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Title: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: strongbad on October 21, 2009, 05:40:42 PM
I almost wish that I would have never boughten a flash cart and gotten into PC piracy and everything. Whenever I get stuck in a game, pirated or non-pirated, I give up instantly, because I have so many games on the table to play and getting out of my position being stuck in the game at hand becomes a lower priority. I have so many unfinished games because of this and it sickens me. I also miss going out and buying games. Coming home with a brand new game and popping it in my console was such a rewarding experience. Now I have barely any obligation to buy games that I can't pirate, simply because I have so many pirated games that I could play.

Have any of you experienced this?
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Daddy on October 21, 2009, 05:42:01 PM
I experienced the lack of caring when Nintendo stopped caring.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: strongbad on October 21, 2009, 05:43:40 PM
Quote from: Ensign Halibar on October 21, 2009, 05:42:01 PM
I experienced the lack of caring when Nintendo stopped caring.

okay that has nothing to do with piracy
ban ban ban
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on October 21, 2009, 05:54:15 PM
I dont buy games anymore.
Actually, I dont really play them anymore.
I got a flashcard for my ds and I occasionally swipe a game here or there to spend a slow day or two on, but I dont really have much of an interest anymore.

So I occasionally pirate a ds game and if I do, I play through it.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Oh on October 21, 2009, 05:56:48 PM
 Well I just got my 360 modded, so....  n_u
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Nyerp on October 21, 2009, 06:07:45 PM
i don't pirate, so no
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: The artist formally known on October 21, 2009, 06:13:45 PM
Felt the same way.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Cookie on October 21, 2009, 07:01:00 PM
I like to support the companies that make the games I enjoy. If I don't want to pay for a game then I must not really want to play it.

So no.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Geno on October 21, 2009, 07:02:41 PM
The only game I've ever pirated was Spore
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: strongbad on October 21, 2009, 07:08:31 PM
Quote from: Cookie on October 21, 2009, 07:01:00 PM
I like to support the companies that make the games I enjoy. If I don't want to pay for a game then I must not really want to play it.

So no.

YOU BUY GAMES USED YOU ARE JUST AS BAD
Quote from: GENOP on October 21, 2009, 07:02:41 PM
The only game I've ever pirated was Spore

You pirated Scribblenauts too n_u
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Geno on October 21, 2009, 07:15:42 PM
Quote from: GUOB on October 21, 2009, 07:08:31 PM
You pirated Scribblenauts too n_u

No I didn't
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: strongbad on October 21, 2009, 07:29:38 PM
Yes you did.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Geno on October 21, 2009, 07:35:42 PM
Quote from: GUOB on October 21, 2009, 07:29:38 PM
Yes you did.
My friend did and I played it at his house
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Thyme on October 21, 2009, 07:38:12 PM
Eh, Scribblenauts almost deserves to be pirated.

In retrospect, not a very good game.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Hiro on October 21, 2009, 07:40:48 PM
Guess I won't get Scribblenauts  baddood;
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on October 21, 2009, 07:49:36 PM
Quote from: Hïro on October 21, 2009, 07:40:48 PM
Guess I won't get Scribblenauts  baddood;


Nah, go for it. The controls seem to break later in the game when things get more complex, but when things work out, it's great.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Hiro on October 21, 2009, 08:21:16 PM
Quote from: Son Of Stallion Vol.13 on October 21, 2009, 07:49:36 PM
Nah, go for it. The controls seem to break later in the game when things get more complex, but when things work out, it's great.
but i don't have a lot of money and I'd rather buy something good if everyone's complaining about it  baddood;
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Boogus Epirus Aurelius on October 21, 2009, 08:22:40 PM
Then do the pirate thing.
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Post by: YPrrrr on October 21, 2009, 10:22:17 PM
I don't pirate games, so I just leave games unfinished the old fashioned way
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Post by: Classic on October 22, 2009, 02:06:20 AM
I never have pirated and never will.

And I'm too OCD about things to leave it unfinished.
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Post by: Sa Da MA on October 22, 2009, 07:14:32 AM
I never will pirate video games.
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Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on October 22, 2009, 12:09:25 PM
the only game i've ever pirated was star fox 2 y/n
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Nyerp on October 22, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
i pirated mother 3 and earthbound but quit playing them pretty early on
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: The artist formally known on October 22, 2009, 06:09:16 PM
Quote from: Nyerp on October 22, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
i pirated mother 3 and earthbound but quit playing them pretty early on
I got to Saturn village and stopped because it was too awesome for me to continue.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Claquesous on October 23, 2009, 04:07:14 AM
I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but when I pirate a game, I don't feel at all obligated to finish. When I buy a game, I try my hardest to sit through the game even if I don't like it (although that's not the case with Super Paper Mario and a few others), because I'll feel like I wasted money if I don't finish it. So without that driving factor, I either get stuck or bored and stop playing a pirated game.

Pirated Earthbound on two separate occasions and only played until you could first save and never played again. Kept playing on my third try, loved it, moved on to M3, beat it in three days because it was so awesome and I loved EB.. But for the most part, I can't get motivated to play all those games I pirated.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: strongbad on October 23, 2009, 08:09:21 AM
Quote from: Claquesous on October 23, 2009, 04:07:14 AM
I'm pretty sure I've said this before, but when I pirate a game, I don't feel at all obligated to finish. When I buy a game, I try my hardest to sit through the game even if I don't like it (although that's not the case with Super Paper Mario and a few others), because I'll feel like I wasted money if I don't finish it. So without that driving factor, I either get stuck or bored and stop playing a pirated game.

Agreed 100%.
Even if the game isn't that great, I am still obligated and I usually force myself to love it.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Hiro on October 23, 2009, 08:25:08 AM
Quote from: Claquesous on October 23, 2009, 04:07:14 AM
When I buy a game, I try my hardest to sit through the game even if I don't like it (although that's not the case with Super Paper Mario and a few others)
Am I the only one that really liked that game?  saddood;

Also, I almost never finish games  >.<
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Ezloﺕ on October 23, 2009, 08:31:31 AM
Quote from: Nyerp on October 22, 2009, 12:17:00 PM
i pirated mother 3 and earthbound but quit playing them pretty early on
fux u
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Nyerp on October 23, 2009, 10:44:41 AM
Quote from: Ezloﺕ on October 23, 2009, 08:31:31 AM
fux u


if i had been playing it on a console, i might have actually played through

whenever i'm doing something on the computer i get distracted by the internet and always end up switching back to it baddood;
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Claquesous on October 23, 2009, 12:04:22 PM
Quote from: Hïro on October 23, 2009, 08:25:08 AM
Am I the only one that really liked that game?  saddood;

My brother likes it, but even he stopped playing.

Oh yeah, forgot to mention that one of the reasons I never finish a rom is because I don't feel like sitting at a computer playing all the time. At least on a console I get to sit back against my bed or lie down. Oddly enough, I have no problem being at the computer for hours when on the internet.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Baron von Narwhal on October 23, 2009, 02:52:12 PM
Quote from: GUOB on October 23, 2009, 08:09:21 AM
Agreed 100%.
Even if the game isn't that great, I am still obligated and I usually force myself to love it.


Yeah, gotta get your money's worth out of it.

With piracy your money's worth is nothing so you can just give up and not feel like you wasted money.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: Josh on October 24, 2009, 01:33:28 AM
I actually agree with you, though I don't pirate games, I've played my fair share of ROMs and experienced the same thing as you.

For me, I buy a game and force my way through it even if I'm dragging my feet. It's different if I haven't payed anything for it. Like when I bought Final Fantasy 7 and didn't find it as amazing as everybody else. I didn't have a lot of fun, but I beat the damned thing and got the sense of accomplishment from it.

Then I emulated Final Fantasy 8, got pissed with it a few hours in, and deleted it from my computer. If I'd have bought the game, I'd have forced my way through it like I did FF7.
Title: Re: Piracy has ruined certian aspects of gaming for me.
Post by: mouse parade on October 24, 2009, 01:42:32 AM
I set personal rules in place.