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Re: Welcome to a Free Market |
Aug 28, 2003, 21:14 |
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Would you feel the same way about this if FilePlanet was not paying anything for the right to premier this demo exclusively?
Give an example of something like that actually happening (I can't think of any off the top of my head), and then I'll think about that. Honestly, that's hardly likely to happen, so that situation doesn't hold much water. They *do* pay for it, so that's not debatable.
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Aug 28, 2003, 21:04 |
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Demos are by defeinition free and who gives these people the right to profit from something that is supposed to be free.
Ehh? Where is it defined that demos are "free?" You might THINK they're free because that's been a norm for a while, but in now way is anything created by blood, sweat, and tears (to use a good ol' phrase) ever free because you demand it to be so. The company that makes a game (or anything else, for that matter) has every right to say what happens to that product. Delusions of things "having" to be free shows nothing but ignorance and a demanding attitude. If they want to charge for it or give it to someone else who charges for it, that's their perogative. And if it makes them lose business, that's no one's concern but theirs. Sorry, but your logic here is tainted by getting a little too comfy with highspeed Internet and instant gratification where things are delivered in an instant. Don't forget that all these "free" demos you're demanding still have production schedules, employees who need to be paid, and whatnot. You think they just come out of thin air? Get real. 
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Re: Some of you are missing the point |
Aug 28, 2003, 19:39 |
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Why is it okay for FilePlanet to grab an exclusive deal that hurts their competitors but it's not okay for their competitors to not offer the demo?
Mmm... Because they paid for it? $s awfully powerful, whether you like it or not.
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Re: Interesting |
Aug 28, 2003, 19:26 |
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Interesting... Why has editing been disabled? Blue, if you did that on purpose, isn't it slightly ironic? You want free release of demos, but people can't be free to change what they say? 
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Re: i applaud blue |
Aug 28, 2003, 19:24 |
Morgan19 |
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make it exclusive for a week
That's exactly why I have to disagree with Blue and everyone else who thinks this is a plausible argument. Your own example is great: it's a WEEK. Seven days. A single week. Is it really worth getting worked up over all this when all you have to do is go find something else to do for that short of a time?
Yes, granted it might be a longer period, but so what? There's other things to life than a ridiculous demo, a teeny tiny portion of a full game.
As for the "but then every game site's going to become pay," no, they won't. That's a ridiculous notion that I'm pretty darn sure will never come to pass. Look at porn: 99% of the stuff you'd find online you have to pay for, but there are ALWAYS free places.
I said it before, and again: You guys need some patience and other interests, and learn to pick your battles. This isn't even remotely worth getting up in arms about. (Though it is making for an interesting thread. :))
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Aug 28, 2003, 19:16 |
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Exactly, it's all about practicing patience and/or self-discipline. So you can't have something "right now" along with everyone else? Wait, and you'll get it. How is this so hard?
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Eh. |
Aug 28, 2003, 19:13 |
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The only stance I have on it after briefly reading the post and some of the replies on this page is: so what? All this hoopla is over *demos*? Wait a bit (days, weeks, months, whatever) and then you, your neighbor, and everyone else can try it out. If it's literally exclusive and will never be released to any but one site, how does that affect any of you guys? So you won't buy the game... It's only hurting the people making it. In the end, all we're taking about are demos, not the final retail product. If you're so concerned with how it plays, that's what review are for. I'm sorry, but all this just seems like a whole lot of impatience and fist-pounding for no really good reason.
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Re: BEST LOGO EVAR! |
Aug 28, 2003, 13:22 |
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Eh...? It's not any different from most of the other logos... Someone/thing popping out of the predefined logo space on the left, and the rest a blur. I'd actually rate it as one of the worst (like last week's) simply because it obliterates the site name, for an effect that isn't all that great in the first place.
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Deja vu! |
Aug 26, 2003, 13:05 |
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This OotB sounds awfully familiar... I knew how it was going to end (about "they're trying to get me") a few words into the first sentence... Wasn't there another "spider conspiracy" OotB last year, worded almost exactly the same? o_O
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Re: Hmmmm... |
Aug 22, 2003, 12:12 |
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But seriously, I think back to playing Dragon Warrior on the NES, the first few Wizardry's, or Might & Magic 1 and am just floored at how people can look at these shots and called them ho-hum. I would've had a giggle attack as a ten-year-old back then being able to run around realistic looking forests like in the shots.
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Dan... |
Aug 21, 2003, 16:41 |
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Hey Blue, do you think it's time to implement some sort of "sigs can't be more than X lines" rule? That down there's just plain obnoxious.
m19
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| News Comments > Out of the Blue |
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Nick nacks! |
Aug 20, 2003, 12:55 |
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The post somewhere below about "only sites selling things make money" got me thinking. Doesn't Blue's already sell tshirts? What about coffee mugs, stickers, posters, other types of clothing like hats or hoodies, heck even slinkies with the BN logo on them? Might be worth looking into, dunno.
(EDIT-) Look like Alex beat me to it. Well, that's two people that think it's a good idea. 
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