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Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

mormonpartyboat posted:

didnt a chinese company buy out SOE which is why everquest next capsized

No it was a Russian oil company acting on behalf of Putin because his daughter wanted to run a comic book mmo. Said Russian company is embroiled in a legal dispute over a Siberian oil well after they employed ex-spetznas mercenaries to go and capture it under force of arms from a Canadian company.

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Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

Renova Group own Columbus Nova, who bought SOE and rebranded it Daybreak.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Nova

Here is the court filing for the armed takeover in Siberia

quote:

In this action, Plaintiff Norex Petroleum Limited ("Norex") asserts eight causes of action, including tort and
quasi­contract claims, against Defendants Leonard Blavatnik, Victor Vekselberg, Simon Kukes, Access Industries,
Inc. ("Access"), Alfa Group Consortium ("Alfa"), Renova, Inc. ("Renova"), OAO Tyumen Oil Company ("TNK"),
TNK­BP Limited ("TNK­BP"), and BP PLC ("BP"). These claims stem from Defendants' alleged conspiracy to strip
Norex of its controlling interest in a Russian oil company named ZAO Yugraneft ("Yugraneft"), which owns a
valuable oil field in Western Siberia

quote:

Plaintiff contends that Defendants conspired to rob Norex of its controlling interest in a Russian oil company
named ZAO Yugraneft ("Yugraneft"). Yugraneft owns an oil field in Western Siberia worth hundreds of millions of
dollars.
Defendants allegedly relieved Norex of its controlling interest in Yugraneft by corrupting Russian court
proceedings and government officials in an attempt to decrease Norex's ownership interest in and voting rights over
Yugraneft (the "Know­How Case"), forging documents, and ultimately sending armed private militiamen carrying
AK­47 assault rifles to storm Yugraneft's corporate offices and oil field in June 2001.


http://www.schlamstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Norex-Petroleum-Limted-v-Blavatnik-2015-NY-Slip-Op-51280U.pdf

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

Pener Kropoopkin posted:

why maggotmaster ofc

is that the guy who pretended to be black for a free pair of jeans courtesy of LF

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
Its going to be fun if it takes down the SV startup sector with it. Or lenders try to call their markers on student debt.

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747

Top City Homo posted:

im collecting passports so i don't end up like a drat fugee

i suggest you do the same

If the EU offer the EU passport option to all current UK/EU citizens I will then have 4 passports. Kinda cool

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