PUBG exec contemplating 'further action' over Fortnite Battle Royale similarities

[Chrizum]

Chazore said:

Chrizum said:

This makes it even worse. So Epic has to ask permission to anyone using their engine to make a new game or gamemode? Epic mentioned PUGB as an inspiration, that's as transparant as it's going to get in this industry. Man up.

Then it becomes a scenario where a AAA studio takes an indie under it's wing, only to taske whatever that indie makes from it, with the indie studio having zero say in anything, only to "man up". 

I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean. Game elements being copied is happening all the time, it's only natural to some extent. How is a big studio copying a game mode worse than when an indy dev does it?