Derek Smart trying to acquire Freespace Licence from IPlay

Macaco

Where'd That 6th Toe Come From?
Well people, cheer up about bethsoft getting our license, look who's trying to buy some of interplay's property:
Derek Smart, yeah, that would be me, got the license from my friends at Interplay (a publisher I had very good experiences with); would you buy Freespace 3 if I made it?

Discuss. Rave. Rant. Argue. But this is something I am seriously considering, given that it looks like Interplay has started off loading properties (starting with Fallout3). I mean, just think. Would you rather see this legacy license fall into the wrong hands?

I have already contacted my Interplay contact about it btw.

http://forums.avault.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=005485;p=1

More info / spotted on Gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07/16/news_6102932.html
 
I usually hate being blunt, but Derek Smart is one of the biggest stodgy pricks i've ever encountered, even more eliteist than the hardcore fallout fans on this message board- and the irony is, that he doesn't deserve to be elitist, because his games suck!
 
Jabbapop said:
I usually hate being blunt, but Derek Smart is one of the biggest stodgy pricks i've ever encountered, even more eliteist than the hardcore fallout fans on this message board- and the irony is, that he doesn't deserve to be elitist, because his games suck!

Though he does commit himself to them, and can keep churning out fixes and improvements over time, something that can't be said of many dev teams out there.
 
yeah, i've noticed that. heck, he still releases updates to BCMG. Now, if only i knew how to play it :-\ The manual that comes with the game is incomplete at best, and he staunchy relies on our learning to play by reading some arcane materials that come with each patch (the VCF, or version control files) which in reality do very little to explain the dynamics of the game or, simulation, as some like to call it.
 
AFAIK Gamespy doesn't have good reputation either ;)

I, too, don't know who he is, but with this statement he showed he actually cares what fans thinks. And he learned on Bethesesdsesdeda* mistake.

Derek +1.


Now why I have bad feeling about this...

* - I think I might spell it wrong.
 
Koki said:
I, too, don't know who he is, but with this statement he showed he actually cares what fans thinks. And he learned on Bethesesdsesdeda* mistake.

QUOI???

Some "Smart" quotes:
If I wanted to make a Freespace 3 title, I don't think me checking in with a group of fans going in a different direction is in the best interests of my end goal. I mean, think about it. They're making something from someone else's code base. They have their own plans, ideas, goals and whatnot - none of which will ever reach the critical mass that would warrant a full retail effort. Ever.

I have absolutely NO intentions of using ANY of the Freespace2 source code because its legacy and its just going to be trouble from the word go. My plan - if I get it - is to start from scratch with a clean slate and only the Freespace mythos, backstory and assets (e.g. the ship types, names, dimensions etc) as a starting point.
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"Yes, I have an ego. But thats not MY problem to deal with. I am quite comfortable with it just the way I am. I am an Alpha male. A leader. Not some snivelling idiot who gets to be anyone's bitch or Yes- man. Having an ego is a pre-requisite for being a stong person. Most people who bandy the word ego around, have to frigging clue WHAT it even means. The word itself has just been passed down from one uninformed and ignorant generation to the next. Next time you get the chance, find out what the word really means and you will immediately see how out of place and out of context it is as is popularly used. Yes, I have an ego. Deal with it. I don't have a problem with it. So why should I care what a bunch of people think?"

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"Blaming someone else for your actions is a sign of weakness. You are weak.

People usually fear that which they do not understand. I am a very complex and hard person to understand. I like it like that because - at the very least - it means that everyone knows where they stand with me.

As for greatest. A game does not have to be great. It just has to be FUN and PROFITABLE.

If you knew ANYTHING about the business of game development or the responsibilities of game developers and publishers, you would immediately recognize the ludicrousness of your post."
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I have NO time nor patience for an unruly, snivelling, self-serving fanbase.

At least he didn't call them supergeeks :D
 
I'd draw a parallel with Romero, but at least Romero has Doom and Quake to show for, both massively popular and legendary games. Derek Stupid has... well, the BattleCruiser series. I have yet to meet a single person who has even heard of that game.
 
Nyarlathotep said:
Koki said:
I, too, don't know who he is, but with this statement he showed he actually cares what fans thinks. And he learned on Bethesesdsesdeda* mistake.

QUOI???

Some "Smart" quotes:
>Cutted!<

At least he didn't call them supergeeks :D

Ok. I lie completely defeated. And second Brutulf.
 
Ratty said:
the BattleCruiser series. I have yet to meet a single person who has even heard of that game.

I do. And I actually have a copy of BC3000AD, too.


AND: I like it, too.

Eh eh.

Like it.
 
Well, if you want to read up on Derek Smart, there is Flame War Follies. Look past the amateurish graphic on the front page, and there is some interesting information. For example, the fact that Smart lied about his Ph.D. and called himself "Dr. Smart" on no basis in reality. Basically, he is a waste of space in the gaming community.

"Eh eh." Jebus, you sound like a pedophile. "I like little boys... eh... eh." Which is pretty much the same situation, right?
 
Kotario said:
"Eh eh." Jebus, you sound like a pedophile. "I like little boys... eh... eh." Which is pretty much the same situation, right?

I didn't mean "eh eh" in a "hehehe" way, but in a "indeed" way.
 
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