Holy moly! I thought I would register at this forum much later, only when the game is more mature. But after reading this thread, I just couldn\'t resist. Let me start by saying this -- guys, RELAX!!! I\'m not sure if I\'m understanding the license correctly or not but I do believe that sound/music, art and similar being protected against butchery is a good thing. So, I completely agree with the devs on that. However, I was disappointed (well, even disgusted at times) at how some of the devs (well, mostly kiva) responses sounded. You may disagree with the guy but he wasn\'t even hostile or hateful. It sounded like he knew that the devs have agreed on a certain license. Nowhere was he taking it upon himself to decide what it should be like. To me, it sounded like he was simply talking, discussing things. He only made a suggestion and listed advantages he thought it would have, even if he was wrong in his observations. If you don\'t agree with him, fine but there\'s no need to assume that anyone who wants to contribute is a worthless idiot. That only makes you an idiot yourself.
Please, people, just calm down. I\'m actually so excited about this project. I cannot even imagine how much work it must be for the devs to even take the game this far. And for free! I truely hope this project will live on and continue improving.
Actually, I\'ve been wondering about the creative contributions myself. I agree that any and all little patches and/or artwork or audio work should not be automatically accepted. But are the developers going to frown upon even suggested contributions? Let\'s say I was so inspired by the game that I wanted to make a really detailed, ORIGINAL and skillfully drawn armor skin. I then post a message on the boards here asking if people like it. Perhaps even make a vote on this and other peoples\' contributions. Then, the winner of the players\' vote simply says, \"feel free to use it in PlaneShift, if you like (with the credit being given to the author, of course), and if not, it was a blast creating something anyway\". Are the devs automatically going to ignore it, no matter how good of a work it is, or are they going to at least take a look at it? What if they really like it? Will they then not use it, even though the author would love them to? Don\'t forget that an author never expects for their contirbution to be automatically included -- ONLY if people on the boards and the devs all agree that they like it.
I want to know if it\'s a waste of time trying to contribute something as only a suggestion, not an expectation. Because in that case, I\'d rather forget PS until it\'s out as a late beta or a final project, and maybe give it a try only from a players\' perspective. While PS team does have \"HELP US!\" in large letters on their site, it usually concerns a full position on a team. I\'m talking about an occassional contribution that would be included ONLY if majority of players and devs would agree on.
How about holding a monthly (ok, doesn\'t have to be monthly, whenever) contest on a new armor or weapon skin and/or model? Then voting on a winner. And then devs can include it in the game, if they too really like it?
I usually hate arguing, so if this just keeps being more fueled with frustration and aggrevation, I probably won\'t reply to this again.
Thanks.
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