Stupid Question concerning WR problem

[mrea]

The one place where WR was able to be legally pursued was over their patcher which distributed Sony files. That would have caught WR in the end if they took it to court (which would be a stupid move). I think this Dawntide project is much better than WR. Of course it is a sad thing to happen to the Emulator, but to have our own client is much better.

[RangerDown]

Since I've seen so many people say "our own client" I think I should clear something up lest there be confusion and ultimately disappointment.

I have never seen anywhere in DT's plans a mention of making the DT client open source nor making it operable with anything but DawnTide.

So what separates it from the current crop of corporate-produced games? For one, this one is touted to be either free or low-cost. Most importantly, it will be made by people who I think want to get back to making a good, enjoyable RPG and put fun first and foremost, and not worry about what will get those sales figures up the highest in the shortest amount of time. If they pull it off successfully, they can show the whole MMORPG community that it IS still possible to make an enjoyable popular RPG without needing the backing of a bunch of corporate suits who wouldn't know roleplaying if it bit them on the ass.

However, unless I'm terribly missing something out of all the news they've given, emu serverops need not hold their breath waiting for the client to be released. I'm certain they feel that too much work will be put into that client (really -- you try making a 3D game engine) to let others just benefit from it for nothing.

[mrea]

Originally Posted by RangerDown

I have never seen anywhere in DT's plans a mention of making the DT client open source nor making it operable with anything but DawnTide.

When I said "our own client" I was referring to OpenEQ. Although I'm looking forward to DawnTide, I understand that they would want to keep it closed. I also understand that the EQEmulator staff would want to receive some sort of appreciation for all of the work and I know that if I had the capability, I would most definitely donate. I think that with the building of this client, the donations will rise at least somewhat.

Yes I understand this means little coming from just a fanboy, but I do appreciate their work and if I had any knowledge of coding/design I would help out. ( Believe me, I'm trying to learn ) Also, this client wouldn't necessarily need to be open source, as long as it would be freely distributed, I think people would be happy, although the name would probably need a change :-P