PC Game Piracy Examined

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.

Méo · 03-06-10, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Enigma

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.

If I buy a car and there are many hidden defects, I am a victim.

But If I don't buy that car, how can I be a victim?

The Enigma · 03-06-10, 03:52 PM

I've always payed for my games.
What is the reward? An even more restrictive DRM.
I'm a victim of my own honesty.

Immacolata · 03-06-10, 06:13 PM

Victim? Oh, please. Get over yourself. You have a choice as consumer, you are excercising your power. The victims here are foremost those supposed to earn money on selling their product.
Then the next victims are those buying the products and SUFFERING with the DRM.

Im not talking about soft skinned people in a nerd rage over the potential issues and moral what nots. But those actually experiencing problems with a copy of the game in their hand. I find it galling that I have to register to play a game, and that I am forced to synch saves and stuff online. But I'm not a victim, because I didn't buy or play SH5. See what I did there?
Owners of the game have a legitimate right to whinge. The rest of us? Just. Be quiet now, please. People got the message by now. Stop the nerd ragery, please.

goldorak · 03-06-10, 07:53 PM

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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, 10:56 AM	#1
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	#2
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	#4
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. __________________

03-06-10, 03:52 PM	#6
The Enigma Seer of visions Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Under the surface Posts: 2,315 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I've always payed for my games. What is the reward? An even more restrictive DRM. I'm a victim of my own honesty. __________________

03-06-10, 06:13 PM	#7
Immacolata Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 798 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Victim? Oh, please. Get over yourself. You have a choice as consumer, you are excercising your power. The victims here are foremost those supposed to earn money on selling their product. Then the next victims are those buying the products and SUFFERING with the DRM. Im not talking about soft skinned people in a nerd rage over the potential issues and moral what nots. But those actually experiencing problems with a copy of the game in their hand. I find it galling that I have to register to play a game, and that I am forced to synch saves and stuff online. But I'm not a victim, because I didn't buy or play SH5. See what I did there? Owners of the game have a legitimate right to whinge. The rest of us? Just. Be quiet now, please. People got the message by now. Stop the nerd ragery, please. __________________ "The power of the executive to cast a man into prison without formulating any charge known to the law, and particularly to deny him the judgment of his peers, is in the highest degree odious, and the foundation of all totalitarian government whether Nazi or Communist." - W. Churchill