Palworld-udvikler er nødsaget til at foretage drastiske ændringer i spillet som følge af Nintendo-retsag

Sidste år, efter hvad der vist kun kan betegnes som en længere tænkepause, valgte Nintendo alligevel at slæbe Palworld-udvikler Pocketpair i retten, og mener at de forbryder sig imod tre patenter der relaterer til hele akten at fange Pokémon-lignende monstre (som her hedder "Pals").

Pocketpair har nu afsløret (via VGC) at de er i gang med at fjerne features fra spillet som respons på den igangværende retsag. Det startede eksempelvis med at de fjernede muligheden for at fremmane ens Pals via såkaldte "Pal Spheres", der jo også naturligvis minder en hel del om Poké Balls, tilbage i november. Men flere ændringer er på vej:

"On November 30th, 2024, we released Patch v0.3.11 for Palworld. This patch removed the ability to summon Pals by throwing Pal Spheres and instead changed it to a static summon next to the player. Several other game mechanics were also changed with this patch. As many have speculated, these changes were indeed a result of the ongoing litigation. Everyone here at Pocketpair was disappointed that this adjustment had to be made, and we fully understand that many players feel the same frustration."

Så hvad ændrer de ellers? Jo, nu kan spilleren ikke længere svæve ved hjælp af en Pal:

"From this patch onward, gliding will be performed using a glider rather than with Pals. Pals in the player's team will still provide passive buffs to gliding, but players will now need to have a glider in their inventory in order to glide."