Credit people for implemented ideas

borsuk

Hi

I think Unknown Worlds should credit people for particularly good ideas, especially ones they intend to implement. Give credit on game's Credits screen, or at least in patch notes/changelog. This would encourage submitting polished ideas for various reasons. And don't forget some people would like to make a living from designing games. Programmers, musicians, graphic artists can have portfolios. What does a game designer wannabe get for his efforts ? ....

I have to admit, though, that some people view even mere existence of subforums like Ideas and Suggestion as dangerous. They say it can have very unpleasant consequences from <i>legal</i> point of view. ( creators of DROD )

zimzum

IMO this is a public forum where ideas aren't owned, but traded freely. besides, who's to say that that particular person asking for credit was the originator of the idea? a link to a post on this forum doesn't mean it wasn't discussed somewhere else before it saw the light of day here. but I certainly am not against the idea of crediting somewhere where credit is due.

borsuk

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I don't say ideas are owned because they can't - but crediting someone for an idea shows simple grattitude. Even if an idea doesn't originate from X, X can be credited because he/she found a <i>suitable</i> idea for a game. I could suggest that Natural Selection 2 should have planes and tanks. Is it a good idea ? It is, <i>for some games</i>. But <i>in context </i>of NS2 it would be a bad idea. Recognizing that an idea fits a game, and would be consistent with its design is also valuable.

NeoSniper

Are you saying this like just in case? Because of Schkorpio's Gorge slide idea? Or are you talking about something else? Something that has gone uncredited?

I think it would be cool enough to just get one's idea implement. Also I'm sure they would add you in some sort of special thanks in the game's credits. Going ahead and saying thanks for idea X to person Y wouldn't really make sense. They did mention that the idea came from the forum that's enough for now since the game is not out yet.

Sounds like you're complaining but I may be getting the wrong vibe. Hard to read emotions sometimes.

Or it simply like you'd like assurance that if you're idea gets in the game they'll put you in the credits. Like some rhetorical scenario?

spellman23

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Add ideas to Idea Map if you really care. Otherwise, too much hassle, and all the really good ideas get worked on and get input form multiple people anyways.