This situation goes far beyond honor. If the copyright holders didn't force you to stop production, you would have delivered. You are not stealing anyone's money or doing any thing dishonest or underhand, you are just changing the game to what you like better and feel most content in programming. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] final but honest message to thomas ward of USA games
> Hi Will, > First, I don't want to take USA Games down or close the company, because > I truly enjoy writing games most of the time. There are still plenty of > gamers out there who appreciate my games even if others do not. Throwing > in the towel isn't a solution. That is the James North way of dealing > with the situation. > Second, as to why I am willing to agree to the demands of Michael, > Charles, etc it is a matter of honor and integrety. When it comes to > honor and integrety I am like a Klingon. Challenge my honor and > integrety then it is reason to do battle to the death. Even to the point > of producing a game to clear my name from the stain of the dishonor of > being sattled with someone elses unwanted troubles. > Remember I took these games on because it was the honorable and right > thing to do. I was willing to spend my time and energy to save two games > people would have lost money on. > As for me wanting to go 3D I honestly, truly, felt it was the right and > proper thing to do. You see I wanted to take that old classic Arcade > style game, revamp it, and give it a totally modern look and feel to it. > I had not expected a civil war over it, and it only proves the blind > gamers on this list are not ready to move into the modern era of gaming. > As a game croud we are totally stuck in the 80's with side-scrollers and > space invader clones, always looking back at retro games, and not moving > forward to the future. Though, being old isn't my primary complaint here. > My primary issue is that I spent two years on a game that I am now > forbidden to release do to a copyright holder who isn't even producing > the game any more. > > will lomas wrote: >> hello thomas >> >> >> If you will let me say a few words, please >> You have a family who care for you and who respect you dearly. If i >> were you, i would just take your site down tomorrow and leave the >> blind gaming community. >> You don't deserve to be in a community, when heartless individuals >> deem it necissary to cause you upset, grief and heartache, over your >> plans >> why do you want to respect what charles and others, want? >> Sighted companies don't, you should do what you want. but if i were >> you, i'd just throw in the towel mate, and leave >> will >> >> >> p.s. It isn't we don't appreciate you but if you are strongwilled mate >> which i know you are, you would dow hat tom wants, forget what the >> toddlers think >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
