@Jo can't believe they ripped off a programming language

@ctrlaltdog

*COUGH*LITERALLY EVERY FPS WITH DEATHMATCH*COUGH*

@Jo Jim Sterling's take on this was roughly "You can't patent/copyright gameplay mechanics" and "Fortnite put a fuckton of work into presentation instead of slapping some mechanics under a pile of store-bought assets"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpKkvMf3j9s

@Canageek They're suing Epic over Fortnite, basically. 😕

@Jo *headdesk*

I mean, on one hand, yeah, epic IS ripping PUBG off. He did invent 100 person deathmatch with stealth elements, squads, and starting without a weapon.

On the other hand, I like seeing new takes on games and think there should be the freedom to do that.

It would be nice if there was like, a way to stop other people from copying you for 3-5 years, as opposed to forever (trademark, copyright) or 20 (patent).

@Jo Sorry, at boarder.v Will finish thought after customs.

@Jo But I love seeing new takes on games, but it sucks when someone with a legit new idea like PUBG (it really isn't the same as previous deatgmachtes. Closest I can think of is DayZ, and even then that isn't close) gets their lunch eaten by a cash in.

DayZ Vs The WarZ
PUBG Vs Fortnite
Three's Vs 2048
etc

@Canageek Thing is, didn't Rust precede PUBG? 😕

@Jo I think it predates the commercial release, but not the free ARMA3 mod or the consulting work he did putting the same mode into another gane

@Jo Sorry, ARMAII mod. DayZ: Player Unknowns Battleground. Came out in 2013.

@Jo H1Z1 had a similar mode, before PUBG standalone, but they hired him as a consultant.

@Canageek Ah. Seems odd that they seem to have not went after Facepunch tbh, even if they are relatively low on the ladder.

@Jo Looks like the Rust deathmatch plugin camev out in 2014, a year after his Amra 2 mod.

Also is unofficial, which might be part of it.

Likely is also less exact? As in, both Fortnite and Pubg use 100 person matches, circular shrinking areas, and are dropped from a plane travelling a linear path at a user defined point and you parachute down.

Plus footnote: BR didn't start development until after PUBG got big.

@Jo My ideal solution would be'copying is fine, but you have to pay royalties', like when you do a music cover.