Quote:Original post by SneftelQuote:Original post by lopenkaConsider: suppose you've decided to make a game. Would you rather steal someone else's idea, or make your own idea a reality? Would you ever "steal" someone's idea, short of them paying you to? Where are the legions of game developers who want to make a game but are utterly incapable of coming up with ideas?
I noticed on this forum that lot of people post their designs often with unique and quite good ideas. I was always afraid of posting more info than necessary in fear that someone can steal them and make game I designed sooner than me, mainly because my development is quite slow. Maybe I am just paranoid but I would like to know what do you think about it.
Indeed, seeing another game with an idea similar to my own tends to discourage me from using that idea. I've scrapped / modified quite a few ideas for this reason. The desire to be unique and creative is part of the reason why I like designing games.