Game type stolen?

Grabes

<div class="IPBDescription">Don't know if anyone else saw this yet..</div><a href="http://www.s2games.com/gameplay.html" target="_blank">http://www.s2games.com/gameplay.html</a>

I think your mod got alot more secret attetion then you thought <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

Freemantle

Wow, I'm ######. I was ###### about TF2, but this is REALLY too much. Wil the game even say Flayra's name on it ANYWHERE? This is such a rip.

Kintak

Maybe they didn't know of NS?

Kobra

Seems like the whole combined rts/fps concept suddenly got very popular.

Would'nt be too afraid tho, it seems rather different from NS.

Merkaba

Looks fun to me.

You can't exactly fault them at all. So they have the same game style as us? So what? The game's look distinctly different anyhow. If anything, I think they should take an interest in NS and see how well it plays and what to avoid doing in their own game. It's not exactly competition I shouldn't think, especially since they have their own graphics engine.

Hida_Tsuzua

It's different enough from NS at least in concept to not worry.  However, it'll be interesting to see which conbinds FPS/RTSs the best.

coil

It's not like there can only be one RTS/FPS in the world... I mean come on, anyone want to count the number of C&C or Doom/Quake clones, let alone RTS's or FPS's in general?  Besides, NS has a 6 month head start, at least, on these mooks.  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

Haije

That's like saying C&C was a rip of warcraft

Elowind

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TRAITOR ...wait... did i spell taht right?

Gencide

Oh come one, whoever is ###### about this or mad is just being stupid.

Raptor091288

if anything NS is a tribes/tribes2 rip, i mean look at the commander mode there... basically a fps/rts thing too... so if anyone should be mad it should be the people who made tribes2 (no offense NS team, i mean i doubt you cared about tribes2, nor got the gameplay concept from it, but still its  close to it) just though i should point that out...
*edit* (yes right after posting, i read most of the site now) looks like both sides have a commander though, something NS does not *edit*

Silver_Fox

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You know ..

*Sigh*

Never mind, its not even worth it

DOOManiac

I think that, in the same sense that Action Quake gave birth to the entire realism genre and all the games to follow it (rainbow 6, cs, op flashpoint, uhh tactical shooter practically), NS could <i>potentially</i> give birth to an entire new RTS/FPS hybrid genre. but of course its too early to make predictions like that.

Tzarcon

I would have to agree with both sides. NS did start a new genre, and we wont be the only game in that genre. Others will follow, and we should be proud of that. But I have to agree it does appear like they ripped off some concept, but alot of it looks entirely different. I'd actually like to see this game.

Sono

Sounds interesting, maybe we can proof a rip-off and Flayra gets millions of cash bags thrown at his door just to STFU <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> well maybe.

Imperial_Fist

NS is not the first RTS/FPS but it is the first with comander mode. ther are otehr thigns like tribes 2 is one but not really since u can order people around the map. theres operation flashpoint, ghost recon, and sorta rainbow 6 but non of them had resources tribes had generators and stuff like recorces but no harvesting so i say SUE THEM and spread the money with the forum people  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->

FireWarrior

if anyone should sue anyone I would say it would be the Trbies2 people that sues NS and that other MOD for stealing their commander mode......

Freemantle

Lol, Tribes 2 commander mode sux balls. My clan only used it in matches.

Legionnaired

MY clan never used it, it means playing short a player.

Novakoala

At least NS can safely claim it was the first of a kind.

Well. It's pretty unique, at least. Certainly for the time being - nothing else like it looks like it'll be released soon (as long as they release NS reasonably soon).

Surge

Uh, Strategy/Action games aren't exactly new ideas. It's like saying Starcraft ripped of Command & Conquer or Dune or something.

Jacq

FPS games need an evolution, and this new genre will make it possible. May be someday wars where play on line  <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> , i´m waiting that "till is done" release but this is only the begin.

Novakoala

<sighs>

You know what I <i>mean</i>. I've never seen another game/mod with 'commander mode' style gameplay.

Perhaps not the first of a kind, then. It's the first of something, anyway.

You know what I mean!

Archimago

Actually, the commander mode this game is has already been done almost ecaxtly the same in game called Alliegance.  

But Alliegance was a space sim, not a FPS.

And i've read a fair bit about savage, im pretty sure it's not that similar.

Blends of FPS and Strategy have actually been done quite a few times. (unfortunately most have sold terribly ) Battlezone had action and some strategy, so did Sacrifice, Alleigance, Rainbow Six ect.

Kassinger

Using the satelite in Battlezone (1) was just like playing an RTS, commanding units, placing factories on top of geysirs (which looks kind of like the resource nozzles).

And who knows how long the Savage dev team has been planning this, or if they even know NS exists.

Hilfe

<!--emo&:0--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':0'><!--endemo--> the trailer of savage roxorz. Untill now the best 3D intro i ever seen was made by blizzard&co. But this one ... weee so lot of details.

Novakoala

I forgot about Allegiance. I suppose that is almost the same (but, like you said, it's a space combat sim).

But the people you control in Battlezone aren't real people, are they?

Perhaps someone should send an e-mail in the savage development team's direction and see what they think about it. It'd be interesting to hear what they think.

Flayra

NS isn't ripping off anyone and these guys aren't ripping off NS.  We all have influences, and we all (hopefully) try new things.  If an existing game solves a problem for you nicely, you take it.  That's just how it works.  Otherwise, we'd be reinventing the wheel with every game.

Surge

Like Flayra said. Also, keep in mind that Savage doesn't have aliens and big-### turrets with rocket launchers and starships.

Gazaar

Grabes, Freemantle, you guys are about as silly as this guy trying to shoot down tiny/bubba by himself:) <!--emo&:asrifle:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/asrifle.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':asrifle:'><!--endemo-->   <!--emo&:tiny:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tiny.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':tiny:'><!--endemo-->

Erp

That game looks great!

Thanks for the link.