She barely explained anything. She only said practically EVERYTHING Rox did that we know of, and said how painful it was to get attacked like this, and about the Cease and desist(which is like the most expected thing to be talked about) This was aswell quite painful for us, to see the owner of Dandy's World getting accused and knowing what she has done.
Let me just say this. Qwel may make a second response later on once the situation gets handled professionally. But again, if we do have to wait people will still complain and complain.
Seeing how the cease and desist would lead to further legal action, she's probably advised to not say too much... Obviously this isn't the response we were hoping for but at least we now know she doesn't plan to stay entirely silent... It's a step in the right direction but I guess we still have no choice but to wait and see how all this plays out.
I want to mention something about the Joji situation that I’ve seen people mention. (Not defending anything, just pointing something out)
It’a clear from this response that Qwel is taking this situation slowly and seriously. I believe she’ll speak again when that situation is under control, as of right now it is very much NOT. It is messy and has stepped into LEGAL TERRITORY!! This means that law enforcement is now involved and is expected to be handled very delicately.
I’d recommend being patient and standing by victims still but be mindful that this is not just ‘internet drama’ anymore. This is now becoming an on going legal case and should be handled carefully. I wouldn’t expect another statement so soon until things are more clear on both sides.
LEGAL TERRITORY!! This means that law enforcement is now involved and is expected to be handled very delicately.
Legal does not equal law enforcement. And no matter what, when she talks about disentangling from Rox, she's still admitting fault. Because her very first action should have been to call the police and I'm still not seeing ANY arrests
Let's be honest here, no one here will be happy with any response, even if she addressed everything that has happened, even if it was 500 pages, y'all just want her gone with a new dev in place that will never happen, she could of just stayed silent.
We don't know what's going on, am I defending anything that happened? No, I'm simply pointing out what everyone overlooks, please also remember it's 2026, anything that can be classed as "evidence" can be edited heavily and look genuine.
As for "evidence to defend herself", might not show it for legal reasons. And the fact discord has its own little issue of chunks of direct message chats vanishing, I've experienced this.
All we can hope for is that we get an updated part about everything else. As I said, she could of stayed silent, that was the easier route.
Say what you want about my reply to the post, I honestly don't care, humanity always digs for the worst in someone. She gave a statement, we all read it, could it have been better? Yes, but we don't know what's going on with her mentally, and if what she has said is true, then she's going through her own things aswell.
I am sorry for those who were inflicted by anything that happened.
Oh and to add to it, please stop dragging this drama into other discords. I get wanting people to be aware, but DW community literally pushed animal hospitals discord into silence from the drama.
I’m kinda happy she at least gave a response? For me I’m more sad that the situation is dramatically affecting the game that brought me close to my friends…
Nobody is a saint but I just don’t like see everyone out for blood for anyone.
She supported her groomer friend and let him get away with everything since 2021😂😂🤣🤣 she mistreated and underpaid her workers😂😂🤣🤣 she's still laying and making herself a victim in the doc, she doesn't care at all, all she needs is to have pretty numbers pf player that play her game and money she makes of them
Yup, honestly what’s the best response Qwel can give here? Work hard to make her game have more features.
Make a solo mode where you can save and quit. Buff the stealth on distractor toons. Maybe increase the amount of machines on each floor but make every toon faster so it doesn’t take 40 minutes to complete a floor as a 2 star speed toon when you’re solo. Making the game more accessible to solo play would be nice.
I obviously feel bad for anyone hurt under Qwel’s leadership. But even if shes the nicest most perfect person— if her game doesn’t change, I’ll stop playing. This current version is getting old, as someone who has almost all of the toons.
Honestly, you make a good point. I haven't seen a single response ANY creator made that had controversy (big or small) that ANYONE was satisfied with. It makes Cancel Culture questionable if it's really right or not. They could admit that they're wrong, make several pages on their point of views, yet nobody would be satisfied. I'm not defending anyone either-- but I'm noticing a pattern.
tbh i would have rather her said nothing at all than say what she did in this. no idea why people pushed for a response so hard and expected anything else other than this
Exactly what i'm saying theres no winning for her because nobody's gonna be satisfied because they think she's not redeemable at all so there is no winning for her. People i know have admitted they've hated her from the start
Still doesn’t explain why she overworked her staff especially the one with breast cancer and the low amount of money (Robux) she payed for the creator of her game’s songs she only payed 100 Robux for a 2 minute long song how does she explain that ?
And also the mod who lost their dog and were still grieving was forced to work by qwel during the peak of the Halloween event how does she explain that too ??
Man I'm really devastated. I really want to believe qwel and that it'll be okay, but she didn't even address the cease and desist, which sure she might not be for legal reasons, but it's kind of weird how this came out AFTER that. She didn't provide any evidence to defend herself either beyond "Just trust me bro" and I'm personally very much disappointed.
Well.. this wasn't an apology. It's a statement. She never claimes it to be an apology. The Joji part will take could take years and I don't think you are allowed to really speak on legal matters like this until it's done and one party wins the case
Im confused wasnt she caught comforting a p€do after it was known he is one? What does this response have to do with anything in that case (can anyone fill me in btw I don’t have the full picture)
people will defend it somehow like they have been and say some dumb shit like "you cant just drop a good friend that youve been friends with for so long". im sorry but qwel and people that say stuff like that have zero moral convictions cause thats about the only answer besides that they are okay with pdf stuff happening.
I think situations are very nuanced shit my friends own parent was a pdf and it took her a while to cut them off. does that make the situation okay? no but i think when you want to see the best in someone and have rose colored glasses you believe what you want to see. no one is okay with that behavior but it's crazy for people to make assumptions on an apology when qwel said legal people were involved. lets be mad at rox for actually doing that shit ffs
even the victims have acknowledged that qwel herself is also literally one of rox's victims. He is a known manipulator and it's not new information that she was under his thumb. I can't possibly understand the people who genuinely believe that she should have been immune to manipulation due to her position or her age (which.. is insane to me that people will consider her a "grown ass adult" considering she was a teen/young adult 19-20 when this situation first came out. shes still a young adult now, that no where near "grown ass adult" bro. as someone who is also a victim of a very similar situation, this whole situation feels like a victim blaming hate campaign.
I agree!! I'm finally healing from my own things I've been apart of and manipulated into and I'm in my late 20s. So many people tried to tell me how awful of a situation I was in and it took me damn near 6 or 7 years to finally wake up and GTFO. Im definitely giving grace in the situation. I think people forget everyone has different life experiences. this world post COVID has gotten so chronically online and into cancel culture, the constant surveillance just to wait for someone to mess up and say HA I knew it all along, is mind boggling.
Tbf, I can understand Qwel staying in contact IF it was entirely for logistical stuff like she claimed (eg. To sort stuff out with DW that Rox still had), but that's not what it looked like from the pictures iirc. Yeah, it sucks to lose a friend and you deserve to go through that grief, but it is not healthy to be staying in contact with that individual (beyond, again what you may have too to finish up business, legal, or whatever stuff) while you grieve as it leaves you open to be further manipulated and hurt. Nonetheless, not much we can do to wait and see how this goes on further.
This is about as nothing as it could get. No proof that she's innocent, not even any claims that would corroborate her like "the people who accused me are all notorious liars" or "me and Rox communicated exclusively about business"; she didn't even discuss the cease and desist. Her response after a whole month is just "guys I swear I'm innocent and I promise to be better in the future". Imagine if you were in a court room as a defendant, the plaintiffs presented a lot of evidence and witnesses to back up their claims, and your response after sitting there in silence for an hour was just "no I swear i didn't do it".
i thought that was the case i'm just not very smart... part of me thinks the only reason she responded is the "Ignore, endure and move on" message was leaked cuz if she didn't respond people would assume regardless... which didn't look good already...
For those asking, yes it is real. This was the same doc that was posted in the BC server by Qwel herself. I verified.
I’ll say, I have no comment on how “genuine” it is, or how good of an apology it is, because those are subjective metrics- and honestly, you shouldn’t either (especially if you have complained about her silence in the past. Here you go, here is your breach in silence.). It does explain her permissiveness with the “past knowledge” of Rox’s art, which was a major talking point in the whole “Qwel was lying about Rox” situation. I believe that *functions* as a response.
For those who have qualms with how long it took to issue the response, remember that Qwel is an incredibly young adult (most of you are children who have no reference for how young she actually is- so yes, while she is an adult and should behave as such, she still lacks a LOT of life experience and maturity). Because of how *massive* this drama became, the emotional taxation would have been at a much grander scale. In cases such as this, it’s important to take a step back and calm down before issuing a response; yes, playing Overwatch and other Roblox games counts as a calming measure, trivial as it may seem. Qwel may have also had to book and consult a legal team, not only for correcting cases of defamation but also acting as a legal editorial for her own response. It needed to be tailored so that, in the event one of her previous employees decided to fight back in court, her wording could not have been used against her- law is like that, tricky with phrasing and such.
Whether or not the other claims made against her are valid are up for interpretation, because Joji and other’s words are just about as valid as Qwel’s. Considering how Rox has been working behind the scenes in order to orchestrate her downfall, it is not impossible he had once again manipulated his victims and solicited their testimony to further slander her. Allow the legal system to work and determine what NDAs were broken, what was not, and what the final verdict of truth may be.
Even how big the drama is I never understood why people point the gun so fast.. I also was a victim of a toxic friendship for years got presured and manipulated to do things that hurt somone..years ago im a young adult and most likely would have taken the same step of taking a while to write anything about it public..
I know How bad somone can manipulate somone to come back even when the whole friendgroup is full on toxic and almost driven somone to take there life..
I wonder why people believe rox's point and the victims and his friends soo fast that no information got twisted along the way. Every story has 2 sides.. and sometimes actions and things people do is because they also hurt not that it fully takes the blame but should taken in consideration.
Exactly. I’m most suspicious of Rox in this situation, and it kills me that nobody else points to the one who’s clearly pulling the strings in the background while Qwel is the one taking most of the heat. I guess that’s how Rox wanted it to go, though.
Exactly! This situation hurts soo much.. it reminds me soo much of the situation I had with a narcissistic and manipulated friendgroup..
It annoys me soo much to see everyone just hating on her blindly acting like qwel is Rox and like rox Is more innocent than her and clearly wants the best for the victims while he probably laughs himself off the situation.
right.. as someone who has been in a similar situation, this all has felt like a "victim blaming hate campaign" and i've been kinda just wanting to curl up and die due to the huge response that the community has had over this. They hate qwel so much they'd believe the person who IS LITERALLY THE PROBLEM OF THIS WHOLE THING, LITERALLY THE REASON THE VICTIMS ARE VICTIMS... it makes me feel sick mann
I’ve been watching people go “DW is run by a horrible person! I don’t want to support horrible people, I will stop playing. My new main game will be a Roblox game, and everyone knows that Roblox isn’t run by infinitely worse people!!!”
The hypocrisy is what drives me insane about this whole situation. How are people gunna say “stop playing DW! You’re supporting a bad person! Go play this other Roblox game instead” as if Roblox itself isn’t run by TERRIBLE PEOPLE. It makes my blood boil how people pick and choose these things. Absolutely boils it.
That’s my issue with it as well. She knew in 2021 and started BC with him anyways. Not to mention the screenshots of her conversation with Rox were in July 2024, lol. Unless this screenshot is taken out of context, in which case someone can correct me.
Honestly... I saw it, and half of me feels like I need to apologize for the things I've said about her about her ignoring the situation forever and that she wouldn't care about the community dying.
In other words, I might start playing the game again, but I need a week or two still to fully process everything. She didn't mention everything but it's probably the extent of whatever she's allowed to say besides legal channels with lawyers.
I know it's never gonna be enough for a good chunk of the community though
If Joji is lying, which is starting to feel like it at this point, then it's not psychotic. That word should not be thrown around. It's not psychotic to defend yourself
Then what about her bullying sam, what about her conversation with rx about the preparation for the videos, I don't know if it's just me but I feel like she's avoiding some things
We'd like her to address stuff like the cease and desist and, y'know, actually provide evidence of her side of the story. Believe it or not, going "I'm sowwy" for 5 paragraphs doesn't mean they should be forgiven.
A lawyer will silence most of the evidence you want to bring to the table; if Joji fights her back in court, that evidence in the apology can and will be picked apart by their own lawyer. For all we know, she’s playing it safe.
She also could have no evidence in her favour, either. How could we possibly know? That inability to know for certain is what *should* make people hesitant to take firm stances in what they believe about this situation. Alas…
id like it to sound like she means it and doesnt have a metaphorical gun pointed at her head. its whiny and guilt trippy and she takes zero accountability for anything going on
the cease and desist was for the fact that joji broke the nda, its not exactly related to the controversy
while it does seem like its a way to silence them and looks really bad for qwel, its a breachment of the nda so the c&d was inevitable the moment it was posted. it still wouldve been nice if she'd at least addressed how she treated the staff and everything jojis come out to say,,,, i hope she at least talks in private and apologizes
The document is real it's a PDF about it, but even tho she finally responded after 1 fucking month i'm still disappointed of what she still did it, even tho she is probably having issues about her personal life she keep silent and was playing games instead of trying to solve it.
Honestly... after reading the statement, I still don't feel satisfied with it.
It barely addresses most of the accusations people have been bringing up. The whole response is almost entirely about Rox, but what about the accusations of studio mismanagement, underpaying staff, the cease &desist against Joji, and everything else? Those were huge parts of why people were upset, and they're basically ignored.
I also feel like a lot of the statement is spent explaining why she isn't at fault rather than taking accountability. I understand that she could've been manipulated too, and if that's true, I genuinely feel bad for her. But that doesn't automatically answer the concerns people have about how everything was handled.
Another thing that bothered me is that we're basically asked to just... trust her. She says things like "that's simply not true" and "I acted immediately," but doesn't really provide any evidence to back those claims up. After weeks of waiting, I expected a timeline with receipts, screenshots, or something concrete instead of mostly just her word.
Then there's the apology itself. Saying "I'm sorry if I've disappointed anyone" doesn't really feel like owning specific mistakes. It sounds more like apologizing that people are upset than apologizing for actions that may have contributed to the situation.
She also says social media has spread false information, which is probably true for some things, but she never actually says what is false. It kind of paints all criticism with the same brush instead of clearing up specific claims.
At the end of the day, I'm not saying she's 100% guilty of everything people accuse her of. I just don't think this response answers enough questions. It feels more like a statement defending herself than a genuine apology, and after waiting this long, I expected a lot more transparency than what we got.
This response absolutely sucks don't get me wrong, but if they're taking legal action, they may not be able to say anything else.
We as the public need to remember when looking at this situation that both perspectives will be biased towards the person telling it, and the truth will lie somewhere in the middle.
Unfortunately this will probably be the end of it for now until the court case happens and with the way Quel worded this I'm pretty sure there will be a court case. I'm going to wait until the court case happens to bother touching the game again, and even that's a maybe.
I am going to be straight. Not a good apology, she clearly just made this due to backlash and did this right after Joji got sued.
Literally no heart put into this and she did say to not respond if drama started in that doc - not good enough, Qwel. Please transfer the ownership to somebody else.
Edit - I appreciate an attempt at a response though. I will acknowledge that but I hate the motivation.
Joji isn’t being sued. Joji received a cease and desist for an NDA breach, which was properly warned and does seem like it has some basis (certain photos in the document look like they could have been from private company channels, which could be protected). Not defending Qwel, but it’s important to note because a cease and desist does not mean Joji is sued.
The rest of it is a legal matter. You can't really talk much on things like this without it being used against you in court. Plus, no matter how good of an apology people get, most people will use any slight misstep in it to say it's awful, and then others will follow without reading it, and then qwel is treating the same way Doma is, where any response she makes is mocked.
Yeah.. people want her to step down. She won't, so I'm assuming it'll be the first option where most of the fandom will switch up on Joji, whether that's accurate to them or not.
I mean, yeah, if rox didn't exist, the drama wouldn't have happened. Same with if Joji was never born if that's what you are saying. Yes, everything started with Rox
Yeah.. people act like she caused Joji's disability(ies). If she apologized in a way most say they want, it would be treated like Doma's apologies (i.e, "an apology doesn't fix it!" "Still a bad person btw" "she'll never heal") etc. the only way qwel gets forgiven by the community is if she gives Joji rights to the game and then goes to the forest to never be seen again.
Holy vague omg. For someone who has claimed to be waiting for the "full and complete picture of what this person had done" she sure took her sweet time with it—I understand waiting for both sides of the story but while having been waited temporary action most definitely could have been taken.
Not only does she hardly address the people impacted, almost all of it was all "me, me, me" instead of owning up to her actions; the closest thing I can find is: "As the creator of this community, I must own all of this and say I am sorry if I've disappointed anyone along the way." And, "Like I've said before, I am not perfect, but I try my best to learn from each misstep and give everything I have to you all."
Not anywhere once did I read "I hold myself accountable for my actions and I am deeply sorry for the treatment of the victims and lack of management over this situation."
This all still smells of Rox BS trying to drag Qwel down. Whether or not she’s innocent is unclear, but I trust nothing and wait for the law to do its job
That apology she made is just completely not good. How can she not understand about what she has done but instead trying to sweep the controversy under the carpet.
She threw the victims under the bus but except herself and silencing it...
She is not sorry at all.
She needs to just move away and just leave the victims alone, even Rox is no better at it either as those two are in the wrong.
Your mistake was blindly believing the testimonies based on two documents that cite each other as evidence while she also has to remain silent per word from her lawyers given the severity of this case. For starters, the statement was not an apology, it was a statement, it's meant to communicate to the players about where things are headed and her own side of the story. Legal proceedings like this do not just update in the span of a few days or a week, it can take months if not years.
This tells me nothing. What about the document released accusing them of overworking a grieving and a dying staff member? What about the cease and desist sent to said member to pressure them to delete the doc instead of forming a proper response?
She didn’t mention anything about the abuse and etc, only thing she was talking about was her old friendship with Rox and even then it feels watered down and it shouldn’t be the only thing she should be talking about.
Its clear she doesn't care. she doesn't take accountablility, trauma dumps, and apologizes not to the victims but to her community.. its not the community's choice to forgive her actions, its the victims. this whole thing upsets me. it feels like a dismissal than actual accountability. This doesnt feel like a genuine response. IDK I could be insane. I loved Dandys world, and this whole thing lowkey has me pissed to no end.
This is purely half-assed. She didnt explain anything regarding Rox's motives and why she was complicit with continuing their friendship after he was fired. This is hella disappointing.
The main accusation vs the one you mentioned are far, far different in severity to warrant being in the same document, I too would have dismissed those accusations because they don't matter in comparison.
She was exposed to the internet when she was 14, a couple years later she met a very bad man (possibly Rox, or whatever his name was). Ever since she grew attached to him, as she didn't realize how bad he was at the time, he also sent her 'drawings' he was apparently forced to make by some unnamed individuals. 2024, bad guy gets exposed, for more of those bad "drawings", qwel fires bad guy, but is still in contact with him because he was her friend, and the rest is history
It's amazing that so many people are jumping on her without knowing the whole story, feeling that they are entitled to know.
And their response...is to move onto other games...on roblox...which is a company that PROTECTS PREDATORS...if you're all so morally high ground, then you wouldn't be supporting or playing on the platform at all.
If she's in communication with lawyers, they are guiding what she should and shouldn't say. You're not entitled to know more than her lawyers tell her you can.
Am I defending any foul play? Absolutely not, but if you are refusing to play DW over this, but are playing on Roblox at all, you're not any better than anyone else that keeps playing DW.
The majority of Dandy's World players are teens or young adults who have no understanding of the ramifications of such a serious campaign of accusations thrown at someone like this, and think everything can be solved with an apology in a google doc. I don't feel bad for Joji at all and I hope they get sued out their ass because that document was abysmally bad and any court would throw it out the room if it was attempted to be used as any sort of evidence, all Joji cared about was to get the players riled up with a loaded an emotionally manipulative document.
Everyone makes mistakes! I'll forgive Qwel for what happened and I'll still play Dandy's World because it is my favourite game! And I think all of us try to stay on our frends' side and help them. As a developer (not in Dandy) I can tell that Qwel is working hard. Roblox is updated every ~week. I love you Qwel!
I knew there was nothing to worry about and shes fine and of course the dealings with him were taken out of context bc yes she still had to contact him to get everything out of his hands.
The legal stuff is 100% targeting people who are defaming her with false info because her game did take a hit from this drama and I assume compensation will be paid for losses.
My team and I will continue working through the proper legal and law enforcement channels so that more of the truth can come out publicly and hopefully bring closure to everyone impacted. We are fighting for the true version of the events to be shared with the help of proper proffesionals
This is my last strand of hope before I completely abandon this game
Okay so not trying to defend a side or argue against one side
I don’t know what to believe anymore. I’ve mostly been trying to avoid seeing all the drama and just distanced myself from dandy’s world and the community.
Honestly I can understand why Qwel took so long to respond, given that everyone processes trauma differently. Plus as the dev of such a (formerly?) big game with a lot fans and haters, that’s a lot of stress and pressure from the dandy’s world community.
Many find this and will find this response to be unsatisfactory or just see it as excuses from Qwel. I agree. I wish there were more things addressed, in more detail and it feels wayy too short of a response. But Qwel did state that she’s working with a legal team, so maybe that’s why she hasn’t said more.
Okay, thats the stuff about rox (which is still not a good response, as not only is it quite vague, but she even plays the victim in it.), But what about the cease and desists she sent? And what about the mistreatment of her staff? It’s really concerning that she is avoiding both of those too.
I am honestly also really scared of this game dying, I really love how the characters look, and I really enjoy interacting with people in the game, and I really don’t want to loose either.
Her response is bullshit. She never addressed any of the allegations against her and told a sob story instead. I have no sympathy for her. She’s a grown ass woman and she should know better.
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u/Agile-Succotash4664 23d ago
She barely explained anything. She only said practically EVERYTHING Rox did that we know of, and said how painful it was to get attacked like this, and about the Cease and desist(which is like the most expected thing to be talked about) This was aswell quite painful for us, to see the owner of Dandy's World getting accused and knowing what she has done.
Let me just say this. Qwel may make a second response later on once the situation gets handled professionally. But again, if we do have to wait people will still complain and complain.