TeAcH Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Okay, Combat Mission will most likely ship this week. We are all very close to having this game in our hands after all this time. Steve and Charles have put forth a great deal of effort in getting this title to our hard drives. Many hours of studying history, coding, creating manuals, patching, testing, designing, losing sleep, spending time away from their loved ones, responding to emails and messages on the forum with never-before-seen dedication, thorougness, and patience, etc, etc. etc. The list could go on and on and we are all truly grateful. As most of you are already aware, BTS has chosen to sell this game exclusively through their website for reasons I won't go into suffice it to say that it makes sense given the industry at hand. CM's success depends on us. CM is not a mainstream game. It's not a clone of whatever is "hot" in the industry. It is not a Close Combat ripoff, a Red Alert wannabe, or a cousin of Quake, nor is it something that has you going "Yawn..Ive seen that before except it was called X". It is a game that is targeted at a select audience..us. Now then, with all that in mind, it is paramount that we all make a pledge not to copy and distribute this game in any way, shape or form. For if anyone does, you will be contributing to the downfall of not only BTS and subsequent releases, but moreso to the dedication put forth by Steve and Charles over the last few years. I urge each and every one of you to resist any temptation to burn a copy for friends. Should you be faced with such a situtation, tell them instead that they need to buy it and tell them why. Somewhere out there, someone who doesn't have to pay for it is gonna zip it up, put their pirate banner on it, and distribute the hell out of it without so much as a penny going to Steve or Charles or their families. If that happens, and BTS doesn't make enough on this game to make CM2 and so on, we all hold you to blame. I hereby pledge that I will not allow the Combat Mission CD to be copied in any way or for CM to be installed on anyone else's computer but my own, and that I will ensure that no one who has access to my computer be allowed to transfer CM elsewhere, that if someone likes the game enough to want to play it and asks me for a copy even though providing it to them enables me to play them, that I will tell them how to contact BTS. Signed TeAcH For those of you that are interested in signing this online pledge, I welcome your name below. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howitzer Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 100% agreement right here...consider this my "signature" to not copy or distribute CM in any way. Steve C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von shrad Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 I was showing a friend of mine this game and told him I had ordered it and he said he wanted to copy it. Man did I love telling him no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeng Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 I absolutely will not make or distribute illegal copies of this game. (and that goes for my real human self too, not just my Pod on-line personality) Peng ------------------ I'm talking and I can't shut up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Oh yeah. Like I could even afford a CD burner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ACTOR Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 You've got my signature. No copies coming from this house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager 7 Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 My signature too. No illegal copies. Loyalty is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 don't have a burner and if I did I wouldn't! so, nope nobody gonna get this from me! I have and will continue to tell friends about this game... da path ------------------ unca pathy will show ya the path, if only he could find it himself! [This message has been edited by pathfinder (edited 06-12-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Not gonna do it, wouldn't be prudent at this juncture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freyland Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 I bought two copies so my Bro-in-Law could play, so I think you can count me in! Jonathan Windeler, MD ------------------ You said wet shirt no break, not piss-shirt bend bars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shaw Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Excellent point Teach, sign me up. Joe R. Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Ryan Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Same here. 100% allegiance to BTS. May the CM series, as well as BTS, flourish throughout all the land! Pvt. Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notnowjohn Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 I've already made it abundantly clear to friends and family that if they want to play CM against me then they had better pre-order a copy. If they choose not to do so that is just TOUGH NOOGIES. Nobody touches my copy but me. It's mine, ALL MIIIIIINE, MWAAAAHAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.... Andrew W. B. Smilies!!??!! SMILIES!!??!!! We don't need no stinking SMILIES!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schugger Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Sign me up! Not even my dearest friends will get a copy but i offered that i order CM for them. Two have already agreed but more have to follow... Schugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbarossa Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 I agree 100%. Nobody will get any copies from me. No copies, no piracy, not a single copy one to anyone. We must support the Herculean efforts of Charles and Steve and make sure they get all the money they deserve. I wish them much success with CM1 and those CM's to follow. I may even buy an extra copy of CM1 to in a small way help to further insure their success. Great work BTS and looking forward to playing CM1 soon. Barbarossa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight Warrior Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Count mee in too! ------------------ March To The Sound Of The Guns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Norton Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Count on it. I have turned all my computer playing targets of opportunity on to this game. I have met players on this board who have already made my computer game hours more fullfilling then other game has. If I would now allow my "friends" to buy their own copy, I would be stealing not only from BTS, and you, but also, from me. Stay the course, count me in! ------------------ "The Legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flix Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 No copies, no way, no how! So when are we going to see the CM merchandising machine crank into action. You know: key chains, pens, water cooled .50's and what not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren J Pierson Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 I will pledge not to copy or distribute CM illegally or do any other bad things. (However, I don't consider wiping the German Army out a bad thing! ) Of course, you do realize that anyone who would pirate a game wouldn't bat an eye at lying about their pledge. Nevertheless, it is good for people to stand up and be counted among the good and decent so more power to you. Good gaming to all. Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TURBO Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Great idea teach, count me in too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 No copies handed out here. Count on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkEzra Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 You have my word and my word is all I really have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 Count me in too. No illegal copies! Those pirates can only have my copy of CM when they pry it from my cold, dead cd-rom drive. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gay*lover Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 y'all got my word too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmorse Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 you have my pledge and honor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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