@Riot, I think Blizzard might have copied you a bit. (again)

Blood Magicks·Feb 23, 2018·5 votes·1,291 views

I went into the D3 Necro DLC (released 27 June 2017) expecting the standard D2 Necro experience, but instead a strange sense of deja vu overcame me as I cast my eyes down the skill trees.

Blizzard, what are these adorably edgy icons? https://i.imgur.com/W2JAxbb.jpg What are these gorgeous visuals, Blizzard? (yes that's the endgame bloodmage armor) https://media.giphy.com/media/xUyla0hsAPN6KbwIxZ/giphy.gif #Blizzard?! https://i.imgur.com/yUdq9Qt.jpg

10 Comments

JamareeFeb 23, 20187 votes

Don't think you can really copy a concept like that.

Meep ManFeb 24, 20185 votes

Vampire Blood Mage isn't exactly a new concept though. It's been used ever since vampires became a thing. Castlevania did it before Riot did it. In fact, the standard vampire look (long hair, ornery lookin' face) is not new either. Popped collars are a standard among vampires as well.

1Free Hong Kong1Feb 24, 20184 votes

There's only so many ways to animate blood, my dude

The WhamboozlerFeb 25, 20184 votes

Well, it's not like Vlad is new and original as a character. He's named VLAD for fuck's sake.

Inspired by him? Maybe.... that outfit certainly is. But so? Everyone steals everything under the sun. Pink Taric is "inspired" by an old vanilla WoW armor set for Paladins. It's full circle, this incestuous thing of companies stealing things from companies and then those companies stealing things back. The entire entertainment industry has been snowballing the same ideas back and forth for ages now... and they rarely hide to too well... because it won't sell unless you see it and go "Oh shit, I remember that!" and then pay attention to it. They made it look like Vlad cause league is popular, not cause league invented those ideas. It's no big.

Oh, and for your own sanity.... don't look up "snowballing" please. Or do. It'll be funny for me either way.

DigielfFeb 25, 20182 votes

I had no idea Diablo 3's Necromancer can be a blood mage... and this looks like Vladimir lol

Xano501Feb 25, 20181 votes

Even Blizzard copied but I like Blizzard made better. Like D.VA and Mccree from Overwatch. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTPxgYbf0cuvg9dV1QbovtT3BZq7JxOknzdWgqn1lI8h5rCQ7Ss https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmf94Ph6EtVwuvhuy6HqogmjFcyO6TixjG_NIVtxgZqbDkuiqX

ToppienFeb 25, 20181 votes

blizzard is known for copy original works and make them "better", and by that i mean marketing their copies in a way so damn agressive, the original works become irrelevant

Tesla EffectFeb 25, 20181 votes

Blizzard made the original product that later was modified into League of Legends....so Riot was the copycat.

SEKAIFeb 25, 20181 votes

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Blizzard made the original product that later was modified into League of Legends....so Riot was the copycat.

Warcraft was originally a copy of Warhammer, if we really have to get down to it.

Not to mention, there was barely anything in LoL that was reminiscent of the Dota modding days to begin with, unlike say Dota2, by that I mean the models and general designs of the champs (in Dota2, there is still a twinblade user where each twinblade has 2 ends, whose Q is to burn the enemy's mana, and can do blinks, for an example, which is very similar to Demon Hunter/Illidan in Warcraft 3; unlike League's version which I believe is Kassadin who is very different outside of also having a blink).

GreenLoreFeb 25, 20181 votes

Blood mage isn't really an original concept and vampires(who are often related to blood) are also commonly depicted with white hair(of course black is also common,just saying that white hair isn't uncommon)