Interplay Forums will return!

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:39 am

Good times: http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewt ... sc&start=0

Something I've always wondered... who exactly was "388" in that thread?

Post by **Retlaw83** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 1:02 pm

Maybe their user name was the collective IQ scores of Herve Caen and FOBOS's development team?

Haris · Post by **Haris** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:51 pm

If you read the first part in About Interplay section you will realise why they put up the webpage and why they are bringing the forum up.

Interplay Entertainment Corp. is a developer, publisher and licensor of interactive entertainment software for both core gamers and the mass market. We are most widely known for our titles in the action/arcade, adventure/role playing game (RPG), and strategy/puzzle categories. We have produced titles for many of the most popular interactive entertainment software platforms, and currently are focusing our publishing and distribution business by developing interactive entertainment software for the On Line Massively Multiplayer market.

See that last part there.

and currently are focusing our publishing and distribution business by developing interactive entertainment software for the On Line Massively Multiplayer market

That means that they are making Fallout mmorpg.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:10 pm

You're so witty.

VasikkA · Post by **VasikkA** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 8:48 pm

Haris wrote:That means that they are making Fallout mmorpg.

They don't have the resources to make a fucking paper hat not to mention a Fallout mmorpg.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:31 pm

Maybe their SEC fillings are actually codes leading to a Fallout game

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:44 pm

I saw some correspondence between Herve and a former IPLY-employee somewhere on the net (some link at NMA), and apparently Herve does'nt have the money to make a paper hat, much less a mmorpg. He still owes a bunch of money in unpaid wages, which he is completely unable to pay. The next part of the drama may be that the former emplyees takes Herve to court, a move which will undoubtably bankrupt the guy.

However, I ALSO saw some mention that someone had dug into his financial situation, and found that he may have a nest-egg hidden away somewhere.

So who really knows? I'm eagerly awaiting the next development.

Haris · Post by **Haris** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:26 pm

Erm mmorpg doesnt have to cost much to make. Take a look at RS. Its was done as school project by 2 guys. Now it has like 15k paying members online at all times. That got to be at least 30k paying them to play if everyone would play 12 hours per day. So its probebly even more. And about million free players wich they can spam with advertising banners.

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:39 pm

rs is completely outdated, and would'nt make a buck if it came on the market today (at least not from paying members). selling the rights to a fallout mmorpg would be his only option. maybe he's got some connections in france or something.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 12:55 am

What the hell is RS?

Urizen · Post by **Urizen** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:39 am

I assume he meant runescape

Haris · Post by **Haris** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 5:15 am

Yea i ment Runescape.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:34 am

And it sucks

"It's like a bad soap opera." - Mad Max RW

Thor Kaufman · Post by **Thor Kaufman** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:18 am

Kashluk wrote:And it sucks

"It's like a bad soap opera." - Mad Max RW

Bad soap opera, that's like a pleonasm, ehue.

Wolfman Walt · Post by **Wolfman Walt** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:21 am

Good times: http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewt ... sc&start=0

I think the funniest thing about going back into flashback land, still, is the fact that their argument was "YOU DON'T KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A COMPLETE FAILURE" when it came to FOBOS and we predicted it correctly. Ofcourse we all knew this from the start, but I still get a hardy chuckle out of it.

Haris · Post by **Haris** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 7:55 pm

I was looking trough Interplays self help section. Why do they clame that Jagged Alliance 1 and 2 is Interplay game? And Railroad tycoon and Sim City?

Kahgan · Post by **Kahgan** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 8:15 pm

didn't you know that they were secretly developed by interplay and that they are now claiming the honour for them so that they can rebuild their screwed company?
It's only fair!

vendetta · Post by **vendetta** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 4:12 am

Haris wrote:Jagged Alliance 2

Btw, for the one who didn't know it yet, you can get a free trial of that game on strategy first's website.

St. Toxic · Post by **St. Toxic** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:28 pm

Man, that thread was great. I wish Dac'd drop the general apathy and recruit a whole army of 388's.

Corith · Post by **Corith** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 11:20 pm

Urizen wrote:I saw some correspondence between Herve and a former IPLY-employee somewhere on the net

http://www.itsuckstobejoe.com/interplay2.asp