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<blockquote data-quote="Nikchick" data-source="post: 7674407" data-attributes="member: 344"><p>We've had this conversation with BioWare directly over the years, more than once and not always initiated by Green Ronin. In fact, the most recent time we dusted off our proposal for them, licensing asked US why we "didn't want" to do the game and when we told them we'd be more than happy to do it, they merrily went off to the ME team who wasted no time in telling licensing they were *still* not interested.</p><p></p><p>Would I love to put together a Mass Effect game using the AGE system we already use for our legitimately licensed-from-EA Dragon Age game? Yes. Yes I would. Am I allowed to do that? No, I'm not. Not even for free, not even to "give back" to the community. In fact, doing so would likely endanger the legitimate license my company does hold from EA. I also can't print up my own t-shirts for Titansgrave, even though I have some fun ideas for some... because we don't have the apparel rights for that property. Just like I can't make multiple sets of Game of Thrones-branded doodads for the various houses, even though we have the tabletop RPG license and even though no one else is making the little items I've thought of, because we don't have that license. It's not because we're big dummyheads who haven't thought of these things; there are rules and we're following them.</p><p></p><p>Something I said elsewhere: I honestly don't object to fans putting together fan-driven projects when the creative teams won't. Fan fiction can be really good. Fan artworks likewise. People putting together shrinky-dink phone charms with chibi versions of their favorite characters that they sell for a pittance to other fans is not something I'm going to get too bent about, really. Hell, I want a Dorian Pavus chibi phone charm for myself! But those items don't get considered for industry awards, just as fan fictions don't get nominated for the Booker Prize. Until today, I thought the ENnies were professional (if fan-selected and fan-judged) awards but that is not the case with the current slate. </p><p></p><p>Morrus and his advisors will do what they think is best for their awards and I have no doubt they're carefully considering and discussing it all. I'll be waiting to see what conclusion they come to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nikchick, post: 7674407, member: 344"] We've had this conversation with BioWare directly over the years, more than once and not always initiated by Green Ronin. In fact, the most recent time we dusted off our proposal for them, licensing asked US why we "didn't want" to do the game and when we told them we'd be more than happy to do it, they merrily went off to the ME team who wasted no time in telling licensing they were *still* not interested. Would I love to put together a Mass Effect game using the AGE system we already use for our legitimately licensed-from-EA Dragon Age game? Yes. Yes I would. Am I allowed to do that? No, I'm not. Not even for free, not even to "give back" to the community. In fact, doing so would likely endanger the legitimate license my company does hold from EA. I also can't print up my own t-shirts for Titansgrave, even though I have some fun ideas for some... because we don't have the apparel rights for that property. Just like I can't make multiple sets of Game of Thrones-branded doodads for the various houses, even though we have the tabletop RPG license and even though no one else is making the little items I've thought of, because we don't have that license. It's not because we're big dummyheads who haven't thought of these things; there are rules and we're following them. Something I said elsewhere: I honestly don't object to fans putting together fan-driven projects when the creative teams won't. Fan fiction can be really good. Fan artworks likewise. People putting together shrinky-dink phone charms with chibi versions of their favorite characters that they sell for a pittance to other fans is not something I'm going to get too bent about, really. Hell, I want a Dorian Pavus chibi phone charm for myself! But those items don't get considered for industry awards, just as fan fictions don't get nominated for the Booker Prize. Until today, I thought the ENnies were professional (if fan-selected and fan-judged) awards but that is not the case with the current slate. Morrus and his advisors will do what they think is best for their awards and I have no doubt they're carefully considering and discussing it all. I'll be waiting to see what conclusion they come to. [/QUOTE]
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