NCSOFT SUED!For City of Heroes.*Makers of Exteel,dungeon runners

http://kotaku.com/5119944/worldscom-files-suit-against-ncsoft-+-every-other-mmo-company-to-follow

It seems this patent IS Legit. They seem to have quite the case. PSO is in danger...

You can read the patent throughoughly here: http://www.google.com/patents?id=wv5-AAAAEBAJ&dq=7,181,690

Quote:

90's
virtual world developers Worlds.com has fired the first shot in what
could be a game company-spanning battle as they file suit against
NCsoft for infringing on their patent for multiplayer virtual
environments.

The patent at question is 7,181,690, "System and Method for
Enabling Users to Interact in a Virtual Space", which was file in
August of 2000 and finally issued in February of last year. Reading
over the patent, it basically covers the client/server-based system
every single MMO on the market uses to allow multiple players to view
and interact with each other in a virtual world. The suit, filed on
Christmas Eve, claims that NCsoft has infringed on this patent across
all of its MMO titles, from City of Heroes to Guild Wars to Dungeon
Runners. After reading over the patent, it looks like they've actually
got a pretty solid case on their hands.

Worlds seeks damages from NCsoft, as well as assurances that the
MMO publisher will not infringe on their second patent, 6,219,045 -
"Scalable Virtual World Chat Client-Server System".

Mark my words here - NCsoft is just the beginning. Their patent
pretty much covers every instance where users with avatars interact in
a virtual space. From Second Life to World of Warcraft, PlayStation
Home to Anarchy Online; everything massively online and multiplayer
falls under this patent. This should be interesting, folks.

This could be really bad. If Wrold wins thier case, what will happen to all the people that have already paid NCSoft to play thier games?

1.Shut down
2.NcSoft splits profit/Gives the people ?? million cash

That would be really really bad for NCSoft no matter how you look at it.

Premium Member Number of posts : 6072 Registration date : 2008-05-25

Hell, we can sue too!

Why?

We don't have anything to sue about.
Wai....lets sue Aerial. ^_^

Premium Member Number of posts : 6072 Registration date : 2008-05-25

Hmm, true...

Elder Colonel Lunar wrote:: Hell, we can sue too!

Im curious about this. How would we be able to file a suit?

Premium Member Number of posts : 6072 Registration date : 2008-05-25

PW Magnimus Prime wrote:

Elder Colonel Lunar wrote:: Hell, we can sue too!

Im curious about this. How would we be able to file a suit?

LOL nevermind that I just remembered something about the Terms & Agreements.

Ah, I see.

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ONLY A BLIND MAN CANT SEE U DUMASS!!

Guest

LOL XD