Because there are developers working on Dark and Darker with experience at Nexon that could've been privy to P3, Nexon noticed "major gameplay, rules, and art" similarities between the Dark And Darker Gold two titles after an investigation. Dark And Darker DMCA Allegations Are ‘Baseless,’ Developer Says

As a result, Nexon has issued a DMCA and cease and desist to Ironmace regarding the work being done on Dark and Darker and its Steam status, but Ironmace seems undeterred by the legalities and plans to move forward through torrenting.

According to a Discord post about Dark and Darker from the developer, players will need to access the game through a torrent rather than an official client like Steam, which the developer has given instructions on how to do.

Dark and Darker fans will have to download torrenting software in order to download the latest version of the client, which Ironmace has provided a magnet link to in its community posts.

Torrenting is often considered illegal due to its association with pirating, and there are other issues for Dark and Darker fans to consider like potential malware from the torrenting software download. With this in mind, the RPG may lose some fans in the transition into unofficial means.

Given that Ironmace is based in South Korea, there's a prospective playerbase that may have been able to play the game through official means, but now will no longer be able to play it due to cheap Dark And Darker Gold game rating regulations in the country that the developer is adhering to.