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Article #363Re: Corperates Win Again
From: Alex Pot
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 00:00
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 00:00
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I am willing to start writing a standard E-mail, but I dont think Microprose will listen very much after a bombardment of -ty E-mail all stating the same. Better idea is to reply to Microprose individually and post the mail to this thread as well. For those of us with limited language skills a compilation can then be used. What do you think, Detonate. Detonate wrote: > In view of this lack of response from MPS, I have been wondering on whether > our own attempts at email MPS would have on the situation - will they ignore > their potential customers, or actually take the time to listen? Cynicism > aside, it may be worth considering, if we can agree on a formatted email to > send them, from those of us on the ng - that is of course if anyone else is > interested in pursuing this? > > Detonate > > Christopher Dudley wrote in message ... > >Hello fellow XCommers, > > > >Microprose has not responded to our proposal so we must assume that big > >business and making money has once again gotten in the way of making great > >games. This is disgouraging and disheartening for us here at Star Blade, > as > >it means we do not have a license to create the game. > > > >We are however going to develop it anyway, and when it is completed, if it > >does not impress Microprose amply, we will simply buy the lisence from > them. > >Do not lose heart Xcom players, we will perservere even in the worst of > >times. We are currently developing a line of games that will, when > >completed, fund a large effort into the development of the new X-COM. > > > >Thank you for your support, even when the corperations didn't. > > > >Chris 'MaddCat' Dudley > >Star Blade Studios > > > >
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