Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released?

BeerHunter · 2015-06-17, 17:47

We all know that "Squad" is being developed by former PR team members but,unlike PR , it's going retail.

After all these years of the PR team giving us an outstanding game for free , it almost seems unfair that their ideas and hard work are being "pirated" by a few upstarts who are taking their experiences from PR and turning it into a competitive retail game with the idea of making a profit.

If nothing else , I hope the PR team is getting some kind of royalty out of this for supplying the "Squad" developers with the experience and ideas that will more than likely be incorporated in the game.

After all , they do deserve something for their years of hard work and dedication to PR.

AfterDune · 2015-06-17, 17:52

You make the Squad developers look bad, at least that's how I read your post. A few upstarts, pirating the game? As if there are hard feelings somewhere.

Not sure what you're thinking here...

[R-DEV]Mineral · 2015-06-17, 17:55

You are aware they are as well those PR devs you talk about?

BeerHunter · 2015-06-17, 18:02

Didn't mean to make it sound like that...was meant to be more facetious.
I've been following "Squad" also and it indeed does look interesting.
I guess I was just concerned/curious about what will happen to PR and the team when it's released.

DesmoLocke · 2015-06-17, 18:06

Why do people worry about things they have no control over?

gordo.zerohour · 2015-06-17, 18:26

No offense to you BeerHunter, however, in the faq part of joinsquad.com, Squad seems to give Project Reality quite a bit of credit to their founding. Project Reality, as far as I know, never intended on retail or to profit off of PR inspired games.

I guess they wanted to see their hard work flourish, and alas, it did! There is a great community with a great player base, seeing this was a OG BF2 mod anyway.

AND the fact that a whole new game is being released because of the Project Reality's influence, as well as some of the original members could base a productive career off this experience, I feel honored to be a part of it. New to this community or not. It is amazing.

I mean plus if a individual finds out about Squad but cant afford it, they could join PR till they get Squad. If someday Squad has a update that affects a mass of people due to hardware specs, those lovely souls could go back to PR.

I guess Squad might affect some PR player base, but I mean those kids have the same great intention as Project Realty. Plus we are paying them, the pressure is on to make me a great game with new, better looking content, brochacho.

I feel like, its a father & son situation. A father has a hobby in woodworking and raises his son to enjoy it. The son a bit young, has zeal, and adventurous decides to turn dad's old hobby into a profitable business. Dad sees his son decision, he loves that his son is following his love for the hobby and gets to make a living off it. His father doesnt have a greed filled lust towards his son, he is proud of his son and the accomplishments that are to be. The father is glad to leave that impact on his son, and his son make a life out if it.

M42 Zwilling · 2015-06-17, 18:37

Nobody knows what will happen to PR when Squad comes out. Going of their goals as I understand them, Squad will not have the amount of content and depth PR has anytime soon. It will be a great game I'm sure, but PR still has a huge head start. I think it still has some life in it, but it has to die eventually. When that happens, then obviously we'll all move on, whether to Squad or other projects. I don't see any point to worrying over this.

If I wanted money, I'd look for it. Modding is not the way to look for money. Squad paying the PR team would not only be unnecessary, but incredibly messy in so many ways (legally for one). The fun of adding awesome new features and seeing them play out in-game is all I want or need. The former or current PR devs that make up the Squad team have as much right to do what they want with their experience as I do. I'm just happy to see that PR's vision will grow and live on.

BeerHunter · 2015-06-17, 19:29

And so all is well in the universe..

Oh and BTW - in your analogy Father and Son..you forgot to mention that as the father gets old , tired and feeble , he's going to expect his son to take care of him eh?

Thanks for tolerating what , I guess , was a foolish quesiton.

gordo.zerohour · 2015-06-17, 19:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeerHunter

in your analogy Father and Son..you forgot to mention that as the father gets old , tired and feeble , he's going to expect his son to take care of him eh?

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Nursing homes, dont know what they are in reference to PR and it's fate. But nursing home.

Maybe that means, there will be old dedicated PR strictly players. They will all die off, but at least they die off in a nice assisted-living home.

sweedensniiperr · 2015-06-17, 19:58

Why I do agree that I think PR devs should get paid. Even more so because they have actually made something(see what I did there?).

On topic: Why worry? Squad release isn't gonna happend anytime soon anyway. When that day comes it comes.

2015-06-17, 17:47	#1
BeerHunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 380 Canada Location: Alberta	Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? We all know that "Squad" is being developed by former PR team members but,unlike PR , it's going retail. After all these years of the PR team giving us an outstanding game for free , it almost seems unfair that their ideas and hard work are being "pirated" by a few upstarts who are taking their experiences from PR and turning it into a competitive retail game with the idea of making a profit. If nothing else , I hope the PR team is getting some kind of royalty out of this for supplying the "Squad" developers with the experience and ideas that will more than likely be incorporated in the game. After all , they do deserve something for their years of hard work and dedication to PR.

2015-06-17, 17:55	#3
[R-DEV]Mineral PR:BF2 Lead Designer Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 8,514 Belgium	Re: Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? You are aware they are as well those PR devs you talk about?

2015-06-17, 18:02	#4
BeerHunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 380 Canada Location: Alberta	Re: Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? Didn't mean to make it sound like that...was meant to be more facetious. I've been following "Squad" also and it indeed does look interesting. I guess I was just concerned/curious about what will happen to PR and the team when it's released.

2015-06-17, 18:06	#5
DesmoLocke Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,756 United States of America Location: North Carolina	Re: Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? Why do people worry about things they have no control over?
	PR player since 0.5 (Feb 2007) http://www.twitch.tv/desmolocke

2015-06-17, 18:26	#6
gordo.zerohour Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 7 United States of America	Re: Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? No offense to you BeerHunter, however, in the faq part of joinsquad.com, Squad seems to give Project Reality quite a bit of credit to their founding. Project Reality, as far as I know, never intended on retail or to profit off of PR inspired games. I guess they wanted to see their hard work flourish, and alas, it did! There is a great community with a great player base, seeing this was a OG BF2 mod anyway. AND the fact that a whole new game is being released because of the Project Reality's influence, as well as some of the original members could base a productive career off this experience, I feel honored to be a part of it. New to this community or not. It is amazing. I mean plus if a individual finds out about Squad but cant afford it, they could join PR till they get Squad. If someday Squad has a update that affects a mass of people due to hardware specs, those lovely souls could go back to PR. I guess Squad might affect some PR player base, but I mean those kids have the same great intention as Project Realty. Plus we are paying them, the pressure is on to make me a great game with new, better looking content, brochacho. I feel like, its a father & son situation. A father has a hobby in woodworking and raises his son to enjoy it. The son a bit young, has zeal, and adventurous decides to turn dad's old hobby into a profitable business. Dad sees his son decision, he loves that his son is following his love for the hobby and gets to make a living off it. His father doesnt have a greed filled lust towards his son, he is proud of his son and the accomplishments that are to be. The father is glad to leave that impact on his son, and his son make a life out if it.

2015-06-17, 17:52	#2
AfterDune Retired PR Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 17,028 Netherlands Blog Entries: 10	You make the Squad developers look bad, at least that's how I read your post. A few upstarts, pirating the game? As if there are hard feelings somewhere. Not sure what you're thinking here...

2015-06-17, 18:37	#7
M42 Zwilling Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 608 United States of America Blog Entries: 1	Re: Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? Nobody knows what will happen to PR when Squad comes out. Going of their goals as I understand them, Squad will not have the amount of content and depth PR has anytime soon. It will be a great game I'm sure, but PR still has a huge head start. I think it still has some life in it, but it has to die eventually. When that happens, then obviously we'll all move on, whether to Squad or other projects. I don't see any point to worrying over this. If I wanted money, I'd look for it. Modding is not the way to look for money. Squad paying the PR team would not only be unnecessary, but incredibly messy in so many ways (legally for one). The fun of adding awesome new features and seeing them play out in-game is all I want or need. The former or current PR devs that make up the Squad team have as much right to do what they want with their experience as I do. I'm just happy to see that PR's vision will grow and live on.
	"How many posts have there been about how much better PR was back in 0.X? The fact is that if we played the older versions we would start to remember the shortcomings, but we tend to hold onto the good memories tighter than the bad ones." - Murphy

2015-06-17, 19:29	#8
BeerHunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 380 Canada Location: Alberta	Re: Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? And so all is well in the universe.. Oh and BTW - in your analogy Father and Son..you forgot to mention that as the father gets old , tired and feeble , he's going to expect his son to take care of him eh? Thanks for tolerating what , I guess , was a foolish quesiton.

2015-06-17, 19:58	#10
sweedensniiperr Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,749 Sweden	Re: Whats going to happen to the PR team when Squad is released? Why I do agree that I think PR devs should get paid. Even more so because they have actually made something(see what I did there?). On topic: Why worry? Squad release isn't gonna happend anytime soon anyway. When that day comes it comes.
sweedensniiperr Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2,749 Sweden