Have you guys seen the Roblox ripoff?

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

There is a relatively popular Roblox ripoff of PayDay with monetization right now.

Its called "Notoriety", and I am not sure if it breaks copyright.

It is VERY clearly trying to be as close to PayDay as possible, everything is copied, even the things that are easy to change, such as the names of the skill trees and a lot of the heists.
Just wanted to bring it up since I haven't seen anyone talk about it.

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

引用自 Brynhiild：

Well, if it was just a game mode for fun : why not. But activating monetization on it ? This is pure disrespect towards Overkill and the Payday community in general, they take all the ideas, remake heists on Roblox and they're supposed to win actual money for it ? No. Just No. This isn't right.

It's the same as doing a Music Cover and selling it, but without having the rights on the track by the original creator... Why should we be fine with it ? If you want to use someone's creation for your own profit it'll take more than a simple "special thanks" in the credits...

I would probably liken this to someone trying to copy a popular song in garage band.

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

I think the reason why I am so mad at this, is that the people who made it are clearly skilled, and yet they waste their time squeezing money out of kids, by making ripoffs of better games.

[JJ, Professional Fool]

Emulation is a form of flattery. Paycheck 2 more like it.

[Flashbaxx]

If there is plagiarism, action can be taken. Nintendo had already put their foot down on the site and had it purged of any direct usage of Super Mario and Pokémon a few years back. It's a good thing, though, as it pushes those novice game developers to create their own characters and worlds, and the consequences could have been a lot worse than simply having their game deleted.

[Toyfan1]

引用自 CallMeMrNiceGuy DK：

引用自 Toyfan1：

I don't think you understand how little Overkill would care about this.

It's not really if they care, I just think that it shows a complete lack of respect towards not just Overkill, but the art of game development in general.

Pretty impressive to make a close copy of Payday, and have it become popular.

引用自 CallMeMrNiceGuy DK：

I think the reason why I am so mad at this, is that the people who made it are clearly skilled, and yet they waste their time squeezing money out of kids, by making ripoffs of better games.

You shouldn't be mad though, its a non-issue.

[suck dicker]

its for braindead 5 year olds who dont have 7 bucks :)

[Sasha Pines (no brain)]

i dont like that game much becuase the skill tree to damn old and the ai are much more dumb than the real game

[Lar Dass]

roblox itself is a giant ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of copyright infringement
guarantee there is already 30 fall guys clonesw

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

引用自 Lar Dass：

roblox itself is a giant ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of copyright infringement
guarantee there is already 30 fall guys clonesw

Yeah, but these people waste their obvious skill making ripoff when the could make a good game themselves.

[Cursed Hawkins]

引用自 CallMeMrNiceGuy DK：

引用自 Lar Dass：

roblox itself is a giant ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of copyright infringement
guarantee there is already 30 fall guys clonesw

Yeah, but these people waste their obvious skill making ripoff when the could make a good game themselves.

You make it sound like its so easy when the reality is a lot harder and harsher than ever!

[Sunday Driver]

I've never seen this but I know almost nothing about Roblox either other than it being some kind of lego themed type game. I assume it is a mod? It's usually tolerated by most companies as long as a mod is not making any money. It's when people try to make money from an IP that legal issues happen and that's understandable. Crappier companies ruin all the fun by patrolling the mods and crying about every little thing even when there's no money or donations involved.

There's other more obvious commercial rip offs of Payday on the mobile market and I think one or two on PC. Almost all from the Chinese scene where they are mostly legally untouchable. Some of the rip offs were really blatant.

I still remember that old Source engine game or mod that had work started on it before Payday even launched, but sadly was never finished. It was shockingly similar in theme and premise. Work continued on it sporadically for years but despite begging for it to continue and obvious potential it seems to have withered away. Real shame.

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

引用自 Cursed Hawkins：

引用自 CallMeMrNiceGuy DK：

Yeah, but these people waste their obvious skill making ripoff when the could make a good game themselves.

You make it sound like its so easy when the reality is a lot harder and harsher than ever!

They have already done it, the game they made is really good for a roblox game, they have the skill.

[Cursed Hawkins]

引用自 CallMeMrNiceGuy DK：

引用自 Cursed Hawkins：

You make it sound like its so easy when the reality is a lot harder and harsher than ever!

They have already done it, the game they made is really good for a roblox game, they have the skill.

There's a difference between a gaming engine for Roblox and a gaming engine like for example APEX which is used for Generation Zero, you MUST remember that the engine has to be able to handle what you want to use it for otherwise its just gonna be a waste of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ money.

[Sunday Driver]

引用自 Cursed Hawkins：

引用自 CallMeMrNiceGuy DK：

They have already done it, the game they made is really good for a roblox game, they have the skill.

There's a difference between a gaming engine for Roblox and a gaming engine like for example APEX which is used for Generation Zero, you MUST remember that the engine has to be able to handle what you want to use it for otherwise its just gonna be a waste of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ money.

That's what makes those demakes so great. To see how people can adapt a game to such a different engine or set up and yet it still has the right feel.

[CallMeMrNiceGuy [DK]]

引用自 Cursed Hawkins：

引用自 CallMeMrNiceGuy DK：

They have already done it, the game they made is really good for a roblox game, they have the skill.

There's a difference between a gaming engine for Roblox and a gaming engine like for example APEX which is used for Generation Zero, you MUST remember that the engine has to be able to handle what you want to use it for otherwise its just gonna be a waste of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ money.

Its not that different, these people are clearly skilled in Lua, the language used by the Roblox engine, so either making their own game with that language or translating that knowledge into another language, will yes, not be the easiest thing in the world, but its far from impossible.

These people have shown by their recreation of PayDay that the only excuse they have, is that they want to earn easy money stealing concepts and game mechanics.