well, take a look
the first one is the ultra popular paul308-base, a base map which isnt original, but still is kinda unique with its features, its a bad map tho, but really popular for kids
the second one is kubakuba-base_1
its pretty obvious its a copy, it has a few additional features, buts just like a copy, if you dont believe me play it
and then I ask
is this ethical? moral? should staff let this happen? map steaing has been a thing forever, mostly with open source maps, xnx-school is prob the biggest example of this
personally i think these maps should be deleted and the user should be banned for like, 1 copy = 1 week, 2 copies = 1 month, 3 copies = 6 months, 4 copies = 1 year, 5 copies = perma
like exact copies, not taking a map and changing its purpose, ex: a zombie defense in paul308 base would be original, but just another base map using all of its features... thats a copy
and copying features is a common thing that isnt going away and shouldnt cuz it evolved the average quality of maps
so whats ur opinion on this?
EDIT: just look, kubakubas map is taking on the original, think of this as someone making an exact copy of max teabag-gunshop back in 2011 and making it more popular
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