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"Kevin Scholl" <kscholl@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Ineedmoney wrote:
> > "Kevin Scholl" <kscholl@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:sfadndiWvP8Gf0qiRVn-vg@comcast.com...
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> >>I disagree. You can't have FMV in a downloadable game, and THAT was the
> >>biggest draw to WCSO -- it's episodic, downloadable nature.
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> >
> > <snip>
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> > Thats the point isnt? If Origin were not in trouble financially how
could
> > they justify removing so much FMV content in the game? Oh thats right,
> > release it on the Internet! Perfect, that way they could use the EXCUSE
that
> > SO couldnt have FMV's because on how big they would be.
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> You sound like a broken record. Try, please to understand this: the
> decision to release an episodic game via the Internet was NOT an excuse.
> It was PLANNED that way from the beginning. There is no indication
> whatsover that Origin was in financial difficulty. The simple fact is
> that the space combat genre was no longer as viable as it had been, so
> Origin decided to try something different.

You dont seem to understand. I KNOW it was planned, and now I KNOW they were
not in financial difficulty except both of which leads me to suspect it was
always an addon for Prophecy, a precursor to the next FULL WingCommander
game. It was free, thus allowing everyone to get it... to make people aware
that hadent played the games of Wing Commander. It was then released WITH
Prophecy with almost the same graphics on the box. None of this is what I
would expect if its a stand alone game (like Wing 3, 4 and WcP), with a
company that is not in  financial trouble!

> > If Origin were not in trouble, they would have included FMV's and they
would
> > have released it properly IF it was a standalone game to continue the
Wing
> > Comander series.What they did was to release it in a unique but weird
way,
> > but then use that "way" as an excuse for how the reason why they didn't
film
> > any FMV's.
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> There is no indication whatsover that Origin was in financial

You've made that clear, which now only strengthens my belief as I see no
good reason for them to treat SO the way they did, UNLESS it was an addon.

> difficulty. The simple fact is that the space combat genre was no longer
> as viable as it had been, so Origin decided to try something different.

So they didnt think they would make enough money off it? Isnt that the same
as 'not being able to afford FMV's', like I said at the beginning?

> > Your argument here is simply an excuse!! It was THEIR decision to
release it
> > in the way they did, and if they had the money they would have released
it
> > properly.
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> "Properly" is subjective in this case.

'Properly', in the sense that every other game gets released.

Ed