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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 2105350" data-attributes="member: 725">I've had one experience from either side of the field (in the rpg industry).One was where i wanted to buy some art from a freelancer, we where both not very experienced so it took a while before we both figured out how to transfer the money to his account and get the 300+MB file onto my server. But in the end we where both satisfied. We never signed a contract or anything, just two adults making an agreement and living up to it (i want what you made, what do you want for it? I want x for it. Ok i'll pay more then your asking because i think it's worth more then your asking for it.).The other was were i responded to a publisher who was looking for a speed job in the map making department (60+ hour job), after some contact and an example of what i could do we agreed on a price a time frame, etc. I was prepared to proceed in good faith, until they started about the necesity of a contract, so i thought sure why not they're paying for it. The only problem was that the materials i needed from them and was promised, took a long, long time to get e-mailed to me, even after prodding from my side. I finally told them that if they couldn't produce the promised (and needed) materials on time i couldn't make the agreed deadline, and i still hadn't gotten their contract that they wanted me to sign. Finally i told them that if they couldn't get their act together and send me their contract i still had to sign by x then the whole deal wouldn't go through (i gave them two weeks). I finally got the contract more then a week after the deadline i set, way past the initial deadline they set, so i didn't go through with the job. My reasoning is that if they can't get their act together in their own best interest, what would happen when they need to get their act together when they need to do something in my best interest (like paying me). Lucky for me i only finished about 10% before i realised something wasn't kosher (i had taken the two weeks before the dealine off my regular job to complete the rush job in time).Strangely enough i have felt more satisfied with the 'non profesional' approach, then with the (supposedly) 'profesional' approach...</blockquote>

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