Comments on: News: MechWarrior reboot in licensing blunder http://www.mechadamashii.com/news/mechwarrior-reboot-in-licensing-blunder/ New Spirit of Hot Robot Burning Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:49:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Cacophanus http://www.mechadamashii.com/news/mechwarrior-reboot-in-licensing-blunder/comment-page-1/#comment-1041 Cacophanus Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:29:15 +0000 http://www.mechadamashii.com/?p=3#comment-1041 Indeed, almost all the original designs were directly copied from a number of anime series. The Marauder <img src="http://sarna.net/wiki/images/0/06/3025_marauder.jpg"> ...was actually the Glaug from Macross... <img src="http://mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/glaug.jpg"> ...and, my favourite, was the Shadowhawk actually being... <img src="http://sarna.net/wiki/images/5/59/3025_shadowhawk.jpg"> ...the Dougram - with much of the mecha's base capabilities forming the backbone of BattleTech's ruleset... <img src="http://www.mahq.net/mecha/dougram/dougram/dougram.jpg"> Indeed, almost all the original designs were directly copied from a number of anime series. The Marauder

…was actually the Glaug from Macross…

…and, my favourite, was the Shadowhawk actually being…

…the Dougram – with much of the mecha’s base capabilities forming the backbone of BattleTech’s ruleset…

]]> By: Cacophanus http://www.mechadamashii.com/news/mechwarrior-reboot-in-licensing-blunder/comment-page-1/#comment-1040 Cacophanus Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:28:25 +0000 http://www.mechadamashii.com/?p=3#comment-1040 Indeed, almost all the original designs were directly copied from a number of anime series. The Marauder <img src="http://sarna.net/wiki/images/0/06/3025_marauder.jpg"> ...was actually the Glaug from Macross... <img src="http://mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/glaug.jpg"> ...and, my favourite, was the Shadowhawk actually being... <img src="http://sarna.net/wiki/images/5/59/3025_shadowhawk.jpg"> ...the Dougram - with much of the mecha's base capabilities forming the backbone of BattleTech's ruleset... <img src="http://www.mahq.net/mecha/dougram/dougram/dougram.jpg"> Indeed, almost all the original designs were directly copied from a number of anime series. The Marauder

…was actually the Glaug from Macross…

…and, my favourite, was the Shadowhawk actually being…

…the Dougram – with much of the mecha’s base capabilities forming the backbone of BattleTech’s ruleset…

]]> By: Elijah http://www.mechadamashii.com/news/mechwarrior-reboot-in-licensing-blunder/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 Elijah Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:41:22 +0000 http://www.mechadamashii.com/?p=3#comment-1038 They just took what FASA already stole and brought it forward. This isn't the only mech either. Should look at the Marauder if I remember correctly... They just took what FASA already stole and brought it forward. This isn’t the only mech either. Should look at the Marauder if I remember correctly…

]]> By: Cacophanus http://www.mechadamashii.com/news/mechwarrior-reboot-in-licensing-blunder/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Cacophanus Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:27:25 +0000 http://www.mechadamashii.com/?p=3#comment-1034 This is the Tomahawk from Macross... <img src="http://mahq.net/mecha/macross/sdfmacross/mbr-04-mk6.jpg"> ...and this is the Warhammer from BattleTech <img src="http://sarna.net/wiki/images/7/7c/3025_warhammer.jpg"> It's no wonder they got sued (and lost)! This is the Tomahawk from Macross…

…and this is the Warhammer from BattleTech

It’s no wonder they got sued (and lost)!

]]> By: Clint Duskin http://www.mechadamashii.com/news/mechwarrior-reboot-in-licensing-blunder/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Clint Duskin Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:51:19 +0000 http://www.mechadamashii.com/?p=3#comment-1033 So which automobile company is going to sue who for having 4 tires on the ground? I can only see simularities in the mechs. I think some cars look alike also. So which automobile company is going to sue who for having 4 tires on the ground? I can only see simularities in the mechs. I think some cars look alike also.

]]> By: Tollmaster http://www.mechadamashii.com/news/mechwarrior-reboot-in-licensing-blunder/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Tollmaster Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:52:29 +0000 http://www.mechadamashii.com/?p=3#comment-2 Seems like the devs originally thought they were in the clear: http://battletech.catalystgamelabs.com/2009/08/10/sometimes-things-just-dont-go-as-we-want-them-to/ The post there doesn't make much sense to me, though. The court case was common knowledge, and everyone knows how it turned out, but the article implies there was more to the case than what was made official--which doesn't make too much sense, as it seemed the official result was the same as the one they claimed was part of the secret agreement. Probably some sort of legalese we don't know about, maybe. Either way, it seems like less of a blunder and more like an honest misunderstanding. Seems like the devs originally thought they were in the clear:

http://battletech.catalystgamelabs.com/2009/08/10/sometimes-things-just-dont-go-as-we-want-them-to/

The post there doesn’t make much sense to me, though. The court case was common knowledge, and everyone knows how it turned out, but the article implies there was more to the case than what was made official–which doesn’t make too much sense, as it seemed the official result was the same as the one they claimed was part of the secret agreement. Probably some sort of legalese we don’t know about, maybe.

Either way, it seems like less of a blunder and more like an honest misunderstanding.

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