Hi Guys,
I KNOW that it's wrong to acquire any software illegaly, and I totally understand and agree with the forums stance of this.
HOWEVER, you need to get out and smell the Roses!
Some of us (me included) are living or working in out-of-the-way countries of Locations where it is NOT POSSIBLE to buy legit games - not for any amount of $$$! Therefroe we don't have any choice - at least to start with.
Let me give you a true example: I currently work and live in Thailand and, on recommendation from another European colleague living here, I bought SH3. Only available as 'illegal' copy; here. I tried everywhere to buy the real version - even tried to buy it as a download via CC at UBI. However they wil not accept any Credit cards from banks in Asian countries !! :-(
Ok - so I ran my illegal (9US$ cost here) SH3 for a while, then tried to patch it to 1.4. NOT POSSIBLE as it's a 'fake' DVD!
So I bought 3 more copies at different places here - all vendors saying it's real and original (yeah, right!!). In the end I was so desperate to run 1.4 and try the 'GWX experience" that i asked a friend to buy me one in Germay while on holiday , on DVD. It took some time but was worth the wait - I got it for Euro 19.99, already patched to v1.4, and now game is MUCH more exciting (and deadly as I have just installed GWX 1.03 - without any difficulty by following the EXCELLENT and clear instructions here from GoldnRivet:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=120537
Well, that's it. Just to ask you please to cut a little slack to a
very few kaleuns that can't get the 'real deal', purely due to their Location. There ARE places where it's NOT possible just to drive down to the local store and buy these things legally. We don't all live in Europe or the 'States !
Maybe, like me, they will get so involved in the game that they will make strenous effort to eventually buy the legal game and supprt the gaming community.
Sorry for the 'lesson' in real life !!.
Happty Hunting....
Capn Mike