pirating

[KonohaShinobi]

You should care about the companies. By pirating games you end up with shit like DRM, and that World of Goo situation. Hell, I read that more people played Dead Space than have actually BOUGHT it.

This is why I have to pray that good games sell well. If Batman Arkham Asylum sells poorly it discourages the developers.

Fucking pirates are killing the industry. Enjoy your shitty games in the future. Honestly, if you can't afford a 50-60 dollar game, then find a new hobby.

[Oh]

You should care about the companies. By pirating games you end up with shit like DRM, and that World of Goo situation. Hell, I read that more people played Dead Space than have actually BOUGHT it.

This is why I have to pray that good games sell well. If Batman Arkham Asylum sells poorly it discourages the developers.

Fucking pirates are killing the industry. Enjoy your shitty games in the future. Honestly, if you can't afford a 50-60 dollar game, then find a new hobby.

I don't like being tricked into buying a game that I can't get my money back for so I pirate. If I enjoy a game I will buy it, if it was mediocre I won't pay. 

[strongbad]

Hell, I read that more people played Dead Space than have actually BOUGHT it.

Well by that it could mean that 10 people pirated it and 1000 people bought it. That would mean that 1010 people played it.
10 people pirating a game isn't a big deal

[Classic]

idk i was always taught that stealing is wrong

[Oh]

idk i was always taught that stealing is wrong

So is tricking people into buying something they really didn't want. 

[Classic]

So is tricking people into buying something they really didn't want. 

idk my parents said its a good idea to rent

[Travis]

idk my parents said its a good idea to rent

that still costs money

[Classic]

that still costs money

idk my parents always told me a job was out there

and if i didn't have any money i could borrow from them and in return help them around the house or something idk

[Oh]

that still costs money

And I want to sample before I buy, and the demos always suck. 

[Travis]

idk my parents always told me a job was out there

and if i didn't have any money i could borrow from them and in return help them around the house or something idk

i don't really think you get it

[Classic]

i don't really think you get it

Um.

You're trying to get around to the idea that it's okay to steal.
But I don't break in so easily. 

Maybe I'm spoiled with money idk.

[the shortest route to the sea]

I don't give two shits OR a fuck about the music industries. However, I do care about the developers and the artists. They have a right to earn their wages...but then again, the more ridiculously exorbitant their gain is, the less sympathy I have. The Grateful Dead got famous AND reasonably secure living on a fanbase which thrived on piracy. I think that getting credit for the amazing work you do is vital, but money isn't everything you can earn.

If you can make music and live on it, then I think it's fine. Art should be available to all. The industry actually prevented that long before piracy got huge.

In short, fuck the industries. It's different for such a commercialized market as gaming, though.

[strongbad]

Yeah stick it to the man !

[the shortest route to the sea]

Yeah stick it to the man !

Industry can be a good thing or a bad thing. In the case of music, it's a predatory thing. That's all.

[strongbad]

Industry can be a good thing or a bad thing. In the case of music, it's a predatory thing. That's all.

I actually agree. I should oh directly quoted the "In short, fuck the industries" line. It made me smile.