can't they get sued?

[Psyco]

Just wondering...the wiz is...seriously almost exactly like the wiz in D&D...wayyyy to similar to be a coincidence....can't they get sued for this kind of stuff?....like the captain crunch in WoW at first that needed to be changed

i actually like it since i played all the BG and nvwn game and im a big fan of their spell system althought nvwn2 was kind of a ripoff with the new rule...but still did they ask the permission?...or are we gonna get stuck with a bunch of idiot that think blizzard created stoneskin,magic missile,mirrior image,conjured armor,etc... like how people think Warhammer40k is actually a clone of starcraft when starcraft and warcraft are there because of Warhammer and Warhammer40k actually

will wizard of the coast accept this?do they get their share?where they asked for this?did blizz actually gave them credit to these awesome spell?

[Popeye]

who knows... anyway in this kind of games its usual to take ideas from others. For example, balrogs in diablo and diablo 2 came from the lord of the rings, but nobody cares because that improves the game.

[Knight_Wolf]

/facepalm .. seriously ... Blizzard always admitted they look for inspirations anywhere .. everyone knows they do ... and nobody can sue them cause they don't carbon copy stuff directly ... they only take inspiration from it ... and if you don't know the difference .. well .. never mind !!!

[Mizantrop]

Everything is an altered copy of something else, Blizzard games are no different in that rule.
You are an altered copy of your parents and the environment, and they are of there parents and so on.
Prius is an altered copy of an old, polluting Ford which is an altered copy of a carriage.
The Mona Lisa is an altered copy of cave-man drawing.
Get the picture?

[Funkopotamus]

Everything is an altered copy of something else, Blizzard games are no different in that rule.
You are an altered copy of your parents and the environment, and they are of there parents and so on.
Prius is an altered copy of an old, polluting Ford which is an altered copy of a carriage.
The Mona Lisa is an altered copy of cave-man drawing.
Get the picture?

Yikes, that post is an altered copy of a stretch. And this post is an altered copy of a bad joke.

[Mizantrop]

Yikes, that post is an altered copy of a stretch. And this post is an altered copy of a bad joke.

No joke. Just trying to simplify the term pastiche. Badly, I'll give you that

[Charnel]

Everything is an altered copy of something else, Blizzard games are no different in that rule.
You are an altered copy of your parents and the environment, and they are of there parents and so on.
Prius is an altered copy of an old, polluting Ford which is an altered copy of a carriage.
The Mona Lisa is an altered copy of cave-man drawing.

Drink some more and you can believe the whole universe is a copy :]

Influence of the environment can not be described as copy because the result of influence is completely uncertain and depends on universal probability. You can then call it legacy or heritage of the environment but that will bring you into another problem. Like uncertainty principle in physics. If everything was an altered copy of something else ( deterministic ), then particles would have an exact position in space. In philosophy your view is called "determinism" and it's long time since it was proved wrong. In that time they thought even your actions are altered copy of your previous actions :}}}

[Psyco]

well i know but if you've played BG,Nvwn.....you would know that its the exact replica of some of the D&D spell some look exactly the same...i know blizz take idea from other stuff but they do change them...apart from the orc from warhammer and warcraft

[Knight_Wolf]

well i know but if you've played BG,Nvwn.....you would know that its the exact replica of some of the D&D spell some look exactly the same...i know blizz take idea from other stuff but they do change them...apart from the orc from warhammer and warcraft

You will understand how meaningless your accusation is when you look at the basic fire ball spell in any RPG .. surprise .. they all look the same .. let's sue everyone then

[mackemradge]

I am going to post a killer guide for a D2 build and then sue anyone who uses it.