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What incentives are there to learn Unreal if the money you make with it will be dipped into? That percentage is subject to change, too. I don't want the succes

What incentives are there to learn Unreal if the money you make with it will be dipped into? That percentage is subject to change, too. I don't want the success of my game to ride on paying my game's protection/engine licensing fee. It's hard enough to make money with a game and Unreal makes it harder.

nrb 3y ago
Unreal can make your game possible in the first place depending on your required functionality, timeline, and budget. That can be a mightily powerful incentive.
- zlg_codes 3y ago
  What does Unreal provide that other engines can't?
  - drunkan 3y ago
    An unreal amount more. No - seriously. It practically has everything you need to build a game. I guess a clear and easy way to learn it though.. that it cannot seem to provide.
jlarocco 3y ago
Looking at it from the otherside, what incentive is there for them to pay teams developers to build Unreal Engine, and then let you use the technology for free and get nothing when your product takes off? By all means, if you don't like the terms don't use the engine, but it's hard to take it seriously when you make it sound as if you're doing them a favor using their engine for free.
- zlg_codes 3y ago
  Oh I understand it's a business. I'm just making it clear why I'm not biting, on the off chance Epic employees are here. Businesses should study their markets. Sadly, many people in the market are completely fine giving away things to get shiny, even giving up revenue. So until standards of customer treatment rise, we'll be dealing with various levels of SaaS. Except some of us just aren't buying anything, due to the terms and lacking perceived value. If Unreal works for you that's fine. Why do I have to like or buy it?