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Let's play spot the copyright infringement! Ready... Go!

Cupkek··114 votes·11,131 views

Everyone, I'd like you to meet the completely original characters; Arshe (EDIT: apparently her name is actually "Icey"), Burnd, and Erzeal (comes with a free WaveCannon Erzeal skin!).

Like many popular titles, League of Legends has been copied by some chinese 'developer' and turned into a mobile phone game. Get this: It's called "Summoner's Alliance". Really? Even the name is unoriginal.

It's not the only example of this out there, "Summoner's War" actually has gameplay footage of a fight where the Boss is just a recolored version of Janna. Like for real?

Look at these names! Galen, Jarven, Zhao Yun! For the most part, it's just one letter being changed so it's not blatant. Hell they even use DEMACIA because they weren't clever enough to think of an alternative!

Everything about this 'game' is bullshit. The Ashe-character (name is Icey) has a description that literally reads; "She is rumored to use ice arrows...". Ho-Lee-Fuck. At least put some effort into your blatant plagiarism!

Out of curiosity, I downloaded the app to see how bad it was. The voice acting is hilariously horrendous because it's entirely composed of half-chinese infused broken english. I can feel my soul writhing in agony every second I have it open. The first item you get is a goddamn Doran's Shield, same name and same sprite as in League.

Want to know the best part? They go the whole iPhone freemium strategy, you can buy 'heroes' and items for RL cash. Downright pathetic.

Can someone from Riot confirm these jerkoffs are being sued into the next dimension?

112 Comments

TheFancySkeleton83 votes

Is there a guy named Daaaaaaaaaaaaarvan?

Tom Robinson III26 votes

Guys, this should be really obvious by now but since you apparently dont know by now, there is quite literally no copyright infringement in china..

Pæan26 votes

That game has summoners though, so obviously it's not league. :3

HighH15 votes

Made me laugh then made me sad

Acolyte of Steel2 votes

I beg to differ. :(

Lights And Magic21 votes

Another one is called "League Of Angels". Look it's Janna

Blue Moon Wolf68 votes

to be fair, she is really generic for a female wind type character, but I do see your point :p

DazedOnlooker6 votes

I Agree with Blue on this one, and also quite a few differences here.like the hair style and the costume looks to be somwehat its own, but like blue said shes very generic for this type of character.

Jari23 votes

Does this help?

50000000000000001 votes

Their ads are horrible, but I hear the game itself is quite different.

Jari7 votes

From what I heard, it's basically doing nothing.

Blue Moon Wolf4 votes

hey look, Ryze got a shave and grew out his hair :D ... strange way to spell "legends" though :P

YOLO420SWAGSCOPE5 votes

i think that's a better version of janna, imo

Cosmosaurus2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Lights And Magic,realm=NA,application-id=Ir7ZrJjF,discussion-id=EEzuKHc2,comment-id=0000,timestamp=2015-07-26T18:45:00.530+0000)

Another one is called "League Of Angels". Look it's Janna

League of Angels is completely different. That character only bears a resemblance to Janna, that's as far as it goes.

oRexo2 votes

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League of Angels is completely different. That character only bears a resemblance to Janna, that's as far as it goes.

Can you spot the League of Angels fan

Cosmosaurus3 votes

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Can you spot someone who isn't a fucking idiot

Ftfy, I've never played the game but looking at the ads I can tell that a) the game's a piece of shit and b) it has like 9999999 other characters that look like nothing from league

SpecterVonBaren2 votes

League of Angels really doesn't have anything that really rips off LoL. Everyone looks at the name and just automatically assumes that's what they're doing.

The Oasis2 votes

Aside from...you know...the blatant plagiarism in all of their ads? They don't only rip off LoL in their adds, I've seen some with DoTA characters.

Hobbsgoblin12 votes

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League of Angels really doesn't have anything that really rips off LoL. Everyone looks at the name and just automatically assumes that's what they're doing.

What most people don't know is that League of Legends is just a rip off of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen which is a small scale rip off of the League of nations which ripped off my 7th grade science fair project about the solar system. So pretty much, you're welcome.

ElJanitorFrank6 votes

I think I'll take this time to bring to attention that League of Angels took the dive. You know how city-building games usually have slutty, scantily clad, women on their adds to draw in horny gamers? League of Angles literally just has nude women. Literally, no clothes, on their ads (for certain websites that I visited for research purposes).

That was simultaneously one of the funniest and saddest things I've seen in recent memory. I didn't dwell on it because I was busy researching stuff, but it definitely left me shaking my head (pun not intended).

I Main Swain18 votes

(for certain websites that I visited for research purposes).

http://www.nyoozee.com/nyz-content/uploads/2015/03/mr-bean-updatec.com_.jpg

TheFirstGokun6 votes

left me shaking my head

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Dylightfull17 votes

Ugh. All of these cheap knockoffs are jarven me crazy.

I Main Swain8 votes

i galentee that wont be the end of it

videorfeak15 votes

On the ap page its description clearly says its an "LoL" parody/themed gamed.

Blue Moon Wolf7 votes

it's not the first time facebook has had rip off games. there is a pokemon rip off my nephews used to play , a sims rip off (that one can be argued honestly), I think there is a dragon ball Z rip off game on there and the list could go on. then there is this monstrosity also from china (allegedly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL8Ex5jZwM4

toe thief2 votes

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it's not the first time facebook has had rip off games. there is a pokemon rip off my nephews used to play , a sims rip off (that one can be argued honestly), I think there is a dragon ball Z rip off game on there and the list could go on. then there is this monstrosity also from china (allegedly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL8Ex5jZwM4

Was that pokemon ripoff called Spectrobes? Because it's not a ripoff, it's amazing.

Sukishoo2 votes

I played the 300 Heroes, it's hilariously bad. It's most definitely from China, being it's in Chinese.

Cindikle5 votes

Wow. Didn't realize Riot was taking other games art.

SH Azykan4 votes

{quoted}

It's not the only example of this out there, "Summoner's War" actually has gameplay footage of a fight where the Boss is just a recolored version of Janna. Like for real?

I play Summoners War, absolutely nothing is ripped off of League. Janna is pretty generic looking for a Female Wind character, Acasis just also follows that same generic design.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1Z2F-d_GKN4/maxresdefault.jpg here is a pic of her in case anyone was wondering

Reazale2 votes

They dare attack our nat4* !!!!

MeltedBlock4 votes

Man I can't believe riot is copying another game! That's just not right Riot

JellyCone3 votes

This is the funniest shit. The epitome of OC's.

BastionKross3 votes

But... I must win final worship!

Icestar11862 votes

I admit one of the characters in Summoners War looks a bit like Janna, but it isn't really all that similar.

Fowus2 votes

http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/GD/RHbOjONv-how-has-riot-not-noticed-this-game?show=flat&page=2

Crett2 votes

Taric's name is Gaylord... And Lucian's is... Obama?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R0h-5fYGJrc/UBKNTq32dzI/AAAAAAAADmk/qqywqfOxk1s/s1600/pikachu+gameboy+confused.gif

Sozan52 votes

{quoted}

Zhao Yun

He was actually a historical person, with a more known role in the novel "Romance of Three Kingdoms" and the popular Video Game series called "Dynasty Warriors". Xin Zhao is actually based on Zhao Yun and even have a skin in which he looks exactly as portayed in Dynasty Warriors series (Warring Kingdoms Xin Zhao). So, that's not realy a copyright infringement.

MAN OF INTELLECT2 votes

Wasn't League inspired by the original DotA?

But true fact: League > Dota

Another true fact: Valve > Riot

Diananmen Square10 votes

One thing is inspiring, another thing is stealing their names and Pulsefire Ezreal. That's just blantantly obvious.

AbyssionKnight7 votes

League was inspired by DOTA, but it should be noted Guinsoo was one of the developers of the Allstars variant that IceFrog later took over and which eventually became the DOTA2 people play now.

So the game shown here, isn't really comparable to league at all.

kolpy992 votes

Fuck Zhao Yun

BakedLotion2 votes

Summoners war? I play that game... It has nothing to do with league o_o It has unique content that has NOTHING to do with Janna or League in general.

Can you show me it the picture? o.o

Summoners war is a turn based rpg with monsters. I don't see how Janna would fit into this, not to mention the company (com2us) is pretty well known for mobile games

HokagesDisciple2 votes

Wait that game actually looks fun though. Now I want Rito to make an app with chibi characters XD

Ebonmaw Dragon2 votes

Galen the damecia mighty is my favorite hero from Summoner's Alliance

Anotherherolost2 votes

Look through Dotas character roster, you may not feel so bad for league having to deal with knockoffs afterwards.

MVDuneCats2 votes

Good artists create. Great artists steal.

foinhas2 votes

patch 5.15

  • creativity nerfed

"to separate the good artist from the great ones"

Emperor Time1 votes

I really hate it when people copy other peoples work, Riot should sue the fuck out of these people.

Tom Robinson III8 votes

It would do basically nothing, suing a company in china for copyright infringement would only make them laugh.

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