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#4278933 - 07/14/16 01:48 PM Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality?  
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Just askin..... exitstageleft

#4278938 - 07/14/16 02:15 PM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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Do not think so. The main problem is the CFS3.exe that is used to power the flight portion of the game M$ owns, not OBD, so you could imagine what M$ would want in compensation.


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#4278992 - 07/14/16 05:44 PM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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what is the advantage, besides getting involved into a steamforum that would flame this game to pieces, so that new buyers refuse to get this game.

#4279005 - 07/14/16 07:00 PM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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I can't speak for them, but I seem to remember somebody mentioning that it would be almost like having the CDs.


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#4279105 - 07/15/16 02:22 AM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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There is the advantage that if your copy of the game were to corrupt, you could just download it again rather than worry about finding your disk(s) and patching in the right order. It would also help lend exposure and do away with the misconception that RoF is really all there is for World War I.

#4281467 - 07/24/16 09:43 AM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: CatKnight]  
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Originally Posted By: CatKnight
There is the advantage that if your copy of the game were to corrupt, you could just download it again rather than worry about finding your disk(s) and patching in the right order. It would also help lend exposure and do away with the misconception that RoF is really all there is for World War I.



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#4281478 - 07/24/16 11:46 AM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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I have to chuckle about all these reasons on why WOFF should be on GOG/Steam, but NOBODY has yet to address the main reason why it will not happen, i.e. who is going to pay M$ the CFS3 royalties ??? Until that is resolved, it is all a pipe dream.


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#4281481 - 07/24/16 12:03 PM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: Panama Red]  
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Originally Posted By: Panama Red
who is going to pay M$ the CFS3 royalties ??? Until that is resolved, it is all a pipe dream.


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#4281484 - 07/24/16 12:17 PM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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,,,and if it hasn't happened by now, why should it happen at the end of WOFF's development arc?


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#4282021 - 07/26/16 08:44 AM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: Hauksbee]  
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Originally Posted By: Hauksbee
,,,and if it hasn't happened by now, why should it happen at the end of WOFF's development arc?


Because the more years pass the older cfs 3 gets ?

#4282045 - 07/26/16 11:59 AM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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I'm sure if Microsoft's marketing department thought of releasing CFS3 on steam, WOFF could be offered as amazing DLC, but that's entirely up to MS.

Meantime, when one gains permission to use another company's intellectual property, it comes with a long list of strings and conditions.

For example, when a mod is made, one frequently proscribed condition, is that the title be tied to the original title in perpetuity; which means you can't develop a later product of that series as stand-alone. If you sell said mod, it has to link back to the original product, so it also can't be sold as stand-alone. and the terms and conditions go on and on.


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#4562186 - 04/01/21 08:36 PM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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No since the new WoFF will become a standalone product...will be a new chance for this?


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#4562189 - 04/01/21 09:26 PM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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#4562213 - 04/02/21 03:28 AM Re: Will Woff on gog/steam ever become reality? [Re: JimBobb]  
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Sounds like a lotta hot air to me.


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