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Message: <blockquote data-quote="msilcommand" data-source="post: 285300" data-attributes="member: 7642">I wouldn't see Farsight's headstart as an advantage at this point, were they to start directly sharing license competition with Zen...because Zen is doing a different thing with Pinball. Farsight would have had to scramble to catch up with UI, matchups and online play, original tables, etc, where all Zen would have to do is start building the new tables. I think Farsight would have still been behind. I don't think signing a 2 year license contract makes anyone feel confident about dumping a few hundred grand into developing some tables. In some cases half that time could be already spent coding, developing, and debugging that table, then you just have a year to make up that money before you can possibly lose your contract? Weren't they crowdfunding table development? Doesn't that alone show that they didn't feel comfortable dumping their own money into precarious license situations? Sure, the devs got paid either way, but the company is taking a huge risk. If they specifically chose exclusivity contracts, then they shot themselves in the foot. I think Zen should NOT seek exclusivity, because they already have the Queen Chess piece, and competition would just be fun for them. I think they should seek contracts that can never expire on a specific game platform, currently FX3, and be open to others being licensed and competing. It just keeps them in the real world where you don't get to drink from a magic flask and avoid competition for a period of time. "Learn the subways, Kevin. Use them. Stay in the trenches. Only way I travel."</blockquote>

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