Another piracy article

Task Force · 05-07-10, 07:34 PM

Hmm, Main reason I dont buy alot of games is that most are s***...

Castout · 05-07-10, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Hmm, Main reason I dont buy alot of games is that most are s***...

AGREE

On the other hand in places like where I live it's very very hard to find a genuine game(I've found 4 places so far). For one I'm still waiting for my bloody Napoleon Total War

(I have lost all the excitement of waiting).

At the other hand it's quite hard to buy a genuine game which has been out for some time here especially if they are good game. It's better to fetch the game early. And the price of genuine game never drop over prolong shelves time too.

Nordmann · 05-08-10, 07:25 AM

An interesting article, which hits on some key points. Piracy is not as big a problem as the industry would have us believe; poor sales are generally the signs of a poor game, and it's about time they realised this. Blaming piracy, sadly, is all too easy an excuse for lazy game development.

If developers continue to produce half finished, over-priced rubbish, then they can continue to expect poor sales figures.

krashkart · 05-15-10, 02:55 PM

Anyone ever play Kudos or Democracy? The author of those games has some interesting things to say (at least, I think so). He opened a discussion on his personal blog and beckoned pirates to tell him why they snarf games. Here are some of the conclusions he came to:

http://positech.co.uk/talkingtopirates.html

Here is the original blog entry:

http://positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/?p=76

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Arclight · 05-16-10, 12:28 AM

Oh my, talk to the pirates? Listen to why they pirate? Who would have ever thought of that?

It amazes me a lot of consumers are aware of the issues and are up to speed, while every single (big) publisher seems to be stumbling around in the dark, driving customers away.

05-07-10, 07:34 PM	#1
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05-08-10, 07:25 AM	#3
Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	An interesting article, which hits on some key points. Piracy is not as big a problem as the industry would have us believe; poor sales are generally the signs of a poor game, and it's about time they realised this. Blaming piracy, sadly, is all too easy an excuse for lazy game development. If developers continue to produce half finished, over-priced rubbish, then they can continue to expect poor sales figures. __________________ "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

05-15-10, 02:55 PM	#4
krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	Anyone ever play Kudos or Democracy? The author of those games has some interesting things to say (at least, I think so). He opened a discussion on his personal blog and beckoned pirates to tell him why they snarf games. Here are some of the conclusions he came to: http://positech.co.uk/talkingtopirates.html Here is the original blog entry: http://positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/?p=76 *** __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

05-16-10, 12:28 AM	#5
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Oh my, talk to the pirates? Listen to why they pirate? Who would have ever thought of that? It amazes me a lot of consumers are aware of the issues and are up to speed, while every single (big) publisher seems to be stumbling around in the dark, driving customers away. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.