[–] laserchaseman 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Can we stop with the Derek Smart crap? No one cares about what this nonbacker has to say. We don't meed a new post about every tweet, blog, or comment this guy makes. I would prefer speculation posts over this crap anyday. We just need one mega post on this guy and be done with him. Untill he starts actual leagal action I think we should ignore him. I'll be downvoating his crap once I get enough ccp.
[–] AcheronAttacks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Yeahhh, the defamation lawsuit would only stand up if there was no provocation from the plantiff (ie no contact at all that could constitute a reposte from the defendant) and if it directly hurt his earnings, which it doesn't because his games are so shit an indigenous tribe with no previous contact with technology would be shrugging, saying "2015. Big Metal Boats in Sky. Big Talking Network Everywhere. Moving Pictures that Look Like Life. And the Graphics and Gameplay are This Bad?" - TL;DR he is his own worst enemy.
But seriously. CiG would have to have said that his games were crap and he was a bad developer. They merely said he was a poisonous influence, which is within their rights under the first amendment (lucky they are based in US and not over here in the UK).
D-Bag's lawyer will take it to court so he can wring some cash by the hour from him and drag it on until the circuit court throws it out on technicalities.
[–] azraeldomonov 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
D-bag
Damn, how had I not seen this one before? Add that to my list of Derek Smart shorthands.
[–] Bison_Rider 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So I've been out of the loop for a while, who is this and what the fuck happened?
[–] Ross 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Basically, Derek Smart created another space game a while back and now seems to think that every idea in the genre belongs to him.
He was sending messages to CIG claiming that they were stealing his concepts and work, yadda, yadda then he started writing articles about how Star Citizen is clearly going to be a failure yadda yadda and using Star Citizen as a platform to promote his own game.
He then started threatening to take CIG to court because they were taking too long with delivering updates so CIG just got sick of him and refunded his Kickstarter pledge (as per the terms in conditions) which made him even more butthurt about it.
Now he's threatening to take them to court for defamation.
[–] AcheronAttacks 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
[–] acdcfanbill 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
I would downvoat this story since I don't want dsmart infecting the SC subverse too but unfortunately I don't have enough upvoats yet :(
[–] laserchaseman 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Have an upvoat. Mr Smart news is getting rather annoying.
[–] BrokkelPiloot 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I helped you out a bit ;)