Colaboration with OpenDungeon?

[Agzarah]

Didnt i just prove that it does?

where?

[Agzarah]

I'd like to know how A Path Beyond got the green light.

im guessing its due to the fact that the RA universe is based on completely real entities (first one atleast - cold war etc), so EA dont exactly 'own' them, and that its an FPS simply based in a world that is similar to that of RA.
ea recognise it because they cant sue, but by supporting it, it gives the possibility of drawing people into their own RA games?
but thats just a guess

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[Synesthesia]

I think we should contact the makers of APB and ask for their advice on how to approach EA. EA are obviously happy to let them use their brand names in their project so we should find out how they won them over.

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im guessing its due to the fact that the RA universe is based on completely real entities (first one atleast - cold war etc), so EA dont exactly 'own' them, and that its an FPS simply based in a world that is similar to that of RA.
ea recognise it because they cant sue, but by supporting it, it gives the possibility of drawing people into their own RA games?
but thats just a guess

MAD Tank, Chronosphere and all that jazz is based on real entities? You are kidding right?

[Agzarah]

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didnt realise that was a link

[Agzarah]

i did say "first game" which didnt have either of those in.
and actually, yes. They are based on real entities. not exactly correct ones, but based upon

MAD Tank

Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two opposing sides would effectively result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender.[1]

odly enough, a HUGE variable in the cold war, in which RA was set

Chronosphere is based on a principal that time and space is set into 2 hemispheres, past and future - in RA however its a teleporter, which doesnt quite make sense with Chrono meaning time, but i suppose you could justify that by saying they time travel, move to the location, and travel back?

i suppose next you are going to tell me that westwood invented the telsa coil

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i did say "first game" which didnt have either of those in.

Chronosphere most certainly, MAD Tank was in the aftermath expansion but this changes the arhuement how?

and actually, yes. They are based on real entities. not exactly correct ones, but based upon

MAD Tank

Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by two opposing sides would effectively result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender.[1]

By that defenition everything is based on something real, good luck with that in court.

Chronosphere is based on a principal that time and space is set into 2 hemispheres, past and future - in RA however its a teleporter, which doesnt quite make sense with Chrono meaning time, but i suppose you could justify that by saying they time travel, move to the location, and travel back?

i suppose next you are going to tell me that westwood invented the telsa coil

But this still doesnt change the arguement now does it? EA would easily win in court of APB didnt have permission and EA sued.

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I think we should contact the makers of APB and ask for their advice on how to approach EA. EA are obviously happy to let them use their brand names in their project so we should find out how they won them over.

*shrug* kyle has tried to contact their lead producer but hasn't got any reply.

What makes you so sure?

The guy with the Doom 3 mod said that he made it abundantly clear to EA that no money would be involved, and look at what happened there. I'd like to know how A Path Beyond got the green light.

As crap as it may sound: Google has no results for "EA Sues fan project" or "Electronic Arts order cease and desist". Either they do it really quietly, everyone fears them doing it or they don't really care.

[Synesthesia]

We should try again. I'll join their forum later and see if can find anything out. Did IKSLM have permission to make NBKE? I'm sure I remember reading that he had it. I've still got his email so I'll ask him.