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on Apr 5 2009, 2:49 am by KilaByte.

Growing up, class, friends, a band, SEN Mafia, console gaming, administrating SEN, theater and you want me to MAP? HAHAHA!

I could help you with that administrating part

But seriously, even 20 minutes of hardcore working every day adds up to a real map evenutally. (Unless you did 3 hours a day and itll be done in a week.)