@Twisted Toon:
Thank you for the polite, well-reasoned response. On my original read, I read the "COH IP woud be spun to its own company" part differently, as that NCsoft would do the spinning.
@Others:
I don't know if/what/why the words "business" with the later mention of the Nword put people into a depressed funk, but some are reading way too deep into what I asked, and seeing concerns and critiques that aren't there.
I asked a simple, straightforward question from the perspective of player, professional, and businessmen: nothing more, nothing else.
Somehow, this is being read-into as a critique of Nate Downs, armchair quarterbacking, or meddling.
Given the organization of MWM and the months of groundwork laid to get the CoX Reboot proposal to the right people in Korea, I'm certain that the business structure has been part of it from the start, with options to adjust as Ncsoft began to reply.
What I did not know was to what, if anything, had been shared. I browsed through the two long main threads, but amongst discussions of ED, Jack Emmert, Jack's airplane, Jack's other games, and more ED, it's possible I missed a post related to this.
If the business team isn't ready to share any details, that's fine.
If the business team also isn't ready to ask for support, or let the community know how they can best support the efforts, that's fine too.
Posts commenting on "To be blunt, nobody asked for contributors at this stage" and "meddling" frankly aren't helpful to supporting the community interest. If you *are* on the business team, and can state this on their behalf, feel free.
Should I reiterate again that I'm not actually concerned, and that my example of "what-if" was an example of a business interest?
Rampage