Re: WoW Rant...

Walter Mitty <mitticus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:slrndrajkj.a5u.mitticus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> "Marcel" risked the wrath of Usenet weenies mastering
> mommies computer when he ventured forth on 2005-12-30, commmitted
> his life to the whims of Google, and spluttered:
>
>>
>> Once the character is made, you get to choose a name. 15 characters
>> is the maximum if I recall, so be prepared to use some imagination.
>> On-line dictionaries and language translation sites are very handy.
>> The dev team is pretty strict on comic book knock-offs, so W0lv3r1n3
>> will probably get your name erased pretty quickly. And if the devs
>> don't see it, other players will report you.
>>
> That is one of the saddest things I have ever heard of in gaming. I
> almost simply dont believe you but I have no reason or experience of
> your postings to assume that you're telling anything other than the
> truth.

If the name goes with the uniform and powersets specific to Wolverine (the
comic Book Hero), it will get changed/reported quickly. The recently
settled lawsuit by Marvel against Cryptic/NCSoft only gave more
encouragement for people to do that.

> Besides, Wolverine is the name of an animal species : totally
> untrademarkable

Not if the hero so named also has the costume and powers that Wolverine
has. Then it is quite clearly an attempt to copy a trademarked character.

Marcel
.

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