How's this for a copy?

I was playing through some levels and came across this one that has some elements that look extremely similar to my Rise Of The Snow Queen Level...

The level is:

"A level that plays itself" by "X-Sonni-X"

I know mimmicary is the highest form of flattery, but has this gone too far?

Sonni's>http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...APhoto_1-1.jpg Mine>http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...APhoto_3-1.jpg

Sonni's>http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...APhoto_2-1.jpg Mine>http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...aphics/SQ6.jpg

Sonni's>http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...s/APhoto-1.jpg Mine>http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...APhoto_5-1.jpg

This level was NOT copyable for very good reason.. they took ages to create from scratch.

The level design itself is also a copy of "CENTURION24"s levels.

I know people look for ideas from other levels but I can't help feeling this has gone a little bit too far.

I wouldn't worry too much about it considering your designs are much better than the pathetic copy.

LittleBigPlanet is about originality and it irritates me when people copy level models to get onto the cool pages. Three of the most common examples: "Level that plays itself", "-something- Bomb Survival!" and of course "Hardest Level EVER!!".

Yours puts theirs to shame. I would find this amusing. :)

this is one of those things I'm afraid. not much to be done. when I created my tortuga level, I looked out some other pirate levels and in the comments section, suggested that they try mine if they like that sort of thing.

a month or two later, I looked up pirate themed levels again and found that some things had been lifted straight out my level. at first I was miffed, but then thought that the level obviously had an impact on that person. if people are copying it, it must be good.

everyone gets inspired by other levels. eg you didn't invent the music player levels but the 2nd of the trilogy is one. this person just isn't as artistic as you (not many of us are) and can't create the way you can.

don't feel aggrieved, feel proud that you made something worth copying. good ideas catch on in lbp. don't be surprised to see more of your stuff appear here and there.

I wouldn't be that bothered too much, I would simply laugh it off. It's actually kinda cute, in a way. Like when you make a really cool lego mech and you tell your younger brother not to mess with it, so he attempts to make one himself.

The guy who made the first Bomb Survival challenge must be really full of himself for creating a new genre :p

The level you're photocapping is definitely going too far...

Mimicry is usually a form of flattery, but when it's copy-paste mimicry, I can't really defend it at all. At least the [censored] bomb levels all usually tried something different. There's only so much you can do with bombs, but there were cats&dogs, babies, nukes, and more.

This seems to be a blatant copy, as opposed to an 'inspired-by' piece.

Angry eyes.


That said, it's so much worse-looking than yours it's laughable.

Thanks for your consoling words...

I think that my reaction is because this is all new to me. Maybe I should stop behaving like a girl.. no wait... I am a girl!

Icey

That first duo of screenshots looks like it would be from two different levels in a series. But as Killian said, yours looks much better both aesthetically and, from the looks of the second set of shots, much more fun to play. You really don't have anything to worry about.

Look on the bright side, they do have taste in which levels they copy.

In my personal opinion, I'm horrified that someone would do that.

The above posts are right in that your levels look much better, but I'm still horrified!

I also saw the number of plays on each and his level has now reached 20,000+ - which makes it a complete farce.

*Hands Icey a tissue to dry her eyes*

Rhy

He got inspired by your level, which is a good thing man. Proved you got a well decent level! Don't bother it to much though, things always happen like this. There must be a hundred more levels that got inspired by else :).

If I was a game developer and I created a game that was a blatent copy of LittleBigPlanet, Mm would have me in court before I say "infringment of copyright".

I know LBP is all about community and sharing but, blatant plagiarism is wrong. I agree with everyone else here in saying that your level looks superb when compared to the copy. It`s like looking at the Mona Lisa, then looking at a copy that I knocked up, the quality isn`t even close.

You`ve obviously put serious time into building your level and baring in mind the fact that this joker has had so many plays on their level, there should be a grievence proceedure put in place to get levels removed or have them exempt from being hearted and rated.

Maybe that`s harsh but, I`m old and I`m becoming less forgiving in my old age, :)

I am old too and I never was very forgiving!

I was beginning to think I had published it "copyable", but on closer inspection, even I have to admit it is a pathetic copy!! :D

Icey

Oh heck, not another one...
Man, can't anyone think of anything original these days?
Geez, makes me sick how many people are just copying off other's stuff in a game that is supposed to be about creativity
Seriously, the worst part is that they won't admit it was a copy and there's no recognizion to the original makers, if it was flattery as many say, wouldn't they be ok to recognize who they're copying?

I hate that guy, and anybody like him. I loathe plagiarists, and biters more than anything else.

The problem here, is that none of his stuff works right, is a completely broken and busted rip off of other people's work, but he gets just as much or more plays with it as the authors that he emulates.

I'm going to send him a message.

It's annoying, but LBP is all about stealing for some people. Oh look, a bomb-survival level! I'll do that then :)
In this case, yes it's gone very far, but you've got to remember that yours do look a lot better and theirs is just a poor copy.
BTW, I love the style of your levels ;)

I'm trying to feel better about it but whether I'm over-reacting or not, I don't want to go anywhere near LBP at the moment.

I did send him a message vis PSN just asking how he managed it because I didn't think I'd published my level copyable (because I was doubting I'd made that mistake).

He said... and I quote...

"I haven't copied it or took a picture. Ive made it..improved... And now I played your trilogie..Great work."

He then placed a comment on the first level..

"No, I havent played your snow trilogie.. I will play all 3 later,"

What I'm most amazed at is that 1 thing came out of two seperate minds.. scary!

The thing that worries me is that because his level has so many plays, anyone playing it before they play mine will think I copied him!!! That does make me angry.

:(

Icey

That is really sad. Your levels are light years better than that poor attempt at plagiarism. I am too forgiving usually but I would be burned by this too.

I'll form together the justice team again.

Aside from the bridge it's pretty obvious copy (unless you were inspired by something else) I think if you start panicking every time someone makes an arched bridge people will laugh at you. But yeah your level seems miles better; I'm gonna play it now.

Just popped in to say I don't think it's necessary to bash the other level... I had played your level first Ice, then I stumbled onto the other and hadn't really noticed the similarities since I didn't play them back to back and I thought it was good. I don't know if I wrote this in your threads or not but your levels are awesome btw :)

I work in the fashion industry, if there's someone here who knows all about copies it's me :p I work in high end stuff so we're the ones who get coppied, and I see it the same as others, it's flattery, it's slightly annoying, but when you think about it, they are looking to you to see what's cool, what works. Of course it's alot more interesting to see someone be inspired by your work rather than to try to imitate it straight out, but both are nothing but positive to you, and seriously... no need to bash someone else's work just because they copied some stuff. Your work speaks for itself ;)

This guy have been copying you and doing like Centurion's too by having multiple levels in the cool pages at the same time. This is why he got alot of plays for his crapfest.

This happens in LBP as it happens in the world too. In real life, there's 20% of people directing, creating, thinking, etc and then the other 80% follows, copy and get manipulated. Just a reminder that since this apply EVERYWHERE (and please take a look at the state of the music industry as the worse offender), you'll have to live with it in LBP.

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