PC Game Piracy Examined

badwolf · 03-06-10, 10:26 AM

http://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_1.html

Nordmann · 03-06-10, 10:42 AM

An interesting read, thanks for posting.

Ragtag · 03-06-10, 10:56 AM

The best article on the topic ever written. It really sets things in perspective.

The Enigma · 03-06-10, 11:07 AM

Old news.

Overall impression is that writer tends to be biased, to say the least (in favor of the game publishers).

Since I'm not a publisher, but a victim of the draconian anti piracy methods of that publisher I cannot agree with him.

So I'm boycotting all games that prevent me from playing off line.
No SH5 for me then.

Méo · 03-06-10, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Enigma

Since I'm not a publisher, but a victim of the draconian anti piracy methods of that publisher I cannot agree with him.

So I'm boycotting all games that prevent me from playing off line.
No SH5 for me then.

Oook, you did not buy the game and you're a 'victim'

The Enigma · 03-06-10, 11:32 AM

I'm a victim of it because of the built in OSP/DRM.

It prevents me from buying it because I refuse to pay for an off line game that forces me to be on line while playing it
And also for many other reasons which I've posted in several other threads.

goldorak · 03-06-10, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ragtag

The best article on the topic ever written. It really sets things in perspective.

Really ?

How can you take the article seriously when the author states that back in day he used to copy Amiga games "just because he could", and then goes on to rave about internet piracy.
Nothing has changed other than the medium.
People don't copy games anymore, they share it on the web.

And to put things in perspective, the Amiga gaming scene was destroyed, completely obliterated by pirates, the people that copied games just because they could.
So the author of the article has no kind of legitimization to pontificate about modern piracy and making it seem like they (old and modern) piracy are 2 different things motivated by different reasons. Hint : They're not.

Epic Fail.

03-06-10, 10:26 AM	#1
badwolf XO Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 427 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	PC Game Piracy Examined http://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_1.html

03-06-10, 10:42 AM	#2
Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	An interesting read, thanks for posting. __________________ "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." - H. G. Wells

03-06-10, 10:56 AM	#3
Ragtag Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 654 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	The best article on the topic ever written. It really sets things in perspective. __________________ Intel I7-7800x CPU. 16Gb G.skill DDR4 3600MHz. Asrock Taichi X299 mb Palit RTX 2080Ti. Fortron 1000W PSU. BenQ XR3501R LCD.

03-06-10, 11:07 AM	#4
The Enigma Seer of visions Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Under the surface Posts: 2,315 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Old news. Overall impression is that writer tends to be biased, to say the least (in favor of the game publishers). Since I'm not a publisher, but a victim of the draconian anti piracy methods of that publisher I cannot agree with him. So I'm boycotting all games that prevent me from playing off line. No SH5 for me then. __________________

03-06-10, 11:32 AM	#6
The Enigma Seer of visions Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Under the surface Posts: 2,315 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I'm a victim of it because of the built in OSP/DRM. It prevents me from buying it because I refuse to pay for an off line game that forces me to be on line while playing it And also for many other reasons which I've posted in several other threads. __________________