Originally posted by Kazan:
THQ's one moderator Chaille has busted out the Bleak hammer of VBB Justice
(and even dusted off the Bleak IP Banning Hammer of VBB Justice on a couple of trolls)
Treize after a long absense practically cried his heart out:
Excerpt from post to Chaille:
Being one of the few fans (few meanin the few couple hundred or so other than play the game of the thousands of players in existence) who actually take time out of there lives to actually dedicate some time to making a ship or model, who had found a way to get some imagination into a game that someone else creates and make it seem more interesting, i am truly appaled by the events that have taken place. granted it is business. the game has had its great ups and downs, being game of the year then going to a low seller, and all the other economic nonsense, i would hate to feel i wasted
fo time and money buying the games (fs1 and 2) four times all togeather and to watch it die out like most other games in a short amount of time is sad. You see half life, a prime example, the game has been around as long as freespace, a bit longer by a couple of months, and its still rated in the top 10. this is becuase of the fan base which has grown imensly because of its popularity with mod's and a common game engine (the quake1/2 engine+minor tweaks =Half Life Engine), allowed the game to excell where others have failed. you see counter strike. which started as a small time beta byt a group of people. now they are mass marketing the mod with the company. although the company (sierra & valve) isnt in strife like interplay was, or volition, whatever the circumstances, whoever runs the rights to the game, or owns parts of the game, should be given back to the comunity it spawned. not be so hell bent (interplay) on doing its dedicated fan base dirty. the company made by gamers for gamers as there company logo is usig false marketing with that statement and i feel and
of people feel taken advantage of. you have Kazan, who programed half a dozen programs for FS1-2. did he get paid for it, no. but he did it, for all the fans out there who cant do it themselves.
i guess what i am trying to say is, even though interplay has most of the rights to freespace, and THQ-Voliton has some, what is it that THQ-Volition can do now with what you have within your power, and help us fans who have stucked through the worst of the series and still kept the game alive.
You seen Hard Light Productions, you may or may have not seen The Metal Siren Network (my fs HP), you seeN VolitonWatch, and you see all the little fan based sites still out there that still flicker with life, even when theres practically no hope, still continue to make mods. we as fans have practically disected Freespace and maniuplated as much as we could to our benefit, thus gaining us
of flexibility to make our custom ships, space scenes, ideas that where once only on paper now possible because of the company u now own THQ, and it would be sad to see it fade out because of bad deals between companies. yes you will always have fans and a dedicated customer buying base, but the true fans, who would if had half a chance, band togeather and continue the series on there own, somehow by the will of god, legally do it, we would. and make the series last as long and keep lasting like Half Life. ( The game that takes a friggen half life to die off ).
Make some dreams continue. THQ this is every fans plee, go to the user websites, go to the forums, see the skills we as teenagers to adults have and had applied to the game. take the fans, who even do this for sheer pleasure, into consideration.
Thanks.
Treize K., Deep Eyes, Entire (even SW) forum members, and all FS forums and fans around the world.
please visit those fan sites. see the dedication. and think bout my signature below.
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Freespace 2 will live on through its fans... forever...
Its a revolution...
Freespace 2: New Dawn Resolution
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posted by Treize K.
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i will post this in the regular forum here to build momentum to make a more solid fan based unit to continue the game series, possibly through HLP. i would like to confrence with the HLP members to take what he said into consideration, THQ is either going to make or break our descisions as fans to the series.
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New Project Leader of the New Dawn Resolution Project in conjuction with the Metal Siren Network and staff member of The Eden Project.
The Metal Siren Network: Freespace 2: New Dawn Resolution - The Eden Project
