12-19-2003, 06:42 PM
Quote:Let's focus on one interesting pivot to the whole thing: the mention of "pay-as-you-play". The plaintiff had to pay money to participate. The company gained revenue and continued to gain revenue from his participation.
Trure, so in the current ( stress current ) Diablo 2 landscape this ruling wouldn't necessarily be the basis of action.
However - I'm just gonna guess here - I'd think that Blizzard ( and others ) will look long and hard at this case when setting up or moving (a current free play system ) to a pay for play, possibly affecting project timelines for upcoming titles.
Another question to be asked is how seriously anyone is going to take a ruling from the Chinese legal system....
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