Daybreak sues THJ

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Against all odds and reason, and through various twists of fate, being a Friend of Project 1999 -- and who among us isn't? -- is suddenly possibly the sane place to be for this IP. Nasty bidness took place, it seems to me.

Yet in such dark times, shall we learn to love the gloom? A spark is needed. A beacon must be lit.
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[WarpathEQ]

What they should really do is license the IP to these community devs that want to recreate the elf sim in their own image. Bet if they opened the flood gates they could generate more revenue through that approach with virtually no overhead when compared to their current business model.

And the community devs could build in whatever version of pay to play, RMT, ect. that they want on their own projects and share a large cut of it with daybreak.

[Reiwa]

Originally Posted by WarpathEQ [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What they should really do is license the IP to these community devs that want to recreate the elf sim in their own image. Bet if they opened the flood gates they could generate more revenue through that approach with virtually no overhead when compared to their current business model.

And the community devs could build in whatever version of pay to play, RMT, ect. that they want on their own projects and share a large cut of it with daybreak.

IP Held for Commercial Exploitation or Personal Use: This is the primary form of IP ownership, where the owner (individual, company, or entity) creates or acquires IP—like patents, trademarks, copyrights, or trade secrets—to use it directly. This could mean producing goods (e.g., a patented invention), branding products (e.g., a trademarked logo), or creating content (e.g., copyrighted music or books). The goal here is to leverage the IP for profit, protection, or creative control. For example, a company might patent a new technology to manufacture it or license it for royalties, or an artist might copyright a painting to control its distribution.


IP Held for Resale or Speculative Gain: This is what you might be referring to as IP that "only exists so you can sell it later for more." Some entities acquire or develop IP with the primary intent of selling or licensing it at a higher value later, often without using it themselves. This is common in industries like tech, where patent portfolios are bought and sold, or in "patent trolling," where non-practicing entities hold patents solely to extract licensing fees or settlements. Similarly, some trademarks or domain names are registered speculatively to flip for profit when demand rises.

I think it's mostly the second one. H/t whoever was talking about it on here. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[shovelquest]

Originally Posted by WarpathEQ [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What they should really do is license the IP to these community devs that want to recreate the elf sim in their own image. Bet if they opened the flood gates they could generate more revenue through that approach with virtually no overhead when compared to their current business model.

And the community devs could build in whatever version of pay to play, RMT, ect. that they want on their own projects and share a large cut of it with daybreak.

FOR REAL!

[shovelquest]

Just turn EQ into robolox and proffit.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

Originally Posted by WarpathEQ [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What they should really do is license the IP to these community devs that want to recreate the elf sim in their own image. Bet if they opened the flood gates they could generate more revenue through that approach with virtually no overhead when compared to their current business model.

And the community devs could build in whatever version of pay to play, RMT, ect. that they want on their own projects and share a large cut of it with daybreak.

Someone ends up with a Moe Greene special when this kind of business gets going. People might get a good server going, lots of happy players. Maybe the devs get greedy, start skimming off the top.

[Ekco]

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[shovelquest]

Originally Posted by Sadre Spinegnawer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Someone ends up with a Moe Greene special when this kind of business gets going. People might get a good server going, lots of happy players. Maybe the devs get greedy, start skimming off the top.

Roblox is on the NY stock exchange.

[shovelquest]

There are 27 games that publish mods.

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Minecraft, Terraria, The Elder Scrolls (Skyrim, Morrowind), Fallout (4, 76), Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, and Garry's Mod. Additionally, games like Left 4 Dead 2, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and Project Zomboid are also known for their strong modding communities.

[shovelquest]

Battlefield 1942 let you access mods on their server select.