Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Hi Tom. I wouldn't go as far as actually sending the guy hate mail, and I confess my wish that leasy fails was a little bit of bile on my part, however my thoughts on piracy are actually serious ones, sinse frankly if something is made unavailable, that is the time people are going to turn to

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Devin Prater
Lol, you could, obviously, but Mister Hard Gin might sue you. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2015, at 12:53 PM, Josh K joshknnd1...@gmail.com wrote: can I give my q9 standard version key to people who want q9 but who don't want to buy jaws and leesy? follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Devin Prater
Of course its not fair. That's why we scorn the name of that Jaws fetishist. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 28, 2015, at 6:20 PM, Josh K joshknnd1...@gmail.com wrote: but that's not fair! what if someone wants to buy the stand alone version? now they cannot get it at all! follow me on

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Charles Rivard
If this is so, in fairness, we should think the same of him. If the flaws in his thinking are pointed out to him, and he makes no changes, he's not a good businessman, and will lose out on potential customers, and deservedly so. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread lenron brown
I would sometimes it's needed. I will not be one to sit up here and lie and say I would never. bhaahahahahah. On 7/28/15, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: I would not pirate, because that is stealing. Period. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Devin Prater
All I'll say is that a non-gamer should never even attempt to actually sell a game. He usually screws up and makes everyone mad in the process. Now, he'll get fewer, I'm willing to bet, purchases of his Jaws-fetishist product than he would have if he'd stuck to his element and just kept

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Charles Rivard
I would show it as it is, honestly, pointing out the pitfalls, and let him suffer the consequences. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Dark, Agreed. I wouldn't send the guy hate mail either, and when I did send him an e-mail about Q9 I did my best to be polite and courteous. However, I can completely understand the motivations behind some others sending him hate mail or wanting to kick his door down and just take the game by

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Charles Rivard
If I am selling a game, and you get a copy of the game without paying me for that copy, you have stolen it from me. That's piracy. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Josh K

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread lenron brown
hmmm grand skeem of things friends will share books games and whatever else they like. On 7/28/15, Charles Rivard wee1s...@fidnet.com wrote: If I am selling a game, and you get a copy of the game without paying me for that copy, you have stolen it from me. That's piracy. --- Be positive!

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, I agree. Selling Q9 as a separate product might do him more good than including it as an add-on for Leasey, but apparently he thinks otherwise. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to care what we think and I don't see that situation changing any time soon. As for your feelings on the matter

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Josh K
but that's not fair! what if someone wants to buy the stand alone version? now they cannot get it at all! follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 On 7/28/2015 4:43 PM, Scott Chesworth wrote: Legally, nope. On 7/28/15, Josh K joshknnd1...@gmail.com wrote: can I give my q9 standard version key to

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Dark, Honestly I wouldn't blame you a bit for doing that. I'd be perfectly okay with you just wiping it from the Audiogames.net database,, because the way I feel about it as long as Brian Hartgen refuses to sell single end user licenses for Q9 the game is basically unavailable for all intents and

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Katie Epperson
Oh, look at what you just sent. You must be very brave. I'm not going to do anything, but that doesn't sound like a good idea On Jul 28, 2015, at 7:24 PM, Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com wrote: I'm willing to bet that some cool hacker will make an add-on for NVDA to interface with

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Charles Rivard
I would think that he's shooting himself in both feet with this practice. As for hoping that he goes bankrupt or anything like that, I hope not. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. However, I feel that sensibly written complaints are valid, and I hope that, eventually, he sees the light and does

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Charles Rivard
I'll bet that it has just the opposite effect. I, for one, would not buy his package in order to get the game. The game may be thought of as a bonus for those who buy, but I don't think it is enough of an incentive to boost package sales. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated,

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, Yeah, of course it isn't fair. From now on if someone wants the game they have to pirate it. Sad but true. There is no longer a legal way to affordably purchase the game. On 7/28/15, Josh K joshknnd1...@gmail.com wrote: but that's not fair! what if someone wants to buy the stand

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Hi Tom. I've made a practice of not deleting games that were once available but currently are not from the db, sinse it's surprising how often old ones pop up, or in the cases of some games how people manage to acquire them anyway even if audiogames.net won't help people to do so unless the

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Fair enough. That seems to me to be a fair compromise. On 7/28/15, dark d...@xgam.org wrote: Hi Tom. I've made a practice of not deleting games that were once available but currently are not from the db, sinse it's surprising how often old ones pop up, or in the cases of some

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Charles Rivard
A suggestion: If the game is available as part of a package that really isn't usable to nonJAWS users, let people know that the game is available for, then list what it will cost people to get it. If I can get the game for $150, and I'm only using this as an example, I won't buy it. The

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Charles Rivard
I would not pirate, because that is stealing. Period. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! - Original Message - From: Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent:

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Jessica |M
|I bought Q9 several years ago, and had fun playing it. The computer I ran it on isn't functional these days, and I somehow lost track of my authorization key, so it's a shame I'll not be able to play it again unless I want to pay nearly $200, something |I'm not about to do. Firstly, it's

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Josh K
how is it stealing? stealing is taking something from someone and once you take it that person no longer has or owns it. example. i take your wallet with money in it, therefore you no longer have the wallet or the money I have it, I stole it from you. now I buy a game. I get the unlock info and

Re: [Audyssey] the wastes

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Hi. sorry for the late reply, my computer got a crashing error and I've been out of circulation sinse saturday. As to the game, no, you can run from the exe file, no command prompt required, or at least I've not needed one at all. Mining will be fixed in the future, though when is anyone's

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Bryan Peterson
Unfortunately from what I hear Brian Hartgen isn't willing to go that route. Focus your powers and prepare for buttle. -Original Message- From: dark Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 8:59 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home As I sid in that topic, I

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
It is true that new games will come But with the number of audio games being so small, it's always a shame when something is lost, this is one reason why justin Dobemire got such a lot of deserved flack for what he did to bsc games, essentially making them legally unavailable forever more

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
As I sid in that topic, I don't feel any animocity towards Philip, he deserves paying for his time, but I do think this is a bad consequence for anyone who might want to play the game i the future and doesn't want to either by jaws or leasy, (which itself is not cheap either). I do think the

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Scott, Unfortunately, no. Philip has sold all rights and legal responsibilities for Q9 to Brian Hartgen which means there is no longer any way for him to sell single licenses through Blastbay even if he wanted to. Brian Hartgen now holds all rights to the game, and from what I've read on his

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Josh K
yes good argument lets keep it at that otherwise this could start something bad on list that I don't want started. if you want to share q9 do it in private i think. follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 On 7/28/2015 11:03 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: Hi Josh, The problem with your argument is this.

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Josh K
well yes technically the dictionary definition is right. but really all this over a game? a $25 or $30 game? I can see pirating jaws its over $1000 and not many can afford it but pirating a $30 game or even $70 eloquence really no need. follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 On 7/28/2015 10:31

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, The problem with your argument is this. Regardless if you take something physical or not if you take something that belongs to a person be it an idea, song, a story, or a piece of software it is still considered steeling because according to the law you have an obligation to pay for it.

[Audyssey] GMA tank commander sound library

2015-07-28 Thread john
Hi all, I was doing a bit of sound work recently, and started thinking about the tank commander sounds. Therefore, does anybody know where they came from/how much they'd cost to get a hold of? I've seen them used in a couple games, but have no clue where they're actually from. Thanks, John

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Well then he shal recieve my scorn for being a moron! Really, not selling something to people is a great way to run a business. Dark. - Original Message - From: Bryan Peterson bpeterson2...@cableone.net To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 5:09

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Josh K
can I give my q9 standard version key to people who want q9 but who don't want to buy jaws and leesy? follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 On 7/28/2015 11:01 AM, dark wrote: It is true that new games will come But with the number of audio games being so small, it's always a shame when

[Audyssey] adventure to fate question

2015-07-28 Thread Darren Harris
Hi, Am playing adventure to fate. It's not too bad. Accept I keep having to go into the same battle arina to fight various things. It won't let me pass to the next one saying that the level is incomplete. How exactly do I complete each arina? --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, I sincerely doubt it. The way I gathered BrianHartgen's over all attitude at acquiring Q9 is it was simply a business transaction no more no more less. He doesn't have the audio gaming community at heart here because he's not thinking about anyone's feelings, likes or dislikes, and

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Josh, From a legal point of view the answer is no. It would be considered piracy to give your product key to anyone who wants it. That said, there is a saying that fits. Anything is legal as long as you don't get caught. Giving out your key would not technically be legal or ethical, but as

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Not sure I'd go as far to call Brian Hartgen a moron since his reasons for not selling Q9 separately makes sense from a certain business point of view. As I understand it his entire purpose of acquiring the game was not to sell the game but to use it to add onto his Leasey product, to

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Well Tom It's a great shame Philip couldn't sell his game to a more deserving party, not that I blaime him for this Brian fellow's stupidity, a very blind man indeed if he can't realize what he's got :D. If this is truly the case I would not be sorry for someone to pirate the game as has

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread john
There might be a chance of Phillip having your order details somewhere, but I wouldn't bet on it, especially after a while. Might be worth getting in touch though, just in case. -- From: Jessica |M misswi...@lorettotel.net Sent: Tuesday, July 28,

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Devin Prater
I'm willing to bet that some cool hacker will make an add-on for NVDA to interface with that Jaws-fetish software that I can't spell. Then buying the thing wouldn't exactly be all that wasteful, although I'd rather pirate it to try it out for 30 minutes or so just to see how mind-numbingly

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Scott Chesworth
Legally, nope. On 7/28/15, Josh K joshknnd1...@gmail.com wrote: can I give my q9 standard version key to people who want q9 but who don't want to buy jaws and leesy? follow me on twitter @joshknnd1982 On 7/28/2015 11:01 AM, dark wrote: It is true that new games will come But with the

Re: [Audyssey] GMA tank commander sound library

2015-07-28 Thread john
Awesome, thanks for the info. -- From: Phil Vlasak phi...@bex.net Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 16:24 To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Subject: Re: [Audyssey] GMA tank commander sound library Hi John, I'm the person who edited and

Re: [Audyssey] GMA tank commander sound library

2015-07-28 Thread Phil Vlasak
Hi John, I'm the person who edited and mixed the sounds for Tank Commander. I purchased some of them from Sound Ideas, a company that sells individual sounds, www.sound-ideas.com and I also got them from my sound effects CD collection. Authentic Sound Effects, Vol. 2 cars and transport

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Agreed. I wouldn't blame anyone for pirating the game in secret, and no I can't feel sorry or any sympathy for Brian Hartgen if that happens because its his own fault. Someone who clearly refuses to sell single end user licenses to include it in a more expensive product, something many

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Well tom, good business practice and moron hood are not mutually exclusive concepts :D. Ultimately Q9 would do him more good as a stand alone program than just as a little extra addon for his Leasy thing, sinse I suspect there are far more potential Nvda, window eyes and supernova users who

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Dark, Unfortunately, that's not going to happen. I've read his blog posts regarding Q9 and he sees Q9 as just another piece of software to be purchased and added to his Leasey product. Nothing more, and nothing less. So he does not realize the value of what he owns because as happens all too

Re: [Audyssey] adventure to fate question

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Hi Darren. Battle arena is all about the battles, there isn't any exploring or what not (that will come in the next game, you go to the arena, and you fight, then you go to the shop or vault and gear up or build new stuff). You can move on to the next zone when you've completed all the

Re: [Audyssey] Q9 Has a New Home

2015-07-28 Thread dark
Well Tom, in that case he can bugger off as well! Ive got half a mind to change the license type to unknown for Q9 in the audiogames.net db and put a note to the effect similar to those on the bsc games that the developer, ie, philip is no longer selling the game and it is legally