MoroseTroll on 12/10/2010 at 09:36
Quote Posted by Brian The Dog
EA most definitely hasn't forgotten about SS2 - Bioshock is its spiritual successor, and it's the most requested game on Good Old Games with >13000 requests.
No problem. Will you try to ask EA about the SS2 source code? You see, I've tried but I've failed. Maybe you'll be more lucky.
Neb on 12/10/2010 at 10:02
If they are even considering releasing it then I'd expect them to hold it back for a while as part of the marketing drive for Thief 4. That's also probably the best time for us to reapply pressure. They'll have the attention of the gaming press.
I'm not above guerrilla tactics if it comes down to it. :D
mr. hermit on 12/10/2010 at 10:54
Quote Posted by MoroseTroll
Just think about it: who wants a problem? If that former LGS employee will release the source anonymously, sooner or later Eidos' lawers will recognize him and sue against him. Morethen, Eidos can state something like this: "Everyone, who is using the unofficially released source, will be sued." How about this?
maybe in their dreams...
Brian The Dog on 12/10/2010 at 12:13
Well, they'd definitely know who leaked the code as the person went to their line manager and reported that they'd found the code, so (a) they'd get fired, and (b) they'd get taken to court and made to pay a fine, just like people who leak movies online.
Even if Eidos are unlikely to actually do this, they would know who leaked it and would YOU take that kind of risk with your job? Much as I like Thief, I wouldn't get fired for it.
MoroseTroll - EA & Eidos are extremely unlikely to take any notice of me. Which is fine, I'm just a paying customer and a Thief fan, not like supreme overlord of the universe or something :cheeky:
voodoo47 on 12/10/2010 at 12:40
well yeah,it is definitely too late for that guy to leak the code-now that eidos knows he was the one who had it,they would devour him alive..
ok,now we need a friendly taffer who lives nearby,and is in for some special loot :ebil:
New Horizon on 12/10/2010 at 12:42
...nope...we wait....and wait....and wait...and wait.
voodoo47 on 12/10/2010 at 12:49
well,waiting and being patient is pretty much everything I excel at (my job requires it),so,bring it on.
Queue on 12/10/2010 at 13:32
Quote Posted by lost_soul
Well I don't know about anybody else, but I sure would be a lot more likely to buy Thief 4 if the sources to T1 and T2 are released.
Maybe EM has something along those lines in mind.... Releasing the code
with T4? It'd be a great bonus on the disc(s) when T4 is released -- and an extra selling point for the Thief community. Plus, doing so would be a way of "handing over" their intellectual property while still getting "paid" for it, thus satisfying the lawyers.
New Horizon on 12/10/2010 at 14:18
Quote Posted by Queue
Maybe EM has something along those lines in mind.... Releasing the code
with T4? It'd be a great bonus on the disc(s) when T4 is released -- and an extra selling point for the Thief community. Plus, doing so would be a way of "handing over" their intellectual property while still getting "paid" for it, thus satisfying the lawyers.
Yes, on a positive note, perhaps that's what they're thinking. Even better, would be if they released it this Christmas.
MoroseTroll on 12/10/2010 at 14:22
Neb: So, are you suggesting us to wait for another two-three years:eek:?
Brian The Dog: I do like to play Thief 1&2&3 and System Shock 2. Do you? If yes, so why do you think that you are less important for Eidos and EA as a T1&T2&T3 and SS2 player (and buyer) then me? What's wrong just to ask EA: "What's about the SS2 source?"
New Horizon: ... and this song will never end :(.
Queue: Eidos to release the T1&T2 source along with Thief 4? Maybe. But when? In 2012? Or even in 2013? IMHO, it would be too late. Russians say: "A spoon is only good at dinner" (i.e. every thing has its own time). The time of T1&T2 and SS2 is running out, IMHO.
