[mastermind2003]

I like the idea, but I think that most people are willing to share their findings, and tell everyone what they've done. Most of the time, people that find innovative features and don't share them just encourage others to do the same thing, and share it, to avoid the flames directed at the original creator. If you want to have something super uber secret, keep it that way, don't hint that you can do something no one else can, and annoy and tease them with it. I personally will share just about anything I learn about the game, and about using it, and just ask for a credit in the mod. If I don't get it, I don't mind, I prefer to share my knowledge, and let others expand and improve on it. The credits are nice, but I don't have the time to spend checking every mod for my work, and quite frankly, I don't feel a need to waste my time doing that. I trust people to be honest, and tell me when they use my work. If they don't, I don't much mind, since I made it public in the first place. If everyone was just open, and didn't mind sharing, it'd work much better. I don't see a need for a patent database or any of that, people just need to be willing to accept the fact that there will always be people that abuse the system, and get on with it. I'd much rather spend my time thinking of ideas, than searching the internet to find people using my work without credit. If you made it public, people will use it, that's why you made it public in the first place.

[Flyby]

@Eradicator

Incase you somehow missed my rather large sig I'm one of the guys from the GenDev team. I have a positive attitude towards modding for Generals, but I'm also realistic.

:S My bad.. Indeed, it slipped my attention.
My comments about GEN DEV stay: I find it a very good intiative. I just wasn't expecting this kind of observations from that side...



@ Tanka

Originally Posted by tanka

lol.. Are you refering to us?

:/ I don't understand why you want to pull everything I say in the perspective of the ongoing Blitz >< TFH dispute.
I'm as critical to Blitz as to TFH. The only difference is that I can give my Blitz comments in the closed crew forum, where as for TFH, I have no other option then to use the public forum.

My comments are not specifically targeted to you, but denounce this bogus facade mentality that is present all over.
You also find it in real life where people feel the urge to add "sales engineer" to their card, where in reality, it has nothing to do with engineering, and they are basically selling diapers from door to door...
Just be what you really are; know what you can achieve and what is out of your reach.
Be true to yourselves and go from there... That's all there is to say..