GW2 Martial Arts training

[Natto.5819]

A friend told me about this place in Illinois called Red Dragon Martial Arts. Apparently they're been preparing people for the next Elder Dragon attack!

[supa suop.8026]

New martial arts elite spec hint!?! I would be so down for that.

[TexZero.7910]

So this is where the Jade Brotherhood has been preparing their Assassins.

[Iza.6415]

We are finally getting Monks back!!!

[Rhyse.8179]

McDojo confirmed. I bet they didn't pay their franchise fee, either.

[Ayumi Spender.1082]

At least they got it right.The logo IS a red dragon.

Does this mean though that the dojo is owned by Primordius? Do destroyers train you?Are there any dwarves in there to help you with the training? Who else would know how to fight destroyers other than dwarves.

[Natto.5819]

@Ayumi Spender.1082 said:At least they got it right.The logo IS a red dragon.

Does this mean though that the dojo is owned by Primordius? Do destroyers train you?Are there any dwarves in there to help you with the training? Who else would know how to fight destroyers other than dwarves.

I'm more concerned about how we can get close enough to do melee damage with kicks. Primordius is basically living fire. It's hard enough to put my roast into a pre-heated oven because of the heat. Imagine how fighting will be with a dragon the size of 2 football stadiums, and the heat index of the sun.

[Fluffball.8307]

I would say their members would be embarrassed if they found out their school logo was stolen from a video game, but no one with self respect trains at a strip mall tkd school anyway.

[Shirlias.8104]

I heard you can pay gems for each lesson, but you can't chose which course to take part.Only random courses.

[Aeolus.3615]

It's a trap.. theres a blob inside... they know u are alone.

[Game of Bones.8975]

I posted the full GW2 logo on the martial arts FB page to let them know it was trademark infringement.

[Rauderi.8706]

@Game of Bones.8975 said:I posted the full GW2 logo on the martial arts FB page to let them know it was trademark infringement.

There's no way they didn't know. There was significant effort invested in those promo materials being made.

I look forward to the lawsuit. :naughty:

[Natto.5819]

@Shirlias.8104 said:I heard you can pay gems for each lesson, but you can't chose which course to take part.Only random courses.

But if you pay 9,600 Gems up front, you get ALL the lessons!

[Gaile Gray.6029]

I reported this to the team members who follow up on copyright issues a few days ago. Thanks for keeping us up to date on these things.

[Fenom.9457]

Poor guy wanted to share his friends business and now his friend is getting sued. Sometimes you shouldn't share thingd

[OneYenShort.3189]

@Fenom.9457 said:Poor guy wanted to share his friends business and now his friend is getting sued. Sometimes you shouldn't share thingd

People stealing from others. This is why it is so hard to have nice things.

[Red Haired Savage.5430]

Does Lord Faren do the lessons?

[Danikat.8537]

@Rauderi.8706 said:

@Game of Bones.8975 said:I posted the full GW2 logo on the martial arts FB page to let them know it was trademark infringement.

There's no way they didn't know. There was significant effort invested in those promo materials being made.

I look forward to the lawsuit. :naughty:

It's entirely possible they didn't know. You'd be amazed how many people, including professionals (not copyright lawyers or artists) don't realise that you can't simply take an image from the internet and do what you like with it.

While at work I've had literal arguments with people who insisted that only copyright-free images will come up on a Google Image search, or that Google holds the copyright to all of them and allows people to use them.

[BeardedVagabond.8136]

@Danikat.8537 said:

@Rauderi.8706 said:

@Game of Bones.8975 said:I posted the full GW2 logo on the martial arts FB page to let them know it was trademark infringement.

There's no way they didn't know. There was significant effort invested in those promo materials being made.

I look forward to the lawsuit. :naughty:

It's entirely possible they didn't know. You'd be amazed how many people, including professionals (not copyright lawyers or artists) don't realise that you can't simply take an image from the internet and do what you like with it.

While at work I've had literal arguments with people who insisted that only copyright-free images will come up on a Google Image search, or that Google holds the copyright to all of them and allows people to use them.

Edit: sure wish we could delete comments....

[Martnor.1746]

How about getting a commission from the dojo for using the logo if the customers are GW2 players? Could be an interesting commercial strategy :D

[Pimsley.3681]

They will probably only get sued if they refuse a cease and desist order. No one likes lawsuits except lawyers. The best thing to do is hire a logo designer online for $100 and then have the new display made.

[Ayumi Spender.1082]

@Pimsley.3681 said:They will probably only get sued if they refuse a cease and desist order. No one likes lawsuits except lawyers. The best thing to do is hire a logo designer online for $100 and then have the new display made.

Or go the route of a lot of online creators.Recolour it and call it an original character/design.

[Umut.5471]

The owner should pay some money to a graphic designer and get his own company logo. It isn't even that expensive. There are tons of freelancers looking for work on the internet. One-time small cost can save you a lot.

[Marshall Sed.8643]

@TexZero.7910 said:So this is where the Jade Brotherhood has been preparing their Assassins.

CANTHA!!!!!

Sorry, couldn't help myself!

[starlinvf.1358]

@Umut.5471 said:

The owner should pay some money to a graphic designer and get his own company logo. It isn't even that expensive. There are tons of freelancers looking for work on the internet. One-time small cost can save you a lot.

@"Pimsley.3681" said:They will probably only get sued if they refuse a cease and desist order. No one likes lawsuits except lawyers. The best thing to do is hire a logo designer online for $100 and then have the new display made.

Its entirely possible they did hire a logo designer, and that "designer" stole the design off the internet and sold it to them like that. I've seen this happen before with Guilds/Clans hiring freelance artists, or paying one of their members to do the design for them on the cheap. With the major uptick of communities collecting membership fees to cover their costs, a number of bigger ones register as businesses or organizations in order to handle the money (above a certain amount, it becomes taxable and/or requires ledgers).