Video Games: Piracy with Impunity! (605 hits)
Category: Computers & InternetRating: -1 on 17 reviews (Rate this item) (V)
Submitted by NotApologizing (DubbaDip IceKeam) (View user info) at 2008-04-02 06:31:24 EDT
Dear Pirates,
Go ahead and steal all the games & software you want because the publishers don't really give a shit.
As a relative 'n00b' to gaming, I was quite surprised to learn what a bunch of pussies the collective publishing community is.
Exactly ONE of the top 30 video game publishers uses a back-end anti-piracy solution (by back-end, I mean they monitor piracy and may sue yo' punk ass for stealing it).
For the rest of them, their strategy is to use annoying front-end (built-in protection) solutions that are always cracked (yes, 100% of the time) and distributed over P2P anyways. Essentially, all they do is piss off legitimate buyers (see: BioShock for PC). Additionally, they might use an "oooohhhh" monitoring service (like BayTSP) which sends threatening letters to the actual P2P networks demanding removal of a particular game. As all of you know, even removing that file leads to an almost immediate posting of it on another network.
You should also know that, as a consumer group, you COMPLETELY control the copyright strategy of most publishers. Almost all of the people I've spoken to list 'market backlash/negative publicity' as the number one reason (by a huge margin) why they don't sue pirates. We all know that P2P networks aren't the problem. No, it's that pirates know they can steal with utter impunity once the front-end protection is cracked.
Me: But who cares about backlash from criminal pirates?
Game Company: We do because maybe they'll base a future purchase decision on how we handle their case.
Me: Yeah, if you don't do ANYTHING, then the decision will be to NOT purchase it when they can steal it instead.
Absolute Garbage. At this point I'm fed up with the whole thing. Go ahead and steal 'em all! One game I can highly recommend (for a few different reasons, wink wink) is synonymous with the phrase: (Evil-Deeds like in the bible) of an (Empire that is either derived from, pertaining to, or ruled by the Sun). Trust me - they (Estrella Doc) don't give a damn whether you steal it or not so have at it!
Believe me when I say the world of video games is easy pickens'! I invite you all to punish them severely.
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Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-04-02 20:25:32 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
yeah, i hear that napster is ace.
i downloaded a nirvana file the other day in mp3 format i think it was.
it was awesome.
i got like a steady 3.4 download speed.
Vote Gore!
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2008-04-02 18:52:47 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
2001 called they want their concerns back
Submitted by jasumthin (user info) at 2008-04-02 17:20:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
'n00b' = -2
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-04-02 13:35:18 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:43:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
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If I can't find a demo of a game, i'll download a pirate copy. If I like it, i'll buy it. If not, i'll delete it.
Otherwise it's like buying a new car without a test drive.
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Good analogy. I cannot reasonably disagree with that practice.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:52:36 EDT (#)
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Or video games for that matter.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:48:33 EDT (#)
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Drum and Bass is only worth listening to on class A drugs. That is pretty much the whole point.
Indeed that is arguably true of all music.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:46:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Now that I think about it I downloaded a copy of Mechcommander 2 of t'internet. It kept crashing on the 3rd from last mission. I'll hold you responsible as you've set yourself up as some manner of representative.
BOOOOO!
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:43:38 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:36:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:14:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
So, if I have this right; you're encouraging me to engage in an activity that is to some extent illegal in order to provide myself the opportunity to sit on the couch for hours eating Doritos, and staring at a flashing colorful screen, my brain enthralled with the input to the extent that I no longer recognise what's going on around me, all the while believing I'm some sort of renegade hero, in no small part because I'm getting away with something.
OK, how is this not just hitting a bowl or two and watching a Star Trek marathon?
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Oh please Skrappy. If video games influenced our lives in any way we'd be wandering around dark buldings, munching pills, running from ghosts and listening to electronic music.
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Much like Rich says, if they played some proper dirty, dark drum and bass, i'd enjoy raves more.
If I can't find a demo of a game, i'll download a pirate copy. If I like it, i'll buy it. If not, i'll delete it.
Otherwise it's like buying a new car without a test drive.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:37:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by orph (user info) at 2008-04-02 06:49:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
i must be missing something - what is the point of this.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:36:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:14:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
So, if I have this right; you're encouraging me to engage in an activity that is to some extent illegal in order to provide myself the opportunity to sit on the couch for hours eating Doritos, and staring at a flashing colorful screen, my brain enthralled with the input to the extent that I no longer recognise what's going on around me, all the while believing I'm some sort of renegade hero, in no small part because I'm getting away with something.
OK, how is this not just hitting a bowl or two and watching a Star Trek marathon?
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Oh please Skrappy. If video games influenced our lives in any way we'd be wandering around dark buldings, munching pills, running from ghosts and listening to electronic music.
Submitted by sexualchocolate1984 (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:33:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
This was a shit post, I don't give a fuck.
But I download a shit load of games, got a harddrive in my PS2, download and burn all games to that. But I still pay for games for the PS3, I even buy games that I downloaded for the old system.
So piracy is actually working as a marketing tool, I wouldn't have bought some of my games, had i not had the "free trial" of an illegally downloaded version on an older system.
So yeah, FUCK YOU.
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:32:30 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Ordinarily I'm not such a big fan of piracy but Sins of a Solar Empire isn't being released in the UK on any format other than digital download.
That's fairly lame in and of itself, but I think the download is being organised by Strategy First who are douchebags.
Actually I have to say the only game I ever 'pirated' was Startopia. I actually bought a copy years ago but I foolishly lent the game to a scallywag who absconded with my goods to the darkest depths of Yorkshire!
I wouldn't even have bothered downloading it but you can't find it in retail for love nor money (or at least I couldn't).
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-04-02 07:14:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
So, if I have this right; you're encouraging me to engage in an activity that is to some extent illegal in order to provide myself the opportunity to sit on the couch for hours eating Doritos, and staring at a flashing colorful screen, my brain enthralled with the input to the extent that I no longer recognise what's going on around me, all the while believing I'm some sort of renegade hero, in no small part because I'm getting away with something.
OK, how is this not just hitting a bowl or two and watching a Star Trek marathon?
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-04-02 06:53:00 EDT (#)
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Insightful.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2008-04-02 06:49:44 EDT (#)
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i must be missing something - what is the point of this.
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2008-04-02 06:49:18 EDT (#)
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-2 for being all "cryptic" with the name.
Submitted by F.J.Bell (user info) at 2008-04-02 06:45:22 EDT (#)
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LARP