Quote: "-The developer must register himself and each title.
-He must sign an agreement to the effect that he will deliver the complete game, his requested rating, and all content documentation to you. This documentation will have to be developed. (forms to fill and images/clips of game play to include)
-Unless you have the time to actually review each submission, you will have to rely on the submitted request and provided info to either accept or reject the rating.
-Once rated, the title and the developers info is added to the website so that any concerned individual may look it up by name or number and find the rating and contact info.
-Unless you plan to have a legal team, or a disclosure on the rating image itself that states something to the effect that it is not binding, then you will need to make the developer responsible for the rating, and not yourself."
Well, I was thinking of doing this wihen I found out about Tigrs. I wanted to do a joint venture where I would assist them with all this but I never heard back, so I was planning on doing this in the fall. However, since my game will be comign out in a few weeks, I decided I would use my own game as an example first of how to do it. I know that at the begining I iwll only be able to do so many reviews at once. However, if this proves successful, I would build a larger team to do this.
Quote: "The developer must register himself and each title."
I was thinking of this. I decided ot have atracking number for eahc game and keep a public record of it on the website for 18 months so thta I could have arefernce number to go back and make sure that the game was relaly reviewed by us.
Quote: "He must sign an agreement to the effect that he will deliver the complete game, his requested rating, and all content documentation to you. This documentation will have to be developed. (forms to fill and images/clips of game play to include)"
I have a lwayer drafting everything up and each person trying to obtain a review will have to consent to an agreement such as not modifying their game, if they do, resubmitting it to be reviewed if they chagne the content if they wish to display the rating, and the board judging the game on its own rating scale and that it should not be compared ot the scales of the ESRB or nay other group.But this is why we would provid a detailed account of why we gave the rating what it was.
Quote: "Unless you have the time to actually review each submission, you will have to rely on the submitted request and provided info to either accept or reject the rating."
I would have each submission reviewed. This is why the submissions would be a first come first serve and would be done thoroughly. I would only be able to handle so many submissions at once, but it would be free so that is to be expected. Maybe I could add in a priority review or a review in so many days for a small charge. What do you think of that? I am not tyring to charge, but if someone needed it in a time frame, that may be th eonly way to guarantee that. Do you think thta would be abad idea? Free submissions for reviews done first come first serve, immediate reviews small fee?
Quote: "Once rated, the title and the developers info is added to the website so that any concerned individual may look it up by name or number and find the rating and contact info."
On the rating itself I would have the exact URL of where to find that games specific rating. That would save the person time from looking i tup and would provide them information on the game itself so thta it can be reviewed immediately and why it was rated the way it was.
Quote: "Unless you plan to have a legal team, or a disclosure on the rating image itself that states something to the effect that it is not binding, then you will need to make the developer responsible for the rating, and not yourself."
I do have a legal team, but it was suggested that the board would not be respnsible for the rating as the contents of the game coulkd be chnaged.. They think it would not be likely as it could provide legal issues for someone who did it, but that would be an extra step to protect the board itself. Having that disclosure on the rating would discourage the rating a small bit, but I owuld rather play it safe as not everyone out there is honest. I believe in protecting my own interests first as anyone could submit a game and then change it. There is no way to make it fool proof, so I think that this idea would be best.
I think if other people who cna do this should do this. As it was said, besides the eSRB, what other boards are there? If you made a board so popular, it owuld have ot be noticed by the stores and other places if the public was referencing it. When the ESRB first started it was a simple idea to protect the public. Now it has stores sign on saying they will only distribute games with a ESRB rating. With no one ot rival it, they cna get away with it. I manot a millionaire, but I am going ot be producing adds and alreayd have promotions going, so I will try to be some type of alternative rating that is structured. If this goes well in a few months I iwlll run it by my professors at my college who work for places like ILM and see if I can get some support from them for it. At the very least they will give me suggestions and help me devleop some more ideas.
So Xplosys, what other ideas do you have to make this a very structured and reputable board? Anything you got would be great. I could definitely use some help in doing this, so let me know your ideas by either posting here or emailing me. I am sure you have good ideas as you have built FPS Free and have been successful in marketing other peoples services. I still think the service could be elaborated on and I know I could include more benefits. I just dont know what yet. I have some ideas I am toying with. I will let you know my other ideas probably by sometime tommorow as I will be working them out today. Thanks for your support.
K.L. Phair
