• Brohoster is Gone
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[QUOTE=IWannaWin;31400113]What's to say the same thing won't happen at Lethal? I'm going to just get my own server and sell to a few friends. Best way to do it.[/QUOTE] The thing is, Brohoster was simply the best host around, before they joined forces with ClubUptime. As soon as Matt fired JWJ, things seemingly started to come apart at the seams, in my opinion, slowly at first, then accelerating rapidly, especially after the attempted sale by Matt. There's a fair few of us that know we can trust LethalDrive, because we were with brohoster from the start. We have a good idea of how the LethalDrive team operates, because it's likely the same way that Brohoster used to operate, pre-ClubUptime. Plus, now they know how to not get fucked over, and know what to look for in the past. It may seem like just another startup, but to some of us, it's a startup that we know we can trust.
[QUOTE=LagMonster!!!!;31400207]Who is "He" btw, I'm not informed well about the situation other than I got screwed over by "him"[/QUOTE] Matt, the person who took over brohoster from JWJ, he was I believe the owner of ClubUptime.
So what exactly happened to this Matt person. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on :v:
Disapeared, with money gone too ....
Is he expected to be in trouble with the law?
Really sad... Hope be able to get my world back =/ Thx!
[QUOTE= [editline]28th July 2011 What's to say the same thing won't happen at Lethal? I'm going to just get my own server and sell to a few friends. Best way to do it.[/QUOTE] I trust JWJ not to make the same mistake twice, and i don't think he's going to need anyone else to register the servers, or whatever the problem was that he needed to hire that lardo.
[QUOTE=Valdor;31400279]Is he expected to be in trouble with the law?[/QUOTE] probably not since he ran everything like shit and without any sort of backing. AMC said a while back they used the "honor system"
So he takes all the money from brohoster (I'm assuming that's where the money came from), screws over everybody who used their services, and it's legal?
[QUOTE=Pirate43;31400299]probably not since he ran everything like shit and without any sort of backing. AMC said a while back they used the "honor system"[/QUOTE] As sad as it is, guess they learned the risk of the honor system the hard way lol.. eh.. not funny. But yeah, even among friends, defined contracts, even if just sketched on paper, are necessary so no one can just make changes on the fly.
[QUOTE=Valdor;31400317]So he takes all the money from brohoster (I'm assuming that's where the money came from), screws over everybody who used their services, and it's legal?[/QUOTE] it's not legal. he has violated more laws than his weight in kilograms. however any legal action wouldn't hold because, as AMC said, everything was ran like shit.
Well I hope the asshole gets what's coming to him, then.
Beating to a bloody pile of lard to the point of begging for his life? Mhmmm
[QUOTE=Valdor;31400240]So what exactly happened to this Matt person. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on :v:[/QUOTE] Cliff's Notes version, as I remember it. if I'm forgetting shit, my bad, correct me. * JWJ started brohoster, things were pretty awesome * JWJ started selling minecraft servers, they were super-popular * JWJ joined forces with Matt from clubuptime to get better deals on servers, to give his customers better deals * Things were okay for a while * Matt fired JWJ, citing poor performance and posting about weed smoking here on FP and such * Minor general freakout, things settled down again * Someone found a thread on WHT where Matt was trying to sell the "Brohoster brand" and all of it's customers for $600k, without telling the customers or employees, claiming that brohoster would disappear the following monday if it didn't sell, Firing amcfaggot somewhere along the line. * JWJ made a post in a Brohoster thread here on FP, and shit really started to hit the fan, FP started a general warning campaign to alert customers * Matt tried to bully everyone into silence, threatening legal action and making some hilarious phone threats to JWJ, and Crafthub.net, among others, all the while claiming he had 6 buyers waiting on his goahead * Matt tried to give Brohoster back to JWJ in a desperate attempt to save face, JWJ didn't want it. * Matt rehired amcfaggot, and posted a press release saying nothing was being sold, everything was fine, etc, while denying refunds and withholding domains from everyone he could, and disabling the brohoster accounts of anyone that tried to post news about the sale to the facebook page for brohoster. * Matt stepped back from Brohoster, and put someone else [Larry?] in charge, who, despite the shitstorm did an admirable job of keeping a level head. * Some time of uneventful service here * Matt took down Brohoster and ClubUptime, didn't tell anyone, there's a bunch of cash missing from the accounts, and everyone's wondering what the fuck happened * You are here.
[QUOTE=Pirate43;31400347]it's not legal. he has violated more laws than his weight in kilograms. however any legal action wouldn't hold because, as AMC said, everything was ran like shit.[/QUOTE] You sure about the whole weight part? Have you seen him?
[QUOTE=Bettler;31400402]You sure about the whole weight part? Have you seen him?[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZbqDFjd5YE[/media]
I saw him in that same vid.
any new info with SL?
No response on the SL part. Jake has been informed that only the CEO can unlock things. I don't completely believe that statement so I'm still pushing things on my side here. And we're working on an alternative route to try and setup FTP access through Hexxeh....we've run into a snag but we're working away here.
[QUOTE=Gritten;31400518]No response on the SL part. Jake has been informed that only the CEO can unlock things. I don't completely believe that statement so I'm still pushing things on my side here. And we're working on an alternative route to try and setup FTP access through Hexxeh....we've run into a snag but we're working away here.[/QUOTE] i dont know how to thank you for all the efforts being put into this
[QUOTE=Shippu7;31400471]any new info with SL?[/QUOTE] we are anxiously standing by SL response >.> . Everything now is up to Softlayer to decide once and for all, and saturday morning, if nothing has happened, assume your *everything* is gone forever since as is their policy, SL will delete all data on inactive boxes after 48 hours.
I still fail to understand why bankruptcy was not filed. You really don't need that much to do so, it actually helps you and everyone not lose their money, and it's actually legal. This spontaneous takedown doesn't really make any sense, specially if there wasn't any anticipation, like if there wasn't anybody doing any sort of accounting.
So if you get it working how are we going to go about getting into ftp? just using Hexehs ip and our servers id and pass? And thanks for all your effort on getting server data back!
Not to take the piss from JWJ, he's awesome, but if anyone wants some hosting done now, there's [url=http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/159798-havox-hostingsshsftpfree-mumble-live-chat-support-starting-at-399-brohoster-refugee-discounts/#entry2438911]This Guy[/url]. I've used his hosting before, and it's pretty good quality, he's offering 30% off right now for anyone coming off this fiasco. PM me if you have any questions about his stuff.
[QUOTE=Big Bang;31400553]I still fail to understand why bankruptcy was not filed. You really don't need that much to do so, it actually helps you and everyone not lose their money, and it's actually legal. This spontaneous takedown doesn't really make any sense, specially if there wasn't any anticipation, like if there wasn't anybody doing any sort of accounting.[/QUOTE] Bankrupcy would have involved matt not doing things like buying new gear for his recording studio, or having to give it up I belive, hence him dissapearing instead.
[QUOTE=nekosune;31400576]Bankrupcy would have involved matt not doing things like buying new gear for his recording studio, or having to give it up I belive, hence him dissapearing instead.[/QUOTE] It's better than commiting fraud any day, and actually lets you be employed elsewhere unless he thinks he's set up for life with 90 something k.
[QUOTE=Big Bang;31400719]It's better than commiting fraud any day, and actually lets you be employed elsewhere unless he thinks he's set up for life with 90 something k.[/QUOTE] I was no way agreeing with it, but I doubt matt has thought that far, I suspect he just thinks, ooooh money shiny.
this joke has to be made now: [url]http://oi56.tinypic.com/35i3v9c.jpg[/url]
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[QUOTE=Shippu7;31400816]this joke has to be made now: [URL]http://oi56.tinypic.com/35i3v9c.jpg[/URL][/QUOTE] Except you can be anonymous on the internet and never be 'alone'.
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