Letter to the Buka company. — Offline tournaments.

VDV_forever

17 years ago

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AlexSpl

The word "Rodina" should be capitalized. If fans and connoisseurs of the Heroes universe can sign this letter, please add my nickname as well.

I have corrected both. Thank you!

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Dr Motor

Yes, well done. You can also add my signature if needed.

But perhaps Buka can argue against it by saying that they don't fully own the rights, but Ubisoft does. Or am I wrong?
Have you considered sending your letter directly to Ubisoft?

The rights actually belong to Ubisoft, and as we see it, if Buka agrees to this, they will request it from Ubisoft themselves. We definitely shouldn't get involved directly.;)

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Alex_R

Of course, I'll sign +1
... but I'd like something else :rolleyes: ... oh, if they could also adapt it for an online game, at least like Heroes 2
There's no balance like in the first game anywhere + the absence of any ways to cheat makes it ideal for online battles, even the rules are practically unnecessary...

Of course, we'd like that, but we need to start with something, and then we'll see what happens if we get a positive response.;)

I've added the nicknames:smile20:

Sincerely, VDV_forever

RAPER

17 years ago

me +1!!! )))

ewgeniy

17 years ago

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none of the H1 tournaments ever took place, but I'd gladly sign a petition for that :)

Ah, if they had adapted it for online play, even just like Heroes 2.

I should ask Vika to do it:D

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VDV_forever

17 years ago

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Friends, good day to you all!

Moderator from AG, ThatOne, has edited the letter (and we are very grateful to him for that):

Quote:

Dear publishers!

We are writing to you as fans of the "Heroes of Might and Magic" series, playing all parts of the series, not just the latest ones.
In particular, the initiator of this letter created the website www.handbookhmm1.narod.ru, which contains as much information as possible about the game "Heroes of Might and Magic" (the first installment, which did not have a number), and the site continues to be updated with the help of other fans of the game. The interest in the game is not academic - on the websites www.heroesworld.ru and www.heroesportal.net, offline tournaments are held to attract new players to HoMM. However, attracting new people to these tournaments is hampered by a serious obstacle - the competitions are held only on your version 1.1 from the published collections ("Platinum Edition" or "New Year's Edition"), and these discs are difficult for many to acquire due to their limited distribution in retail.
We ask you to grant us permission to extract the game from the collection, modify it to allow the game to run without a disc, and make it available for free download (on all of the above resources).
We are convinced that such a decision will not harm your business, but rather may be beneficial.
The game does not have any independent commercial value due to its age, and therefore cannot be sold separately. However, as part of a collection, the game will have historical value, and the availability of a freely downloadable version will not affect the sales of the collections. Moreover, the availability of a freely downloadable version may attract those who are not familiar with the "Heroes of Might and Magic" series.
For example, owners of fairly common Eee PC 701 netbooks, which have an 800*480 screen resolution, are unable to play "Heroes of Might and Magic III" properly, and these computers are generally too weak for subsequent games in the series. Even simply installing such a game is very difficult, since the netbook does not have a CD/DVD drive, and finding or buying an external drive is very difficult.
At the same time, the original "Heroes of Might and Magic", downloaded from the Internet, can be easily installed on such a computer, and its owner will be able to play with complete comfort.
Thus, the owner of a netbook can get acquainted with the series, become interested in it, and then buy commercial editions to play on a full-fledged computer (and for the entire "New Year's Edition", for example, the capabilities of a five-year-old or older "office" computer are more than sufficient, that is, the circle of potential buyers is wider than usual "gaming" computers").
In principle, it would be possible to place the games on your website for paid download, but we, as fans of the series, work on a non-commercial basis and would like to remove even the most symbolic barriers to getting acquainted with this wonderful game.
Our goal is to popularize our favorite game series (and through it, indirectly, the publishers).
We hope that you will consider the matter and take into account the arguments in favor of making the game freely available on the Internet.
We look forward to your response and hope that you will continue to delight us with new installments of our favorite game.

Please share your suggestions or comments on the text of the letter.

Sincerely, VDV_forever