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[BradZax]

This is it. F all the haters! THJ dev's new game!

YEEEAAWWW!!

https://i.imgur.com/r9MzWTs.png

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[sammoHung]

this is a slideshow, not proof of anything other than concept.

i wonder which IP they're ripping from this time around. and how theyre going to use microtransactions in this grift.

youre such a simp ShovelQuest

[magnetaress]

Vibe coded EQ

God bless and god speed

[Botten]

Statistically, crowdfunded MMOs have a high failure rate; recent data suggests nearly 47% of these projects fail completely, while only about 11% are considered successful. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9QpqdNw5AI)

Heh, "previous MMORPG titled Oath (developed by ReadyUp Studios) became a notorious example of a "cash and dash" scheme. It raised over $116,000 on Kickstarter but never delivered a playable game, faced accusations of not paying contractors, and eventually saw the studio dissolve."

[sammoHung]

Plan:
Phase 1:
1. Use existing IP and previous hobbyist developers work to create a popular server.
2. Monetize using pay-to-win and cosmetic microtransactions.
3. Lean into the narrative that big game development companies are trying to squash the little guys out here just trying to make enjoyable game experiences.

At this point, now the rabid fans who willingly spent dozens, hundreds or more of dollars in microtransactions on your stolen IP project that used borrowed code will be part of your "cult."

Phase 2:
1. Use the profits of your first venture grifting people out of their money for 6 months worth of gameplay to pay your out-of-court settlement to the IP holders, and pay your lawyers for their shitty attempt at defending your case.
2. Start a kickstarter for your next project, which will also be using other people's IP and borrowed development work.
3. If you decide to try and launch: Go back to Phase 1, otherwise, proceed to Phase 3.

Phase 3:
1. Create artwork and assets using AI. Release these as "teasers" of the work you've done so far.
2. In Blender, create a "gameplay trailer" that includes absolutely fuck-all that will actually be in your game.
3. Do Live Q and A's to reinforce the belief in your cult following that you are actually good developers and capable of taking on such a task and "re-defining the MMO Genre."
4. Ghost your Kickstarter backers by slowing down on your "trailer" releases and "asset creation" previews.
5. Claim that the fallout from your Phase 1 endeavor has you nervous to launch a new title.
6. Lean into the narrative that your cult following will create, and play the role of wounded, benevolent bird.
7. Keyser Soze with their money. It's up to you if you want to return to either Phase 1 or Phase 2 on your next project. Your dumbass, highly regarded cult followers will still be with you for another few cycles of this.

[Reiwa]

Is there digging or did they mean to write hallowed?

[BradZax]

this is a slideshow, not proof of anything other than concept.

i wonder which IP they're ripping from this time around. and how theyre going to use microtransactions in this grift.

youre such a simp ShovelQuest

lol me: new game from creators i love "yay"

You: "I hate my life i wish i was dead"

[Cecily]

I remember when Shards of Dalaya branched off to make their own failed momoperger. It's nice to see one with modern graphics. No roadmap but there's plans to make a roadmap lawl.

[Swish]

I'll give any game a chance but I'm not preordering or getting caught in any FOMO bait.

[BradZax]

The journey is the adventure for some of us.

[sammoHung]

lol me: new game from creators i love "yay"


"creators" has this lost all meaning to you? they havent created shit yet.

also:

If you are forum banned, this is not an invitation to make a new account and continue posting. Instead, do not get banned in the first place.

Multiple forum suspensions can and will result in a permanent forum ban, any new forum accounts will be banned on sight for previous account actions. Multiple forum suspensions / bans can result in in-game account suspensions or bans.

[OriginalContentGuy]

The journey is the adventure for some of us.

And didn't you roadie for Journey?

[BradZax]

"creators" has this lost all meaning to you? they havent created shit yet.

Me: Awesome loved the last game i got for free can't wait for this one!

You: Everyone I have ever loved has never loved me back.

[sammoHung]

If you are forum banned, this is not an invitation to make a new account and continue posting. Instead, do not get banned in the first place.

Multiple forum suspensions can and will result in a permanent forum ban, any new forum accounts will be banned on sight for previous account actions. Multiple forum suspensions / bans can result in in-game account suspensions or bans.

[Reiwa]

SQ is unbanned anyway and that rule has almost never been enforced.

Was fun tattling on J though.

[magnetaress]

I managed to get an official unban.

It's a small elite club.

[BradZax]

Me: fun game!
Sammo: I hate myself.

[sammoHung]

Me: fun game!
Sammo: I hate myself.

Au contraire, you dim-witted simp. I'm proud of myself. I continue to live in a world surrounded by people with IQs sitting between Simple Jack and Forrest Gump, and I haven't checked out yet.

I don't have social media, I don't follow any influencers, I haven't fallen for a single scam, I don't donate to obvious Kickstarter grifts, I don't pay for microtransactions in game, and the only cult I belong to is the cult of Project1999.com forums.

Good for you to have found happiness in a slideshow of some AI-generated art. If it makes you happy to spend money on something that will never come to fruition, so be it.

But trying to convince anyone else that these obvious grifters whose pay-to-win EverQuest server almost single-handedly brought down the 20+ year EQEmu community (and caused a few long-running servers to permanently close) is a good thing is where I draw the line.

You are a simp, a moron, and you created a new forum account because you were banned. And you pretended to be a new person on here throughout December. You have almost as many posts in 4 months on your new account as I do over 3 years. These show signs of a serious psychological malfunction.

I'm not saying you should hate yourself - but maybe you should get your ass away from a computer for a little while and go touch grass, nerd.

[BradZax]

Au contraire, you dim-witted simp. I'm proud of myself. I continue to live in a world surrounded by people with IQs sitting between Simple Jack and Forrest Gump, and I haven't checked out yet.

I don't have social media, I don't follow any influencers, I haven't fallen for a single scam, I don't donate to obvious Kickstarter grifts, I don't pay for microtransactions in game, and the only cult I belong to is the cult of Project1999.com forums.

Good for you to have found happiness in a slideshow of some AI-generated art. If it makes you happy to spend money on something that will never come to fruition, so be it.

But trying to convince anyone else that these obvious grifters whose pay-to-win EverQuest server almost single-handedly brought down the 20+ year EQEmu community (and caused a few long-running servers to permanently close) is a good thing is where I draw the line.

You are a simp, a moron, and you created a new forum account because you were banned. And you pretended to be a new person on here throughout December. You have almost as many posts in 4 months on your new account as I do over 3 years. These show signs of a serious psychological malfunction.

I'm not saying you should hate yourself - but maybe you should get your ass away from a computer for a little while and go touch grass, nerd.

https://i.imgur.com/wjNxKXs.png

[sammoHung]

https://i.imgur.com/wjNxKXs.png

In addition to the provisions set forth in the Confidential Settlement
Agreement, Defendants agree to the amount of Three Million Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) (“Damages Amount”) as a proxy for damages and
attorneys’ fees that Daybreak may have been able to prove at trial.

So they finally tucked tail and said yeah we stole your IP and profited off of us, please don't sue us for 3.5M.

Wonder how much the settlement was for? $1M?

[Reiwa]

So they finally tucked tail and said yeah we stole your IP and profited off of us, please don't sue us for 3.5M.

Wonder how much the settlement was for? $1M?

I think it means a suspended judgment and they didn't get attorneys fees. (https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70555215/104/daybreak-game-company-llc-v-takahashi/)


ORDER AND ADJUDGE that Defendants shall pay Daybreak the Settlement
Amount as set forth in the Confidential Settlement Agreement between the Parties
(“Settlement Agreement”), with each said party to bear its own fees and costs, in
accordance with the proposed Consent Judgment lodged with the Court.

[Cecily]

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[Reiwa]

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[manatoid]

I enjoyed my short time on THJ.
It wasn't a replacement for EQ, but I like ARPGs and I like EQ and it was a fun combination.

Won't give them any money in advance but would probably check this out, but admittedly a lot of the draw to THJ was the EQ content.

[BradZax]

Yeah, the way they like, managed to capture the feel of EQ but make it a different game, is what I hope I feel in this new IP they can sue people for emulating.

I hope I like their new art, i know one of the devs is a fan of the luclin models, so I have lowkey been afraid of them making their own game, but Im going to hold out hope.

[Reiwa]

It's actually okay to give money to things you like.

I don't think anyone wants the Tolkien estate to go around suing anyone who mentions the word 'elf'.

[Duik]

Lolocaust.

Pump that kickstarter Shovel. Then dig yourself a hole to bury your shame.

[sammoHung]

I think it means a suspended judgment and they didn't get attorneys fees. (https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70555215/104/daybreak-game-company-llc-v-takahashi/)

What?

They settled and will have to pay Daybreak an undisclosed amount. They agree that Daybreak would have been able to prove $3.5M in damages if the trial went through.

[sammoHung]

It's actually okay to give money to things you like.

I don't think anyone wants the Tolkien estate to go around suing anyone who mentions the word 'elf'.

But if I wrote a book that became a best seller where Legolas was not just an elf prince but also a hobbit lord, and you could purchase new outfits for Legolas in the story with your own money, without getting consent from the Tolkien estate?

You guys are seriously fuckin dim.

[Reiwa]

What?

They settled and will have to pay Daybreak an undisclosed amount. They agree that Daybreak would have been able to prove $3.5M in damages if the trial went through.

You do not misunderstand at all.

Well, that's a relief.

[BradZax]

But if I wrote a book that became a best seller where Legolas was not just an elf prince but also a hobbit lord, and you could purchase new outfits for Legolas in the story with your own money, without getting consent from the Tolkien estate?

You guys are seriously fuckin dim.

Yeah its calld D&D you incel.

[sammoHung]

There's a lot of highly regarded folks here, but you are definitely the most

[red_demonman]

Best of luck to them. Hope all their code turns out to be original and not ripped off other IPs. I suspect that will not be the case.

[BradZax]

Ai makes code now.

Nice stolen avatar.

[Cecily]

https://i.imgur.com/kwU9Od3.jpeg

[Reiwa]

In short, the settlement heavily favored Daybreak with a permanent shutdown/injunction but imposed no actual cash payment from Takahashi or Taylor at the time of resolution. The $3.5 million is purely a conditional penalty (often described in coverage as a "threat" or "IOU" hanging over them), not money they paid to settle.

The Takahashi party (Kristopher Takahashi and co-defendant Alexander Taylor, operators of the EverQuest emulator "The Heroes' Journey" or THJ) literally paid $0 to Daybreak Game Company LLC to settle the copyright/trademark infringement lawsuit brought against them.

any "payment" remains strictly conditional on future violation. (https://x.com/i/grok/share/ea3c9037d62a47bcb632f56bf8537bee)

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[Duik]

Ai makes code now.

Nice stolen avatar.

A.I makes code based on the work of the millions of the real coders they were (and continue to be) trained on.
Just like THJ did!
No wait. What?

[Ekco]

https://i.imgflip.com/3p2gke.jpg

[sammoHung]

https://i.giphy.com/6901DbEbbm4o0.webp

That's a whole lot of speculation in that post. It is not disclosed what the settlement was for - but you'd be a fuckin idiot to expect Daybreak to pay their lawyers a shit ton of money to try this case for months on end, and not get any immediate monetary relief.

Especially when THJ was making $100k a month.

[BradZax]

That's a whole lot of speculation in that post. It is not disclosed what the settlement was for - but you'd be a fuckin idiot to expect Daybreak to pay their lawyers a shit ton of money to try this case for months on end, and not get any immediate monetary relief.

Especially when THJ was making $100k a month.

who gives a shit. THJ wins, their new game will decimate the new EQ standalone server just like they did live with their last little mod.

[Reiwa]

That's a whole lot of speculation in that post. It is not disclosed what the settlement was for - but you'd be a fuckin idiot to expect Daybreak to pay their lawyers a shit ton of money to try this case for months on end, and not get any immediate monetary relief.

Especially when THJ was making $100k a month.

Money printer go brrr soonest without punishing terms.

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