Re: [Helpful for new users] Full Package Installs!
Posted: 22 Feb 2017, 04:27I don't think WOTC would care about this. If they started trying to shut it down, the first thing that would happen is it would get reported all over the place and people on forums talking about it, and suddenly, thousands of paying MTG / MTGO customers who never heard about about a 'free magic' will start checking it out. That is the last thing they want. As it stands, very few people have even heard about this.
The next thing that would happen is that the project goes underground, and then comes back with a different name, and is harder to keep track of for WOTC. Maybe even tweak the names and artwork so it can no longer be legally threatened, which is something I've seen happen before with MMO Emulators.
Also, as much as I love Manalink, it is quite limited in some ways, the UI is a pain to use sometimes, and the AI just isn't very good. It just doesn't understand the concepts of how many decks work, so it can't play them properly. It only really knows how to throw down creatures or spells, and it rarely uses any combos. It is nice to try out deck ideas and for casual MTG playing, but it is a far cry from the experience you get from MTGO. I played that game for a long time and it was really good, also it had modes like 2 Headed Giant, and 4 player games become a lot more addictive once you get into it. And the tournaments etc.. Manalink only provides a tiny taste of the MTG experience and I think WOTC would be too confident in their products to worry. I think if Manalink ended up with an easy installer, easy updater from within the game, more regular patches and card updates, a multiplayer mode that works over the internet, and a better AI, then they might start raising an eyebrow. But even then, it would need a lot more users to be a threat.
Just my imho 2c anyway.
The next thing that would happen is that the project goes underground, and then comes back with a different name, and is harder to keep track of for WOTC. Maybe even tweak the names and artwork so it can no longer be legally threatened, which is something I've seen happen before with MMO Emulators.
Also, as much as I love Manalink, it is quite limited in some ways, the UI is a pain to use sometimes, and the AI just isn't very good. It just doesn't understand the concepts of how many decks work, so it can't play them properly. It only really knows how to throw down creatures or spells, and it rarely uses any combos. It is nice to try out deck ideas and for casual MTG playing, but it is a far cry from the experience you get from MTGO. I played that game for a long time and it was really good, also it had modes like 2 Headed Giant, and 4 player games become a lot more addictive once you get into it. And the tournaments etc.. Manalink only provides a tiny taste of the MTG experience and I think WOTC would be too confident in their products to worry. I think if Manalink ended up with an easy installer, easy updater from within the game, more regular patches and card updates, a multiplayer mode that works over the internet, and a better AI, then they might start raising an eyebrow. But even then, it would need a lot more users to be a threat.
Just my imho 2c anyway.
