The Guardly Gazette Plot Contest Scandal Special

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[quote author=AcidBlitz_ link=topic=6086.msg37098#msg37098 date=1546011284]
I did use that video as reference of what to build on my plot but I made it my own style and added different things. I don’t see an issue there.

The point of the plot entry was never to copy someone else's idea, but to be creative and make your own.

The issue is when people spend a lot of time and effort making an original plot only to be beat by someone who copied a house made by someone else 5 years ago. The fact that 2 of the 3 winners have unoriginal plots only discourages people from spending time and making creative plots. If you essentially need to copy someone else to win, why would people bother creating their own?
[/quote] yea but since not everyone is good at building / creative thinking, they wouldn’t bother making one if they can’t get ideas on what to build, you’d rather have 1 person who is great at building always winning just because others aren’t allowed to get ideas from somewhere else?