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kerberos_gr
Hired Hero
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posted May 31, 2003 02:28 PM |
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Heroes fans crusade to support morally and financially the Heroes series
Hello
.During these difficult times ,i think its time for the heroes community to show its love and dedication for maybe one of the best turn based strategy game ever made.
I think we owe it to ourselves ,to this wonderfull game ,and especially to the visionaries who made this great game happen ,and despite the current difficulties ,THEY STILL TRY TO SAVE IT.
I trully believe that Heroes is an exceptional game and thats exactly why it has exceptional fans ,maybe the most hard core, passionate and dedicated fans in the gaming industry.Fans that after so many years they still have enough passion to play the game, to participate to the community ,to make suggestions about the future of the game,and also sometimes to argue about certain aspects of the game  .I think noone can forget the death threats received from NWC, concerning the "FORGE" issue lol(i still cant believe that lol  ,or even the fearsome fights between HEROES 3 and HEROES 4 fans .
Some of us,have even created a team (THE WOG team)that produced a modified version of the game ,some others have created a custom made RANDOM MAP GENENERATOR for HEROES 4(tnx SLAVA ),and please lets not forget the numerous TOURNAMENT coordinators that have invested serious amounts of money and time: TOH(tnx vesuvius for everything),MYTHS( kitten ,raven ,motor,andi)WIZARDS AND WARRIORS,THE BASTARD TOURNEY,THE HEROES LEAGUE and many others.
One thing is sure, the size and the passion of the heroes community(throughout the last 8 years) has proved that "Heroes of might and magic" is indeed a unique and exceptional game that HAS EARNED THE RIGHT TO SURVIVE AND CONTINUE TO EXIST.Its time for us now to gather our strength and to make this public ,to let the gaming industry know that this game deserves to survive and that there are a large number of supporters who care about the fate of Heroes of might and magic series.
So i have few suggestions to make:
1)The LEADERS of the heroes community must come to an agreement in order to COORDINATE THE ACTIONS OF THE NUMEROUS HEROES FANS.I think its time for VESUVIUS,ANGLESPIT ,PSYCHOBABBLE,KITTEN,RAVEN,AIR ETC,to step out and mobilise the fans in order to achieve coordinated action towards the gaming industry.
2)Create a team of volunteers that will help the leaders coordinate the fans,and to decide exactly what type of action is needed
3)We have to mobilise all the fans, especially the old fans of the series.Many of them are right now inactive but i bet they still care about the fate of the game.When we will have decided exactly what type of action we will take ,i think it will be a good idea to email them and ask them for their support
4)suggested type of actions:
a)MASSIVE EMAILING TO SOME SOFTWARE HOUSES THAT MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST IN "HEROES OF MIGHT AND MAGIC SERIES".
b)MASSIVE PREORDERING OF THE HEROES 5 GAME(even if this is done only unofficially ,lets say preorder the game to Jon Van Caneghem)I really dont care if i loose 50 dollars, that's the least i can do in order to show him my moral support.
c)INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS OF A MORE OR LESS SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM A LARGE ENOUGH NUMBER OF MEMBERS(in 2 conditions).First the procedure concerning the donnations must be transparent,and the person in charge must be a respected and honourable member of the Heroes community,preferably some of the "leaders of the community",and second there must be a large enough number of donnators in order to effectively help NWC, and not waste our money .(i m prepared to give 1000$ if these 2 conditions are fullfiled).
.I know that this letter has a romantic side ,and that many of us are already mature men and women with real life problems,families ,jobs ,hobbies etc(i am a 35 years old lawyer,engaged,no kids yet,living in northen Greece).
But i also know that i will never love a game as much as "Heroes of might and magic" again....
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melissa_X
Adventuring Hero
Tiffany Taylor
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posted June 01, 2003 09:55 AM |
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Hi kerberos from greece I think you are very ideallic, and it is nice to see some1 who has so much dream of a successful heroes future. But things has changed so much since the days I would play heroes2 and 3. It looks like most strong fans of heroes have all lost interest because the game is old, or the heroes4 problems turned them off (or maybe they grew up into adults and have no time for heroes!)
So there is a lot less strength in the community. The problem also is like in most things in real life, there is that hidden animousity between groups, namely ToH and other tournaments or news boards. I always say its a mix of man ego, sarcasm, jealousy, ignorance on trivial stuff (always man stuff -- right Kitten?).
So getting several weak groups together would still not do much I dont think. Mass emailing would go straight into the trash can, since 3d0 going under bankrupcy also means the excuse that they do not need to fullfill any more support problems, or fan issue (not like they did much anyways!)
Donations are out of the question, because who does it go to? And look how much support toh had from donations in the past 4 years. Only a few very dedicated did. Even if $1 was donated to some fund by every heroes fan right now, it would be a donation of less than $10,000. And where rob said in one of the other posts, to get a heroes5 cleared through, it would take as much as 1000 times that!
No, the hope lies in that nwc and its remaining team finds a buyer and takes them into their wing, and creates new inspiration.
Sorry kerberos, i may not be a hardcore heroes addict player right now, but this is my opinion.
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kerberos_gr
Hired Hero
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posted June 01, 2003 11:37 AM |
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Hello Mellisa
First of all, thanks for your reply .About being idealistic concerning the fate of heroes ,well ,i wouldnt put it that way,i ve just believed that the heroes community was much more stronger and much more alive than that .
Anyway,judging from the feedback i got ,i have to admit that it was pretty much dissapointing ,actually very dissapointing lol.I suppose its true then ,the heroes community is almost dead,and i guess there is nothing we can do about it.Too bad  .
Anyway ,i dont feel guilty about trying to mobilise the community in order to try to save "heroes of might and magic",at least i gave it a try ,but sometimes when something its over ,well its over ,i guess its time to move on
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Khayman
Promising
Famous Hero
Underachiever
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posted June 01, 2003 01:55 PM |
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The Bottom Line
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I think noone can forget the death threats received from NWC, concerning the "FORGE" issue lol(i still cant believe that lol
Some people were just a little too passionate about the game, I guess...
Personally, I am in agreement with those who are hoping the Heroes (and Might & Magic) line get picked-up by a reputable and solid company. I think EA would do wonders with the series; however, I am not sure that the Heroes (and Might & Magic) line has enough of a customer base or demand for a company such as EA to pick-up. Big companies go for large profit margins, and unfortunately, I just don't see this happening with our favorite game. I will continue to hope for the best, but as for now, I cannot help but believe that we will never see a Heroes 5.
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Blue_Camel
Famous Hero
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posted June 01, 2003 06:01 PM |
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Hi kerberos from greece I think you are very ideallic
heh as the old saying goes... "greeks are thinkers, not doers" Dunno if the saying is true or not... but there it is
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lord_crusader
Promising
Supreme Hero
UHU!! supreme!
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posted June 01, 2003 10:02 PM |
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jb239
Famous Hero
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posted June 02, 2003 04:30 AM |
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There'd prolly be different support if all this happened right b4 H4 came out, and everyone was hyped up about H4
But at this point..what Melissa said is right. And we all can only hope a big company picks up the series
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Cybernetic
Known Hero
Cypriot Legend
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posted June 02, 2003 04:57 AM |
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There'd prolly be different support if all this happened right b4 H4 came out, and everyone was hyped up about H4
But at this point..what Melissa said is right. And we all can only hope a big company picks up the series
Didn't EA buy 3DO??? I'm not sure, I heard somewhere?? If so, why haven't they support em'
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Blue_Camel
Famous Hero
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posted June 02, 2003 06:17 AM |
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well i havent heard that but it would make sense. EA does a lot of sports games and High Heat Baseball is one of the most highly decorated baseball series there are, so... they would take over it if they bought 3do.
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vesuvius
Hero of Order
Honor Above all Else
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posted June 02, 2003 06:51 AM |
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If they bought the high heat franchise, it would have nothing to do with the M&M franchise. No, there is no 'news' yet of any purchase.
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