If Stoic do lose, which would make me pretty unhappy, I would hope that karma will come back to King with Square Enix crushing them into a fine dust for infringing on their Romancing Saga and Saga Frontier games which has long existed decades ago.
Hope the indie community rallies behind them and provides support. The Banner SAGA is a fantastic game, the name is perfect and just fits
This nice article sheds some light on the whole issue: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/22/the-candy-crush-banner-saga-saga-stoic-speak-up/ It's not only that King.com are a bunch of liars and Trademark Trolls (yeah, we have a very edgy "TimLangdell" here...), moreover: it's an epic fail of governments, which allow single mundane words to be registered and trademarked. Words that don't even are specific names. It's just stupid. Without such trademark laws, we wouldn't have these issues. I don't talk about conpanies like Apple who trademarked "Apple", but just for their technology stuff and don't goes sueing apple farmers. I talk about stuff like "candy", "pink", "saga", which are used for single products. And then they go and put their game's names together after a modular concept, with their registered Lego-brick-like words. Talk about "candy crushed bubble witches". Generic and stupid. Luckily, there are only a few of these trolls out there. Can you imaging Kairosoft trying to trademark "pocket", "story" and "village"? Throw some more companies in and you'll have a desaster here.
Yeah its crazy trademarking that name, but on the other hand i cant believe people who play these sorts of games. This game seems to purposely get you to a certain level, suck you in and then you have to buy IAP's as it gets so tricky. Depressing when games like this are so popular, even in the UK we see TV adverts for this game. The amount of money this game makes is obscene and unbelievable. Its like they have millions of addicted players just buying IAP after IAP.
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Houston, TX #48 slewis7, Jan 23, 2014 I can certainly understand all the hate for King and their games. CCS has many of the freemium elements I really hate: consumable IAPs, wait timers, Facebook integration but no Game Center. And yet, I have played past level 100 and find myself really enjoying CCS. You see, I really enjoy good match 3 type games. I have played dozens of them (almost all paid games) on my iPad and I think CCS is probably the best of them. Yes, it can be hard as nails at time, but a high difficulty level keeps things interesting for me and the variety of elements and the level design is really excellent. While popularity does not always equate to quality, I believe that is the case here. So while I have a strong distaste for King's trademarking tactics, I still find myself enjoying their most popular game. However, I will never purchase any IAP from them, while I have happily done so in plenty of other games. letouche New Member Mar 2, 2014 1 0 0 UK #49 letouche, Mar 3, 2014 Wow, I never knew this, thanks for the heads up. Will go and check my devices now. Gov Well-Known Member Jun 24, 2013 2,257 0 0 #50 Gov, Mar 3, 2014 Why has this thread been rated 1 star? FuurinRei Well-Known Member Feb 19, 2014 77 0 0 #51 FuurinRei, Mar 3, 2014 Cause King is awful? Gov Well-Known Member Jun 24, 2013 2,257 0 0 #52 Gov, Mar 3, 2014 They might be "awful" but why rate the thread 1 star? is that individual jealous of kings success, or is it in vengeance because king ripped them off, and only now they realized? TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #53 TheFrost, Mar 3, 2014 Its because the game sucks, its a scam, a money sink and its ruining the gaming industry. And because King is an f++++++ a++++++ for suing those other developers for using Candy, Crush or Saga. Pathetic. I hope he disappears for good. psj3809 Moderator Jan 13, 2011 12,788 576 113 England #54 psj3809, Mar 3, 2014 There are quite a few other people who have rated it 1 star. I think its due to the terrible way this game incorporates IAP. When i look at iOS games and how great they are this one never comes anywhere in my top 100 If anything why have people voted it 5 stars ? TheFrost Well-Known Member Nov 18, 2010 5,772 0 0 #55 TheFrost, Mar 3, 2014 I have no idea, its beyond any reasoning... worldcitizen1919 Well-Known Member Jun 27, 2012 1,615 0 36 #56 worldcitizen1919, May 30, 2014 I'd prefer to give it a zero but the option isn't there. I have it installed and just open it to collect the daily prize. I play it on average once a month. Never feel hooked or the urge to play. The game just doesn't turn me on as I find it too boring. I never pay cash I'll play a few games then come back a month or so later except to drop in the pick up the daily prizes. Jerutix Well-Known Member Nov 3, 2009 1,754 65 48 Male Ministry Oklahoma https://www.discord.gg/kingrabbit #57 Jerutix, May 30, 2014 But you still have it? Trunks Well-Known Member Nov 6, 2012 61 0 0 USA #58 Trunks, Jul 6, 2014 The more important question is how much of each boost does he have? Queues Member Jan 23, 2015 14 0 0 http://Www.queuesthegame.co.uk #59 Queues, Apr 17, 2015 It would be interesting if we went back in time and candy crush was released on the gameboy at the same time as tetris (colour gameboy of course!)...which one would be counted as a classic today? CygnetSeven Well-Known Member Feb 6, 2010 7,585 30 48 #60 CygnetSeven, Apr 18, 2015 My wife plays these religiously. Original Candy Crush, she it on level 382, on Soda she is on 321 and on Book of Life she is over level 700. I know people dog freemium games but she has never spent a penny on any of them and has gotten years of enjoyment from them. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) 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I can certainly understand all the hate for King and their games. CCS has many of the freemium elements I really hate: consumable IAPs, wait timers, Facebook integration but no Game Center. And yet, I have played past level 100 and find myself really enjoying CCS. You see, I really enjoy good match 3 type games. I have played dozens of them (almost all paid games) on my iPad and I think CCS is probably the best of them. Yes, it can be hard as nails at time, but a high difficulty level keeps things interesting for me and the variety of elements and the level design is really excellent. While popularity does not always equate to quality, I believe that is the case here. So while I have a strong distaste for King's trademarking tactics, I still find myself enjoying their most popular game. However, I will never purchase any IAP from them, while I have happily done so in plenty of other games.
They might be "awful" but why rate the thread 1 star? is that individual jealous of kings success, or is it in vengeance because king ripped them off, and only now they realized?
Its because the game sucks, its a scam, a money sink and its ruining the gaming industry. And because King is an f++++++ a++++++ for suing those other developers for using Candy, Crush or Saga. Pathetic. I hope he disappears for good.
There are quite a few other people who have rated it 1 star. I think its due to the terrible way this game incorporates IAP. When i look at iOS games and how great they are this one never comes anywhere in my top 100 If anything why have people voted it 5 stars ?
I'd prefer to give it a zero but the option isn't there. I have it installed and just open it to collect the daily prize. I play it on average once a month. Never feel hooked or the urge to play. The game just doesn't turn me on as I find it too boring. I never pay cash I'll play a few games then come back a month or so later except to drop in the pick up the daily prizes.
It would be interesting if we went back in time and candy crush was released on the gameboy at the same time as tetris (colour gameboy of course!)...which one would be counted as a classic today?
My wife plays these religiously. Original Candy Crush, she it on level 382, on Soda she is on 321 and on Book of Life she is over level 700. I know people dog freemium games but she has never spent a penny on any of them and has gotten years of enjoyment from them.
