hbgames.org opens new "commercial" area.

Roph · May 15, 2007, 09:03:55 PM

http://www.hbgames.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20698

Basically for people to sell games, resources, or offer to be paid to work on them. Also for people to come and try and hire people.

Wondering what your thougts are on this ?_?

bulls84 · May 15, 2007, 09:13:16 PM

I guess this would be good for people who have money and need major, as well for talented people who want some cash. That sounds interesting, I might hire someone...

modern algebra · May 15, 2007, 09:15:47 PM

I think commercial RM games is a silly idea. I don't trust that some random person is going to make an enjoyable RPG enough to pay to play the thing. I'm not saying that no RM games are enjoyable, or wouldn't be worth paying for if some company was releasing it, but I'm just not willing to pay money to find out if this particular one is worth it.

bulls84 · May 15, 2007, 09:31:33 PM

The funny thing is that some games are commercial, although they get help for FREE from other people.

Roph · May 15, 2007, 11:24:28 PM

Exactly. It adds a whole big layer of complication that people's free work contributed to the community is then being sold on and earning the person who took them money, and they're getting nothing from it.

Irock · May 15, 2007, 11:27:35 PM

I think it's crazy. RPG Maker is more of a toy, than something to spend money on. And the people who need help, but don't want to spend money, aren't going to get much help.

Roph · May 15, 2007, 11:46:44 PM

I'll paste my post here that I posted over there:

What is going to be done about resources currently out there? I'm sure there are loads of people out there (including myself) that have simply created stuff and posted it, content that surely nobody is going to be silly enough to actually try and sell an RPG Maker game.

Though here we are, (congratulations on starting a bandwagon for people trying to sell their games!) commerial stuff :/

I would be pissed to find a resource I'd made in a game that's now being sold for money. More pissed at people buying it, and it's creator earning money off my work.

Not that I do anymore, but if I were to create resources for people to use in their games, I would (and strongly advise that you) apply a license that expressly forbids usage in anything for commercial gain.

A great license for doing this is a Creative Commons license.

I personally, for the music I create, use a CC "by-nc-sa" license.

This basically lets people copy and share my work and create derivatives, though forbids it's usage in any commercial project and also any derivative work they create from it from being used comercially. For resource creators, this means that they would have to personally get your express permission and either not use your work, use it with your permission, or pay you / share revenue.

For the normal guys out there just making free games, nothing changes, they can use your resources however they like, so long as they credit you.

There are other types of Creative Commons licenses, some more restrictive and some less, and I'd advise you to check them out.

Finally, the download manager. Are you going to implement some kind of system on there that allows contributors to specify how they'd like their work used? I don't want to see any of my contributions to it used for a commercial game.

Irock · May 15, 2007, 11:59:11 PM

So we need to get licenses for all of our stuff? I think RMXP just made a bad derision.

Roph · May 16, 2007, 12:14:09 AM

It'd be a good idea to license all your stuff.

My thread over there: http://www.hbgames.org/forums/showthread.php?t=20762

shadowdude · May 16, 2007, 12:20:58 AM

i would like to point out this

Quote from: Diegoale2000;205336well, lemme put it this way...I'm getting bargain prices for my sprites.
i'm paying: 1600 dollars for around 40 8 directional sprites.
art isn't cheap, and in order to get someone who can start and finish the job, you gotta pay them enough.

And may i add RETARD to the end of that

Irock · May 16, 2007, 12:24:41 AM

QuoteI was just wondering how I would go about creating a keygen for my game, so people would have to pay to play the full version.

I'm looking at around..... $20 a copy.

This is all very enjoyable. Like I'd pay to play anything made in RPG Maker....or pay for the program itself.

Zeriab · May 16, 2007, 12:26:10 AM

I seriously don't care.
I know I will not be in that forum very much, but I don't mind it being.
If there exists a need for it then it might be a good idea to create it.

Besides. I'm too expensive >:3

Edit:
I thought it was about us getting a new forum >_<
Anyway... If they want to have such a forum then it's fine with me. I don't care