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Although it is not an excuse, I want people to know my mind frame at the time. Yeah, I was desperate. My brother was losing his job, I was unable to find one myself, behind on bills... about to lose everything. I tried taking "another staff members'" advice and "give out items in game in exchange for donations", but that wasn't well received to other staffers, and at the time I had been talking to Karas, who mentioned having a lot of money...

Yeah, I sold Shinobi 1.2, 1.3, and WOTS 1.7 to him. ... For $60. Like I said, I was really desperate at the time... Still not an excuse, and I regret doing so, which is why I had shut down the forums and hub. Not because I was accused, but out of guilt.

I felt like the only way to fix something that I can't turn back the hands of time on, was to lie about it... If I had told the truth to begin with, I would've had to do what I'm going to do now - just leave BYOND completely. How can I face people now knowing that I did what I did?

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But I do want everyone to know this simple fact:

Despite the hub being under my name before, I was not the sole owner. Me selling the source, and someone making a rip out of it, doesn't mean it's still not a rip. Shinobi Revised is NOT original and is a game where the rejects from Shinobi that were banned have safe haven. Shinobi Revised IS a RIP.

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I want to apologize for doing something so stupid to begin with, for lying, for deceiving everyone... everything. It's not like I don't feel bad about things. That's why I had been trying so hard to fix my mistakes...

Edit: Now I owe the game so have to make it up with work, from what Fokuz told me.