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Lasher · 01-22-2010, 02:45 PM

I remember when the rights were acquired by IRE. Before WoW, before online RPGs (MMOs) were considered more mainstream. I don't know if IRE has relicensing or resale rights (and don't expect them to tell us), but as an investment, it was a genius move.

As a game, I was surprised to see it become a MUD rather than using the Earth Eternal technology to make it a more mainstream game. Not a criticism, and I'm sure there were extensive discussions within IRE/Sparkplay on exactly this subject, just something that surprised me.

01-22-2010, 02:45 PM	#13
Lasher Administrator Join Date: May 2005 Name: Derek Location: Orlando Posts: 357	Re: Muds based on novels I remember when the rights were acquired by IRE. Before WoW, before online RPGs (MMOs) were considered more mainstream. I don't know if IRE has relicensing or resale rights (and don't expect them to tell us), but as an investment, it was a genius move. As a game, I was surprised to see it become a MUD rather than using the Earth Eternal technology to make it a more mainstream game. Not a criticism, and I'm sure there were extensive discussions within IRE/Sparkplay on exactly this subject, just something that surprised me.