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Old 03-05-08, 12:29 AM   #15
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PC games do NOT sale. Why? Because the operating system allows the users to run 3rd party applications allong with the game. And there are people that use these applications to crack the game so it can be played by anyone, without any proof that it has been paid for. Some never buy the games they play. Even I did this, back when I was a child and didn't make my own money.

Now, it makes perfect sense to me that any PC games should not start while there is a running application that ALL hackers use to remove the protection.

The fact that the SecuRom module checks for hacker-enabled-applications does not contradict with anything from my previous post (even the "You are perfectly safe"). SecuRom does not send any information to any server after the first run of the game, but that does mean it doesn't do all it can to protect the 100000 man-hours put into the game. That's the equivalent of you working by yourself for 60 years non-stop to create the game and bring it to the market.

My personal impression is that there is a 1 to 20 and maybe even a 1 to 50 ratio between paid and cracked PC games out there.
What do you think it would be the reaction of your local fast-food store if only 1 out of 50 customers would have paid for their hamburgers? What would you do if you were the manager of that restaurant?

I wonder, why do we even make PC games?





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