An Alternative?

[Heretic]

My Lord, I have a cunning plan:

1. Win the lottery
2. Buy the Silent Hunter rights from Ubisoft
3. Hire the Silent Hunter team


It'll work. I know it will

[Nordmann]

Originally Posted by Heretic

My Lord, I have a cunning plan:

1. Win the lottery
2. Buy the Silent Hunter rights from Ubisoft
3. Hire the Silent Hunter team


It'll work. I know it will

If only, though it would need to be a very big win, and I have a feeling they wouldn't sell in any case.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Heretic

My Lord, I have a cunning plan:

That plan is so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a fox!

Just wanted you to know the reference was noticed and appreciated.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Heretic

My Lord, I have a cunning plan:

1. Win the lottery
2. Buy the Silent Hunter rights from Ubisoft
3. Hire the Silent Hunter team

You forgot the all-important final two steps!

4. ???
5. Profit!

[Heretic]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

You forgot the all-important final two steps!

4. ???
5. Profit!

That's what so cunning about my ever-so-cunning plan! It involves no profit whatsoever. That's the Achilles Heel of the PC Game industry. They're burdened with having to make a profit. Take that away and you can have the game of your dreams.

You just have to win the lottery....

[Reece]

If everyone here paid $100 up front to say Subsim, we might be able to hire our own devs to make a similar game, then Subsim would own the rights!!

[kiwi_2005]

Originally Posted by Reece

If everyone here paid $100 up front to say Subsim, we might be able to hire our own devs to make a similar game, then Subsim would own the rights!!

Well damn me if im going to put in $100 I at the very least want to own part of those rights as well. I mean what if the game becomes a masterpiece sells 2 million copies. Only Neal would get the royalties! Can't have that call me a tight bast**d but i want a piece of the pie as well man!

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Well damn me if im going to put in $100 I at the very least want to own part of those rights as well. I mean what if the game becomes a masterpiece sells 2 million copies. Only Neal would get the royalties! Can't have that call me a tight bast**d but i want a piece of the pie as well man!

Yes, paying 100 US Dollars or even 100 Euros per game, with an estimate sell of around 5000 (in worst case scenario) units would be enough to hire a team of 8 up to 10 developers, which will have two years time for making the best game in the genre. And maybe even make some profit, and a profit well earned, this time. I am not naive, I know that this won't happen, nobody will start up this project, but I am SURE the potential game will be close to perfection, or at least much better than any SH game from the series.