He should come forward and make some type of formal statement (it can be vague, that's fine - we don't need super specific details) that may include things like...
a.) what he thinks transpired behind closed doors? I'd be interested to hear his thoughts on that,
That would be rumor mongering. He has no concrete information about what went on behind closed doors, so anything he had to say about it would be idle speculation. (same as everything else negotiation related in this thread) People would either take what he said as gospel, or they would be upset that he didn't have concrete accurate information about what went on behind those closed doors.
b.) where he thinks the negotiations currently stand
I'm fairly sure that his FB post, "It was a long shot" (or something like that) would give you an idea of his thoughts on the negotiations.
c.) whether or not he thinks we should all put this to bed, or continue to hold out hope that NCSoft could be convinced to sell the IP.
Everyone has their own opinion. But, Mine's the one that counts (for me).
He was the one who really started all of this. He's literally why we're even having this conversation right now, on this thread. He should come forward and provide closure in some type of formal/official capacity.
If you mean that he was the one who introduced the potential buyers to NCSoft so they could start negotiations, then yes, he did start that. If, however, you mean the leaked information that there were super hush-hush negotiations going on to purchase the IP for CoH that we should never have known about until after the negotiations were complete, then no, he was not the one who started all of this.
The
moron person who leaked the information is literally the reason we are having this conversation right now, on this thread.