[rcrph]

From the large number of missions/campaigns available for TBA, it begs the question.  Which is the most fun and rewarding for you, playing missions or creating them ?

[Whitelight]

For me, playing them.. 

The only missions I tend to make are to test ships, weapons, etc 

[0rph3u5]

creating a mission and than seeing how smooth everything works is most fun for me...

[I_E_Maverick]

both is great, and i like doing everything in tbp, models, graphics, missions and the rest
it is a shame that i dont have enough time to do all the stuff that i like

[IPAndrews]

Creating missions is rewarding but not exactly fun. In fact it's quite hard work sometimes. Then again I never make life easy for myself by giving myself easy missions to create. Playing the final version though is always fun because you're getting to see what you want to see played out on-screen. It's your vision of what a space combat game should be all about. I remember the first time I tried the moon landscape used in Ride of the Valkyrie, the ground attack mission from RW. Dogfighting the enemy Zephyrs above the ground I actually felt a little sick. I'm thinking "Yes! Awesome! Vertigo!" . I think that sums up why campaign making is so much fun, even when it is hard.

[madaboutgames]

Mission making can be a long drawn out ordeal, takes a lot of testing and altering to get things the way you want them.  But its final piece of work, and if its done right its enjoyable to play

[rcrph]

Wow, the above responses are from the BIG guns in the TBP universe.  I personally like to dable at mission creation even though I'm just a noobie.  FRED allows you to create your own galaxy.  It's easy to lose a lot of time with this baby.

[karajorma]

Personally I love FREDding much more than playing. It can be hard work (And even harder if you're a FREDder who likes to push the boundries of what people think FRED can do) but I love to push myself in that way cause I consider it a challenge

Plus there is nothing like playing a completed mission that you made yourself