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If Mick Gordon was wrong, Bethesda wouldn’t just be lying about it on Twitter, they would sue him for defamation. So their failure to sue is ipso facto a confe

by mikl 4y ago

If Mick Gordon was wrong, Bethesda wouldn’t just be lying about it on Twitter, they would sue him for defamation. So their failure to sue is ipso facto a confession that Mick Gordon is right.

brookst 4y ago
Zero interest in defending Bethesda, but that logic doesn’t hold. Unless you’re seeing their post as categorically ruling out legal action in the future, and therefore a confession? I didn’t get that from the text. There are a lot of explanations for not having sued yet that don’t equate to a confession.
kuratkull 4y ago
I am pretty sure they do not want to blow this out of proportion, suing would achieve the opposite. I am not taking a stance on who's right or not, I'm just not seeing the lack of a lawsuit as an indication of anything.
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- bombcar 4y ago
  A lawsuit opens them to discovery and that could be very bad. Also the press and the people in general don’t like a “Goliath sues David” story.
Cthulhu_ 4y ago
Well if Gordon's statement is anything to go by, there are legal proceedings in action, but Id and Bethesda's lawyers are stalling and drawing it out. Meanwhile, Gordon lost a big chunk of his income and reputation because it not being resolved. He's kept quiet for two+ years because of that ongoing lawsuit. Id and Bethesda need to resolve this. Pay the guy for the work he did and go separate ways amicably. That is all.
- toyg 4y ago
  From what I read, legal proceedings were started by Mick after Marty's post went up. Bethesda's lawyers could have gone to town the minute Mick posted his statement. Instead, they are continuing to stall and resorting to shouting on the intertubes, which indicates they know facts are not on their side.
- thereddaikon 4y ago
  They should probably also fire the guy who caused all of this. Seems the entire issue can be traced to one guy who screwed up project management, tried to make it Mick's problem and then refuses to take responsibility. People like that are liable to cause further headaches down the road and aren't worth the hassle.

by mikl 4y ago

If Mick Gordon was wrong, Bethesda wouldn’t just be lying about it on Twitter, they would sue him for defamation. So their failure to sue is ipso facto a confession that Mick Gordon is right.

brookst 4y ago

Zero interest in defending Bethesda, but that logic doesn’t hold. Unless you’re seeing their post as categorically ruling out legal action in the future, and therefore a confession? I didn’t get that from the text. There are a lot of explanations for not having sued yet that don’t equate to a confession.

kuratkull 4y ago

I am pretty sure they do not want to blow this out of proportion, suing would achieve the opposite. I am not taking a stance on who's right or not, I'm just not seeing the lack of a lawsuit as an indication of anything.

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bombcar 4y ago
A lawsuit opens them to discovery and that could be very bad. Also the press and the people in general don’t like a “Goliath sues David” story.

Cthulhu_ 4y ago

Well if Gordon's statement is anything to go by, there are legal proceedings in action, but Id and Bethesda's lawyers are stalling and drawing it out. Meanwhile, Gordon lost a big chunk of his income and reputation because it not being resolved. He's kept quiet for two+ years because of that ongoing lawsuit. Id and Bethesda need to resolve this. Pay the guy for the work he did and go separate ways amicably. That is all.

toyg 4y ago
From what I read, legal proceedings were started by Mick after Marty's post went up. Bethesda's lawyers could have gone to town the minute Mick posted his statement. Instead, they are continuing to stall and resorting to shouting on the intertubes, which indicates they know facts are not on their side.
thereddaikon 4y ago
They should probably also fire the guy who caused all of this. Seems the entire issue can be traced to one guy who screwed up project management, tried to make it Mick's problem and then refuses to take responsibility. People like that are liable to cause further headaches down the road and aren't worth the hassle.