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Daybreak Sues The Heroes Journey EQ EMU Server Devs
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Kebabman
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i mean she had me and then decided to have another so ya shes pretty retarded
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imready2go
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I'd love to see those server pop numbers. But even more so, I hope the THJ guys are demanding to see those numbers in court. If DBG can't point to a spike in players after THJ shut down, doesn't that kill their lawsuit (or part of it at least)? If DBG can't show a spike in revenue their whole "it's THJ's fault" argument goes right out the window, right?
I bet EG7 might like to see those numbers as well.
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not really and not really related. failure to recoop the players after suing THJ they can easily argue is backlash from their customers for the lawsuit.
THJ would want to see the numbers from before and during, and then they could argue that they had no impact on DBGs financials. ie THJ had built up 20k players between October 2024 and April 2025, if EQ didn't lose that many players (or more, due to the nature of multiboxing every 1 player is like 5 accounts minimum) so if EQ can't show a drop off of subs prior to Fangbreaker then the shit launch of Fangbreaker would bear the responsibility for their failings and not THJ. Sure maybe a few people that would have participated in the annual TLP opted to skip it but we're talking like 10% of the THJ player base.
But really its not too helpful. The arguments for an emergency injunction and the merits of the IP infringement case itself do not really overlap all that much.
I'm no lawyer but i would think there best bet would be to prove that DBG committed perjury in their arguments for the emergency injunction, ie that they lied to the court. Again not that would have much bearing on the IP infringement but it would piss off the judge and he might bitch slap them on principle.
THJ would want to see the numbers from before and during, and then they could argue that they had no impact on DBGs financials. ie THJ had built up 20k players between October 2024 and April 2025, if EQ didn't lose that many players (or more, due to the nature of multiboxing every 1 player is like 5 accounts minimum) so if EQ can't show a drop off of subs prior to Fangbreaker then the shit launch of Fangbreaker would bear the responsibility for their failings and not THJ. Sure maybe a few people that would have participated in the annual TLP opted to skip it but we're talking like 10% of the THJ player base.
But really its not too helpful. The arguments for an emergency injunction and the merits of the IP infringement case itself do not really overlap all that much.
I'm no lawyer but i would think there best bet would be to prove that DBG committed perjury in their arguments for the emergency injunction, ie that they lied to the court. Again not that would have much bearing on the IP infringement but it would piss off the judge and he might bitch slap them on principle.
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I wonder how many millions / year p1999 is generating.
No way they'd deal with their customer base for anything under a few 100k / month.
5 mil / year seems like a conservative estimate, knowing the massive amount of RMT they condone (5k / month / customer or more, from personal dealings).
No way they'd deal with their customer base for anything under a few 100k / month.
5 mil / year seems like a conservative estimate, knowing the massive amount of RMT they condone (5k / month / customer or more, from personal dealings).
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The literal sentence before what you quoted. Read it again. Maybe a few times.
You basically have it here. They were looking for a scapegoat. They couldn't just say "our ideas suck and we are too stubborn to try again until exactly 1 year later" even if they all knew its the truth. They needed to shift blame. If THJ is fully free to play, they don't work as well for blameshifting. Since they appear to run a gig basically like krono, they can be accused of stealing customers who would have bought krono. Their monetization makes them competition for paying customers, not just a sponge for the usual p99 type who want free. That's the claim at least. No visible evidence of profiteering = no way to make that claim. That's the whole argument.
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moonarchia
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Kebabman
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Nirgon
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300$ on Kronos, + XP pots isn't uncommon.... Once I saw an 800$ spend on EQ2.... REALLY stupid stuff
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You could spend just the subscription price (or make Kronos along the way and not pay any real money) and get along just fine...
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Pharone
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I'm curious which game the dumb fucks will move on to kill next after EQ plays out. EQ2 doesn't have the player count to even give one shit about little lone two.
The other games that DBG is the publisher for are technically developed by other companies that aren't just a "different company by name only but actually is the same retarded fucks in the same building pretending to be different companies".
DC Universe Online is developed by Dimensional Ink Games in Austin, Texas. Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Oonline are developed by Standing Stone Games in Needham, MA. All three IPs (DC, Lord of the Rings, and Dungeons & Drgaons) are not owned by DBG and heavily regulated by the companies that own them. So, bending them over and fucking the IPs in the ass will be pretty fucking hard for DBG to accomplish.
That basically leaves them with Everquest, Everquest 2, Planetside 2, and H1Z1 for in house games they can fuck with. Everquest is played out, Everquest 2 is dead man walking, Planet Side 2 is... does anybody even play this anymore? Then there is H1Z1... does that even exist anymore? Seriously. I have no idea if H1Z1 even exists at this point.
So... what's left for the retards? Maybe upper management at DBG/DPG should start practicing their burger flipping skills, but then AI robot technology is going to make that job disappear as well eventually.
Honestly, the smartest thing Holly every did was get the fuck out of SoE/DBG/DPG/Name-Of-The-Month and move over to work on World of Warcraft. If anything, I give her credit for seeing that sinking ship at DBG as not being worth going down at the helm.
The other games that DBG is the publisher for are technically developed by other companies that aren't just a "different company by name only but actually is the same retarded fucks in the same building pretending to be different companies".
DC Universe Online is developed by Dimensional Ink Games in Austin, Texas. Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Oonline are developed by Standing Stone Games in Needham, MA. All three IPs (DC, Lord of the Rings, and Dungeons & Drgaons) are not owned by DBG and heavily regulated by the companies that own them. So, bending them over and fucking the IPs in the ass will be pretty fucking hard for DBG to accomplish.
That basically leaves them with Everquest, Everquest 2, Planetside 2, and H1Z1 for in house games they can fuck with. Everquest is played out, Everquest 2 is dead man walking, Planet Side 2 is... does anybody even play this anymore? Then there is H1Z1... does that even exist anymore? Seriously. I have no idea if H1Z1 even exists at this point.
So... what's left for the retards? Maybe upper management at DBG/DPG should start practicing their burger flipping skills, but then AI robot technology is going to make that job disappear as well eventually.
Honestly, the smartest thing Holly every did was get the fuck out of SoE/DBG/DPG/Name-Of-The-Month and move over to work on World of Warcraft. If anything, I give her credit for seeing that sinking ship at DBG as not being worth going down at the helm.
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Kebabman
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imready2go
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DBG has left EQ behind and moved on to Palia. Developed by Singularity Six (who?) but who knows what relationship DBG has with them. Game has the look of something that anime neckbeards and asians might like - definitely not targeting the EQ crowd (which is probably the point).