I respect all the admins here, and the work they do.
But I have an honest question.
What happened to Epic?
Epic used to put creators and customers first, but since the creation of FAB it has been almost as bad as EA. It seems like creators come last, customers come second, and profits come first.
The world is changing and A.I is threatening the entire games industry sector.
The “Made with A.I” filter should be turned on by default to protect creators and discourage its use.
I’d be hard pressed to find any creator or customer who disagrees with this statement.
Moreover, content could be scanned with A.I to prevent plagarism and IP stealing, or even just poor quality assets that nobody will buy.
The marketplace is so flooded right now that anyone could download any asset, change it by 5%, reupload it and sell it for an entire year without being caught. This has happened to me twice!!!
License key registration should be implemented to prevent piracy, and keep content locked to the Epic account that purchased it on.
DRM’s can and should be implemented. Gumroad has license key generation.
Better thought needs to be put into protecting creators against A.I, plagarism, content theft, and market flooding.
Without protecting creators, Epic is going to sabotage this industry, even if its unintentional.