Rip-off vs knock-off

[pokakanec45]

What is the difference between them in gaming?

[Danksama]

A knock off is like a bootleg, a rip off is an unfair/bad deal e.g. a game priced way too high for how much it's actually worth.

[pokakanec45]

But why do people refer to rip off as a bootleg

[BRM62C]

A knock off example would be Overwatch, it's structured similar to TF2, but it's creatively a very different game.

A rip off example would be The Great Giana Sisters, everything is literally the same as Super Mario Bros, it's a copy paste, and a little pizazz just to say it's a different game.

[BRM62C]

Originally posted by Danksama:

A knock off is like a bootleg, a rip off is an unfair/bad deal e.g. a game priced way too high for how much it's actually worth.

True

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by pokakanec45:

Rip-off vs knock-off

In the context that you're describing, e.g. "rip off as a bootleg" then there is no difference. It's the same term used interchangeably (although, not clearly) to describe a cloned game.

Sidenote, a game can be a clone or a "-like" without being bad.

[Danksama]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by pokakanec45:

Rip-off vs knock-off

In the context that you're describing, e.g. "rip off as a bootleg" then there is no difference. It's the same term used interchangeably (although, not clearly) to describe a cloned game.

Sidenote, a game can be a clone or a "-like" without being bad.

Both true

[Arya]

A Knockoff is basically an inferior copy, thrown out to capitalise on the success of somebody else' idea. For example, there are plenty of mice that are Knockoffs of the original Razer DeathAdder. They're shaped like it, some even have snake-themed names, but are built with cheaper materials and inferior mechanicals.

A Ripoff is a swindle; a bad deal. Whether it's illegal or not. A good example would be Aliens: Colonial Marines, which was sold using faked "actual game footage" and drummed up enormous pre-order interest on false pretenses.

[Arya]

Originally posted by ㅇㅅㅇ:

rip off - takes someone elses work almost exactly league of legends, league of angels
knock off - a generic cheap copy of a expensive thing, pubg - fortnite

Another kind of Ripoff is the DLC Trap. A game that's only truly playable with all the DLC... ...which adds up to many times the original cost of the game. Paradox Interactive are absolutely infamous for this. Some of their earlier games have $300 or more worth of DLC, and you'll need most of that to play the game and succeed. Even offline.

[Arya]

Yep another kind of Ripoff is the bubble game; buy it today, gone tomorrow. The Culling II is a good - or rather terrible - example having survived less than a week before shutting down for good.

[Canny McTin-Face]

i always thought they mean the same thing

[Arya]

Originally posted by Canny McTin-Face:

i always thought they mean the same thing

They're actually quite different. Historically a knockoff is a fake, an inferior copy. While a rip-off is a scam or a bad deal.

China's industry of building unlicenced copies from stolen blueprints is an example of a knockoff, while a hotel offering five nights for the price of seven is a classic holiday-town ripoff.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Originally posted by Canny McTin-Face:

i always thought they mean the same thing

They're actually quite different. Historically a knockoff is a fake, an inferior copy. While a rip-off is a scam or a bad deal.

China's industry of building unlicenced copies from stolen blueprints is an example of a knockoff, while a hotel offering five nights for the price of seven is a classic holiday-town ripoff.

In that context that OP is using it, it's the same thing.

Originally posted by pokakanec45:

But why do people refer to rip off as a bootleg

[King Manuel I]

Originally posted by pokakanec45:

But why do people refer to rip off as a bootleg

Because they’re referring to the bootleg as a rip off, because it’s an awful game not worth the money paid. But, nowadays, there are probably people calling bootlegs rip offs because they aren’t familiar with the definition.

[rei]

you forgot a spin-off

[pokakanec45]

So if i understand correctly, knock-off is like a copy of an idea of the game (Overwatch --> TF2) and rip-off is a copy of the whole game (Brawlhalla --> Super Smash Bros.)