[kasperl]

Hell, I might even buy a console specificly for the purpose of playing FS3.

[Rictor]

Why is this good news? Its just an absence of bad news from what I can see.

[MatthewPapa]

The preference for me would be a console game AND a computer game. I'm just praying for the best right now.

[jdjtcagle]

Originally posted by Rictor
Why is this good news? Its just an absence of bad news from what I can see.

So Derek doesn't destroy Fs3 in his hands, this means that we still have a chance of having a :V: Fs3 they way it was meant to be.  Although, I wouldn't care if they destroyed it, just so it doesn't get it the wrong hands

[Ace]

Originally posted by Rictor
Why is this good news? Its just an absence of bad news from what I can see.

*shhh* We're trying to build up an aura of false hope so that when Volition employees lurk on the HLP board they will feel obligated to purchase the liscense, otherwise they'd hurt the feelings of all of these people.

[SadisticSid]

Aren't most of the people at V who had input into FS and FS2 working elsewhere now? I think if it was left in the hands of people who didn't have major experience with the previous games then V might be a second choice of developer, with something like Totally Games being the best... still, I think most of us would agree that virtually any developer would be a step up from Derek Smart

[DaBrain]

Originally posted by Rictor
Why is this good news? Its just an absence of bad news from what I can see.

It is good new, bacause Volition won't harm HLP or any other FS2 community or Mod. They could have done so already if they wanted to...

They have the real story. They know what caused the shivan problem.

Perhaps without Interplay they could create an even better game.

[Dark_4ce]

I'm up for a boardgame version. Like Battlefleet Gothic... I've been toying with the idea at work for a while as well, I just cant be bothered in modding the little models...

[Jetmech Jr.]

Originally posted by Ace
If Volition makes FS3 a console game- No complaining.

Ughh, cant say the same, you guys

They wouldnt really do that, would they

[heretic]

a lot here don't remember when Dave was a constant poster, or before WildWolf became part of Volition.

people at V are very familiar with HLP and have been since the beginning.

But I'm glad to see they know about Derek's intentions.

[Flipside]

Well, considering we are far from in a 'pick and choose' position, it's pretty pointless saying 'XX shouldn't do it because....'

To me, the most important thing is to try and lure someone who IS going to support modders and the community, rather than finding reasons not to lure those companies.

[Rictor]

To be realistic, THQ owns Volition, and as we all know, they're money-grubbing corporate ass-monkies. Like so many other publishers, they don't care about good games, they care about the Benjamins. If they wanted to make FS3, they would have done so by now. They would rather make "Britney's Dance Studio 3: Like Omigod, Way Cool" than continue the Freespace series. What I'm hoping for is that some other, gamer friendly publisher, such as Ubisoft or Acitivision, will pick up the license and develop the game. As Venom said, most of the original crew is probably gone by now, so Volition might not even be the best choice, though I'm not quite sure whats going on inside the company.

Ah damn, I'm being a pessimist again. Sorry.

[heretic]

Originally posted by Dark_4ce
I'm up for a boardgame version. Like Battlefleet Gothic... I've been toying with the idea at work for a while as well, I just cant be bothered in modding the little models...

Battlefleet Gothic owns on so many levels- however BfG concentrates more on a battlegroup level, whereas FS2 is built around the fighter.

[MatthewPapa]

Diddnt Ubi soft get bought out by EA? EA sucks just as bad in my view. They already ruined a great company like Maxis.

[Gloriano]

Good news:) i hope this is true:)

[heretic]

and here you go.

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,25171.0.html


now let's move on.

[Rictor]

No, I don't think Ubi got bought out by anyone. You may be thinking of Vivendi.

[vyper]

False hope is better than no hope. This made my day.... well no, Spiderman 2 made my day, this was just something good to hear.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Rictor
As Venom said, most of the original crew is probably gone by now,  

Heh? I haven't even posted yet.

[Dark_4ce]

Originally posted by heretic



Battlefleet Gothic owns on so many levels- however BfG concentrates more on a battlegroup level, whereas FS2 is built around the fighter.

I know. But I've been testing out some rules my buddy and I are devising to play on a fighter level. Its almost akin to Wh4k at this point, as in squadron fighting, with individual fighters grouped in squadrons of 6. It works kinda well. We just need to work on the manouvering aspects and dofighting. Right now we just havea rather boring "assault" phase in which the squadrons just duke it out. But we'd like to incorporate more dogfighting.