[–] thatguyiam ago (edited ago)
“The LightsHope spell table has identical layout and typically identical field names as the table from early WoW. We use database tables to represent game data, like spells, in WoW,” Blizzard writes.
“In our code, we use .sql files to represent the data layout of each table […]. MaNGOS, the platform off of which Light’s Hope appears to be built, uses a similar structure.
...any workaround to this fellhs? Keep the mechanics & change it all up? Maybe its time for new storyline and new abilities with the same old wow feel? How about a plot about a WOW parallel universe that blizzard keeps trying to destroy? As soon as you step thru the portal to the parallel universe, all old abilities are transformed into new abilities.
[–] What_was_that_2 5 points -1 points 4 points (+4|-5) ago
Just playing devil advocate but companies do need to protect there intercultural copyright.
[–] Grospoliner 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Which would be valid except that Light's Hope is a pre-expansion game server, the content of which was completely erradicated by Blizzard over the intervening years.
[–] prairie 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
It would actually be great if they had to protect their artificial monopoly, rather than offload the costs to taxpayers. It wouldn't be worth it, and how would a company employ the violence necessary to stop people from using their own property to host a server? It's a resource-wasting enterprise which benefits just the monopolist.
[–] Hmmm 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Whould you say that if, for example, a company produced printers and ink cartriges for those printers for years, and then suddenly stopped producing those cartriges, and when people started making substitues, they would sue the shit out of then. Would that be protecting their copyright?
[–] Ghetto_Shitlord 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
You won't, because they enforce them!
[–] Mumbleberry 2 points 3 points 5 points (+5|-2) ago
Suce moi, pénis meunier
[–] myasir 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
Ass licker @mubleberry aka dennis chandler mother fucker
[–] myasir 2 points 3 points 5 points (+5|-2) ago
fucking whore where are you dump ass @mumbleberry
[–] ArsCortica 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
It actually that surprising anymore given that Blizzard announced opening its own legacy servers a while ago. Can't have people playing stuff for free when you could make money from them.