Possibility of valve buying out Fortress Forever?

o_dr.flexyjerkov · 06-29-2006, 12:46 PM

Ok...
Valve are supposidly working on TFC:S which in my opinion will never come out. (Thats if they even are working on it)

Fortress Forever so far looks like an amazing mod from the screenshots which ive seen and i'm sure once it is released word will spread and the game will grow (Thats if the first release is good/fun).

If the game became popular enough do you think valve would try to buy out fortress-forever?

Its possible...

o_fooleycooley · 06-29-2006, 12:58 PM

My price is $1m USD, in unmarked, non-consecutive notes...

But seriously, why would they? If they did, it'd have to remain free throughout its life (ala DOD, CS). There's no interest for them to acquire the IP as TFC is essentially the same, and they already own that.

The only way they'd be able to make a buck would be to develop a new engine, make FF2 for it or something and charge people for that. Other than owning it for the sake of owning it, I can't see anything Valve would have to gain from buying it.

o_dr.flexyjerkov · 06-29-2006, 01:07 PM

they just want the credit for it. Like how of the newer CS'rs really know how it started in the early days of HL

o_ghost · 06-29-2006, 01:18 PM

No, Valve saw how popular CS was becoming and wanted to cash in on it. HL was a success, but CS was a much larger one that helped the sales of HL immensely.

o_nezumi · 06-29-2006, 02:58 PM

That and valve hired Cliff anyway.

o_fooleycooley · 06-29-2006, 03:02 PM

They'd have to hire/pay off 30+ of us if they were serious.

Lost · 06-29-2006, 03:37 PM

It will be a while before FF has enough players to draw that much attention, but I bet they've had their eyes on it.

Circuitous · 06-29-2006, 04:41 PM

Man, what's with these? I'm gone for a day and we get a bunch o' stupid threads that're answered in the Community FAQ.

Jiggles · 06-29-2006, 05:15 PM

This topic has come up in a number of other threads. In the future, please use the search tool to find one of them, rather than creating a new one.

Thanks!

06-29-2006, 12:46 PM	#1
o_dr.flexyjerkov Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Possibility of valve buying out Fortress Forever? Ok... Valve are supposidly working on TFC:S which in my opinion will never come out. (Thats if they even are working on it) Fortress Forever so far looks like an amazing mod from the screenshots which ive seen and i'm sure once it is released word will spread and the game will grow (Thats if the first release is good/fun). If the game became popular enough do you think valve would try to buy out fortress-forever? Its possible...

06-29-2006, 03:37 PM	#7
Lost Fear teh crowbar. Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oklahoma Gametype: CTF ftw, yeh Posts Rated Helpful 6 Times	It will be a while before FF has enough players to draw that much attention, but I bet they've had their eyes on it. __________________ Do what you want cuz a pirate is free! You are a pirate!

06-29-2006, 04:41 PM	#8
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	Man, what's with these? I'm gone for a day and we get a bunch o' stupid threads that're answered in the Community FAQ. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

06-29-2006, 12:58 PM	#2
o_fooleycooley Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	My price is $1m USD, in unmarked, non-consecutive notes... But seriously, why would they? If they did, it'd have to remain free throughout its life (ala DOD, CS). There's no interest for them to acquire the IP as TFC is essentially the same, and they already own that. The only way they'd be able to make a buck would be to develop a new engine, make FF2 for it or something and charge people for that. Other than owning it for the sake of owning it, I can't see anything Valve would have to gain from buying it.

06-29-2006, 01:07 PM	#3
o_dr.flexyjerkov Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	they just want the credit for it. Like how of the newer CS'rs really know how it started in the early days of HL

06-29-2006, 01:18 PM	#4
o_ghost Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	No, Valve saw how popular CS was becoming and wanted to cash in on it. HL was a success, but CS was a much larger one that helped the sales of HL immensely.

06-29-2006, 02:58 PM	#5
o_nezumi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Peoples Republic of Harmfull Free Radicals Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	That and valve hired Cliff anyway.

06-29-2006, 03:02 PM	#6
o_fooleycooley Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	They'd have to hire/pay off 30+ of us if they were serious.

06-29-2006, 05:15 PM	#9
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	This topic has come up in a number of other threads. In the future, please use the search tool to find one of them, rather than creating a new one. Thanks!

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