Poll
Question:
what do you think
Option 1: dont do it
votes: 7
Option 2: do it, w/e
votes: 11
pirating games what do you think
Don't do it. :(
Pirate all the Activision games you want.
Other than the occasional gba game I have gotten for an emulator I do not pirate games
I only pirate when the demo sucks and I want to make sure the game is worth paying. I basically beat the game and if I enjoyed it, I will pay the developer.
akudood;
Quote from: Rawl on August 19, 2009, 10:40:13 AM
I only pirate when the demo sucks and I want to make sure the game is worth paying. I basically beat the game and if I enjoyed it, I will pay the developer.
akudood;
you don't pay for a movie
after you see it and decide if it was worth the price akudood;
the only game i've ever pirated is star fox 2, which was never released anyway
I've pirated Mass Effect, which was a game that I had already bought for the Xbox 360.
I also pirated Fallout 3 which I only played one or two times (great game, just kinda put it down and didn't get into it again.)
The only other game I pirated was System Shock 2, which I still haven't played, lol. I just pirated it because I couldn't find it in stores.
Quote from: Tc on August 19, 2009, 12:14:12 PM
you don't pay for a movie after you see it and decide if it was worth the price akudood;
the only game i've ever pirated is star fox 2, which was never released anyway
Well I don't like being tricked into something I don't like. baddood;
I pirate old games, though only the classics. Nintendo isn't losing any cash from me doing this anyway so it's not a big deal. And if there's a port on a recent console I generally go out and buy it.
I pirate games a lot, but I've boughten a few games that I really liked. I know that doesn't make me any better, but I feel bad if I truely enjoy a game that I didn't pay for.
I do pirate a ton of old games on old systems that I can't pay for.
Buying used is just as bad as pirating.
do you guys really care about the companies that much
Quote from: j o e i n c on August 19, 2009, 04:57:02 PM
do you guys really care about the companies that much
no but pretending i do makes me look like a better person
I can't play pirated games. At least on a computer. I don't really know why this is. Probably has something to do with the fact that I don't have a controller/handheld in my hand. But I also don't pirate because then I don't feel obligated to play it. If I spend money on a game, I will finish it eventually even if I don't like, just so I can get my money's worth out of it.
Though I have installed Homebrew Channel and have downloaded a handful of VC games.
Quote from: RDX on August 19, 2009, 05:03:26 PM
no but pretending i do makes me look like a better person
fight the man and those greedy capitalists
pirate games
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.
Quote from: KonohaShinobi on August 19, 2009, 09:05:23 PM
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. akudood;
Quote from: KonohaShinobi on August 19, 2009, 09:05:23 PM
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 akudood;
idk i was always taught that stealing is wrong
Quote from: King Shishkebaboo on August 23, 2009, 03:24:31 PM
idk i was always taught that stealing is wrong
So is tricking people into buying something they really didn't want. baddood;
Quote from: Rawl on August 23, 2009, 03:25:33 PM
So is tricking people into buying something they really didn't want. baddood;
idk my parents said its a good idea to rent
Quote from: King Shishkebaboo on August 23, 2009, 03:27:36 PM
idk my parents said its a good idea to rent
that still costs money
Quote from: Travis on August 23, 2009, 03:28:40 PM
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
Quote from: Travis on August 23, 2009, 03:28:40 PM
that still costs money
And I want to sample before I buy, and the demos always suck. baddood;
Quote from: King Shishkebaboo on August 23, 2009, 03:29:31 PM
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
Quote from: Travis on August 23, 2009, 03:37:05 PM
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. n_u
Maybe I'm spoiled with money idk.
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.
Yeah stick it to the man akudood;!
Quote from: GUOB on August 23, 2009, 05:39:54 PM
Yeah stick it to the man akudood;!
Industry can be a good thing or a bad thing. In the case of music, it's a predatory thing. That's all.
Quote from: Alyssa the Glowing Sole on August 23, 2009, 05:49:13 PM
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.
well i downloaded left 4 dead.
i can say i would've never bought it. i never thought of buying it.
it's really fun. ive only played like 15 minutes but it's fun
but im not buying it awdood;