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On May 31 2010 08:31 elmizzt wrote: Too vague. Also, you didn't bother to try to make a point with all this fancy metaphor.
if you focus your brain for longer than 3 seconds i'm sure you'll be able to see the point
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Going off of my patent/copyright point, I think Blizzard would say that BW and SC2 is not analogous to paint. They would argue that the game is a painting in itself, and they have the right to control its distribution.
Now you may argue that BW is merely the canvas on which players such as Boxer and NaDa have painted masterpieces, but the law (in the U.S.) is on Blizzard's side. Not only does Blizzard have a right to the actual code of the game, it also has a potential property right in all possible visuals and other media that flow from the code (ex. the actual games that you see on tv).
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Isn't this just a passive-aggressive, condescending way of casting Blizzard into the deepest bit of hell for the same grievances we've all had for weeks? I see no new ideas in this, it's just the old talking-points wrapped up in elegant writing and metaphor.
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On May 31 2010 10:39 Redmark wrote: Isn't this just a passive-aggressive, condescending way of casting Blizzard into the deepest bit of hell for the same grievances we've all had for weeks? I see no new ideas in this, it's just the old talking-points wrapped up in elegant writing and metaphor.
/golfclap
If you can't appreciate elegant writing and metaphor, I pity you.
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I considered making a crack about Blizzard and the inner ring of the 7th Circle but thought better of it . . .
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Wow. I'm fairly amazed that you were able to come up with such a beautifully accurate metaphor only a day or two after that announcement, never mind coming up with the very cute italian-sounding names based off of Blizzard and Gom. Well written, and great thinking. I just can't give you enough praise.
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Nice.
The analogy was lost on me at first, but now i get it. Impressive.
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Very fun read thanks for that.
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I don't know why so many people are complaining. Great writing, if this isn't on the front page yet it should be.
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I've always been partial to crayons.
Quite a clever post.
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Well written. Congrats on 2k.
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Pholon, when did you become a god? I'm laughing so hard right now.
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An amazing 200th post to add to pholon;s amazing posting history! definitely sums up what blizzard is trying to do here...
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have my babies
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On May 31 2010 11:31 deathgod6 wrote: I don't know why so many people are complaining. Great writing, if this isn't on the front page yet it should be. It's because even though it's very well written and clever the analogy isn't the greatest.
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Lovely. Thank you for the letter.
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lol fun read, though i too was confused at first
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Very nicely written.
The thing with the analogy is the paint is a relatively cheap and easy element to find or replace, and there has never been a situation when artists had to completely stop their work if they can't buy a specific brand of paint.
Meanwhile Starcraft is far ahead of any other eSport games and the entire progaming industry totally relies on it.
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