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[Q] [Game] Pirates and Traders is a rip off?

hey guys,
just installed a game called Pirates and Traders from android market today..
i'm so surprised that this game is *very* similar with java game for symbian Sid Meier's Pirates!.
what drives me to the wall is this game asking for payment to remove the annoying ads. this sounds like davinci developer.
whatchu think?

well its not like its a game on android that it has been ripped from so cant really say its stolen. ive not seen any other like it for android yet. perhaps they took the idea from the symbian based version and ported it over to android. even if it is a pay to remove ads, people porting games need to be paid to as its not like they can just copy, paste, and change the file type.

Two points:
Firstly, there is nothing illegal or wrong about making a clone of another game; the idea for a game is not copyrightable. If it was, there would not be very many RTS or FPS games available to buy. In short, if P&T was a clone of Sid Meier's Pirates - which it actually is not - there would be nothing wrong with it being so.
Now, if all you had done here was accuse me of cloning this game, I wouldn't have bothered replying to this post. At this point, I've read people claim (with varying degrees of hate or love, depending on the person) that P&T is a clone of 6 or 7 pretty different games - including one that got released 6 months after Pirates and Traders (I apparently own time machine technology ). I can live with that - like every other game ever made, P&T is inspired by many of the games that have gone before it.
However, you go beyond that to make unfounded accusations, which brings me to my second point.
If you have played the game (which I almost doubt, given your comment), you would surely have noted that:
1) Pirates and Traders is a turn-based RPG/strategy game, not real-time with arcade mini-games. In other words, completely different game mechanics.
2) The graphics used in P&T are completely different.
3) The game interface is completely different.
Which makes me wonder - how exactly do you get from there to the idea of comparing me to the davinci developer? You know - if you don't like the game, that is your prerogative - I make games for my own fun, first and foremost. But the next time you wish to accuse someone of being a thief or copyright infringer, please do a little actual research first.
Regards,
Michael A.
MicaByte Systems

awww ****, bruv. you got burned mang. lol!

Nice.
Good to see the Dev come forward. Well put Sir

i actully have it on both my lg optimus one and my motorola defy, while its not the most high end graphics hog like soem of the gameloft titles i play, its great for killing time better then poker or solitare. as for the ad's and what not well chit man i look at these apps like i do the repairs i do for people on thier vehicles or bikes, ya its a hobby for me but time spent on x person repair is time i could be spending with my woman or kids s oa little bit of compensatrion would be appreciated as such the guys who dev these apps should also be compensated for there time spent doing it

micabyte said:
Two points:
Firstly, there is nothing illegal or wrong about making a clone of another game; the idea for a game is not copyrightable. If it was, there would not be very many RTS or FPS games available to buy. In short, if P&T was a clone of Sid Meier's Pirates - which it actually is not - there would be nothing wrong with it being so.
Now, if all you had done here was accuse me of cloning this game, I wouldn't have bothered replying to this post. At this point, I've read people claim (with varying degrees of hate or love, depending on the person) that P&T is a clone of 6 or 7 pretty different games - including one that got released 6 months after Pirates and Traders (I apparently own time machine technology ). I can live with that - like every other game ever made, P&T is inspired by many of the games that have gone before it.
However, you go beyond that to make unfounded accusations, which brings me to my second point.
If you have played the game (which I almost doubt, given your comment), you would surely have noted that:
1) Pirates and Traders is a turn-based RPG/strategy game, not real-time with arcade mini-games. In other words, completely different game mechanics.
2) The graphics used in P&T are completely different.
3) The game interface is completely different.
Which makes me wonder - how exactly do you get from there to the idea of comparing me to the davinci developer? You know - if you don't like the game, that is your prerogative - I make games for my own fun, first and foremost. But the next time you wish to accuse someone of being a thief or copyright infringer, please do a little actual research first.
Regards,
Michael A.
MicaByte Systems
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There are reviews on the Android Store too about this good original game being a copy of another game (usually Sid Meyer's Pirates), but I think the only explanation for those is that those people simply only themselves know about one game on the subject before this, and incorrectly think the one they know was some sort of original idea, rather than the (historical) subject of many games and books and movies and so on. And yes, even if there were only one other game on the same subject, it would not be a "rip off" , and in any case this game is notably different from Pirates.

[Game] Parallel Kingdom [MMORG] 1,000,000+ players [FREE]

Say Hello to a new World.
There are few games on mobile that are insanely addictive. Parallel Kingdom AOT, is by far the most intriguing one I have come across. PK comes across as a MMORG, which uses the GPS on your phone to place you in your actual location in game.
The game starts you off as an explorer beginning his/her journey. As you continue your adventure, you level up, get upgraded weapons and armor, and slay monsters day in day out. You constantly play alongside other players, from throughout the world, teaming with them to form kingdoms, cities and alliances.
Parallel Kingdom uses Google Maps as the background, and makes use of GPS satellites to place you in your real life location. New updates including the satellite map feature lead to you actually getting the sense that you are enjoying a high seas adventure with your mates, or leading an expedition through the Sahara desert, or struggling through the Amazon forest, slaying any monsters that come you way.
The great thing about PK is that you continue in the same place you leave. So you don’t have to worry about getting back to where you log off. Perblue devs have managed to create an amazing game through almost a 3-year period.
PK is available on both Android and iOS.The game has reached the 1,000,000 player mark and is spreading fast. The game is a nice change from Angry Birds, and maybe a step away from it and possibly all other games. Don't blame me if you end up becoming a PK addict.
Try to use my referral code at the end of the tutorial.
Use kmfkl to get 300 food, and 1000 gold. My in-game name is democrats , message me and i'll get you into a nice city and kingdom.
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http://www.parallelkingdom.com/
and their game forums
http://www.forum.parallelkingdom.com/
and the online game
http://play.parallelkingdom.com
This is the link to the game on the online android market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.silvermoon.client
And, this is the link for the game on the Apple website
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/parallel-kingdom-aot/id308407509?mt=8
I am not a dev for this game. Any reason you dislike this game or have a technical issue while playing send an e-mail to [email protected]

Hello new world......you got WoW por la me?

Seriously try this, this is an epic game. Not the 3-d graphics etc you would normally want from a mobile RPG. However, this is really an exceptional game, and it runs very smoothly, plus its easy to adapt to and very hard to get away from it.

Thanks for the tip, gonna have to try this out now!

Bump, people message me in game, my name's 'democrats', il try to help you out.

hey... Helloooo new world

seem interesting

Permissions
This application has access to the following:
* Services that cost you money
send SMS messages
Allows application to send SMS messages. Malicious applications may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
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no thanks.

I believe you're overreacting.
The developers likely use SMS for the in-game chat. Thus why the permission is needed.

looks awesome

momagic said:
no thanks.
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The game uses food as a currency. Food can be bought with real cash, dollars pounds etc. One of the payment methods which can be used is Zong. Zong uses messages to get u food, I am not sure about the entire procedure but thats the basics. If you wish to buy food you are directed to a message which if you send gets you the amount of food you want to buy.
This was brought up on the PK forums as well.

hey... Helloooo new world

I sent out messages to all the people who started playing, just send me a if you need any help at all.

Front page?
This game has been out for years, you advertise it on the forum along with your referral code and it gets on the front page? Did you make the game?

Agentx002 said:
This game has been out for years, you advertise it on the forum along with your referral code and it gets on the front page? Did you make the game?
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I am not one of the devs. However, people at XDA looking for intuitive, exciting, and enjoyable content, and PK, is that. So it was'nt a surprise that this ended up on the front page.
It was maybe lost on the XDA forums, because when I checked for other threads about PK, there were a couple from two years ago.
This is a brilliant game and it deserves to be highlighted on the front page regardless of the day it was launched.

Agentx002 said:
This game has been out for years, you advertise it on the forum along with your referral code and it gets on the front page? Did you make the game?
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DB - Its people like you that are making XDA what it is now, D-Bags like you....
As far as OP goes, I love this game been playing for a few months too......It's very addicting and constant changes and improvements to gameplay and strategy. The Devs are great at listening to the users and giving them what they want. One of the best parts about this game is it's multi-platform so you are playing with IPhone players as well so the vast amount of people playing is ridiculousness. I got the same name on the game as here so look me up.

PimpShit420 said:
DB - Its people like you that are making XDA what it is now, D-Bags like you....
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LOL! D-Bags made XDA the efficent dev forum we know and love? And I'm one of those d-bags? Oh, I feel special.
As for pk, I played it about 2 years ago, lasted an entire month and a half with me playing seldomly. I'm no longer an active player, but it was a great time waster when there's nothing else to do.

Thats pretty neat

interesting...

Agentx002 said:
LOL! D-Bags made XDA the efficent dev forum we know and love? And I'm one of those d-bags? Oh, I feel special.
As for pk, I played it about 2 years ago, lasted an entire month and a half with me playing seldomly. I'm no longer an active player, but it was a great time waster when there's nothing else to do.
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Two years ago this game was more or like in its initial stages, but now it's been under developed for quite some time and has improved a lot.
I suggest that you give it another shot, you might get hooked on to it now.
My in-game name is 'democrats' if u still remember your account details log in and send me a message, and I'l help you out.

[GAME][2.2+] Epic Pirates Story

Duke A.Blizzardo, an evil pirate King, terrorizes the Caribbean. You seek revenge, as he was the one who took your father away.
Now it is your time to become a great leader and gather a party of hardened pirates to take his place away from him.
On your journey you will have to master difficult battles with barracudas, mermaids, strange undead, monkeys, Indians and fearsome pirates.
You start on an lonely island with a small boat. Over time your party and town grow until you are powerful enough to encounter A.Blizzardo.
Gather powerful weapons, build crazy buildings, hold funny events and become the pirate king.
This is the first game from the studio Epic Devs. We hope you enjoy your stay in our game and savour the awesome pixel art, which will remind you of the unique Kairosoft games and their artwork.
Epic Pirates Story should show you the potential of our team, and we hope that you will enjoy all the upcoming titles that we are working on like: Epic Movies Story, Epic Car Story and The Conquest: Colonization.
To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!
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APK Link:
id=com.epicdevs.epicpiratestorylite ; Epic Pirates Story Free
Unluckily i can not post the link here now.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicdevs.epicpiratestorylite
Downloading now, wonder how you came up with "Duke A.Blizzardo"

It is a name associated to a not so good company, that once was the best in the world, until it got merged with A

Downloaded and installed it. The concept seems interesting...

I really like the game, I would be better if the game were transferable to sd, and if had an option to accelerate the game time and force the game to keep the screen on.
and I have a question: can you buy or sell equipment?? thanks

May be
el_tute said:
I really like the game, I would be better if the game were transferable to sd, and if had an option to accelerate the game time and force the game to keep the screen on.
and I have a question: can you buy or sell equipment?? thanks
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There are many softwares on android that can transfer games to sd card but only for root users you can try. I have done it with many games with software Gl to sd.
Hit thnks if i helped you

Amazing puzzle Game, Classic Art Design, Great Choice of Colour. Keep It up

[Q] g5 game hacks?

My gf is obsessed with some of the recent g5 game company games.
How do you hack them, in particular, when angels cry and doomsday preppers.
She wants the full version of when angels cry and more items in doomsday preppers.
For doomsday preppers, I know there is a version of the apk with unlimited everything, but that takes all of the fun out of the game
I tried sbgamehacker and that gave me unlimited everything, any ideas.
Are the hack tools shown on youtube even real?

bluekiwi said:
My gf is obsessed with some of the recent g5 game company games.
How do you hack them, in particular, when angels cry and doomsday preppers.
She wants the full version of when angels cry and more items in doomsday preppers.
For doomsday preppers, I know there is a version of the apk with unlimited everything, but that takes all of the fun out of the game
I tried sbgamehacker and that gave me unlimited everything, any ideas.
Are the hack tools shown on youtube even real?
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Sounds like you are asking about software piracy, which XDA doesn't support or allow.
And if you're simply asking about in-game hacks then XDA doesn't exactly exist to help with that either.

Looking for ad free/paid casino app

Greetings!
I'm looking for some casino/slot type android games for my elderly mother. with the pandemic, she can't go many places, so this would be something that can entertain her somewhat.
however, most casino/slot games have many, many ads and really just want you to pay with real money to keep on playing; and besides she has a language barrier problem so a lot of ads/random questions the so-far tried games throw at her creates problems. I do not mind paying for a game. however, for the life of me, I can't seem to find any paid ad-free casino games. casino apps I searched for all contain ads, sure they are free but.... anyway if you know one or two that's truly ad-free paid or free, please let me know.
thanks!

There's app called governor of poker 2 and it has premium version also so i think it has no ads. I have played governor of poker 1 and it was fun poker game to play. Check that out.

serkka8 said:
There's app called governor of poker 2 and it has premium version also so i think it has no ads. I have played governor of poker 1 and it was fun poker game to play. Check that out.
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thanks. but she doesn't know how to play poker - only slots and maybe blackjack

Also would take W88 for a spin....

I also prefer clean apps without any ads. But sorry for that I am not clear about casino apps as I don't play gambling games.
Btw, the OP is a filial and kind son. :good:

FacelessStuart said:
Bro, I fully understand you in this aspect. I am so tired of endless advertisement in applications too and I even buy some paid versions to work without any ads. But as for the casinos, I suppose that it is better to choose not according to the advertisement, but according to the chance of a win. Of course, all of them are trying to tell us that only their platform is the best, but I saw a great number of bad responses on casinos and now I am testing fairspin.io that is working with the blockchain system. To be honest, I don't understand how it works, but it looks rather nice, hahah
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Yeah, I've heard about fairspin a lot. As far as I know, it is the first casino platform which is based on a blockchain. I played there only once and to be honest, I didn't felt any differences. But I think that it is not bad, on the opposite, it is cool, that you can play your favorite games with the comprehension of your chances to win. Yep, there is no cheating on blockchain-based platforms. It is impossible to cheat there. So, I think that it is a quite good platform for playing. I'm waiting for some more platforms like this.

your mother like bingo?

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