@Jaguar I was mostly referring to a shutdown situation, not a game up and running scenario. The clause would only come in to play once they decide to shutdown the actual game that way it wouldn't be a conflict of interest and it wouldn't take away any of their players while they have it up and running. I think the main reason why companies like this will continue to get support is because we really don't have a choice, well we do but it's not a reasonable one. Play or Don't Play is our only two options, and most would rather play than not, the "companies to be" know this and exploit that weakness. If only we could turn that mentality around somehow......
Ah, shutdown.
well, you hit the nail on the head with what I would of said anyways.
Yeah they have us by the balls. Well I guess it's like the reason why gas can get up to $4 a gallon on the whim. Because what are the choices? You can protest by not buying gas and potential mess up ya whole life (look, public transportation and bike riding to not an option everyone have.), or just suck it up grumble a little and pay up.
I think one way to turn around this mentality that is rampant is most realm of business is use what opportunity we have that wouldnt work in other industries. I mean a person cant just go drill in the middle of texas for oil and up and build their own refinery and make gasoline (no that corn crap and moonshine dont count here. Although nothing like a nice glass of cold good moonshine, in moderation of course. lol.) We have an opportunity to make our own game. Now get the word out, right now it's super hero game, and those that play others, let them know that here, this is a game that will be aroudn for generations. Then, tackle sci-fi and or action oriented MMOs and do the same. Then lastly, get them on their own back door, the fantasy realm. We dont even have to gain majority just enough for the major corporations to miss.
We give players a real choice beyond play and take it and LIKE IT! Or dont play. That is how the problem is solved. You're right players really dont have no choice beyond play or dont play. It should be I can play this game over here that could be gone or I could play this game, made by small company, aint perfect but's it's growing, decent, and will be here for a while. That's a choice. But liek anything and any person when they have the power and sole power, they will not give a dang if they are the only act and procedure in town. The customers can ask begg rant plead all they wont but 90% of them wont listen just like 90% of kins wouldnt stop giving out speed boost prior to null the gull even when ya asked them not to. But when players had a choice, most of those kins went away because they no longer had the power but in gaming company world they will either have to eventually keep up or fade away like the power hungry kins. TPP H&V and Valiance is our null the gull. We no longer have to take it or leave it anymore. We can say fine then I'll just go over here. well of course when those games come to being.
(Speaking in theory in the following stuff)
That is why I think three is good. That way they may liek the clause but not like say TPP, maybe they will like H&V that also have the clause or hell, maybe they dont like TPP or H&V but find Valiant better but it also have the clause. Instead of one making it, they love the clause but think the game suck so rather go back and risk a game being shutdown forever but at least they are enjoying the game while it's up.
