WDDD loses all past damages prior to 9/24/13, the date the Certificate of Correction was issued.
So losing all those years of past damages can change the risk-reward calculus for some investors.
That being said, it is important to understand that all years are NOT created equally because ATVI's revenues for MMORPG-related franchise titles has grown exponentially year after year, which means that the first few years of what would have been the 6-year past damages period don't even total what 2014 by itself will likely bring. So it's not as bad as it seems.
But first things first: We need to see what WDDD's official response will be as to what course of action they will elect to proceed with.