hansari said:
Therumancer said:
From what I've seen of Minecraft it's pretty much a giant sandbox, where you play largely from a first person perspective with the guy's hands showing, and most of the combat taking place with melee weapons and such. You also do crafting, can move items around, and tons of other stuff.
Just from what I've seen of the game it does bear a lot of similarities to "The Elder Scrolls" series...
Why are you bringing up Minecraft when the suit is addressing the game Scrolls?
Scrolls [http://www.scrolls.com/] is made by the same company, but will be a "collectible card battle game".
"Scrolls features the fun of collectible card games with the strategy element of board games, as players' placement of units, buildings and siege weapons on a game board are vital to victory," according to a press release. "Scrolls also offer a strong meta game strategy aspect, as players will assemble their collection of scrolls prior to entering battle mode. Spells, units, equipment and resources must be managed just right to be successful." [http://kotaku.com/5772637/the-next-game-from-the-makers-of-minecraft-is]
Your argument makes sense if this was World of Warcraft/ World of Lordcraft... but as things presently stand, this seems just as malicious as Tim Langdell's suits...
Well, I just went by the article since I don't follow Mojang, it sounded like it was probably a new Minecraft addition. My mistake.
That said, the other possibility that occurs to me is that Bethesda is planning a "Puzzle Quest" type tie in for "Elder Scrolls" and this is too similar to what they have in mind given the name.
Really, we'd need more details. You might be right, but to be honest I'd probably be a bit wary if someone released a fantasy game with a name similar to mine where it could cause confusion.
My recommendation to Notch would be to change the name of the game to "The Scrolls" or whatever to diffentiate it.