legit question-about doing something

so idk if anyone knows or not but I am basically self creating a rpg for rpg maker, and I was thinking would ffxiv be pissed off at me if i made a turn passed ffxiv on the rpg maker?

at the moment im just doing my own thing, I just think it would be kind of funny

I think any time you use elements of a copyright IP without the owners permission you are walking in a potential minefield.

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Originally Posted by Kes13a

I think any time you use elements of a copyright IP without the owners permission you are walking in a potential minefield.

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guess thats true lol

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I would imagine you'd largely be okay as long as you didn't use any explicitly taken content (music, artwork, etc.) and as long as you didn't promote it as if it were something official. Oh, and the obvious one, don't try to make any money off of it.

If it's just a personal project for fun and maybe sharing amongst friends, I doubt you'd have any issues.

You will get Cease & Desisted.

You'll only run into issues if you either try to make money from it and/or share it publically. It's very unlikely anyone will find out or care if it's only for personal use or a few friends.

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Originally Posted by kejakalope

You will get Cease & Desisted.

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well okay then I guess I won't do it, I was just going to upload it for fun using what i have without taking their music and stuff lol with my own party made lol just exploring the world and fight orders lol

From a legal perspective yes, Square would mind very much.

From a creative standpoint make whatever you want, but if you're going to publish it better do so anonymously to avoid cease and desists. I'm sure depending on the quality the community would either like or dislike it and wouldn't care too much about the copyright aspect.

Eh your post is way to vague to give an exact answer.

If you simply borrow the setting and story to create something to share. I doubt you'll get into trouble. After all what do you think the fan fic community is about?

But if you rip off actual assest from the game, or try to monetize it, or use the IP for unscrupulous endevaour (like pr0n) that they will definitely come after you.

If you are interested in doing a tribute game with an IP you don't own, this Youtube video has some excellent advice about how to proceed with it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqwP6uuYOWo

Look up "Final Fantasy: Legend of Balance" - which is a genuinely very good FF14 RPGMaker game.
... which came out in 2016, so a lot of it is actually roasting 1.0 and FF11, though there's elements of ARR as well, and an original story.

Did not get cease and desisted, despite being featured on RPGMaker.net.

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Originally Posted by Jennah

Look up "Final Fantasy: Legend of Balance" - which is a genuinely very good FF14 RPGMaker game.
... which came out in 2016, so a lot of it is actually roasting 1.0 and FF11, though there's elements of ARR as well, and an original story.

Did not get cease and desisted, despite being featured on RPGMaker.net.

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Yep. If it's just a fan project, especially one for fun and sharing with a few friends (if you're even planning to share it at all), SE isn't going to care. They're not going to beat down your door and shove a cease and desist letter in your face. They're really only going to care if you start publicizing it, if you clearly just ripped their content like art assets/music, or if you start trying to make money off of it.

General rule of thumb; if you have to ask, then you probably shouldn't.

Ps. As stated above, if you're using any copy written material you open yourself up to a lawsuit. Even if you think what you're doing is harmless.

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Originally Posted by StriderShinryu

Yep. If it's just a fan project, especially one for fun and sharing with a few friends (if you're even planning to share it at all), SE isn't going to care. They're not going to beat down your door and shove a cease and desist letter in your face. They're really only going to care if you start publicizing it, if you clearly just ripped their content like art assets/music, or if you start trying to make money off of it.

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Or just straight up surpass anything SE put out with their original IP *Cries in Chrono Trigger Resurection*

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Originally Posted by FusiaRain

so idk if anyone knows or not but I am basically self creating a rpg for rpg maker, and I was thinking would ffxiv be pissed off at me if i made a turn passed ffxiv on the rpg maker?

at the moment im just doing my own thing, I just think it would be kind of funny

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delete Lyse and Tataru from your game and I'll fund you

RPG Maker is still a thing? Yes, you can use assets for your own personal things but you can't legally distribute it / call it your own. Everyone uses copyrighted assets for RPG Maker, ever since RPG Maker 95 but they are just fan games and not intended for distribution but educational purposes. SE lawyers might disagree but I've never seen any fangame end up in legal trouble with SE. Nintendo on the other hand.... lol