June 2017
Added more thread links. Check them out and feed them your ideas!
July 2017
I added some more threads and a new section for threads which are large assorted collections of suggestions
@EA_Barry, @Straatford87, @EA_Dave, @EA_Archi
Could one of you guys relabel this thread "Hey Writers/Devs, Look Here! - Ideas and Suggestions"
July 2017
I renamed the thread to "Collected Ideas & Suggestions". We don't specifically call out devs on our forum, but we'll make sure that they are aware of the thread
July 2017
July 2017
July 2017
That's good to know
But I guess it's still great for the community to share thoughts & suggestions regarding the story.
Cheers,
July 2017
that is massively stupid but murican law what do you expect. that said could they just add a disclaimer or passage in the user agreement that all suggestions made on the origin platform are free for use by bioware. or they could just use it and say they had the idea first pinky swear. because what would happen if someone were to post a suggestion similar to what they are actually planning.
July 2017
It's Not stupid law.
Is as it should be everywhere in the world. It is unfair to make millions of cash off of someone else's ideas and concepts.
What they refer to, is for in-game features and mechanics. Story and plots are a completely different soup.
Writers, composers, inventors, paint artists, graphic designers, etc, register their work (by date) with trademark and copyright agencies to avoid law entanglement.
If someone else has a similar concept and they can prove they had it first, they will reach out for terms or changes. :eahigh_file:
July 2017
You're 100% correct.
Motion picture industry is the same. Story-writing forums allow you to post ideas, plots. They have an exception though, in case they like your plot/ idea they will pay you up to $5.000 for it, but they will claim ownership over it, and you will have no residuals.
Otherwise all this stuff is kept secret. Even actors going for movie auditions don't read the actual movie script they're about to be in. LOL They read completely different story. :eahigh_file: