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Palworld had to remove game features because of Nintendo lawsuit (www.pocketpair.jp)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/gaming@lemmy.zip

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On November 30th, 2024, we released Patch v0.3.11 for Palworld. This patch removed the ability to summon Pals by throwing Pal Spheres and instead changed it to a static summon next to the player. Several other game mechanics were also changed with this patch. As many have speculated, these changes were indeed a result of the ongoing litigation.

Furthermore, we regret to inform our players that with the implementation of Patch v0.5.5, we must make yet another compromise. From this patch onward, gliding will be performed using a glider rather than with Pals. Pals in the player's team will still provide passive buffs to gliding, but players will now need to have a glider in their inventory in order to glide.

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[–] XaetaCore@lemmy.xaetacore.net 25 points 1 day ago

Nitendo is pathethic for this

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago

Can't wait for modders to mod it back in.

[–] Iapar@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think in Germany you can't paten software. Wouldn't that be heaven for gamedevs?

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

if patents were actually used properly it would be no issue. They were meant to prevent other companies from stealing your mechanic as you were still in development, however it's changed to be an abuse tactic to prevent others from entering the field.

[–] Iapar@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas^^

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Oof.

No more gliding with pals. You need to have a glider. Gliding buffs still work though.

[+] Pika@sh.itjust.works -9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

and just like that, my temporary negative review just became permanent(at least until mechanics get changed back), Heavily against allowing bullying like this, especially broad patents like these. Nintendo doesn't own the tamed creature industry, despite what it thinks.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So you gave a negative review to a game that's more or less forced to make changes because of a different shitty company?

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I put a negative review for a company making their game worse, because that's what they did.

The fact that they did it without a court decision saying "yes defo in the wrong here" didn't help the decision making process. Especially when it's clear that the patents are under selective enforcement.

I am firm in my decision, a game as big as palworld was, just bending over backwards to a patent bully like Nintendo doesn't deserve a good review, and nobody is going to change my mindset on that.

When the court hearing is decided, and if it's decided palworld isn't in violation, and they change the mechanics back again, I'll fix my review, until then my experience with the game was dampened so therefore the review stays.

[–] pishadoot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

"Allowing bullying"

You walk up to kids that got their face punched in on a playground and tell them to quit being a little removed, too?

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I don't think I understand your argument here.

I think a better comparison would be am I going to feel bad for the kid who got punched in the face with padding on, then decided that getting punched in the face was OK so they removed the padding. And the answer is firmly no.

To add clarification to better see what I mean:

The fact that they changed anything before legal proceedings finalized, with the fact that it's clear that what Nintendo is chasing after is being selectively enforced because other games have run the same mechanics, for example Ark survival evolved had the glider mechanic from a creature you tame long before Pokemon ever did, means that I lost most respect that I had for the studio. (disregarding the fact that they are known to abandon their IP before completion)

And honestly the fact that they are already working on the next game without this one being finished tells me all I need to know about whether or not they're going to fight this legal battle or not.

My fanboying over having an Ark x Pokémon game can only go so far, I'm not going to congratulate a company for bending over backwards to the playground bully, they had an amazing thing going, and I appreciate what they did, but they threw in the towel the moment Nintendo decided they didn't like it and as an effect it made their game worse and as such now has a review reflecting that