Zippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 days agoTurns out you have corporate greed to thank for the existence of Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis systemwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down11cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkTurns out you have corporate greed to thank for the existence of Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis systemwww.rockpapershotgun.comZippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square2fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarePhenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoEh, any game can pick up the good parts of the nemesis system and change it just enough to not be a 100% match of the patent and they’ll probably never be sued for it.
minus-squareMudMan@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoHah. Let me introduce you to one of the most dreaded sentences of doing creative work at an industrial, corporate level: “Get that cleared by legal.” Why risk being patent trolled by WB when you can just… you know, design literally anything else.
Eh, any game can pick up the good parts of the nemesis system and change it just enough to not be a 100% match of the patent and they’ll probably never be sued for it.
Hah. Let me introduce you to one of the most dreaded sentences of doing creative work at an industrial, corporate level:
“Get that cleared by legal.”
Why risk being patent trolled by WB when you can just… you know, design literally anything else.