Idea of the week (MA Invitational Teams) - Page 4

BarTopDancer · 03-16-2005, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

We're not happy with the thought of a semi-formal organized competition because we're not enamored of the idea of anybody saying next time "well, we don't need to sign up, we'll just get in on the post-game round." MouseAdventure doesn't make a lot of money for MousePlanet but it does make some and I'm protective of that.

I don't think anyone here was thinking they wouldn't play MA the next time. No semi-formal competition can hold a candle to MA. I know I can't speak for everyone and the group here doesn't speak for the rest of the people who have the packets.

I know that if you asked us not to do this *I* wouldn't participate. If you asked us to not include anyone who wasn't in the invitational I think we can and should respect that. I think it was great that you guys gave us the packets and the key and I wouldn't want to do anything to abuse that so you don't do it again (even though it sounds like you won't be because of this).

~HBTF

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-16-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

I'm so glad that you didn't couch your response in legal "intellectual property" arguments but instead shared your attitudes in a mature and thoughtful way.

Mousepod, meet Alex. Now you know why we love Alex.

More on this later - this needs to sit for a bit, I think.

Cadaverous Pallor · 03-16-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

I .........

Ohh never mind, that would be just too easy.

Are you calling us easy?

alphabassettgrrl · 03-16-2005, 04:42 PM

I've never gotten in on the MouseAdventure fun, in part because I don't have the connections to ask "can I be on your team?" and in part because I really don't know that I'd contribute anything to a team. The unofficial version would have been fun, but I agree I don't want to upset the people who put it all together. It always sounds like you do an amazing job.

I would say that getting my toes wet with an unofficial version, so I can gauge how well I might do, would have been a good introduction and if I thought I had a chance of being competitive, I would then look to join the real one.

**hugs**
-kerry

innerSpaceman · 03-17-2005, 06:42 PM

I hope we all can dig where Alex and the folks at MP are coming from. The awesome game is owned by them, and we don't want to step on their toes. So please, let's have no more discussion of any kind of organized game of the unplayed Open, and no heretic talk of producing or distributing any of MP's materials.

If you cats want to jam on down to the Park and casually run through the version of the game that you didn't get to play, then there's no stopping you - and I don't think there should be. But we have to leave unto MousePlanet that which is MousePlanet's.

Moonliner · 03-17-2005, 07:31 PM

For us out of towners it would be fun to have a copy of the mouse adventure material from games gone by. Since each one is different I could only think that it would encourage more people to make it for the real thing. On the other hand, they could also charge some small percentage of the original fee and allow us to download PDF's of the game.

€uroMeinke · 03-17-2005, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

For us out of towners it would be fun to have a copy of the mouse adventure material from games gone by. Since each one is different I could only think that it would encourage more people to make it for the real thing. On the other hand, they could also charge some small percentage of the original fee and allow us to download PDF's of the game.

Great idea, but you'd be better off pursuing this at MousePad than on this message board.

Moonliner · 03-17-2005, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Great idea, but you'd be better off pursuing this at MousePad than on this message board.

Errr, ummm, that's ok. I think I'll just drop it.

Sheila · 03-17-2005, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

For us out of towners it would be fun to have a copy of the mouse adventure material from games gone by. Since each one is different I could only think that it would encourage more people to make it for the real thing. On the other hand, they could also charge some small percentage of the original fee and allow us to download PDF's of the game.

Just to briefly answer your questions, MP has never handed out game packets up until this MA, so there would be nothing available to download. The answer to your final sentence is something that might likely be addressed in the future (but not in the near term). Nice and vague, huh?

Hard answers to your questions may or may not be answered over at MP.

But although you've already declined, anybody else who has questions really should post it over there.

Name · 03-17-2005, 10:07 PM

could be an excellent way to raise a dollar per copy(you may be able to get more) for nothing more then allowing a download. just a thought, and any of the MP folks reading this can take this idea and use it as their own idea. you own the game, sell it.

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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I've never gotten in on the MouseAdventure fun, in part because I don't have the connections to ask "can I be on your team?" and in part because I really don't know that I'd contribute anything to a team. The unofficial version would have been fun, but I agree I don't want to upset the people who put it all together. It always sounds like you do an amazing job. I would say that getting my toes wet with an unofficial version, so I can gauge how well I might do, would have been a good introduction and if I thought I had a chance of being competitive, I would then look to join the real one. hugs -kerry
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I hope we all can dig where Alex and the folks at MP are coming from. The awesome game is owned by them, and we don't want to step on their toes. So please, let's have no more discussion of any kind of organized game of the unplayed Open, and no heretic talk of producing or distributing any of MP's materials. If you cats want to jam on down to the Park and casually run through the version of the game that you didn't get to play, then there's no stopping you - and I don't think there should be. But we have to leave unto MousePlanet that which is MousePlanet's.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	For us out of towners it would be fun to have a copy of the mouse adventure material from games gone by. Since each one is different I could only think that it would encourage more people to make it for the real thing. On the other hand, they could also charge some small percentage of the original fee and allow us to download PDF's of the game. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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