Missing Worlds Media is the "creator" of the Kickstarter project for The Phoenix Project. Creator is a role on that site.
Nate Downes is an employee of MWM, so if they said something about Nate Downes it would be more authoritative than if it came from whistleblower5, or even myself for that manner, but they said that the Discussions are completely separate of City of Titans Development so I wouldn't expect the result announcement concerning the talks to land there (especially when Nate has an account here and can do it himself).
Yes. I second this.
Also, I would like to point out that Nate HAS spoken on the then-current state of these negotiations before. He has made comments here-and-there over the past year or so stating that the 'talks' are still on going. Just off the top of my head, the most recent example I can think of was back in May 2015 when Nate posted in the comment section of a topic thread (probs about COT) on Massively:
From Massively Overpowered:NathanielDownes
@Domesticon - I've talked to a few people within NCSoft, and the general consensus is that we've avoided any trouble thanks to our approach (inspiration, not duplication). There is a group negotiating with them for the rights to the IP, but that has been slow going due to the ongoing Nexon drama I've been led to understandSo, it's reasonable to suspect that whomever the 'Creator' user is over in MWM may have been given that update directly from Nate himself, or may just be privy to said information because a.) the two of them are obviously in more constant/consistent communication with each other than any of us are with Nate Downes, and b.) it's very apparent that Nate is at least willing to confirm to other third parties that the talks are still on-going. Also, this was a big reason why I was so pumped that the Nexon thing fell through - if Nexon would have succeeded in their buyout, then that would have REALLY put a damper on things.
Now, I will say - I do think Nate is no longer involved with the negotiations DIRECTLY. However, I do suspect that he is still in touch with the other individual 'business partners' - whom are most likely under the same NDA he is, or perhaps under a different one to a varying degree - so he can continue to remain privy to inside information. Ergo, I absolutely think that he would know if the negotiations were no longer happening. And I think we would all be made aware if the deal fell through - if not by Nate directly, then by someone else whom at that time would decide to reveal themselves publicly.
...But yeah. The waiting game is pretty brutal. Like, holy hell...November 2012. It is now July 2016. I can't believe it's been this long.
