# Can we talk about the art for Mervorax? **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback\ **Created:** [April 10, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907 "2019-04-10T05:05:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Whiskeyjack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/whiskeyjack/32/65850_2.png) [@Whiskeyjack](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Whiskeyjack)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 11:24am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/21 "2019-04-17T11:24:54Z")
> [@saintofkillers](#): > > For me personally, its not a big deal to see heroes in here looking like heroes in other games. Maybe not, but it’s a problem for the Devs if they get sued for IP infringement ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/22 "2019-04-17T12:46:04Z")
How would you feel, personally, if took whatever work you’re doing today away from you and used it for myself, but didn’t compensate you? I mean, then my work “just looks like your work” right? I did the hard work of taking it. ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/23 "2019-04-17T13:01:45Z")
I’m sure he meant licensed from other games. I wouldn’t care either if it weren’t all original. ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/24 "2019-04-17T14:00:08Z")
I guess maybe? Nothing in this thread even hints at licensed content though. ---
**Author:** ![Tatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/tatz/32/86556_2.png) [@Tatz](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Tatz)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/25 "2019-04-17T14:27:05Z")
I wonder if the artist sells the image for use, but keeps the original license for further use/resale. If so, they’d be all liable to sell their own work more than once (though refurbished?). If not, then the team behind the ‘second use’ is in charge of the stolen goods. ---
**Author:** ![Slypenslyde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/slypenslyde/32/30373_2.png) [@Slypenslyde](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Slypenslyde)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/26 "2019-04-17T14:59:52Z")
Why are we trying to Devil’s Advocate and defend the art house that’s been caught distributing copied art at least twice? Generally an art house doesn’t let artists hold individual rights and make decisions for how their art is sold. Part of working for another person as an artist usually involves transferring your rights to that person. The only way you usually negotiate a better deal is to be someone whose art is famous enough the person with money feels they have to tempt you away from other people with money or, worse, starting your _own_ art house based on your talent. I don’t think the devs’ response indicates they think they’re buying stock art that might be present in other games. I’m willing to bet their commission contract explicitly states they want original art. Licensed art is a different thing entirely. ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 12:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/27 "2019-04-19T00:20:03Z")
![skellythinking](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/e/7e6850ab8e7de81e29f2ba5bf71253d601929a1c.png) At least this time the team is not being evasive about such issues. ---
**Author:** ![Arcemius](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/arcemius/32/44044_2.png) [@Arcemius](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Arcemius)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/28 "2019-04-19T01:31:22Z")
Wow, just wow. Puts us artists to shame. Couldn’t they have at least changed the color scheme and inverted parts of the body if they’re going to so blatantly rip off another company’s art? CAPCOM no less. I immediately recognized and THOUGHT that this was the Legiacrus, but Monster Hunter is my favorite game series. I don’t play Gems anymore, but it’s nice to see that the devs are taking this more seriously than I thought they would be. ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/29 "2019-04-19T15:16:47Z")
> [@Arcemius](#): > > Couldn’t they have at least changed the color scheme and inverted parts of the body if they’re going to so blatantly rip off another company’s art? Well, at least it wasn’t an amateur artist tracing… er… _ahem_… i mean… **being heavily influenced by the references of coprighted material** and still delivering poor quality results which got approval. ![1540733852234](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/a/8/a82238d590447a16800fd2b9964aeefbad5739e6.png) (Leave to the undead to unearth old grievances and complaints. It’s a cultural thing @KYLENATOR001.) ---
**Author:** ![KYLENATOR001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kylenator001/32/33983_2.png) [@KYLENATOR001](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/KYLENATOR001)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/30 "2019-04-19T16:15:10Z")
When it comes to plagiarism, the skeletons will be plagiarisen. ![gettyimages-BU010293-2048x2048](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/6/8/68ac9df4373a29e8a811d1dbbffe9862be95bda1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Razzagor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/razzagor/32/50037_2.png) [@Razzagor](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Razzagor)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/31 "2019-04-19T17:00:04Z")
I have a bone to pick. No really, i think i lost a pinky somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Shimrra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/shimrra/32/87_2.png) [@Shimrra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Shimrra)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 11:18am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/32 "2019-05-16T11:18:00Z")
I would have thought this would have been _news_ to report or something… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/0/3/034f39d54981a6092521ee80af8bb20f24252b3b.jpeg) Anyone know when this got fixed? ---
**Author:** ![BelethS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/beleths/32/53407_2.png) [@BelethS](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/BelethS)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/33 "2019-05-17T09:38:26Z")
For me it’s not quite fixed. Just inverted (on android)… ![Screenshot_20190517-113523](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/2/a/2ae1782a3f2869345118d344753acf0864679f6e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Magnusimus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/magnusimus/32/50652_2.png) [@Magnusimus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Magnusimus)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/34 "2019-05-17T15:46:43Z")
I first noticed it when they pushed the most recent update. ---
**Author:** ![Grundulum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/82dd89/32.png) [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/35 "2019-05-17T16:02:44Z")
As mentioned above for Android, Mervorax is still infring-alicious on iOS. ---
**Author:** ![Magnusimus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/magnusimus/32/50652_2.png) [@Magnusimus](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Magnusimus)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907/36 "2019-05-17T18:20:42Z")
That might be why there’s no official announcement at this point—seems not all platforms have the fix. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/can-we-talk-about-the-art-for-mervorax/53907.md?page=1)