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[Usurper]

Hey guys, some crazy fool is doing a Let's Play of the Big World Project over at the Something Awful forums. You can't read it unless you have an account or pay $10 to get one, but if you want I can re-post it over here if you're interested.

[Tempest]

Don't do that unless you have the author's permission, Usurper. SA tends to get real irritable about that kind of thing, and I don't blame them.

[the bigg]

I (or anyone else) can read it. You only need a paid account to post or view archived (> 6 months) threads (and that if it isn't archived for free at lparchive.org ).

[Usurper]

I (or anyone else) can read it. You only need a paid account to post or view archived (> 6 months) threads (and that if it isn't archived for free at lparchive.org ).

They only open the forums to non-paid viewership every once in a while. They are currently closed. I have the author's permission to re-post the Let's Play here. If there are no objections I'd like to start. Perhaps I can get it synched up so that members of this forum can also participate in the voting that's going on. They have a lot of votes for which paths to take in quests and which party members to take as well. I think it would be fun. I also think it might be a good resource for modders to see which NPCs do not yet have portraits and other stuff like that.

Edited by Usurper, 20 November 2011 - 05:53 AM.

[the bigg]

They only open the forums to non-paid viewership every once in a while. They are currently closed. I have the author's permission to re-post the Let's Play here. If there are no objections I'd like to start. Perhaps I can get it synched up so that members of this forum can also participate in the voting that's going on. They have a lot of votes for which paths to take in quests and which party members to take as well. I think it would be fun. I also think it might be a good resource for modders to see which NPCs do not yet have portraits and other stuff like that.

Still can read it. I'm sure the SA forums have a rule that prohibit you from posting their content on another fora, independently of the post author's consent, though.

[Usurper]

I don't really see how such a rule could ever be enforced... and I do have the post author's consent.

I'm not asking what the SA forums would think about this, because I don't really think that's an issue. If there's interest here, and I'm not breaking any of this site's rules, I'd like to do it.

Edited by Usurper, 20 November 2011 - 06:12 AM.

[the bigg]

I don't really see how such a rule could ever be enforced... and I do have the post author's consent. Why would they care about what happens on another forum?

Because that would cause SA to lose revenue. Also, they can't enforce that rule with 100% accuracy, but it isn't impossible to bring the banhammer down if publicly claim that you will repost the thread here and start reporting votes there.

[Usurper]

I really appreciate your desire to protect my SA forums account, but I'm not worried about that. I'm wondering about this board here and these users.

[Usurper]

I asked for clarification from the something awful lets play board to see if there was some rule against reposting Let's Plays, and they said no. Also, I have a confession to make - I am the author of the Let's Play. So can I post it now?

[Kaeloree]

I don't have a problem with it, absolutely! If you wouldn't mind, though, could you post it in the Baldur's Gate gameplay area? You can find it here.

Look forward to reading it!

[Usurper]

I don't have a problem with it, absolutely! If you wouldn't mind, though, could you post it in the Baldur's Gate gameplay area? You can find it here.

Look forward to reading it!

Thanks K'aeloree! I've begun with the first update here. I currently have 46 updates to get through so I will post one per day until I get all caught up. Then people can participate in voting and I will count them alongside the votes I get from the SA Forums. I'm sure it will be fun times for all.