Originally posted by Krinkov:

Originally posted by Rexcopter:

That just works for a comedy though, a true drama needs to entirely disregard respawn, or play it off as non-functional when they died.

Well if you want to make a drama then that's a different story, but it could work for comedy.

I don't really have a preference, just saying why people sometimes disregard respawn in their SFMs.

Originally posted by Krinkov:

If you want to spend hundreds upon hundreds of hours in SFM, go ahead.

*cough*

Originally posted by Nanonium:

Originally posted by Quixenare:

What exactly do you mean by trailer?
What do you exactly want to happen in this SFM short?

Like an introduction for someone who 1st comes to the group who can watch it, not sure for what to happen, i'm still looking for ideas

I should be able to make it if you can't find anyone else.

Originally posted by Krinkov:

Originally posted by Rexcopter:

That actually sounds like a mildly attractive idea.
Sometimes it's necessary to leave respawn out of the equation, since if you don't setting a dramatic scene becomes impossible.

Well, unless you don't bring it into the equation until the end, making the viewer think that he has every reason to be sad.

That just works for a comedy though, a true drama needs to entirely disregard respawn, or play it off as non-functional when they died.

Originally posted by Krinkov:

A spoof animation where a spy is super depressed that his team died (because in so many SFM animations respawn doesn't seem to exist) but then finds them all at spawn alive and is embarrassed that he forgot that respawn exists.

That actually sounds like a mildly attractive idea.
Sometimes it's necessary to leave respawn out of the equation, since if you don't setting a dramatic scene becomes impossible.

So, since I was a wee lad, barely able to move the bones of models, I've been wanting to make a proper SFM animation.
But it doesn't ever seem to work out well. I start on something that sounds great in my head, only to then realise it was a half finished, rushed and bad idea. I have over a dozen saved .dmxs that I'm never going to finish. I need some good ideas, I'm just dry at this point.


TL;DR Gib SFM animation plot ideas.

OP, what kind of characters are you looking for? I could hit you up with enough medieval fantasy and post apocalypse fitting characters to last you a lifetime.

Originally posted by Lagger:

Originally posted by Mercy x Pharah is best ship:

Whats the story about?

Okay, pitcher:

Sci-Fi setting
Veteran Interstellar Navy commander in retirement asked to do one last mission for the army, in exchange for a lot of money of course.
>only doing this with my own people cliche
goes on mission

Does this help in any way?

Also fuck it I'm including you.

The mission is going to require this Commander to make ties with other people to aid the cause, which will eventually have to form past strictly business. This is a difficult task for the Commander, as he had lost am entire squadron in an ambiguous space incident I'll let you decide for, which is what led up to and caused his retirement and reclusion.
The tough and capable guy stereotype who eventually grows past his previous endeavors that left him scarred. You can play him off as now untrusting and short tempered, or the more Jesus paragon of right type (which oftendoesn't work in the third person and can lead to a Mary sue)

If you're using these to write something, I'd like to give you the extra advice of trying to avoid self insertion and similar bad writing devices.
Best of luck.

Originally posted by Zennock:

Originally posted by Nanonium:

Cool

It took 6 million years for you to came back. Wilkomen.

Originally posted by Krinkov:

It's a Blizzard game so it selling so many copies is completely understandable. However, whether or not the game has lasting appeal is another story. Personally I've never played it myself, but I'm just wondering how long it'll live for. Although Blizzard made a huge sum money either way.

I'm suprised nobody mentioned how much Blizzard focused on marketing.

This.
I could sell 7 million turds straight from my toilet if I did the same marketing Blizzard did.

Twitch.
You can stream on YouTube?

So we're shipping people now?

The bnet forums, or at least the WoW forums, have much less shitposting and misinformed posts.