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Okay I thought i would bring this up... Isn't it illegal to make money off a Dragon Ball z game?

Charging players 15$ - to 100$ if i saw it correct?

Let me know if this is illegal to do or not.. Because it has been going on for a long time? Yet i always was told this was illegal and not allowed..


Note: This isn't donation's this is subscribe.
Yes, any kind of profit for a fangame.
In response to Mecha Destroyer JD
Well why has this been going on for months heck maybe even years and nothing has been done or said?
In response to AlpineStar
Well, if nobody reported it, it would be hard to do something about it. There isn't a 'Team BYOND: Internet Police' out there actively searching for fangames charging money. If they stumble upon it, they will do something, and if some reports it, they will act, but they can't do it otherwise.
In response to Danial.Beta
http://games.byond.com/hub/Falacy/DragonBallZHeroesUnited


That game is a total money game..

Let me list this..


Download host files......
"Opens"

"Click host"
Oh no you must subscribe to host this game.

"Checks price"
15$ - month?
If i saw correct up to 100$ for a year?

"Icons"
All the icons are from Legacy of Goku? and 2 if im correct.

Dragon Ball's

You may collect the Earth balls. But you may not! pick up the black star's unless you subscribe.


So in the end here we got the owner making profits.

Look at all the hosted games and players.

Many have paid money to host the Dragon Ball Z game. Also many have paid just to get special stuff in game?

Wouldnt this be making money off a fan game?
In response to AlpineStar
Yes. Any kind of money transfer in any fan-game is illegal.
This should not be reported here though, please use the support forum.
In response to AlpineStar
while i cannot speak for the other host, Strai hosts DBHU on one of my servers, and pays me to do it, not the other way around.

but regarding charging for fan games, the penalty is removing it's entry from the BYOND Hub. it's the association with BYOND for charging for copyrighted material that is the issue here.

please report this to the support form, located here: http://games.byond.com/support/support.cgi
In response to Flame Sage
Bonuses you get in Celestial Chaos 2:
Can Break Level 99 in skills, crafts, and overall level

Bonuses you get in Gold Guardians:
Can Export Maps from the Map Builder

Bonuses you get in DuelZ:
name change
bold ooc messages
font color option for ooc messages
500 extra Zenie each win
Uploadable Custom Icons
Ignore Relog Timer

Bonuses you get in DBZHU:
name change
bold ooc messages
font color option for ooc messages
free player house (100,000,000 Zenie Value)
can change character whenever and wherever
Black Star DBs (10x Normal Wish Values)
can login regardless of player limit
on-screen Subscribe button goes away
messages to subscribe stop popping up
2 Extra stat points each level
Uploadable Custom Icons
Ignore Relog Timer
Can host a server
Equipment Never Breaks





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This IS TOTAL PROOF if this isnt making profit off a FAN BASED GAME then I DONT know what it?
In response to AlpineStar
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