Wait, isn't that just a DotA 2 Chess rip-off that avoids copyright issues?

[Clown Reemus]

The Chingese have withdrawn their game from Steam, have they not? Is Valve going to even deeper abyss in pursuit of mortal greed?

[swordguy60]

What the hell are you trying to say?

[Ruse]

Yes.

[~*Shadow*~]

Agreed. This seems like a blatant theft of intellectual property... It pains me to see that Valve can't figure out their own games and steal what seems to be appreciated in the community to make a later profit out of it. Shame...

[Mault]

They got permission to make an autochess style game from the people who made autochess. Calm down lol

[DIRK THE DRIPLESS]

Originally posted by ~* Shadow *~:

Agreed. This seems like a blatant theft of intellectual property... It pains me to see that Valve can't figure out their own games and steal what seems to be appreciated in the community to make a later profit out of it. Shame...

You should probably look up what intellectual property is then come back.

Wouldn't hurt to find out what copyrights and trademarks are, and the differences between the two, either.

[< Flixce1r >]

Bro u should Know THE Autochess (Original) Popular because Dota characters /Skills/ Items and the game get many recognize because Dota 2 Player play it Then the others people who interest made the game much more Popular so it's not Valve fault at all they have the right to do

PS.Sorry for bad english

[KeV]

So Drodo used Dota to become popular, ran off to Epic, copied most heroes and skills, but Valve are the ones that copy him? Yeah, please stop with the drugs OR look for another dealer

[swordguy60]

Okay look Valve tried to make a deal with Drodo but they decided not to take it. Why? We simply don't know as that knowledge is known to only Valve and Drodo. It could've been because of money, Chinese Laws, or, of course, Epic pawning them off. We simply don't know. However, what we do know is that Drodo gave Valve their official blessing to make Underlords. As such, this whole thread is honestly pointless in the end.

[Ginger Jesus]

Originally posted by Ricky Marinara:

They got permission to make an autochess style game from the people who made autochess. Calm down lol

This. See Here, and here.

Originally posted by The Dota Team:

So in February we flew the Drodo team over from China to chat about the future of Dota Auto Chess [...] We ended up agreeing that we’ll each build our own stand-alone version of the game, and support each other to the fullest.

Originally posted by Drodo Studio:

The International 2019 Battle Pass owners are invited to play DOTA UNDERLORDS, the auto chess game presented by Valve.

[TurboTired]

since when did people care so much about china?

[DonutSteel]

Originally posted by KeV:

So Drodo used Dota to become popular, ran off to Epic, copied most heroes and skills, but Valve are the ones that copy him? Yeah, please stop with the drugs OR look for another dealer

Originally posted by Swordguy60:

Valve tried to make a deal with Drodo but they decided not to take it. Why? We simply don't know

Valve wanted full ownership of AutoChess and hire the devs to work on it and devs obviously didn't want that. Why would they want to give away their poster child and settle for paychecks for a few months before inevitably getting fired? Now Valve seeks to crush them under unfair competition because they are small devs and Valve is a giant.
Definitely not moral.

[swordguy60]

Originally posted by DonutSteel:

Originally posted by KeV:

So Drodo used Dota to become popular, ran off to Epic, copied most heroes and skills, but Valve are the ones that copy him? Yeah, please stop with the drugs OR look for another dealer

Valve wanted full ownership of AutoChess and hire the devs to work on it and devs obviously didn't want that. Why would they want to give away their poster child and settle for paychecks for a few months before getting fired? Now Valve seeks to crush them under unfair competition because they are small devs and Valve is a giant.
Definitely not moral.

They're backed by Epic and Tencent, they don't really seem that small to me. Also, again, they gave Valve their blessings so I don't know why you're trying to start the narrative that Valve tried to screw them. Especially when we don't even know how the negotiations went.

[DonutSteel]

Originally posted by Swordguy60:

They're backed by Epic and Tencent, they don't really seem that small to me.

They aren't Epic or Tencent employees, they just get some exclusivity deal bonuses. Also Steam has million times users of EGS and most PC gamers love chanting "If it's not on Steam, it doesn't exist"

[swordguy60]

Originally posted by DonutSteel:

Originally posted by Swordguy60:

They're backed by Epic and Tencent, they don't really seem that small to me.

They aren't Epic or Tencent employees, they just get some exclusivity deal bonuses. Also Steam has million times users of EGS and most PC gamers love chanting "If it's not on Steam, it doesn't exist"

Okay and? I said "Backed by Epic and Tencent", as in they're obtaining support from two separate companies. One that literally bought them to be an exclusive (including many other games) and another that's essentially one of the biggest companies in China. Your point is essentially moot. Also, you're kind of ignoring the fact that Auto Chess Mobile is actually doing pretty well right now.

[KeV]

Originally posted by DonutSteel:

Valve wanted full ownership of AutoChess and hire the devs to work on it and devs obviously didn't want that.

Hahaha, such ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Wanting full ownership is incorrect. Other people could still make their games. They asked Drodo, if he wanted to become a Valve Employee and work together on a stand-alone game.

But according to you, developers dont want guaranteed employment.

And here comes Epic, buys him to create the game exclusive for them (PC port atleast). The same thing that you criticize Valve for trying. This is just childish.