So, is Nevrax back?

[dnycran]

As the whole of Ryzom is still apparently owned by the mysterious "Spiderweb", I made a WHOIS query out of curiosity. Actually I'm not sure what I really expected to find, but I did find something.

The record has a last-modified date from July 1st 2008, valid until 2010, and it says "Nevrax France" with a street address in Paris.
So, the current, up to date information is that Nevrax owns the Ryzom domain name.

Apparently, someone has physical control of the servers and plans to make Ryzom available again, and apparently neither the owner of the domain name nor the owner of the game assets takes offense in this.
That suggests that domain owner, asset owner, and the one who has access to the site are the same entity. Ergo: Spiderweb = Nevrax?

Now, was this whole Spiderweb thing only a covet operation for Nevrax? It would be ok with me if that was the case, at least then we finally knew who is Spiderweb. But still, it strikes me a bit weird from a PR point of view.

[clyne]

I don't think Spiderweb as a whole = Nevrax, instead I think the new team has few of the former staff within Nevrax.

Either way, I do hope they make a clear statement. My twin cousins and I have quite a number of proposals and several written out as well. Right now, however, it's like talking to a solid wall.

[abizmal]

Nevrax always owned the domains even when GF was running the show. GF were too lazy to get it changed.

[kaetemi]

For all we know Spiderweb was just Nevrax' hidden stack of money, but it could just as well be some really rich guy. What we do know for sure, though, is that (according to the whois history) the address of Nevrax/Spiderweb is not the same anymore as it was before they went down.

[dnycran]

Ok, the change from August 5, 2008 15:31 CET shows that whoever owns something, they do read the forums :-)

So, now... we have "Winch Gate", hmm...

[kay22626]

Originally Posted by dnycran

As the whole of Ryzom is still apparently owned by the mysterious "Spiderweb", I made a WHOIS query out of curiosity. Actually I'm not sure what I really expected to find, but I did find something.

The record has a last-modified date from July 1st 2008, valid until 2010, and it says "Nevrax France" with a street address in Paris.
So, the current, up to date information is that Nevrax owns the Ryzom domain name.

Apparently, someone has physical control of the servers and plans to make Ryzom available again, and apparently neither the owner of the domain name nor the owner of the game assets takes offense in this.
That suggests that domain owner, asset owner, and the one who has access to the site are the same entity. Ergo: Spiderweb = Nevrax?

Now, was this whole Spiderweb thing only a covet operation for Nevrax? It would be ok with me if that was the case, at least then we finally knew who is Spiderweb. But still, it strikes me a bit weird from a PR point of view.

I cannot understand the purpose of these desperate wannabe detective attempts.
Are you a paparazzi in rl?
I assume that if they did not say anything about themselves yet, they must have a reason and i dont see why i would ignore their wish to remain anonymous. I see no purpose in these prying attempts and wild speculations.
Im sure when the time comes, we'll know all there is to know.

[d29565]

Originally Posted by kay22626

I cannot understand the purpose of these desperate wannabe detective attempts.
Are you a paparazzi in rl?
I assume that if they did not say anything about themselves yet, they must have a reason and i dont see why i would ignore their wish to remain anonymous. I see no purpose in these prying attempts and wild speculations.
Im sure when the time comes, we'll know all there is to know.

You sound slighty peeved in your post. It doesn't really matter. It's fun to speculate. Knowing the owners allows you to feel more confident that your money is not going to be wasted. Such "secrets" makes a lot of people wonder what will come of Ryzom.

[moon2]

Sides, i want a know who i am hugging & kissing, for Ryzom being back up

[ajsuk]

My reason for wanting to know is I like knowing where my money is going so I've got someone to blame for wasting it.

[targosz]

Originally Posted by ajsuk

My reason for wanting to know is I like knowing where my money is going so I've got someone to blame for wasting it.

Seconds it.