With the implementation of Patch v0.5.5 this week, we must make yet another compromise. From this patch onward, gliding will be performed using a glider rather than with Pals. Pals in the player’s team will still provide passive buffs to gliding, but players will now need to have a glider in their inventory in order to glide.

How lame. Japan needs to fix its patent laws, it's ridiculous Nintendo owns the simple concept of using an animal to fly.

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[–] Alaknar@lemm.ee -5 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Chinese companies famously ignore patent law and do make copies and try to flood the western market with them.

But western companies at least have a tool to fight back or limit the flood.

Most startups don’t have the time and/or money to patent their ideas and big corps do squash them/steal their ideas routinely once they become noticeable.

Ah, the usual "if the solution is not absolutely 100% perfect, let's throw out the solution". Come on...

If anything, startups can’t develop their ideas because some company will hold a generic patent like “clicking a button does something” (or “glide with a pet”) from 30 years ago.

Yeah, this happens all of once every billion times. Clearly the system is stupid and needs to be killed so that nobody who isn't extremely rich can actually develop anything new without being immediately put out to pasture.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

I just wanna know which amazing video game innovations We are protecting here in America. Are we talking about the failing franchises that have been milking their customers for 15 years? Have we done anything really innovative recently? Remakes delayed games and flops.

[–] Alaknar@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I just wanna know which amazing video game innovations We are protecting here in America

First, I'm not talking specifically about America. Second, I'm not talking about "amazing innovations". Copyright is also for trademarks, very characteristic gameplay mechanics, etc. For example, Playrix made "Fishdom" which was copy-paste Worms. Team17 won the case and protected their IP.

Are we talking about the failing franchises that have been milking their customers for 15 years?

Umm... No? What does that have to do with copyright or IP protection...?

Have we done anything really innovative recently?

Have you tried looking at titles from other publishers than Ubisoft, EA or Activition?

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eh it's all just stolen and borrowed code. Whens the next Dawn of war or command and conquer coming out? Oh never. locked behind IP laws and timid corpos.

[–] Alaknar@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

Eh it’s all just stolen and borrowed code

Got proof? Go and win the easiest lawsuit of your life.

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