Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

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Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby outlawed » Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:42 pm

There has been a resurgence in the AMV community in the last 2 years with some veteran AMV editors returning from World of Warcraft to make AMVs. AMV pundits are now running scared as this trend could possibly revert when the WoW expansion Cataclysm is launched Dec 7th. One of the main goals behind Cataclysm (besides luring new players to re-tooled and improved starting game zones) is to get old players to come back and re-roll and experience the the famous Azeroth and Kalimdor zones in a new way.

The AMV community NEEDS to take this threat seriously. Only sustained candlelight vigils and campaigning can prevent another disaster like the mass exodus of AMV creator talent of January 16, 2007. We will not get through this without the entire community unified. We MUST take a holistic approach this time.

Thank you and have a pleasant tomorrow.
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby Glitzer » Mon Oct 04, 2010 5:37 pm

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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby competitionbros » Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:38 pm

Someone make a banner.
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby godix » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:13 pm

There's something minorly cruel about seeing a topic titled 'Justin Rollins of Shining Fingers Studio passed away' followed by a topic titled 'Save the AMV community: Holistic approach'. It's probably too soon to take the idea any further than that, but yeah, holistic cancer treatments...
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby macchinainterna » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:17 pm

Really? WoW is why everyone stopped making amvs for the last two years? Really?

The fact that we all have lives outside of this hobby has nothing to do with it? The fact that some of us are still in college means nothing? Let alone those of us struggling to stay ahead in the current economy?

WoW? REALLY?
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby Pwolf » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:32 pm

I will not be returning to WoW... I've been sober for too long to revert back to my old ways. I must be strong!
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby Nya-chan Production » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:32 pm

macchinainterna wrote:Really? WoW is why everyone stopped making amvs for the last two years? Really?

The fact that we all have lives outside of this hobby has nothing to do with it? The fact that some of us are still in college means nothing? Let alone those of us struggling to stay ahead in the current economy?

WoW? REALLY?

Your lvl80 Paladin DOESN'T LIE!
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby BasharOfTheAges » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:48 pm

macchinainterna wrote:Really? WoW is why everyone stopped making amvs for the last two years? Really?

The fact that we all have lives outside of this hobby has nothing to do with it? The fact that some of us are still in college means nothing? Let alone those of us struggling to stay ahead in the current economy?

WoW? REALLY?

IDK... I was in one of the most difficult majors my school offered (that landed me a damn good job right out of college on my first interview) and I found college to have the most spare time for editing of any point in my life before or after.

Also played WoW... and it did eat up all my free time. Fell off the wagon in 2008 for a weekend - hit the realization that I couldn't actively play as I had before after stopping because I simply didn't have the time to play enough. Been clean for a while now. Never again.
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby macchinainterna » Mon Oct 04, 2010 8:50 pm

Nya-chan Production wrote:Your lvl80 Paladin DOESN'T LIE!


Don't you dare blame little Cecil on my lack of editing! *sob*
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby JudgeHolden » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:10 pm

Since I would need a new comp to play it, I shall continue to make one AMV a year! |:>
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby macchinainterna » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:32 pm

JudgeHolden wrote:Since I would need a new comp to play it, I shall continue to make one AMV a year! |:>


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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby gotegenks » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:34 pm

how about after december 7 we check the user database for the screen names of suddenly inactive editors :o
(assuming there's a user database, i don't really know)
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby Castor Troy » Mon Oct 04, 2010 9:52 pm

I never play and hopefully I never will.
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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby Enigma » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:04 pm

macchinainterna wrote:
Nya-chan Production wrote:Your lvl80 Paladin DOESN'T LIE!


Don't you dare blame little Cecil on my lack of editing! *sob*

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Re: Save the AMV community: Holistic approach needed before 12-7

Postby LittleAtari » Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:14 pm

You guys have underestimated the power of StarCraft II. You'll notice that some of us are missing.


And no i'm not only talking about me >.>
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