>>279534401
It was possible to join on anyone in your friends list because everyone would be in the same instance. The thread namedrops were only needed as an initial entry point at that time, not to control where the meetup would be. The 'we can only join the regional anchor and use their portals' shit started after.
>>279534521
I objected to it strongly in the thread at the time. It was a bad precedent. One of several. Thank god the invite only plan suggested a few days before never succeeded.
>>279534636
VR development in general has really dried up over the last two years. Even H games aren't being made any more. It's kinda strange because far more people own headsets now than before.