My RPG Maker game was noticed by a company!!

[A_Higher_Plane]

@A_Higher_Plane I guess we are actually similar age then! I was born in 1990, so 31 rn. Gawd, I dreaded hitting 30 for the longest time, lol.

Hey I was born (early) 1990 too! I began making games early 2011 at the age of 21. I wonder if I am so gullible in part because I am a schizophrenic and a bit disconnected from reality. Maybe this is why I have some strange beliefs too. I also don't like the normal and this is partially why I am into fantasies like video gaming.

@bgillisp I appreciate your positive comments and support towards me! IDK how I was almost scammed.

 

[JohnDoeNews]

I'm not sure what age has to do with it. If so, then older people get scammed online waaaaaaaaaay more often then young people.

Anyhow, try whois and see if they are who they say they are. If they are indeed scammers, then the info you get from the whois protocol will be a lot different then the info they gave you. (Like, if they say they are in New York, but the protocol says the site is registered in Florida, you know they are scammers. If their info is legit, then it becomes way less likely. Scammers tend to lie about their location and other info that might get them caught.)

Just curious... Which game company are we talking about?

 

[Frostorm]

Just curious... Which game company are we talking about?

It's a company called Yodo1, based in China.

 

[JohnDoeNews]

Hmmmmm... Their site looks legit. They even have a (very limited) page on wikipedia.

I must confess: I'm split between scam or not... Man, why is this so hard?

 

[A_Higher_Plane]

Okay someone now saw some of their website links and isn't even sure if this company is a scam or not. Weird. Maybe I'm not the only one really confused here?

 

[Frostorm]

Hmmmmm... Their site looks legit. They even have a (very limited) page on wikipedia.

I must confess: I'm split between scam or not... Man, why is this so hard?

The company seems legit. But the representative speaking to OP doesn't seem legit at all. You gotta ascertain whether you're truly dealing with the company as a whole/entity, or just the guy spamming emails on Reddit and other social media cuz his boss is pressuring him to meet some kind of quota.

 

[A_Higher_Plane]

But before I had posted what the rep has said to me, here, everyone and I mean everyone, here had said that the company itself isn't legit at all. BTW, the rep is located in Buenos Aires and I could talk to any rep from the company at any time after making an appointment.

 

[Frostorm]

I simply meant "legit" as in it's an actual company that does actual business as opposed to an organization of unknown origin and character. I didn't mean that this company is "legit" in the sense of applying respectable business practices, cuz they're clearly not.

 

[Animebryan]

What would you guys have me do in order to make constant money? Here are some ideas:

• Finish my college with a degree in Information Systems and apply for entry-level jobs as a programmer.
• Apply for a "legitimate" company or studio to work as a video game developer.
• Work as a freelancer online on websites like Upwork. I doubt that I can keep my it constant like a job.
• Create my own games and publish/market them with a publisher. IDK if I can do this.
• Create my own studio with staff and make games. But I can't afford it.

Oh for the love of god! You're in College?! Are you paying out of your own pocket? Scholarship? Student Loans? Because if you're paying out of pocket or by student loans then you are already digging yourself a massive Debt Crater that not even filing for bankruptcy can get you out of.

You really want to 'make constant money'? Get a job. That simple. Save up, while working on whatever you're working on currently. After saving up a few grand, hire a development team or pay for commission work. That will lead you on a path to becoming a indie developer, but not guaranteed (nothing in life is, except Death & Taxes).

 

[Frostorm]

I have a degree in Information Systems, or rather, I double majored in Supply Chain and Information Systems. I have used my degree exactly 0 times and have gotten 0 jobs relating to my degree. I graduated almost a decade ago, btw. So take what you will from that. Oh and...why are you in college at 31yo? I hope you aren't like a super-duper-uber senior lol. As in, did you not go to college right after high school? If not, what did you do between HS and college? I'd feel so weird going back to college now and hanging out w/ 18-22yo. Unless it's going back for a Master's degree (or PHD lol), then that'd make a lot more sense.

There are jobs nowadays that don't hinge on whether you pass an interview or whatnot. For example, Uber, Lyft, Doordash, etc... Or, if you got a bit of disposable $ saved, you can do stocks. I recommend options, specifically but there is a learning curve and it's extremely high-risk high-reward though (much more so than regular stocks). With options, you can easily double your investment in a few days. Hell, you can even get a 5-10x return on a single trade (if you play ur cards right). But you really need the discipline to not "gamble" if you go that route.

 

[Andar]

Okay someone now saw some of their website links

have you even read what we posted before?

because back on the third page I already posted that I run yodo1 through whois and received a lot of red flags from that.
It is easy to miss for a later poster like @JohnDoeNews comes to this tpic, but you as the OP should have read that.

always remember: scammers need to make their scam believable or they won't get many victims from it.
and you still consider this company legit after all the red flags found and all the info on how they could fake their data (especially while being behind a cover like chinese companies with the restirctions in place by the chinese government on any access to the inside of their country).

are you that desperate for money or really that stupid?
If it is the former- then you are a prime target for scammers, because of course they target those people who grasp for last straws first as those usually stop thinking when given even a tiny and wrong shred of hope.

 

[fizzly]

I had asked them why they had liked my game and they had said that it is so Zelda-like game. But this is an RPG game like the SNES/GBA/DS RPG games and not like Zelda!

That was the fun part xD But for me it's a red flag.

 

[HexMozart88]

As far as I know, game dev isn't a super stable job to begin with. So you might need to get a backup job until you take off in game dev.

 

[A_Higher_Plane]

Oh I'm in college because I have a disability and can't take too many classes at once. I have also started a bit late due to the disability. I receive financial aid for college. If I finish this semester successfully, I will need just 7 more classes to graduate. Some people start late for things like working before or other reasons too.

Yeah I've read what was posted before. I have read all of it. I won't work with the company.

 

[JohnDoeNews]

The company seems legit. But the representative speaking to OP doesn't seem legit at all. You gotta ascertain whether you're truly dealing with the company as a whole/entity, or just the guy spamming emails on Reddit and other social media cuz his boss is pressuring him to meet some kind of quota.

True. The site / company might be legit, everything else is shady.

It is even possible they don't even work for Yodo1.


@OP: If you want to make money with your game, here is a few better ways to do so:

- Charge money for your full game. Even if it is 99ct per copy.
- Post a HTML version of your game on your website and put 2 ads next to or under the game. (Not in the game, but on screen around the game. Will be hidden when playing at full screen)