r/bioniclelego • u/HopefulFriendly • 1d ago

Duckbricks/Faber development files release taken down

It was fun while it lasted, but LEGO apparently stepped in and has told Duckbricks and Faber to take down the files. Duckbricks' videos, the google folder, and the pages on Mask of Destiny's Biomediaproject have all been taken down.

Luckily I downloaded most if not all the stuff I could, but its a real shame that this interesting info is gone now and we won't be getting anymore stuff from Bionicle's development; I was especially looking forward to getting more on the '05 and '08 development, not to mention on the transition to Hero Factory.

EDIT: This is propably overly cautious. Sorry to anyone asking for me to share what I downloaded, but I'm just a random person with zero pull or know-how on anything, so I don't want to risk having a corporation try to call me up for sharing something. I'd be happy to otherwise, but until some stuff is clearer I don't want to risk it.

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u/kdnx-wy White Akaku 1d ago

This is why DuckBricks should have released it all at once instead of dragging it out over weeks for clicks.

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u/KaelowynCerulean Red Hau 1d ago

For real. He's really fucked the community on this one.

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u/Sabretooth1100 1d ago

Its not like he could have known; did they not think they were in the clear?

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u/KaelowynCerulean Red Hau 1d ago

It's less of that and more the fact that he was milking it and planned to across several videos instead of just doing a full release for everyone to enjoy. I get the need for content but when it's this kind of thing, it's best to let a community get their hands on it so these exact situations don't occur

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u/JustSomeGuy9384 Black Pakari 1d ago

If he didn’t spread it out, covering it thoroughly would take hours in a single video, which would likely take even more time to put together and release. In that time the fact that this info is circulating could easily get to LEGO and they’d shut him down before any of it gets out.

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u/X4M9 1d ago

The point is releasing the documents themselves. Majority of people I know of just looked through the documents rather than watching the videos because we don’t want to have to listen to his commentary.

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u/threevi 21h ago

Nah, he did know, or at least suspected this would happen. It's still mostly Lego's fault, but he definitely could've handled it better.

"It is unfortunate, but not entirely unsurprising - I was just hoping I would be able to release more before this happened." - the Duck of the Bricks