Brecourt/Wasteland

[Kodakk]

Saw this on the steam forums (credit goes to Sir)

I didn't even expect this.

http://www.codboards.com/showthread.php?t=31565

Just look at the screen shots below. No wonder IW were able to make such good maps for WM2. IW ran a competition for maps in CoD4 and if I remember rightly, NO ONE won anything from it. So, mappers are duped into making maps and having to provide the source files for the maps. Then, "they claim" to have remade Brecourt. Yeah, right they did. This is Zeroy's Pripyat map from CoD4, with 1 or 2 VERY minor changes.

http://www.zeroy.com/br/other/cod6/misc/nocomment/wasteland_1.jpg

http://www.zeroy.com/br/other/cod6/misc/nocomment/pripyat_1.jpg

http://www.zeroy.com/br/other/cod6/misc/nocomment/wasteland_2.jpg

http://www.zeroy.com/br/other/cod6/misc/nocomment/pripyat_2.jpg

http://www.zeroy.com/br/other/cod6/misc/nocomment/wasteland_3.jpg

http://www.zeroy.com/br/other/cod6/misc/nocomment/pripyat_3.jpg

Ok, one comment: IW got the Sources Files for Pripyat, for the Map Contest.

Click the link on the top to compare the images side by side. Or rather on top of one another. Whatever.

I love how he ends the post: "The game isn't balanced for originality."

[groundedzero]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

That's ridiculous..... F*n IW....

[CptainCrunch]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

I dont know. To be honest both maps look like the mission "All Ghillied Up" in CoD:4.

Crunch

[groundedzero]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

Having looked at them again, I kinda have to agree with you on that one Crunch. So maybe it's not so bad after all?

[Kodakk]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

I felt the same way at first as well, but I find some of the similarities between wasteland and the user map quite striking. And, knowing IW's track record, I wouldn't be surprised if they used it as inspiration.

It's clear that they've ripped a lot of scenes from movies/mods/etc.

-Special Ops mission almost identical to scene from The Rock
-Black Hawk Down-esk humvee mission
-Nuke/AC130/etc. ideas taken from mods
-Possible inspiration from user maps

I mean the list just goes on, nothing very original so far in my honest opinion.

[CptainCrunch]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

I felt the same way at first as well, but I find some of the similarities between wasteland and the user map quite striking. And, knowing IW's track record, I wouldn't be surprised if they used it as inspiration.

It's clear that they've ripped a lot of scenes from movies/mods/etc.

-Special Ops mission almost identical to scene from The Rock
-Black Hawk Down-esk humvee mission
-Nuke/AC130/etc. ideas taken from mods
-Possible inspiration from user maps

I mean the list just goes on, nothing very original so far in my honest opinion.

I agree and it may be. Too bad we didnt have a mini map comparision because if both have tunnels in the center and things like that, then I would say it is the same map.

Crunch

[L3adcannon]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

How exactly did they copy the custom map if it itself is a remake of Brecourt which is an original map by IW?

[DarK']

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

How exactly did they copy the custom map if it itself is a remake of Brecourt which is an original map by IW?

Yea, I agree with this.

People are now just looking for stuff to complain about against IW...

[Kodakk]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

How exactly did they copy the custom map if it itself is a remake of Brecourt which is an original map by IW?

It is brecourt, but when they remade it they could easily have taken ideas/designs from the mappers. To be honest, this is the least troubling of all the issues I have with IW and MW2, but nevertheless I found it interesting.

[The_Eliminator]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

Tbh i really dont see any comparisons, having a little bit of water, some trees, grass, burning vehicles, graveyards, these could be any map :/

[=)BiT(= Evant3k]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

I played spec ops in Combat Arms.

[RYKUU]

Re: Brecourt/Wasteland

I believe the creators should of gained some credit for making them, however if IW said they wouldn't, they did no wrong.