I just heard from a youtuber about Reforged that Blizzard made a policy that all the custom maps that was created by creator (Person who made it) belongs to Blizzard now. Anime maps or something else that is copyright will be banned? Wtf is this policy? Blizzard, remove these policy because that’s not right and not okay to steal a custom map that you don’t own from the fans that made the map. I’m really upset what blizzard is doing to WC3 reforged now after hearing this.
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I agree with that opinion. To take away user’s creations isn’t a good it. Even through the rules. Because user was doing itself it but not staff of the Blizzard. And more User Mapmaker wasting his time of creations the map and they don’t pay to him for this. To appropriate another’s work is beastliness and piggeary. And it not to mention modeling, image’s drawing, music writting’s and etc. (Sorry for my english)
If you enjoy the custom editor and have loved innovating with the WC3 editor the release of Reforged has literally got to be the worst day ever.
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It’s a shame. All I can recommend is to stay the hell away from creating any custom maps.
Since when was the last time someone made something with Blizzard property and monetized that product ( map in this case ) without Blizzard approval ?!
They are doing it so if a group of people make a really awesome set of maps repeating the awesomeness that is DOTA then Activision automatically owns it, not the actual creators.
Right …but please remind me, how many times did that happened in … 20 years?! Once … and they got away with the IP, mode , etc.
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This is named the stealing(theft) in law.
Mapmakers (modmakers) in anger now.
Stealing?
This … “subject” is just another hate with no basically foundation. You don’t create a problem which doesn’t exist. Is not like there are lots and lots of people, willing to make awesome maps and popular ones like DOTA, but are now dropping the idea because …“Blizzard is stealing their hard work and not paying them”.
Those people will just make their maps for AoE DE rather than WC3:R.
Good for them. Call me when someone makes a map as successful as DOTA, in AOE, W3…you name it.If someone is afraid that their hard work will be stealed in … 2020, then that person will never succeed in making a popular map.
Blizzard MAY ( read that careful ) , “steal” your map, but they can’t steal your skills, which means that if you are really good at doing what you do, then someone ( maybe even Blizzard? ) will hire and pay you!
You make a map because you like doing it and Blizzard IS freely advertising your work to a very wide audience ( see DOTA ). Fail to realize this, means you have no idea what are you talking about and it’s useless to keep having a conversation with you!