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The result was redirect to Runes of Magic. Wifione _.......^{Leave a message} 07:03, 23 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Runes of Might[edit]

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This was originally tagged with Speedy Deletion A7 as non-notable. However, I think there's enough doubt cast by the author's suggestions that it's a regional version of Runes of Magic that it shouldn't be speedied without discussion. I'm really not sure whether it should have its own article, whether some of its content should be merged with Runes of Magic, or whether it really should be deleted - so I've brought it over here for a Deletion Discussion and to seek knowledgeable input. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:48, 16 September 2010 (UTC) -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:48, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Runes of Magic The argument seems to be that because this is a variant it will eventually be clearly separated from the original version. However, that's putting the cart before the horse in terms of it needing an article, there is no guarantee that will be the case. According to the publisher: "We’re game publishers. We don’t develop our own games, instead we host games, localize them, remove socially unacceptable content like gambling and sex and make the games more region friendly." Not only is a separate article not needed right now, it seems likely that will always be the case. It can always be mentioned (but not given undue weight) within the Runes of Magic article. Someone another 01:35, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game related deletion discussions. (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk) • Gene93k (talk) 15:02, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:02, 18 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, First of all, i would like to thank you for your consideration and opening a discussion page on the article. I understand the given reasons for deletion and copy-right issues, I might be wrong with the way i created the page and i might need to rewrite the whole article with my own words, if the article is not deleted in the future. The reason why i think Runes of Might needs its own article is that even though Runes of Magic and Runes of Might are the same game, Runes of Might differs in some way. The game follows strict rules on language and graphics, because of the region its played in and the players it has. The company had to change couple of things within the game for example; anything with Christianity like crosses, quests including eating pork, drinking alcohol, or gambling are all either removed or changed. The game is played in Middle East where it has to meet the region's restrictions. Because the religious views come first and magic is haram, the name of the game is changed from Runes of Magic to Runes of Might. Even the story is changed from the creation of myth to ongoing fiction world. Anything (the quests plus the storyline) including or mentioning the name of God is removed to respect the expectations of the players in Middle East, especially The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Moreover, there are only six classes in Runes of Might and the last two are soon to be released. The name of the two classes, the priest and the mage, is changed due to the fact that they have conflicts with the religion. The game is also played in PVE (person versus environment) only, and the PVP version is expected to be released soon. The game can be played both in Arabic and English. It's Arabic supported and translated. All in all, what I'm trying to say is that the game itself is exactly like its original version however differs at the same time. I know it's situation is critical, and very hard to convince the admins/editors about the reasons behind. However, even though if it's found that a new article is not needed for the game, I understand and respect your business but expect a permission to edit Runes of Magic page to add a new paragraph on Runes of Might. There are two more versions of the game played under the name of Runes of Magic. Runes of Might is not the only one with a different server. Thanks in advance, Dilara. Violadelesseps (talk) 14:54, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
- A seperate article is justifiable if Might has received significant attention from secondary sources. Marasmusine (talk) 12:10, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect ... and mention in it in the other article if they're basically the same game with few or no differences. SharkD Talk 04:36, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. If this is the version of the game that is played by the Arabic-speaking world, then that includes a lot of people, so I think it should at least have a section in the Runes of Magic article. But of course, it depends on what sources there are out there - English language ones would be ideal, but sources in Arabic are certainly acceptable - and I think it is the sources available that should decide whether to merge some content, or to keep a separate article. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 07:11, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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