Blizzard are at best idiots? Well, I think that's just preposterous. They are smart and talented, and have made a ton of great games. They are, in video game history, an old company, and not only have they survived, they are also one of the best game dev company out there, so I would say they have made some great choices so far.
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maybe they should focus on there own company like delivering content faster not another raid tier for 16 months at the end of legion
Should we demand official Overwatch porn from Blizzard now?
Lets make a petition.
I know it's futile me repeating this, but this isn't Blizzard. Every studio isn't going to employ its own department to prosecute copyright infringements and the like.
More likely the parent company (Activision) along with many other companies outsource this work to some firm that specialises in it. So think about it from their perspective - they charge clients a sum (no doubt hefty) for the service of protecting their IP. They need something to show they've done that every month to justify their existence. Therefore they issue notices like this one, even spurious ones, even ones that might make Blizzard look bad or silly. They don't care, they're just trying to make a monthly report look good. X attempted uses of your copyright foiled this month! Yay us!
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Many of the videos use mesh models ripped directly from the games, which count as illegal seizure of intellectual property. Companies have a right to protect their own, personally made material. That's all there is to it.
If you want to make fan anything, you need to create original content. You cannot rip data right from the game and then use it. Some companies will look the other way, others will not.
Honestly, beyond that, I've seen companies attempt to fight porn of their characters .. and all of them have lost. This will be no different.
A quick google search reveals there are still dozens and dozens of videos all over, so nah, it's not dead and it never will be. Look up any video game you want to see porn of, it's there.
From what I understand it was essentially just videos that used the actual game models, which makes sense.
That said, there's still a lot of Overwatch rule34 out there, even with that.
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It is, interestingly, true. Overwatch rule34 is very diverse across the characters... which begs the question, since Overwatch is majorly about including and representing hero for each person, did that affect how people made the porn of it? Unknowingly making it pretty diversified as well (at least much more diversified than other games)?
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I think the number one thing contributing to Overwatch's initial splash was that Blizzard really nailed instant character appeal. They're simple, bright, colourful, easily identifiable characters with distinct recognisable archetypes. That's what made Tracer leap off the page at the announcement Blizzcon and to varying degrees it's true of the other heroes too.
That kind of appeal leads is also the main draw to R34 authors. And cosplayers for that matter.
i read a report on this today and apparently porn hub has taken down overwatch porn a few videos, but ehn something mind boggling corssed my eyes saying people search for minecraft sex videos i mean, WTF IS MINECRAFT PORN, is it your own character sticking a diamond pickaxe where the sun dnt shine and this type of porn is the stuff thats beyond weird
Why go for Overwatch when there are a ton of WoW porn out there?
Because very little to next to none use actual warcraft assets. While the Overwatch stuff is being ripped straight from the game. People making their own drawings or gifs/videos from the ground up are not being touched by this. This is an IP issue more than a porn issue. Lesson is you can have your Tracer x Widowmaker (Who which over Overwatch Character(s) you want) just make them your own drawings and you won't be touched.
I actually went to pornhub and searched for it. It's still there!
has anyone posted the Jimquistion vid on this yet? it's brill. NSFW OFC.