Capcom's Christian Svensson recently spoke about the rules tournament organizers should follow when hosting competitions that feature their games. He also talked about the Vs. series, and when users who experienced a delay in receiving MvC3 from the official store will hear about getting their copy of the Brady Games strategy guide.[A question was asked about fighting game tournaments and if they need to attain permission from Capcom to play their games at them. Usually, permission is not needed, but if you're running a for profit tournament, there are different rules, which Christian Svensson explains below.]
Svensson: I'll add a caveat... if you're charging sponsors or otherwise running a "for profit venture" in competitive gaming using one of our games in the competitive scene, it does indeed require an official license (read: contract and approval) from us.
Failing to do so will end up with folks being on the receiving end of a cease and desist. It has happened several times in the past few years.
On another matter alluded to earlier in this thread by another member: Does Capcom see the MvC franchise to be a direct follow up to X-Men vs. Street Fighter, or are they separate entities?
Also, what are the chances of the original game appearing on both download services in future? — Linkyshinks
Svensson: I'm not sure what "Capcom" as a whole considers as I don't think collectively we've sat down and come to consensus on it. I personally think of the MvC series like this:
Marvel Super Heroes
MvC1
MvC2
MvC3
I personally look at the Xmen vs. SF and Marvel vs. SF as off-shoots from the main branch.
And if your question is "the original Xmen vs. Capcom" game, I'd say zero due to licensing issues. If it's the others I've mentioned above, there's a least a chance of that happening. The licensing barriers aren't there.
Does everyone who ordered MvC3 from Capcom get a copy of the Brady Games guide? — Smashbro29
Anyone who didn't receive their copy by Tuesday (the release date in North America) should be getting a guide.
Svensson: If you qualified, you'll be contacted soon. We've got the guides on order from Brady. When they're in the warehouse, you'll be contacted if you're eligible.
To be clear, we have a delivery criteria threshold but it is not Tuesday.
thats y they should give a code for new or old dlc characters or if event mode isnt free comp them that cause i have the book and the characters as well
"Dear fan
Capcom wants to apologize for our crappy system screwing up your order that you placed 5 months ago. So here, here is a 10 dollar strategy guide.
Love capcom
PS MvC3 costume pack drops april 23rd. Get 3 character costumes for 1200000 points!!"
I've got the guide already too... I still wish they'd give something more inconsequential... Like an action figure.
@Kmaster
You have to understand that it isn't in Capcom's best interest to send cease and desists to every for profit tournament. That is very costly.
What exactly is a "for profit" venture anyways? Isn't every tournament for profit? I mean, how do organizers get the money to pay for renting out the venue and for the cash prizes? And I'd there isn't a profit in organizing one, what's the incentive for organizing one in the first place?
I'm curious to know how much Capcom demands from organizers for hosting a tourney with one of their games. Like is it a flat rate or based off of a percent of he profits. You'd think they'd be happy with charging $60 for an incomplete game and $10 more for characters already on the disc...
@11 A for profit venture is a company thats in the buisness of making money. IF you have sponsors paying you to advertise at your tournaments then your profiting.
The answer to the question is mainly towards small underground tournament organizers because they tend to not profit from the tournament but offer prizes and wondered if they were breaking any rules.
Tournaments like EVO and such would require an "Official License" because they advertise all the time, so yes, more than likley it's a flat rate and im sure there is a percentage and cut they recieve from the earnings. The amount probably depends on the earnings obviously.
@12 lol a lot of people already hate Capcom but thats not gonna stop them from protecting their assets which is understanding, you would understand if you owned something someone used to make money off of, you'd want to get paid too.
a "$10" guide is better than a $1 DVD or a $2 Shirt or a $3 Toy
With a toy you cant tell if that MvC fan will like that character.
a DVD can be downloaded free
a shirt was already given
BUT
The Guide was already out there and not exactly an exclusive...BUT it is something that no MvC3 fan would turn down if they dont have one.
Just be happy it's not a comic book.
It doesn't matter what the company is, a gaming company would want a cut if their game was used, whether it be SF, CoD, or something else. As long as they aren't asking for ridiculous amounts so that the people who got the event together got something it should be fine.
@5
"p.s.s. be lucky that it's brady and not prima like last time."
@NWAndroid
It matters because DLC stands for Downloadable content. IF the characters/mode/costumes are already on the disc, what exactly are we paying extra for? Unlock codes to access stuff on a disc we already paid $60 for? I call that double dipping. Capcom can spin it anyway they want, but that is a double dip and I think it should considered illegal for a company to do something like that. Imagine you go to buy a car and the dealership tells you "This car comes fully packed for $$$, but if you want access to your power windows you have to pay an extra $$ in about a month to activate them" Kind of $hit is that? Yes I know apples and oranges but thats the basic idea. You are technically not downloading what they are charging you for, you are downloading a key to access that for which you already paid for.
Perfect example is Street Fighter 4 and all the costume packs they had. For vanilla they had around 6 or so, all of them were on the disc already and if you bought all of them thats an extra $30 you just spend on something that was on the disc you bought for $60. For Super they kept the same practice for the first round of costumes but then released a second set which actually came in downloadable packs. And all they did as to not separate the community was release a patch so that the game could recognize all players normally no matter what costume pack the others had. The second set for Super I have no problem with because there is actually something to download, but the first pack for Super/SSF4 and marvel, bug the crap out of me. Its already on the disc all of us paid $60 for, and we get double dipped for supporting the game, nice way to show appreciation.
But.... but.... I already own the guide....