legal or not?

[madd_999]

does extracting a map from the wc3 MPQ files..
edit it the way you want it..
then play it on bnet..

and ofcours givving bnet credits for the map..

can this give legality issue's vreak the tos?? (coudnt find annything in it..)

 

[Varine]

If it does Blizzard won't care. People do it all the time.

 

[Hellohihi]

Blizzard will not do anything to you.

However the map's author protect the map for a reason, to stop people from prying into their map.

and ofcours givving bnet credits for the map..

Why give bnet credits for the map?

You should be giving credits to the map's author.

And you should not edit people's map without their permission, even more you should not when they make it protected.

 

[Varine]

Why? Might as well make it the most fun for you as you can....

 

[Hellohihi]

Most mapmakers don't like people editing their maps. So they protect it to keep people out.

If somebody edits my map without my permission, i would literally feel like they are stealing from me.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

Illegal (I'm pretty sure). Using third party programs breaks the EULA, I believe.

The fact is, as everyone has said, no body cares!

People who edit maps without permission are likely to get frowned on by the author, yes. But in my opinion, it's still a strange honour that someone values your map that much. But that's off topic, I'm pretty sure.

 

[madd_999]

and ofcours givving bnet credits for the map..

should have been givving credits to blizzard on bnet..
its only the terrain blizzard made for a campaing i want to use..
but dont want to loos my account or so..

dint knew mpq editors where 3rth maprty programs..

think i will remake the terrain then..

as best as i can becous i sort of suck at terraining

 

[Galdiuz]

If you want to use the terrain from a map that blizzard made I don't think they would care about it. Besides, i think all the maps blizzard made are unprotected?

 

[madd_999]

they are all unprotected.. you only need to extract them from the MPQ file

 

[BlightWarden]

Yes, its ok to use standard wc3 maps and mod them. Thats like blizzard trying to say its bad mojo to modify starcraft maps. How many Temple maps were there? How many BGH mods?

The maps are unprotected and selectable in WE. Use them. Giving credit is a respect thing. Its not required by the ToS for the game. You don't even have to give credit to modelers, iconists, trigger writers or skinners but you will quickly become known as a "skirker?" In otherwords, the community of hard working mappers, etc.. will dislike you and refuse to help you. You may even end up as the butt of the joke on someones map.

When giving credit, you dont have to put it on the loading screen. You can put it in the game or as end game credits. As long as they get credit somewhere, then they should be happy. I wouldnt waste my loading screen on credits when its needed to explain the basics of gameplay or the intro storyline and I wouldnt expect anyone else to sacrifice an idea over a credit.

Thats what end game movie credits are for or periodic text in-game. But the point is, you can modify blizzard maps without any worries. Not sure about campaign maps, but standard melee maps are free game just like starcraft maps.