[REQ] BUY the rights on SH5 on our own?!

Sailor Steve · 06-20-10, 11:56 AM

Good points, Thomen. I have imagined what I would do if I actually had several million dollars to spend, and buying the rights to the Silent Hunter name would not be among them.

I would instead hire my own team and start from scratch, developing all the things I thought should be there one at a time. But I would certainly throw a lot of money in that direction.

If I had any.

robbo180265 · 06-20-10, 01:38 PM

I voted no

Ask me again in a couple of years time , when SH5 has had enough time to be developed.

scratch81 · 06-20-10, 04:34 PM

Voted No, not interested.

Yes i agree the game is lacking in many aspects, but like the others before, rights management would be a serious issue. Realistically, I'd rather spend my hard earned money in an effort to continue to preserve and maintain real world monuments, like USS Texas, and Seawolf Park, not software tools that will be outdated and obsolete in a year or three.

jdkbph · 06-20-10, 05:04 PM

I voted no. Not because I don't want to see SH5 fixed. But because the idea of making a financial investment in a community managed project is a non-starter. It's tough enough it seems when the only investment is time and emotion... add money to the mix and it's potentially explosive.

Sonarman · 06-20-10, 07:49 PM

This did actually happen with Akella, a group of modders got together and formed a company and Akella allowed them access to the source code of Age of Pirates, they went on to develop "City of Abandoned Ships" which Akella then marketed. The code for City of the abandoned ships has now been given to the talented modders over at Pirates Ahoy to see what they can make of it. Sadly I don't think Ubi are as flexible as Akella maybe we should go after the PT-Boats source!.

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Yes, i would invest up to 100 dollars or more	20	21.05%
Yes, i would invest up to 50 dollars	13	13.68%
Yes, i would invest upt to 25 dollars, or some manpower	15	15.79%
Yes, i would give my manpower	11	11.58%
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06-20-10, 11:56 AM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good points, Thomen. I have imagined what I would do if I actually had several million dollars to spend, and buying the rights to the Silent Hunter name would not be among them. I would instead hire my own team and start from scratch, developing all the things I thought should be there one at a time. But I would certainly throw a lot of money in that direction. If I had any. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-20-10, 04:34 PM	#3
scratch81 Soundman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 142 Downloads: 130 Uploads: 0	Voted No, not interested. Yes i agree the game is lacking in many aspects, but like the others before, rights management would be a serious issue. Realistically, I'd rather spend my hard earned money in an effort to continue to preserve and maintain real world monuments, like USS Texas, and Seawolf Park, not software tools that will be outdated and obsolete in a year or three. __________________ [Eat at Bob's Brain Shack]

06-20-10, 07:49 PM	#5
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	This did actually happen with Akella, a group of modders got together and formed a company and Akella allowed them access to the source code of Age of Pirates, they went on to develop "City of Abandoned Ships" which Akella then marketed. The code for City of the abandoned ships has now been given to the talented modders over at Pirates Ahoy to see what they can make of it. Sadly I don't think Ubi are as flexible as Akella maybe we should go after the PT-Boats source!. __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

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06-20-10, 01:38 PM	#2
robbo180265 Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brighton, England.Party capital of the south Posts: 2,255 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I voted no Ask me again in a couple of years time , when SH5 has had enough time to be developed.

06-20-10, 05:04 PM	#4
jdkbph Captain Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 508 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	I voted no. Not because I don't want to see SH5 fixed. But because the idea of making a financial investment in a community managed project is a non-starter. It's tough enough it seems when the only investment is time and emotion... add money to the mix and it's potentially explosive.