The case as presented by Rebelzize seems fairly open and shut: A volunteer team being sued by a former volunteer over contributions excised from the project? There are potential material benefits to consider: Skyblivion has a level of scope and popularity that could leave participation in it as strong a resume line as shipping a commercial game. Fallout London's developers even pivoted to being their own indie studio.
But that's not a clear-cut monetary incentive, and the clout of participation is contingent on productive contribution to the project. While it is worth noting that we only have Rebelzize's accounting of events, I think there are green flags pointing to his trustworthiness:
- The call to action is for pro bono legal aid in line with the project's overall volunteer nature, not fundraising.
- The former volunteer is not named, and Rebelzize urges against the sort of Reddit gumshoe sleuthing you see so often in th...
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