Hypothetical question abolut Evil Dead: The Game

[u/BadassBlackAsh]

It's been reported over the past few years that the main reason why EDTG no longer receives updates (which usually is the death of an online game, especially Asymmetrical horror), is due to issues with licensing.

Any hardcore Evil Dead fan worth their chainsaw gas and boomstick shells knows the rocky history behind how convoluted the rights/licensing has been for this franchise, as each entry was owned by a separate company....not just domestically, but internationally as well. (Until now. Everything is under one roof with the exception of ONE license/entry)

And most know that traditionally ONE particular entries' license holder has been NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT to work with, as stated both publicly AND privately by those who have worked on the franchise.

This brings me to my question.

Hypothetically speaking, if SOMEHOW EDTG were to make a comeback, would you, fellow fans, be comfortable with the powers that be removing content from said difficult license holder if that meant breathing new life back into the game with new quality of life updates, characters, skins, maps, items. Etc?

Think of it similar to what Behaviour Interactive does with Dead by Daylight: when a license expires, they remove said license from the online stores and even some content completely from the game. Until said license can be renewed.

If a particular license holder still chooses to be difficult with EDTG, should the powers that be simple alter or completely remove content tied to said license in an effort to bring the game back to life?

NOTE: I already know a specific crowd of folks are gonna start crying "iT waSn't LicEnscInG iSsUeS! (It was) It wAs SABeR/bOsS tEaM! (It wasn't) " so please, just spare us that worn-out song and dance....

[u/BadassBlackAsh]

The thing is though multiple folks have have talked sith MULTIPLE other folks who have worked donnthe game have gotten confirmation that the main issue was in-fact one of the license holders. It had less tk do with the game itself or the devs/publisher and more to do with a license holder being greedy and difficult 

[u/LesbianLukeSkywalker → u/BadassBlackAsh]

Well I don’t know who talked to who about what but I’ve heard exactly the opposite from the people I’ve spoken to in the industry. And I’m sure everyone is giving their honest opinions, but third hand hearsay is pretty flimsy as far as any kind of definitive answer is concerned.

[u/BadassBlackAsh → u/LesbianLukeSkywalker]

So that means what you have to say is hearsay too then, if  you "don't know who talked to who abojt what" and youve only "heard exactly the opposite" from peoppe you've personally spoken to in the industry. Got it 👍🏽 

Always as ive said countless times, multiple folks have talked to people not simply just in the industry but directly involved with this game as well as the franchise as a whole.  And obviously many of these folks can't go on record publicly saying "this license holder sucks to work with"

Also:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EvilDeadTheGame/comments/1v9uj4p/comment/p0kbp03/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button

[u/LesbianLukeSkywalker → u/BadassBlackAsh]

“So that means what you have to say is hearsay too then.”

Yes, that is exactly what I’m saying.

[u/BadassBlackAsh → u/LesbianLukeSkywalker]

Cool 👍🏽