alterworldruler
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myk said:
Most people here would be quite happy to see an HR inspired WAD, even a sequel following the story (I don't even recall if HR had one, as if that mattered), but using the name directly, without the author giving the green light, is what others have avoided on purpose out of respect.
Suppose you dropped the name, but continued in the same exact design direction? What would you lose? In part, you might lose a bit of attention. "HR3" makes people say "whoa another HR sequal" and on the other hand, you'd lose the "who are these noobs to make the new HR, did they even get permission from Yonatan?"
In your place, assuming you more or less value that extra push given by the HR3 name, what I would do is try to contact Donner, as you are doing. If successful, assuming he said yes, I'd use the name. If not, I'd change the name to something cool that somehow brings HR to mind and use that instead. You lose nothing except some controversy, and you do everything in respectable and mature way anyone, from a friend to a stranger, can understand.
Got a question to you sir, what if Yonatan passed the "stick" to Chroz and then Chroz is passing the "stick" to them with his help? Seriously guys, think twice before you start "posting" about all of this. That's my main gripe with all the doom communities, old generation adults not letting new generation kids take the "stick" and do the right thing. Whatever you may say, give them the chance to try to live up to the name. Don't cross them out when they're starting with one of original authors. This reminds me of how old people tend to like classic music and hate new music same with new kiddos who hate classical music but enjoy techno/rock/metal etc. it's all the same thing in reality. All I gotta say is, stop the goat moaning, give those kids a chance to live up to the name that was once revolutionary and stop being so close-minded!
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01-19-10 04:42 
