Activision Blizzard sued over WOW, COD - Report

Worlds inc is a company full of greedy asstards. Enough said.

if they started with NCsoft and now they are going after World of Warcraft then they must have been given some damn good compensation. 

Patents are only liable when they're not a huge hindrance to the innovation or progression of whatever it is involved in. This patent seems too broad to be held up in court.

It's like the phone world. Apple, Microsoft && Samsung own important patents so, legally, nobody can make a phone. 

Isn't every website, chatroom, irc, mud and EVERYTHING THAT USES THE INTERNET EVER TO CONNECT PEOPLE liable then?

This is the craziest f***ing thing I've ever heard.

As I understand it, Worlds Inc think they can sue anyone who makes a game with lots of people playing online at once, and that that is basically what their patent covers.  It is beyond ridiculous for them to sue Blizzard or Activision just because their games involve in-game online interaction.  That's a staple of much of gaming.  On that basis they could go on to make claims over dozens and dozens of other games from different companies.  I'm pretty certain they were not alone responsible for online and mmo gaming and should not have any right to claim such a thing.

A patent is a patent is, but i like how they waited until after WOW became the money maker it is before they decided to defend their patent. I sure hope they don't get a percentage of what various MMO's are worth. Give them a set amount. They don't deserve to be rewarded for all the work people have put into games.

after the cash cow that RMAH is and how diablo 3 was designed from the ground up (redesigned actually, the original diablo team's game was scrapped for what we see now) i really do hope blizzard loses, they deserve to lose it all after how they treat their customers

Blizzard has been known to copy alot of things from everyone else. Wouldn't be suprised if they lose this lawsuit. WoW = Warhammer.