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Guilds, Corps, Player Goverments

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contingencyplan:
I do like the idea of player-submitted content, at least tentatively.  However, going into it with the mindset that it will save time and take some of the load off the devs is a foolish opinion.  We will almost certainly spend as much (if not more) time looking over others' proposals as we would working on our own content.  Also, don't forget that we WILL have to have our own content - we can't just shove everything off to the player community.  

Also, if we allow for players to expand, we should set up some rules (e.g., they have played for X number of months, and they have to sign up with us before they can submit stuff).

~Brian

topher:
If we limited it to just planets and just the terrain/structures i would be more accepting of it.  I was just thinking they got their own little chunk of space and good npc it, resource it, and do all of that.  Plus, it's not like every joe can just make a planet/terrain, there is a lot ot that.

contingencyplan:
Well, agreed, I don't think we should have players just be put in godlike charge of a specific area (i.e., they create the galaxy, system, planets, NPCs, buildings, etc.).  However, having players model a building or a planet or whatnot and submit it sounds like it might be a good idea.  Like I said, though, my support is tentative.  I fully expect we'd have every modder wannabe emailing us with their "OMG THIS IS SO KOOL!!!" yet sucky-ass alien critter, then getting all pissed off when we say "We appreciate the offer, but we're declining your work for now" (which they read as "WE THINK YOU SUCK!!!"), so they go complain on their blogs and send nasty emails to all their friends about us and write bad reviews on different gaming websites...  Sorry, was that sarcasm a touch bitter? :twisted:

Anyways.  That's why I say if we do this, we should have a full-blown submission system (in-game, mind you) in place that will check whether the modder has been approved to submit their work.  If they haven't, then they are (kindly) rejected. We then put a notice on the website that says "Any player-submitted content sent to any of our email addresses will be deleted unopened."  This will hopefully let the people who can both submit mature work and can accept our decision (whether we choose to accept it or not) maturely submit good work that we can use, while keeping the immature from overloading us with poor submissions and bad attitudes.

~Brian

topher:
Along those lines to we would have notify the user that all submissions become our property and we own them, erm it, forever.

contingencyplan:
Agreed.  However, we should have some sort of compensation in place, preferably in-game stuff (instead of having to deal with money for submissions).  Maybe we could give them in-game credits, or a special item, or perhaps a free month's subscription for a good submission... or give them their choice. The special item sounds cool, though.

*sigh* Then we have to deal with people saying "I got this much for my submission, and this guy got so much more!  WTH?!"  and the like...  stupid planet envy... :-P

Still, having the ability for players to add new content would possibly be worth it.  But we'd have to try it on a small scale first, perhaps as a feature to be beta-tested AFTER we release the game.

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