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Alignment March 17th, 2010 7:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Aljam (Post 5630619)
As of you, I have lost interest in hacking as well.... At the time, what motivated me in hacking was learning how to do this and that and all of the people I would meet. Being on a hacking team really motivated me awhile to do my best for my peers. (for example working on silver ice with you was a blast!) Eventually, venturing out on my own was my downfall because I had no one to support or be supported by. Occasionally I have an urge to ROM hack and I honestly really want to get back into it. I remember when working on Emerald Thunder, I got HOTM clearly on the tiles I had used. That clearly brought my view on ROM hacking down because it wasn't meant to be skin deep.

I'm sorry to hear that D:
Maybe I can help?
I'll try my best to be a good motivator for pll like you :)

I get motivated to rom hack cause its really fun nothing in particular just the entire idea that its possible i guess :D

Darkest Shade of Light March 25th, 2010 4:32 PM

I get my motivation for ROM hacking from the sense of giving other something to play, having ppl enjoy my work, and actually notice the problems with it, and care enough to tell me so I can fix it for everyone. Plus, when you get part of a game done, and you have a new event or something that goes perfect, it feels great to have accomplished something!

Thrace March 25th, 2010 9:39 PM

When I first joined here it was the thrill of learning something new. Unlike most people I never really had a desire to create my own Pokemon game, for the most part I didn't have any problems with the original Pokemon games and I didn't really think they needed improvement (which seems really foolish now). I started Genesis as a creative outlet, I was never great at things like music or art, but I always enjoyed things like programming and engineering. I think it has something to do with the 'safety' of having so many restrictions in ROM hacking that made it so appealing to me.

Nowadays however the one thing that motivates me is the idea of finally being done with Genesis and leaving this (very enjoyable) part of my life behind.

Coolboyman March 25th, 2010 9:51 PM

I work on Prism when I feel like it, I don't work on it when I don't feel like it. I once went six months without doing a single thing on Prism because I didn't feel like it. If you force yourself to ROM hack and you're not enjoying it, the outcome is usually going to suck. I dunno what my motivation is, it comes and goes for no reason...

Ninja Caterpie March 26th, 2010 3:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Coolboyman (Post 5653488)
I work on Prism when I feel like it, I don't work on it when I don't feel like it. I once went six months without doing a single thing on Prism because I didn't feel like it. If you force yourself to ROM hack and you're not enjoying it, the outcome is usually going to suck. I dunno what my motivation is, it comes and goes for no reason...

My sentiments exactly.

You hack if you feel like it and don't do it when you don't. Hacking isn't going to get you anything besides enjoyment, so why do it when you don't feel like it?

NiKaNoRoU April 14th, 2010 10:59 AM

Well, my motivation currently is to unfold the plot. I started a new hack and it feels great to solo everything with a slowpoke pace. Many hackers lose motivation either because they get turned down (which means they were not hacking as a hobby-and you know what that means) and well, others found better things to do.

If you view hacking as something personal, non-competitive, you usually get motivated more.

Binary April 14th, 2010 11:06 AM

Well, I usually get motivated when I see other people hack or see their hacks.
It makes me want to hack and do something far better. And playing betas also help alot too xD.

Matteron (96) April 14th, 2010 12:16 PM

I get motivated from other hackers, from the fact that maybe, people will enjoy the hack and will give me the satisfaction of knowing that, and also, I get the need to perfect the hack to please the audience

raiden123 April 14th, 2010 12:19 PM

i got motivation where i see the others ROMs and when i make scripts (is strange but make scripts a saw it working make me happy xD).

in my mind i dream with another world of pokemons and another history (my history), so i never forget that dream

Binary April 14th, 2010 1:08 PM

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Originally Posted by raiden123 (Post 5715503)
i got motivation where i see the others ROMs and when i make scripts (is strange but make scripts a saw it working make me happy xD).

in my mind i dream with another world of pokemons and another history (my history), so i never forget that dream

lol, seeing my huge huge huge huge hugee....scripts always make me happy :D.

Coolboyman April 14th, 2010 1:44 PM

I don't know...

...but I wish I did.

Logan April 15th, 2010 11:58 AM

I usually gather some from playing my favourite hacks, watching Glee and browsing the Game Development section.

sab April 15th, 2010 2:52 PM

I saw Naranja, darkblue, and genesis. After that I was determined to make a hack. I am, by the way making one, but I've decided not to post it yet.

Ninja Caterpie April 15th, 2010 4:22 PM

To be perfectly honest, I have no idea at all.

If I did, that'd be nice, but I don't. I just know that I do have motivation sometimes and other times, none at all.

Overdrive64 April 16th, 2010 7:37 AM

I have to agree with Matteron on this one. That feeling that someone, just one person, is enjoying themselves thanks to your creation... that's motivation.

Christos April 16th, 2010 7:42 AM

Moved all the posts from the other motivation thread here. One thread is enough. :3

Fire Blazer April 21st, 2010 2:20 PM

Hacking lets you have your own game with your own fun and you can't complain much about the game because if you want something to be better then you should do it yourself!

Also, having other people play your hacks is a lot of fun too. ^_^


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