I want to do something for the aoe community as well, since I really like aoe! So that's what got me thinking, what else can be done in a community where everything is done already?
So AoEZone contains a massive amount of history of aoe2. Lately I've been playing with the idea to note the complete history of (the competitive/multiplayer aspect) of aoe2 in an all-enveloping 'book'. What do people think of this idea? I figure it should contain a basic introduction of aoe2, with aoe1 and the lead-up to it, the first MSN zone platform that was used to play it online, other platforms that were used until voobly became the dominant platform, the transformation in HD and eventually DE.
Maybe this can be done chronologically or the chapters can be organized otherwise.
I also think it should contain sections with famous events in aoe, like important tournaments, players, and other events (things like scripter/userpatch, the most important admins like robo, mapscripters like chrazini and all the others). The most important people that influenced the direction the game was going (FE/ZeroEmpires/T90 to name a few). Maybe even the most famous drama events that happened over the years?
Also, would people like to help in writing this? I think it'll be really fun to delve deep into the history of aoe2 and note everything there is to know about the history!
So what are things that should be included in such a book?
Any good sources/links to go on?
So AoEZone contains a massive amount of history of aoe2. Lately I've been playing with the idea to note the complete history of (the competitive/multiplayer aspect) of aoe2 in an all-enveloping 'book'. What do people think of this idea? I figure it should contain a basic introduction of aoe2, with aoe1 and the lead-up to it, the first MSN zone platform that was used to play it online, other platforms that were used until voobly became the dominant platform, the transformation in HD and eventually DE.
Maybe this can be done chronologically or the chapters can be organized otherwise.
I also think it should contain sections with famous events in aoe, like important tournaments, players, and other events (things like scripter/userpatch, the most important admins like robo, mapscripters like chrazini and all the others). The most important people that influenced the direction the game was going (FE/ZeroEmpires/T90 to name a few). Maybe even the most famous drama events that happened over the years?
Also, would people like to help in writing this? I think it'll be really fun to delve deep into the history of aoe2 and note everything there is to know about the history!
So what are things that should be included in such a book?
Any good sources/links to go on?