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Offline Blue Lion

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Reply #20 on: October 11, 2002, 09:32:39 pm
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Yeah, but they'd get punished.  It's illegal to knowingly neglect or harm the finances of a company.


That's.....going out of business
 

Offline NeoHunter

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Reply #21 on: October 11, 2002, 09:45:27 pm
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Originally posted by 01010


I can see how sticking with a series that didn't sell too well would do wonders for their stock profile.  :confused:


I disagree with that. Advertisement, like everybody just said, would have made it sell better, thus increasing Interplay's stock profile. But the idiots decided not to, so, its their funeral.
 

Offline Stryke 9

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Reply #22 on: October 11, 2002, 09:48:50 pm
I doubt FS woulda sold big even if it were advertised. It's not the graphics spectacular that tends to do well, and wasn't ever going to be. You could give it the best engine in the world, it still would be second-string, because there's only so much that could be worked into the FS universe.
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Offline heretic

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Reply #23 on: October 11, 2002, 09:52:41 pm
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Originally posted by venom2506


wouldn't change much, it's a fact, space sims don't sell well anymore. Why do you think microsoft try mouse control and all that crap for freelancer? to try and get more customers. won't work, if you ask me, I doubt the joystick is the reason why people won't play space sims.



exactly- I didn't even know about freespace until I saw it next to flightsim 98...I'd never heard of it. I've also never met anyone that didn't love playing FS
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Offline NeoHunter

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Reply #24 on: October 11, 2002, 09:58:11 pm
I didn't know about FreeSpace until I saw someone playing FreeSpace 1 in school. He installed it illegally. Even though it was just FreeSpace 1, I was impressed.

When FreeSpace 2 came out, I didn't hear about it until I thought I saw it somewhere in a computer shopping centre. Of course, I couldn't find the game. So, I went online and just typed www.freespace2.com and the rest is history.

So, I believe there is a huge amount of people who are very interested in FreeSpace. Only better advertisement was needed.
 

Offline JR2000Z

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Reply #25 on: October 11, 2002, 11:45:13 pm
I didn't learn about Freespace untill I found an ad back around 98. (It must have been in the Descent 2 box I guess.)


I was a big Descent fan when it first came out. Those were the days. :)
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Offline Dynamo

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Reply #26 on: October 12, 2002, 01:46:07 am
You know, I'm going to find it really funny when some FS fan buys Interplay for $50, makes FS3, and becomes rich and famous.
 

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Reply #27 on: October 12, 2002, 01:47:20 am
i have $107.89 in my bank account!
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Offline Su-tehp

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Reply #28 on: October 12, 2002, 02:18:15 am
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Originally posted by Dynamo
You know, I'm going to find it really funny when some FS fan buys Interplay for $50, makes FS3, and becomes rich and famous.


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i have $107.89 in my bank account!


LOL!:lol:
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Offline Stunaep

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Reply #29 on: October 12, 2002, 02:46:43 am
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
I doubt FS woulda sold big even if it were advertised. It's not the graphics spectacular that tends to do well, and wasn't ever going to be. You could give it the best engine in the world, it still would be second-string, because there's only so much that could be worked into the FS universe.


yes, but it would have sold enough to warrant a third sequel.

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Offline Cannikin

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Reply #30 on: October 12, 2002, 04:21:14 am
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Originally posted by Stryke 9
I doubt FS woulda sold big even if it were advertised. It's not the graphics spectacular that tends to do well, and wasn't ever going to be. You could give it the best engine in the world, it still would be second-string, because there's only so much that could be worked into the FS universe.


Ahem, so what's all this insane hype about Doom 3? The most brilliant story ever devised in the world? Amazing squad action gameplay? Couldn't POSSIBLY be the graphics engine... :rolleyes:
 

Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #31 on: October 12, 2002, 06:15:54 am
Doom III looks... um... ahem... *dribbles a bit*... mmmm

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Offline Dynamo

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Reply #32 on: October 12, 2002, 10:43:46 am
I just did the math and Interplay could be bought for $12,802.50. That's all 170,700 shares of their stock, up for sale at $0.075 per share.

Edit: I take that back, the 170,700 shares is just the average daily volume of Interplay shares traded per day. They actually have over 93 million outstanding shares bumping the purchase price to a little under $7 million.
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Reply #33 on: October 12, 2002, 10:46:38 am
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Originally posted by Dynamo
I just did the math and Interplay could be bought for $12,802.50. That's all 170,700 shares of their stock, up for sale at $0.075 per share.


that is, of course, if the current stockholders is willing to sell at that price.
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Reply #34 on: October 12, 2002, 11:38:37 am
Blow up their HQ.

Their stock prices would nose-dive to like a 0.001c, then all 93 million would only cost: $930
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Offline Stealth

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Reply #35 on: October 12, 2002, 11:41:27 am
if we all contribute $200.00 or something, then we could buy the rights to FS :D  then programmers like Icefire, Inquisitor, and RandomTiger could make the source code project into a new game :D


jus tkidding, ;)

but anyhow, any estimate on how much the price for the rights will cost?
 

Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #36 on: October 12, 2002, 12:58:28 pm
Prolly less than the ammount of C4 you'd need to level their HQ
 

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Reply #37 on: October 12, 2002, 01:01:14 pm
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Prolly less than the ammount of C4 you'd need to level their HQ
Pfff. I can make high-explosives for very little.
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Offline Su-tehp

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Reply #38 on: October 12, 2002, 01:16:50 pm
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Pfff. I can make high-explosives for very little.


Yeah, so can the Palestinians.

I'm just saying, is all! Guys, why are you all looking at me like that? Guys?

Ok, I know that I just turned this into a political thread, but there's no need for that murderous glint in your eyes....

Guys...?

Oh, crap.

*runs*

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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #39 on: October 12, 2002, 01:17:35 pm
Well then, let us talk buisness...
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