A request for support from the NON US community regarding the BNSF iss

[Mavadelo]

​Hi all

As some of you might already know, DTG has withdrawn an additional 8 packs from the store for non US players. As you might now DTG no longer is allowed to sell BNSF content due to license issues outside the USA and they have withdrawn as a result two vital routes for the game, Marias Pass and Stevens Pass. A lot of uproar already has been on the steam forums and a petition to BNSF and DTG has been created on change.org asking them to get back negotiating to resolve this issue. the text reads

We, the players of Train Simulator 20xx by DovetailGames urge both DTG and BNSF to renegotiate and ultimately reintroduce the BNSF branded content to players outside the USA. At least 2 of these add-ons (Marias Pass and Stevens Pass) are key and vital components for the game and are widely used in workshop scenarios and routes effectively rendering the bulk of the workshop unusable for the non US player
We urge both companies to go back to the negotiation table and find a solution that is acceptable for all parties involved.

The petition is ment for Paul Jackson CEO of DTG, Stevan B. Bobb Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at BNSF and Roger Nober Executive Vice President, Law and Corporate Affairs at BNSF​

you can sign the petition at https://www.change.org/p/roger-nober-st ... de-the-usa​ and it would be nice if, even if you are not affected by this BNSF ban youself, to help you fellow simmer by signing it

Much thanks in advance to anyone supporting this

Mavadelo

[Chacal]

Signed

[BoostedFridge]

Signed.

Mavadelo, I would suggest sharing this on the UKTS an other international forums as well

[thecanadianrail]

Signed

[Mavadelo]

Signed.

Mavadelo, I would suggest sharing this on the UKTS an other international forums as well

submitted at ukts (needs aproval), rail-sim.de, oldtimerklubben.dk and railsim.es as well as requested justtrains and trains and drivers sites to support :)

Thanks all for signing, hope many will follow

[JohnTrainHead]

Why did BNSF start all this bs about licensing in the first place?

[Coloneltapper15]

I have signed the petition as I believe it is a sad day that BNSF products are no longer available to non-US TS2015 users.
Sadly UKTS have locked the thread on the BNSF debate, prematurely I think. Another sad day .

[gtrtroger]

Signed

[StrategyFirst]

Signed. 62 more to go.

[buzz456]

62?

[BoostedFridge]

I think it needs a minimum of 100 signatories to be submitted.

[ErikGorbiHamilton]

50th Supporter! Glad to Sign this!


I think it is CRUCIAL that our non US friends are allowed routes that can be used for more routes!

[marcusboon]

Signed as nr 53...

Marcus

[Mavadelo]

I have signed the petition as I believe it is a sad day that BNSF products are no longer available to non-US TS2015 users.
Sadly UKTS have locked the thread on the BNSF debate, prematurely I think. Another sad day .

Thanks all
Yes ukts locked that topic and disapproved not only my own topic on the petition (carbon copy of this one so to say) but also my "thank you" message to the one posting the link on ukts.
in their defense.. they left the lik there for people to click. Steam (or dtg mods) did delete my initial rant that started this petition though. Let's not forget ukts was founded by employeees from DTG so it is not that strange they are a bit biased towards DTG

[Chacal]

Maybe but don't forget DTG is on your side in this matter.
This situation must be as frustrating to them as it is for you.
However they must maintain good relations with their licensors so they can't officially allow too much disturbance.