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Reply #50 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:41am
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Sim-Sala-Bim wrote on Dec 19th, 2016 at 11:54pm:
Some Q&A from Cordoban:

We are! Yes, the studio is made up of people who have been working on DDO and LOTRO for a long time now.




This and this alone is making me highly consider deleting my entire account and seriously never looking back. I'm sure a few others feel the same way. Until the people that have shaped DDO into the terribly functioning piece of shit barely holding itself together before it disintegrates and blasts apart upon even the gentlest of flushes for the last 2 years are dismissed, I will continue to never spend a single dime.

What's next? For the 11th anniversary Sev is going to make a statue of himself in the hall of heroes? Fat fuck Jerry is going to give all his kids a god mode cheat bar? So much for high hopes. This is worse than DDO doom. This is a confirmation that the plans the Turbine team had of driving the game into the ground in order to make it possible to buy it out and make it whatever they want has finally come to full fruition. This is the worst news ever in the entire 11 year DDO history.
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Reply #51 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 1:22am
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Novalis wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:41am:
This and this alone is making me highly consider deleting my entire account and seriously never looking back. I'm sure a few others feel the same way. Until the people that have shaped DDO into the terribly functioning piece of shit barely holding itself together before it disintegrates and blasts apart upon even the gentlest of flushes for the last 2 years are dismissed, I will continue to never spend a single dime.

What's next? For the 11th anniversary Sev is going to make a statue of himself in the hall of heroes? Fat fuck Jerry is going to give all his kids a god mode cheat bar? So much for high hopes. This is worse than DDO doom. This is a confirmation that the plans the Turbine team had of driving the game into the ground in order to make it possible to buy it out and make it whatever they want has finally come to full fruition. This is the worst news ever in the entire 11 year DDO history.


I thought you quit like six months ago.  Cheesy
  

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Reply #52 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 1:47am
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Novalis wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:41am:
This and this alone is making me highly consider deleting my entire account and seriously never looking back. I'm sure a few others feel the same way. Until the people that have shaped DDO into the terribly functioning piece of shit barely holding itself together before it disintegrates and blasts apart upon even the gentlest of flushes for the last 2 years are dismissed, I will continue to never spend a single dime.

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Reply #53 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 2:11am
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So I am not sure if one of you dickbags covered this or not but:

Daybreak Game Company, LLC, Formerly called:
Sony Online Entertainment (1998–2015).

So to quote my wife, "well fuck" Sad
  

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Reply #54 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 2:47am
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The news sure hasn't stimulated log-ins. It's dead in-game spent hours racking up slayers while waiting for some cap stuff to fill.
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Reply #55 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 3:19am
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Copyright laws varies between countries.

The Us law is not universal.
Here's, it's 50 years after the death of the author.
Do the maths.
In some countries (including most of The Commonwealth) there's just a few years left.
  

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Reply #56 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 3:45am
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Flav wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 3:19am:
Copyright laws varies between countries.

The Us law is not universal.
Here's, it's 50 years after the death of the author.
Do the maths.
In some countries (including most of The Commonwealth) there's just a few years left.


DDO is a US property so it will be under the american laws.
  
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Reply #57 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 7:03am
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Novalis wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:41am:
This and this alone is making me highly consider deleting my entire account and seriously never looking back. I'm sure a few others feel the same way. Until the people that have shaped DDO into the terribly functioning piece of shit barely holding itself together before it disintegrates and blasts apart upon even the gentlest of flushes for the last 2 years are dismissed, I will continue to never spend a single dime.

What's next? For the 11th anniversary Sev is going to make a statue of himself in the hall of heroes? Fat fuck Jerry is going to give all his kids a god mode cheat bar? So much for high hopes. This is worse than DDO doom. This is a confirmation that the plans the Turbine team had of driving the game into the ground in order to make it possible to buy it out and make it whatever they want has finally come to full fruition. This is the worst news ever in the entire 11 year DDO history.


Just fuck off and stop your bleating already.
We get it, you think Sev is the anti-Christ and Cordovan is the Devil's lieutenant.  delete your account and move onto something else.

  
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Reply #58 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 7:04am
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DDO is a US property so it will be under the american laws.


We where talking of The Hobbit and Lotr... The Books

As far as I know they fall under English law.
  

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Reply #59 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 8:25am
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Just fire Cunt-o-ban and things will be a lot better.
  
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Reply #60 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 8:51am
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PersonaNonGrata wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 7:03am:
Just fuck off and stop your bleating already.
We get it, you think Sev is the anti-Christ and Cordovan is the Devil's lieutenant.  delete your account and move onto something else.



Just go fuck yourself. We all get it. You're a crusted cumsock so go back to giving handjobs to the fanbois in exchange for gummi bears. While you're at it, try not to look so goddamn happy after sucking a loaf of shit out of Cordovan's hairy asshole when he tells you it's a Christmas fruitcake packed with nuts or says he needs to drop another Yule log.

Merry X mas fuck faces.

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Reply #61 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 10:43am
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Flav wrote on Dec 19th, 2016 at 3:41pm:
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Lotro and The Hobbit IP are about to be become public domain. That's why Saul Zaentz rushed all the films, it Washington the only way for them to make some money beurre it's too late. Iirc, they have 3/4 year of cow milking left. They should hurry if they want the Beren & Luthien tale out...




For the Record the Copyright for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" expire on Jan 1 2044.   There is also a special provision in UK copyright law allowing for perpetual copyright, see "Peter Pan" that many believe will be applied to those two works.
The earliest the rest of the Middle Earth Books from Christopher Tolkien become Public Domain is 2087.
  
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Reply #62 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 11:35am
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Who Cares wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 2:11am:
So I am not sure if one of you dickbags covered this or not but:

Daybreak Game Company, LLC, Formerly called:
Sony Online Entertainment (1998–2015).

So to quote my wife, "well fuck" Sad

So?

They don't own Standing Rock. They're just a publishing partner.
  

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Reply #63 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 11:50am
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Flav wrote on Dec 19th, 2016 at 2:38pm:
Honestly it would be extremely strange for WB to disvest the Lotro IP when it's the reason they bought Turbine.


I doubt the divested the IP. There is probably a licensing arrangement. Realistically, WB has no interest in another LOTRO MMO. There is more fertile ground in more Battles of Middle Earth and Shadows of Mordor type offerings.

This is probably a good thing for DDO. If the studio is actually committed to building on the platforms rather than holding them in maintenance mode there may actually be positive change.
  

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Reply #64 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:04pm
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Eladiun wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 11:50am:
This is probably a good thing for DDO. If the studio is actually committed to building on the platforms rather than holding them in maintenance mode there may actually be positive change.

Was thinking the same thing more or less.

If the current DDO & LotRO crew "bought out" Turbine's interests in the games and formed their own company, Standing Stone, they might have an actual pecuniary interest (instead of just receiving a paycheck) in DDO and LotRO doing well. If so, the two games might actually get better.

  

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Reply #65 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:34pm
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I don't know if this change will be good or bad for the game long term.  I do know, however, that most people work much harder for themselves than they do for other people.
  
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Reply #66 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:47pm
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Well, now we will have a game developed by a company only focused on DDO and LotRo.

That can only be positive compared to a Turbine that wanted to get rid of it.
  
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Reply #67 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:53pm
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Asheras wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:34pm:
I don't know if this change will be good or bad for the game long term.  I do know, however, that most people work much harder for themselves than they do for other people. 


Harder or smarter? Not to mention there is nothing stopping them from finishing their ultimate vision they started 3 years ago. These people who have developed skills in only fucking things up, alienating the player base and making weak excuses to cover their fuckups now have full access to do as they please.

If it was just Daybreak I would have higher hopes but it seems they are just there for promotion and infrastructure. If it was a bunch of SPED's amped up on adderal involved in the buyout I'd feel more confident. I guess we will see where things go after Thursday sales. I wouldn't be surprised if concessions are given to the fanbois like head SPED Shoemaker while the people that have been in DDO for 5-11 years get coal in their stocking.
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Reply #68 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 1:10pm
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Technomage wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 11:35am:
They don't own Standing Rock. They're just a publishing partner.

It won't be "Standing" rock for long...  Cheesy
  
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Reply #69 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 1:23pm
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Novalis wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 12:53pm:
If it was a bunch of SPED's amped up on adderal involved in the buyout I'd feel more confident

I have ADHD. I'm more confident of my decisions while on adderall, too. Glad we had this talk.
  

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It may have come down to this or closing down ddo.
  
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Reply #71 - Dec 20th, 2016 at 3:14pm
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This is interesting.  It seems Torc is back. 

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/481715-Standing-Stone-Games-A-message-...

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Who Cares wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 2:11am:
So I am not sure if one of you dickbags covered this or not but:

Daybreak Game Company, LLC, Formerly called:
Sony Online Entertainment (1998–2015).

So to quote my wife, "well fuck" Sad


Not really sure why this is a problem. Daybreak, AKA SOE, has had a pretty successful run. Original EverQuest has been going since 1999 and has 22 expansions. I can't see myself complaining if DDO stayed online for another decade.
  

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It turns out that Asheron's Call is closing as part of this deal.
  

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5 Foot Step wrote on Dec 20th, 2016 at 3:52pm:
It turns out that Asheron's Call is closing as part of this deal.


Sad

I never even played AC but I feel the pain. That game ran for a LONG TIME and offered a lot of room for lateral expansion. I know people who've been playing it from the start, from beta... hell, one guy I know was playing with the children of a few of his original guild mates, who hadn't even been born yet when the game launched.

That is seriously the end of an era, right there.

Wonder if Turbine is going to finish the private AC servers they promised before it closes?
  

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