ShardWarrior

Shame that they can't reach a deal with Sony though. 🙁

A quick consult to the oracle of the Google shows that cosplay mods are still very much alive and well for the SIMS too.

And by "too closely" they meant "trying to make money off of it." And if the people trying to sell the stuff tried to use that as an argument, they should be called out for it.

That quote from Oscar Wilde brings up a good point about intent which is important. To be clear there is nothing wrong with feeling cosplay/homages are tacky and not liking them. Everyone is different and has different tastes. With that said, it's one thing to simply not like cosplays/homages and another to try and use the FUD of the game getting shut down because of them as a means to prevent others from making them. Was looking for this particular video and wanted to add it here as it is on point with regard to infringement and trademarks. This is a video of Vic Mignogna talking about CBS, Trek fan films and what happened with Axanar. Won't go into enormous detail as it is a rather lengthy story, however Vic Mignogna wrote/produced/directed etc. the Star Trek Continues fan film series - he has been in the trenches and knows what he is talking about. In the video, he talks about CBS (who owns the rights to Star Trek) had encouraged and supported fan films for decades. CBS never blinked an eye about fan films until the moment some idiot came along and tried to make a profit from it. That is where CBS drew the line and forced them into legal action. You can consult the oracle of Google for the specifics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbjgYZ1kzE8 I'm of the opinion most IP owners are like CBS - they don't mind people making fan films or cosplays so long as people aren't trying to make a profit from it. They realize people putting their time, effort and personal money into making these films or costumes or mods/skins for games show the great affection people have for their work. It's a sign they did something right and that people like it. They aren't treating it as some call to arms to protect their property. That is not to say all IP owners are like this. I'm sure there are the more litigious types out there. However, I personally don't see this as a problem to be concerned about. P.S. If you haven't yet seen Star Trek Continues, give it a shot. They are on YouTube. 😀

This one really cracked me up! Poor gal must get a terrible shiver in winter. 🤣

Especially if we could do this!

Disney didn't sue the family. They just told them they cannot put an image of Spider-Man on their dead child's grave because of the express wishes of Walt Disney himself.

Exactly.

Ah but what was Disney's reason for this? That's key. Did they do it because they don't want other people using their stuff because they lose money? Or did they do it because they felt it would associate their character with something as tragic and unhappy as the death of a small child? Specifics matter.

I agree. To me, some of the most compelling villains are ones that you can relate to and understand, even sympathize with their motivations - like Magneto. I get it that some people are into depraved stuff though and won't begrudge them. Personally, I'll just skip the contact.

But it's ok because NCSoft is evil and we hate them! ^ This right here. I would also add - c.) They permit it so long as no one tries to profit off of, market themselves as to the owner of or deliberately intend to harm and or damage their property because it helps keep interest in their IP. See CBS and Trek fan films.

I tell you Google could make a mint handing out law degrees.

The steel wall comes to mind in the Dividers tab - I tried using it a bunch of times and always got "can't fit" errors with them even when there was plenty of space available. It's a weird bug to be sure.

Would be fun to try it for sure!

Not really interested in doing a "destroy your base items" type PvP base - more like an arena map.

Or they could not. I'll bet if we all try really hard we can conservatively come up with at least a thousand different "what ifs". The game never got shut down before when a near bankrupt Marvel tried to sue the first time. I personally don't see that changing now. You've got far, far, far better odds NCSoft decides to close down the server due to it being a stolen version of their property than being concerned about a company/individual issuing a C&D because someone made a cosplay homage.

Be kind enough to allow them a few more minutes to obtain their Google search law degrees. 😉

Rolled a Spider alt that I have been meaning to work on named Arachnis Deathicus.

Are you able to put in a doorway temporarily where you are looking to add the pieces? I've had this happen before and it generally was in between rooms and adding a temporary doorway allowed the pieces to fit. I notice this more when using certain pieces - like the steel wall in Dividers. For some strange reason, that seems to need a larger size than it occupies in order for it to "fit".

No thank you.

Scrappers can die pretty quickly too. 😉

The why is that is how they are programmed to operate under most circumstances.

Stalkers will obviously do better single target burst damage whereas Scrappers in general are going to work better over time.

While you have the item you want to stack/move selected, press F5 to cycle through the options until you get to "Surface", then drag/drop it on top of the object you want to stack it on. Keep in mind this may lead do some oddities in how the item will get placed.

Same here. Can't tell you how many artists/authors I've chatted with over the years at various Comic Cons who absolutely love fans dressing up and keeping their creations alive and relevant.