SGT M'S PROFILE

Nah, I think Mirak's on the money here. Otherwise they wouldn't have posted the game's description ad verbatim. Definitely an element of plagiarism here, and I think if they were just trying to spread awareness it would've been an original thread praising and discussing the game.

If they're not claiming it's their game (even just by snuffing out the credits) or reuploading it somewhere, it's probably not going to be anything significantly damaging. But it never hurts to pop into those comments sections to say "Hey, thanks for posting about my game!" because people will often attribute a copypaste to the OP and not dig deeper than that.

Also I know reposters/reuploaders in the past have commonly targeted games made by devs likely to be inactive. So making them aware that you're on top of it might help deter them.

Well I say there aren't enough.

Nobody's called me out for Brave Hero Yuusha and I doubt anyone's gonna call you out, either.

author=dethmetal
I started browsing message boards in 2001. Back then, it was pretty much unheard of to give away your "real life" identity. Most people didn't even feel comfortable revealing their first names. Obviously, social media has changed that, and that barrier between the internet and real life has broken down. Hell, even YouTube shows your real name now.

I guess I'm just very old-school and haven't broken out of that philosophy. Actually, my game-making life is unknown even to my friends. The only person who knows that I make games is my fiancee.

I don't avoid revealing my IRL self for any particular reason. Luckily, I don't have anything to hide. I just don't think it's necessary.

This is the internet I grew up with too. And it's gonna be weird in about ten years when us Millenials are in their 40s and still using pseudonyms like DarkKnightCecil and everyone under 20 is using real names and profile pictures because they were told to.

My walls came down for a while when I was doing more to integrate my gamedev or otherwise "online" life with my personal life and I've found that once those walls are down, they're very hard to put back up. People still call me on a first name basis right on social media sites for everyone to see even when I ask them not to. So I'm kinda stuck now, but it could've been way worse.

Plus when you start meeting people through gamedev and your hobbies, things just end up becoming more personal whether you want them to or not, but it's also one of those things where I cherish the very real connections and friends I've made online. In that way, it's a small sacrifice.