ANY chance that a white knight comes along and buys all the rights?

pkloop

Given the cluster this has become, perhaps a deep-pocked white knight comes forth and buys up the rights..and subsequently funds a BG3 and lets the team finish what they started?

Well..I can dream can't I?

Keep fighting Beamdog.

pkloop

If I were wealthy enough I'd do it. :-)

Malicron

It won't happen, BG3 especially. At this rate I'd be surprised if we get BG2:EE.

pkloop

Malicron said:

It won't happen, BG3 especially. At this rate I'd be surprised if we get BG2:EE.

Perhaps not..silly IMO. I think there is money to be made in reviving the franchise/game style..I mean..hell..they're shutting these guys down over the money/rights. Why sit and squat on the IP doing nothing with it? Hate that.

Kaltzor

From what I've understood on what has been said...

It's not a matter that the rights are not owned and all that, it's that whoever currently holds them doesn't agree with something...

With Atari's bankruptcy, It's Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast mainly at the moment I think.

pkloop

Hasbro OWNS Wizards..

pkloop

And if its Atari..sell if off in bankruptcy to a company that will either use or license out the IP to someone that will..don't just let it die.

Malicron

pkloop said:

And if its Atari..sell if off in bankruptcy to a company that will either use or license out the IP to someone that will

That might be the problem. It could be that whatever court is overseeing Atari's properties until they're sold off is telling Beamdog they can't continue until the IP is solidly in someone's hands. As of now, a third of the rights to Baldur's Gate are up in the air.

Schneidend

Things should improve greatly once Atari is completely out of the way. Hopefully, Wizards will actually learn from the Interplay/TSR/Bioware partnership issues and this episode with Atari and not involve a third party in D&D games in the future. I mean, really.

Son_of_Imoen

I hope for a white knight that puts an end to this bullshit that rights are somethings which can be bought and sold, instead of being the right of the persons who created the things with their own mind.

It's the same clusterfuck like when musicians don't reap the financial rewards of their work because of fine prints in the contract and all profit goes to the company men in ties, that didn't compose a single note or didn't write a single verse (probably because they don't have a soul anyway to put into song).

And it's the same thing with profit going to shareholders instead of to the man on the assembly line

It's the same also when profit goes to managers of health institutions instead of to the nurses and caretakers that are actually helping the patients. And why should health care be business in the first place?

I - so - much - HATE - capitalism. Goddmmt.

Lateralus

Ye of so little faith. It took 19 years to get bg:ee, so with that in mind, it's moving lightning fast

Necroblivion

There will be BG2:EE because people want it to happen.

Son_of_Imoen

As suggested in the other topic a Kickstarter raising for the funds of Atari's rights, so we paying it for Overhaul to use, might be the knight in shining armour. An army of players in shining armour!

Malicron

Son_of_Imoen said:

As suggested in the other topic a Kickstarter raising for the funds of Atari's rights, so we paying it for Overhaul to use, might be the knight in shining armour. An army of players in shining armour!

Overhaul would have ALOT more power in terms of making changes to the game if they owned part of the rights. DevTeam, any chance you'd let us do this? Please?

Twilight_Fox

Some people will want more data before initiating something like that.

1) Bg:ee: it was a success? every employee got paid? all the cost has been cover? on a scale of 20, the profits where there? how many copy has been sold? how many member on the baldursgate forum?
2) Bg2:ee: considering the above information, Overhaul/beamdog still have decent/good/great expectation for this game (money wise)?
3) Bg3: considering the above information, Overhaul/beamdog still have decent/good/great expectation for this game (money wise)?
4) Iwd:ee/Iwd2:e/Planescape torment:ee/ToEE:ee: Is there still a little tiny chance to see one day these game in the library of Overhaul/beamdog?

redline

Malicron said:

Son_of_Imoen said:

As suggested in the other topic a Kickstarter raising for the funds of Atari's rights, so we paying it for Overhaul to use, might be the knight in shining armour. An army of players in shining armour!

Overhaul would have ALOT more power in terms of making changes to the game if they owned part of the rights. DevTeam, any chance you'd let us do this? Please?

Nothing happens quickly in the business world; doubly so where contract law is involved. It's only been a couple of days since this legal snafu was revealed, and I'd bet it'll be weeks before they start revealing more details, let alone potential solutions.

And I'm not trying to be a downer; this is a great community with a lot of positive energy and enthusiasm, and nothing should change that. However, we're pretty much helpless spectators in this little debacle, so that energy should be focused less on demanding answers from the devs and more on supporting the modding community, who will keep this game alive even in the worst case.