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Author:  pharmakos [ Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Daybreak Games and Project1999 reach an agreement

whoa. https://www.everquest.com/news/project-1999-daybreak

Quote:
If you’ve ever looked for people playing EverQuest on Twitch, you’ll often find fans playing on the Project 1999 servers (often referred to as just P99) and engaging with other members of the community via their Twitch chat. Project 1999 is a fan-based, not-for-profit, classic EverQuest emulation project.

The guys running Project 1999 are passionate fans of EverQuest and our work, and we’re fans of what they’ve been able to accomplish with support from the player community. So, we’d like to bring you the following announcement from the P99 crew:

“It’s been an exciting year for Project 1999 and we have some exciting news we’ve been really anxious to share with all of you. As some of you may be aware, in the past there has been both confusion and concern over the status of Project 1999. We have recently entered into a written agreement with Daybreak Game Company LLC that formally recognizes Project 1999 as a fan based, not-for-profit, classic EverQuest emulation project. The agreement establishes the guidelines that we as a project must follow, but it will allow to us continue to update the game without risk of legal repercussions. As a show of good faith to support the efforts of Daybreak Games, we have decided to reschedule our expansion release as to not conflict with the upcoming new progression server being released in the coming weeks. We would like to personally thank all the folks at Daybreak and acknowledge how awesome it is for a company to work with and embrace the creations of their fans. This is really something that’s unique in the gaming industry.”

To read the rest of the post, please visit the P99 forums.

We’re proud that the EverQuest community is one of the most passionate and engaged groups of players in the gaming world. We’re glad we were able to reach an agreement with the team behind the fan-based, not-for-profit emulation project as they continue to share their love of EQ with many.





maybe you could have kept the EverQuest artwork after all. =p

nah its better this way, though. :)

Author:  Maelfyn [ Wed Apr 29, 2015 11:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Daybreak Games and Project1999 reach an agreement

Wow, if they wanted to change perception of Daybreak, that's one way to do it. An agreement like this is practically unheard of. I can't think of another example. Can you? Good for them. It'll be good for Daybreak and the P1999 crew.

And I'm still about 1/100 the size of P1999, so I doubt Daybreak even knows I exist. :P

Author:  pharmakos [ Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Daybreak Games and Project1999 reach an agreement

i think there was a bit of an agreement with the makers of SWGEmu (Star Wars Galaxies), but i don't think it was nearly as official as this is.

it definitely helps DBG's public image. of note if you followed the link in the quote, though, is that part of the agreement was P99 now has pushed back their release of Velious from the end of May to the beginning of August. EQLive is releasing a new progression server in June. so the agreement was mainly made so P99's Velious release didn't compete with the new EQLive Progression Server's release.... i.e. it was a self-serving move. but still. super progressive.

Author:  Maelfyn [ Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Daybreak Games and Project1999 reach an agreement

Yeah, this is something Nintendo would never do.

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