They apparently have been silent in the German forums as well. There was a post made by an admin, a couple months ago or so, that their silence was because they had 'nothing to announce'.

It's frankly odd. Most of the posts they make elsewhere under Dungeons, Tropico, Patrician, etc.. aren't 'announcements', they are just dialogue with their customers.

A smart thing to do. Yet, they have chosen to cut off this conversation with the Disciples crowd.

It smells of legal to me.

When Akella announced that Kalypso is the international partner for the gold edition release, I was surprised. It doesn't add up. But now I see the post from Kalypso, and things are obviously more convoluted.

There is definitely stuff going on in the background. Contractual breaches possibly through mishandling of the no cd fix issue, perhaps other stuff. I'm just guessing. I have no inside info. But for them to just sh*tcan the support by not patching the game, and not even posting a smilie on the Disciples forums usually means that legally they are watching their steps with this franchise. It's better to not do things, as inaction cannot be used against you in such matters.

If this isn't so, then Kalypso single handedly wins the worst customer service award in the Universe.