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i have a question. Since Jordan works for Paradox now is he still tied to any legal restrictions back from the FASA days? Or is that not how stuff works? Or is it just zero information so nobody knows?
 

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i have a question. Since Jordan works for Paradox now is he still tied to any legal restrictions back from the FASA days? Or is that not how stuff works? Or is it just zero information so nobody knows?
IANAL but pretty sure anything that is a legal ruling against Jordan specifically would still be against Jordan, even if he moved to a different place to work.
 

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IANAL but pretty sure anything that is a legal ruling against Jordan specifically would still be against Jordan, even if he moved to a different place to work.

I believe the original settlement agreement between FASA and HG specifically named Jordan, yes. Now, that said, a new settlement agreement between HBS and HG has the capacity to adjust the terms of the prior agreement, since Jordan and HG are both named parties in the original HG/HBS suit. But that's something that both parties would have to agree to.
 

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I believe the original settlement agreement between FASA and HG specifically named Jordan, yes. Now, that said, a new settlement agreement between HBS and HG has the capacity to adjust the terms of the prior agreement, since Jordan and HG are both named parties in the original HG/HBS suit. But that's something that both parties would have to agree to.
HG's complaint against HBS indicated that Jordan was named in the original settlement between FASA and HG, which is why they named him personally in the lawsuit against HBS.

Presuming that HG was accurate in its complaint, Jordan would still potentially be bound by the agreement. That would depend on the exact terms of the original agreement, which is something that as far as I know has not been made public.
 

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I've looked up the lawsuit stuff a good bit, and I still can't figure out why HBS couldn't use the Marauder or Warhammer models that PGI already has in MWO. Unless I missed something?
 

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I've looked up the lawsuit stuff a good bit, and I still can't figure out why HBS couldn't use the Marauder or Warhammer models that PGI already has in MWO. Unless I missed something?

There was some kind of agreement between HBS and Harmony Gold, the details of which were never made public. Understand that HBS and Harmony Gold reached an agreement *before* PGI/Cataylst did. They are two entirely different, although related, situations.
 

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I still get a little eye twitch once in a while when I see somebody say "I wish they'd thought of ______," and want to say, "They did think of it and it didn't work." A lot of people seem to be under the impression that creators stubbornly run with their first ideas, and throw every single one they have into their works.

Really? Time for an experiment.

"I wish they'd thought of the Unseen being in the game."
 

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Really? Time for an experiment.

"I wish they'd thought of the Unseen being in the game."
They did think of that and it worked BEAUTIFULLY! (See Super-Pre-Pre-Pre-Alpha Video.)

And then THIS happened...

...it’s why we can’t have all the nice things, quite yet.
 

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Of course we can't have all the nice things, quite yet.

. . . the Clans aren't in yet.
 

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Northwood Highlanders, McCarron's Armored Cavalry, The Black Watch, etc...we already have the clans in the current timeline, they just have to make an appearance ;)

The Northwind Highlanders. ;)
 

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Greetings Mechwarriors,

Please mind the posted special thread rules. No speculation.

Thank you.
 

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We loaded confetti rounds in the AC/20 right?