Knightmare077 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:59 am
the downloads will skyrocket irregardless
That's the problem. FRF is blacklisted from IGN (not sure if it's just FRF or ANY LINK), as when I tried to post the link as a comment it said "possible spam". On the other hand, if you check the link to the table the guy posted, you'll see this:
So cheatengine.org is allowed, but fearlessrevolution.com isn't. Which makes my "not sure" from above be a certainty.
Furthermore, if you click the link, you'll see this:
Now.. if we are such good "pals" with IGN.. and they use our shit.. where's the morality of hot-linking direct downloads? That is
leeching right there. The guy is linking the
direct download of the file. There are 3-4-5 such attachments in the topic, the user never gets to see the comments, solutions, commands, etc.. Just directly download what the IGN guy linked. Do you think those who've read the article gave a rat's ass who made it or where they got it from? Sure they did - IGN, not FRF.
And if we're at it.. how many of you know about the famous
Borderlands 2 table? This:
viewtopic.php?t=165. Just an example. Does anyone remember who made the various scripts in there? And I'm not talking "download the file and check in each script's content (not even in the script's name, no, open the script), the guy credited everyone" - tell me who in the user-world opens scripts?? No.. up-front you see "compilation by".
That's the name that sticks with people. Not me, not Pox, not Cielos. Hence why whenever I'm asked to merge my shit with another person's or allow "compilations", I say pass.
infogram wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:00 am
I don't get why this seems to happen so much in the game RE world, it's really not hard just to give proper credit.
Yeah, if you remember, I actually went to reddit, engaged you via private messages regarding proxy dll methods, asked you this and that and furthermore asked for your permission to re-use some of your proxy dll stuff from github. Why can I do it and others don't? You might say it's cuz they fear being refused. My view is they've gotten popular and grown to the point where, given the name and reputation, they afford the loose use of content anyway, without even thinking to ask anyone about it. As far as they're concerned, Dave guy tipped them off. Did they ask Dave? Doubt it. But he's worth mentioning, right? So what am I, the puny owner of the content, going to do against a magnate like IGN? T_T.. Nada, zilch.
infogram wrote: ↑Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:00 am
but just remember that everyone here knows the real story.
That's the thing. Those who steal (I really can't call it other mild names at this point in time) content don't care for whatever else happens in the aftermath. They've already won subscribers, popularity, counts.. and more mentions, tweets and other shit. As you can see, they don't say "some guy on some game-hacking forum discovered this", but always refer people who have a reputation or gazillion followers, as that's the process of e-marketing. That's how they promote and get promoted. Furthermore, the instructions say "click first 2 scripts there", so whatever the fuck has been discussed in the FRF topic is not of their interest. Just that you download the file, do what they say and PRAISE IGN. Not to mention the fact that they don't even say "enable script X". Why would they? So they can draw attention if some person looks my script's name over google and lets me know IGN uses content without asking for permission? Nah, sir, that's how easy it is to lose track of the real author these days: dissimulation, omission, you name it.