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Are commercial mods sellouts?

Yes, they're sellouts.
3 (33.3%)
No, they're fine.
4 (44.4%)
Yes and no (Please state why)
2 (22.2%)

Total Members Voted: 9

Voting closed: September 25, 2002, 06:04:06 am

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Offline Unknown Target

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on: September 25, 2002, 06:03:14 am
Personally, I'm the yes and no type. If a mod was developed and made solely for the fun of it, I'd say sure: That's nice. Now, if that same mod was done so well or it became so popular (or both) and it was picked to become a commerial project, I'd be happy for the guy, and say that was good. After all, someone shouldn't turn down having their work published.

NOW, if a mod was developed SPECIFICALLY (sp?) to be released as a commercial project, or if a company made a mod convention (Like EA) just as a publicity stunt for their game, then THAT is selling out. What do you guys think?
 

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Reply #1 on: September 25, 2002, 06:35:50 am
What do you mean by "commercial mod"? You mean like the retail version of CounterStrike or are you including stuff like Jedi Knight 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Star Trek Voyager Elite Force and the countless other games who use an engine developed by another company as their base and therefore can technically be called "commercial mods"?
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Reply #2 on: September 25, 2002, 06:42:43 am
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Reply #3 on: September 25, 2002, 07:33:57 am
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Originally posted by Admiral LSD
What do you mean by "commercial mod"? You mean like the retail version of CounterStrike or are you including stuff like Jedi Knight 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Star Trek Voyager Elite Force and the countless other games who use an engine developed by another company as their base and therefore can technically be called "commercial mods"?


nah, a commercial mod= an addon.
SCREW CANON!
 

Offline wEvil

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Reply #4 on: September 25, 2002, 08:05:20 am
capitalist.
 

Offline Styxx

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Reply #5 on: September 25, 2002, 08:48:49 am
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Originally posted by wEvil
capitalist.


And proud of it! :D
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Reply #6 on: September 25, 2002, 08:49:44 am
well you shouldn't be.

:D
 

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Reply #7 on: September 25, 2002, 09:04:27 am
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well you shouldn't be.

:D


Pfft. Commie. :D
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Offline CP5670

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Reply #8 on: September 25, 2002, 09:16:05 am
bah, I'm a commie too. :D
 

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Reply #9 on: September 25, 2002, 09:20:51 am
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bah, I'm a commie too. :D


And that's another reason why you suck. :D
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Offline wEvil

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Reply #10 on: September 25, 2002, 09:25:54 am
At least I dont attempt to support what your ideals are doing to this planet and our species as a whole.

:ha:
 

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Reply #11 on: September 25, 2002, 09:30:20 am
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At least I dont attempt to support what your ideals are doing to this planet and our species as a whole.

:ha:


Meh, what did communism do of good anyway? :D
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Reply #12 on: September 25, 2002, 09:32:00 am
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Meh, what did comunism do of good anyway? :D


it ruined USSR and killed many peoples?
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Offline CP5670

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Reply #13 on: September 25, 2002, 09:35:52 am
That wasn't really true communism... :p
 

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Reply #14 on: September 25, 2002, 09:38:28 am
Yay Capitalism!
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Reply #15 on: September 25, 2002, 09:42:54 am
Back on topic... :nervous:

User mods are different from expansion packs in that expansion packs often are made by the original designers with some fan submissions, include source code modifications, and are officially supported. Example: Silent Threat vs. a user made campaign with a few mods.
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Reply #16 on: September 25, 2002, 09:44:26 am
¢ø/\/\/\/\uh1§/\/\ 4 |_1ƒ€!! ;7

Anyway, what do you mean by "sellout?" Something that sells well or something that is a cheap marketing technique?
 

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Reply #17 on: September 25, 2002, 09:51:25 am
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it ruined USSR and killed many peoples?


If you think a fasctist dicatorship was a communist nation then you have a badly warped perception of reality.
 

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Reply #18 on: September 25, 2002, 10:32:20 am
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Meh, what did communism do of good anyway? :D
More harm than good once you get past about a hundred people.
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Offline CP5670

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Reply #19 on: September 25, 2002, 10:37:43 am
There has not really been any real communist nation in history so far; as wEvil said, the so-called "communist" nations were/are for the most part just controlled by power-hungry dictators. :p
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