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>>I was looking at their file format, considering the possibility of
>creating an 
>>editor to build new missions, mechs, clans, etc.  Later, after reading
>their 
>>License Agreement and Copyright, I decided that I would only wind-up in a

>>lawsuit or something.  Not worth the time or development effort.  This
>sucks, I 
>>would really like to add other mechs and the ability to create missions. 

rdc...@aol.com (RDClark) wrote:

>Why does it suck?  Don't Activision and FASA have the right to maintain
>exclusivity of their intellectual property if they choose to?  They and
>their staffs did spend a lot of time, energy, money, and creative juice on
>this game. They've already announced their intention to market add-ons
>that include new campaigns, new mechs and weapons, and a mission builder.
>Why does it suck that they get to do this instead of you?

I can agree w/ you, Rich, that Activision should control the
intellectual property they put so much effort (great job guys!) into;
I dont think there is any question of that.  But, I think what he was
trying to say is:  IT STILL SUCKS!!!  Not that this means the folks at
Activision are being pricks, he's just a frustrated coder.



-David Miller

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