by Cartomancer
horlaci wrote:
Cartomancer wrote:
... I see very little in the box I don't already own or, can produce with a little time and a printer....
The design, the Intellectual Property of the people who worked on it is in the box, that You cannot reproduce.
I wonder what You think about IP protection, as the "Game Designer" badge is under Your name.
Well as I was changing the design in my given example(not using the art, not proposing to share the project, just offering my insight that there is very little in the box that you couldn't do yourself) I don't really think it's an issue.
As for IP, the designers here borrowed upon the IP of others in order to create this game.. Y'know, because they didn't invent Godzilla, but they were more than happy to clone him for their game. Beyond that, you can't copyright game mechanics, so no foul there either.
So all in all, I think you've missed the point of the OP and taken offense where non was meant, but if you truly want my opinion on IP as a Game Designer, I'd say it's a myth. It's a good idea, but virtually impossible to enforce. I speak from experience here.