Hello Unity folks
Im just making example, and this is not something i would do:
Am I allowed to make a game which is a totally rip-off of World Of Warcraft, and name the game “The Master of Cronus”
Im asking because how is that games like LoL, HoN, DoTa, Smite, and HotS is still existing? Is it because thats its allowed to make multiple of game with the same genre, and play style?
you can copy right content (characters, maps etc) but you cant copyright mechanics imagine if Id-software who made DOOM said we made fps nobody else can there would be no halo, half life, left 4 dead, battlefiled, call of duty etc.
they can copy right the whole produce but that doesn’t mean you cant make a game in a similar style and genre i do how ever think people shouldnt clone games like look at flappy bird 60 clones a day where uploaded to apple app store ri think as a developer its morally wrong to out right copy but if you can take a concept iterate it and create your own thing from it thats unique then sure go for it games need to innovate more and stop being so samey but there arent that any talented devs anymore mostly just copy cats look at the app store any game on there will have 20+ clones its just awful.
ill stop ranting now lol hopefully that makes sense.
So many games have already used so many great mechanics and styles that sometimes you simply want a similar mechanic and style to your game. Just because a game uses similar foundation doesn’t mean it can’t be original and fun in its own right. Don’t take that the wrong way, you shouldn’t attempt to directly copy someone’s work, but to take inspiration from tried and true games isn’t necessarily a bad thing, especially if you can improve and build upon it… Half life wasn’t the first fps, but in its day, it was damn sure better than most it’s predecessors. Good luck!