No.24526
>>24524lol supposedly it all went to where they said it went to but I’m not entirely sure it’s the full story. Especially since their programmer supposedly left. I won’t lie, everything I’ve heard rumour mill wise since last year has been a disaster. I reasonably can’t say everything because if something is true I wouldn’t want to get anyone in trouble. All I can say is I’ve almost completely lost faith in the project.
No.24542
>>24509Well what's inside it?
No.24558
>>24542According to someone on Twitter it's instructions on how to download it when Maghni releases
Pic not mine
No.24559
>>24558imagine if it doesnt release so now you're stuck with the box
No.24565
>>24558They totally ordered all the boxes before finishing the project and didn’t know what to do with them.
No.24567
>>24565damn. yknow im a bit concerned about whatever the hell happens if they dont finish the project.
No.24571
How would you guys fix Maghni?
No.24595
>>10613In the hypothetical situation that Maghni does fail wouldn't they be able to put the old voicebanks back on sale?
No.24599
>>24595can they even do that
No.24628
>>24558>buy voicebank>open box>its fucking paperwhat even is the point of buying physical voicebanks anymore if they're basically empty? and this isn't even a maghni issue, i've seen other engines do this
No.24629
>>24628You will own nothing and you will be happy
No.24637
>>24558This is one of the most wasteful and useless ways to sell a product Ive yet to see. If they were doing that why not just use small cards to sell with the activation code? Or does the box include a user manual?
>>24628Who else is doing it? Might be a response to how many laptops lack a disc drive now.
No.24638
>>24637Even more useless when you realize that the software this is meant to be for isn't even out yet and there's a chance that it won't come out in the first place
No.24639
>>24637>Might be a response to how many laptops lack a disc drive now.Such a stupid change. Who's the smartass who decided that disc drives were obsolete?.
No.24640
>>24639I do not like ot either. I could explain more but this is getting into enshitification thread territory.
No.24641
>>24559Tbh I fully expect this to happen.
>>24595No, PowerFX would have the power to do that, and as we know PFX is out of the business.
>>24637Crypton, 1st Place, anyone on VoiSona with a physical, Voicemith, and a handful of others on V6. So it’s 100% related to the lack of disc drives. That said some of the companies at least include merchandise to make up for the lack of disc like VoiSona. Then of course you have the SV2 physicals that have a disc but are pointless to begin with because you have to download the bank from the cloud in editor anyways.
No.24642
>>24641They should do what they did with the PS3 port of Portal 2 where it included a disc for your PS3 and a code so you could have it on Steam as well.
No.24644
>>24642This is basically the case for some physicals with discs these days. If you reach out to support as well, usually they’re happy to send the respective installer as well. So it’s possible to get away with not using the disc at all before factoring in fan managed archives. Basically these days it’s more about having a physical backup more than anything.
No.24649
>>24628Some people buy the boxes just to have them and don't do anything with it
No.24653
>>24649I hate that so much
No.24835
Just saw on VocaDB that Ruby's site is gone. Is it actually over?
No.24836
>>24835I had to go look myself and see what you mean. The domain is indeed expired. Vrilliant was assumed who’d be handling Ann and Al too.
I’m not entirely certain what happened here. I do have a few ideas ranging from simply not renewing the domain to a company shut down but after the announcement I’d be surprised that they didn’t leave a statement.
There is one particular thing I am aware of that could very well be a factor, however I’m not sure if I should divulge…
At the rate things are deteriorating I am actually praying this project gets cancelled… It feels like every bit of new information that surfaces, public or not, just screams worse than hell.
No.24837
Really hate saying I just keep loosing faith atp… As much as I’d like my stuff, I’d like my money back too but I’m not expecting a refund anytime soon…
No.24838
>>24835>>24836If only you knew how bad things really are
No.24843
>>24837Don't worry you'll get an empty box
No.24844
>>24836I think this happens during acquisitions sometimes so that may also be possible but usually announcements are made for those.
No.24848
>>24844There was a bunch of corporate restructuring once the original team left. Best case scenario would be Vrilliant merging with Oliver's team, I guess? It's not looking good tho
No.24850
>>24848Worst case is vaporware scam
No.24851
How long has the site been down for?
No.24853
>>24851Not sure, haven't seen anyone else report it. I'd be willing to bet that it happened while the thread was dead.
No.24854
Maybe Maghni AI was the friends we made along the way
No.24862
>>24853What thread? This one?
No.24874
>>24838Believe me when I say I have a better idea that it seems…😓There’s just a lot I don’t say because I don’t want to get people in trouble.
>>24848This bit is a good example as to what I was alluding to because it didn’t just affect Ruby but actually affects Oliver as well, so merging isn’t necessarily the solution here.
>>24873The dev team/company (not sure if registered as one), in charge of the Maghni version of Ruby aka Rvby.
No.24875
I am very much at odds with myself because on one hand I do feel it’s important that people know as it’s becoming more and more relevant as time progresses but also I don’t want to get friends who are dear to me in trouble.
It is really tearing me apart, so if there is anyone on the Maghni team reading this (and I hope one of them are reading this), please come forward and share all the problems behind the scenes that are halting further developments, updates, and keeping everyone silent. I really can’t take this anymore and it’s driving me crazy and tearing me apart. It went from too much transparency to none at all. It’s been almost 6 years, it’s time for the veil to break. I am on my knees…🙏😓
No.24876
>>24875I don't think a Maghni employee would go on 39chan of all places. Though at the same time if they did they could possibly get away with spilling the beans since a lot of "important" people use 4chan in similar ways, to reveal confidential stuff and leak source codes, etc. It's be a matter of choosing to believe the anon or not.
No.24877
>>24875Why do you think any of them are here?
No.24878
>>24876>>24877NTA but just because it hasn't happened doesn't mean that it can't
No.24879
>>24876It would be pretty hard to remain anon when Maghni is like, five people
No.24880
>>24835I feel bad for Rubybros
No.24910
>>24877Idk if any of them would be here or not, all I can say is a good handful of these people have been fans as long as me but partook in older fandom spaces like VO.
It’s also like, I know very well that some vsynth devs (globally, not specifically western) actually do lurk a lot more fandom spaces than we often realize. So it’s more an off-chance and sort of vent type thing. I’m just tired…
No.24912
>>24910I feel like 39chan's a bit niche for it to be noticed by the big names but the creator of Neru himself is a frequent poster here so idk, I could be wrong.
No.24913
>>24879I wouldn’t say 5. It is still a small team. Idk how many are currently part of the team and who’s left for sure and who’s stayed on, but the number of people actively working keeps changing. So there is a chance that if a team member were to come forward it could be someone who isn’t publicly known and only the team could narrow it down.
It’s pretty easy to tell a majority of the issues boils down to poor management just from a surface level perspective. I can’t say which people have left, but there have been public faces that have left according to my own reliable sources. I don’t remember if it was mentioned in this thread before by myself or someone else but I recall back in October when people started getting vocal about things, that some people who were previously commissioned by the team stated the programmer (who I believe is still listed on the site) left the company.
No.24914
>>24912It's not as obscure and niche as some people here make it seem. A small part of the western fandom is already aware of the Leekaloids even if they don't post here (similar to how we know the Vipperloids but don't post on 2ch). Hioka has also done two Q&As here which has made the site more "visible" in a way.
Besides 39chan doesn't have the same rep as other imageboards like 4chan where it's generally seen as this evil hideout for nazis and fappers so it's probably more accessible to people who normally don't use these types of sites.
No.24915
>>24914I learned about 39 after I heard about Canon mentioning recording naked in that one q&a and after I lurked as an anon for a good while I got the vibe that we were all old coots in terms of vocafans who just wanted a comfy place to properly converse about our favourite subject. That alone is much more attractive than some other spaces these days.
No.24995
>>24914I don't doubt that some important people lurk this site but they're unlikely to post. I do think it would be funny if they pull a Trevor Moore and show up under a thread talking about them lol.
No.25042
>>24995>Trevor MooreWhat did Trevor do