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Baneful's Take VI: Dueling Network (2011-2016)
Before DN, there were windows programs you had to download
and install to play a simulation of Yugioh for free, but it
wasn't convenient for many. With a website, you can
visit it anywhere and everything saves online.
Originally, there was a
Vietnamese website with a shoddy
interface in which my friends and I would play the game on,
but it was only a matter of time until someone made a
website with an actually good
interface. It wasn't automated, though, so you had to
wait for mods to dispute a ruling or deal with a malicious
AFKer. But it did create opportunities in playing
traditional format, fun formats and older formats.
It lasted a few good years, had millions of users and
created a thriving forum
community, before it received a Cease & Desist back in July
of 2016. Six month later and there's
no end in site. Admins and staff
have pretty much expressed that it may never come back.
In all fairness, from a legal perspective, there was a
legitimate claim of copyright infringement. Name,
logos, copyrighted terms, card
arts, the back of the cards, the gameplay and so on were
used. Copyright laws make sense on a temporary basis
to prevent inventors and artists from going destitute
because someone stole their ideas. But they do also
exist as a regulation on the market which enables large
corporations from dealing with competition.
Nonetheless, what's done is
done. It had a good run. DevPro/YGOPro is the
future because it's not managed by one central
authority like DN, but it's a
spectrum of different applications, so it's impossible to
sue every single one of them.
People will always find a way to circumvent laws.
But, to Dueling Network, if this
is goodbye, you'll be missed.
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