NCSOFT Sued over "MMORPG Formula" rights.

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Massy2k6

#21 January 17, 2009, 03:22:57 pm

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I remember playing worlds years ago.. it had no functions like the mmo's now and the ones its trying to sue. It was nothing more than a 3d environment for chatting.
One of the first I had ever tried infact and I can tell you it was terrible.. the lag alone could turn a person insane especially since there was no broadband at that time from what I remember but just slow dial up connections. I didn’t even realise they were still around...

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Fallen-Griever

#22 January 17, 2009, 06:18:42 pm

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Square patented the ATB system when they created it, so I think it's entirely possible that someone could have patented the systems used in an MMORPG. But I don't think that's what this company has the patent for, and even if they did have the patent I doubt that the system would be exactly the same in a different MMORPG anyway. Seems like an attempt to get something out of the MMORPG surge going on right now, to be honest.

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The Dude

#23 January 17, 2009, 07:11:51 pm

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So can I still play Call of Duty or LittleBigPlanet? Fucking Worlds. That game looks like the rancid piss of a dying rat. How can they stake claim to such a wide open idea? This is retarded. God Bless America, the land where anyone can sue for anything. -coffee on the lap!-
UGH.

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Artis Leon Ivey Jr

#24 January 17, 2009, 07:31:37 pm

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if this gets rid of all MMORPGs I hope they win...

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Vellfire

#25 January 17, 2009, 07:54:34 pm

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Unless NCSoft made their chatting/character program the exact same way that worlds did, then it doesn't even count as being the same system. If you patent a specific system for tying your shoes, you don't automatically get to tell people to stop tying their shoes because everyone does it differently.

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The Dude

#26 January 17, 2009, 09:04:22 pm

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Maybe this is a publicity stunt to get people interested in their game. They should have made a good game before doing this stunt if that's the case.

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Vellfire

#27 January 17, 2009, 09:36:51 pm

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Quote from: The Dude on January 17, 2009, 09:04:22 pm

Maybe this is a publicity stunt to get people interested in their game. They should have made a good game before doing this stunt if that's the case.

I think Second Life has more "game" elements than this thing. Never tried it, but just going by how it looks...yeah, publicity isn't enough to get anyone into that.

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Warlin

#28 January 17, 2009, 11:15:44 pm

I did ok on this one but his feet are kinda wierd!
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Quote from: Magical Negro on January 17, 2009, 07:31:37 pm

if this gets rid of all MMORPGs I hope they win...

You realize... this is impossible. If you compile it, they will game.

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Ragnar

#29 January 18, 2009, 12:07:36 am

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That Worlds thing looks like an online game they would use on a CSI-type show when they need a fake online game that somebody gets stalked through/etc. And like that goth chick on the front page is EXACTLY what the chick ends up looking like for real she's not like 500 lbs and a man or anything

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Cirno

#30 January 19, 2009, 04:55:59 am

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Last I remembed about this is that they patented the Client Server system that MMORPGs use.
It's bullshit, fucking patent squatters.

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Dulcinea

#31 January 19, 2009, 02:07:51 pm

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Absolutely ridiculous. Are people going to start going after RPGs now?

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Vellfire

#32 January 19, 2009, 02:14:27 pm

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Quote from: Cirno on January 19, 2009, 04:55:59 am

Last I remembed about this is that they patented the Client Server system that MMORPGs use.
It's bullshit, fucking patent squatters.

Going by the article in the first post here, they only patented a system for 3D avatars to interact in a virtual space, it doesn't say anything about the client/server system.

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Cirno

#33 January 19, 2009, 05:15:14 pm

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Quote from: Velfarre on January 19, 2009, 02:14:27 pm

Going by the article in the first post here, they only patented a system for 3D avatars to interact in a virtual space, it doesn't say anything about the client/server system.

Guess I was wrong then, but I haven't really looked into it much, therefore all my knowledge about it is second hand.
Sorry about that.

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Sarevok

#34 January 20, 2009, 10:19:55 am

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The patent was also granted in 2007, btw. That just makes this even funnier.

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EvilDemonCreature

#35 January 20, 2009, 06:22:45 pm

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Quote from: Marcus on January 16, 2009, 07:08:09 pm

I read a neat article somewhere discussing how patents were actually bad for video games and all of these retarded patent related issues are pretty much why.

I remember reading that article. I wish I could remember where I found it though, because it was a pretty good read and I hardly remember anything from it.

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