in what world do people live in where 60$ is alot of money lol
$60 is like going out to eat with the wife and a couple of drinks.
And that's what a reasonable person would do instead of wasting it on some shit game they can download for free
in what world do people live in where 60$ is alot of money lol
$60 is like going out to eat with the wife and a couple of drinks.
A reasonable person doesn't play shit games.And that's what a reasonable person would do instead of wasting it on some shit game they can download for free
A reasonable person doesn't play shit games.And that's what a reasonable person would do instead of wasting it on some shit game they can download for free
A reasonable person doesn't play shit games.And that's what a reasonable person would do instead of wasting it on some shit game they can download for free
people in here are really overestimating the importance of money (other than in EE and countries like Brazil, where a new game costs something like 30% of the minimum wage), and underestimating the importance of convenience
i remember an article (sorry, can't be arsed to dig it up ), it was from roughly one year ago when TPB was down for something like a month and the MPAA or RIAA or somebody shot themselves in the foot with some stupid PR saying some stupid shit about Google when they were the biggest help in their "war" against piracy, stating that even in rich countries like Norway (where the average wage is something like 1000% of the EE/Br wages), piracy was rampant for years simply because there was no easy and convenient way to acquire the legal goods, so when stuff like Netflix, iTunes and similar got to Norway piracy was reduced by something like 80% (number pulled out of memory, it may be incorrect, but it was a very big percentage, well over 50%) almost overnight (and the figures were provided by Google itself, not TPB or someone like that)
A reasonable person doesn't play shit games.And that's what a reasonable person would do instead of wasting it on some shit game they can download for free
Alas, a reasonable person is terribly bored through most of his life, and might as well play some shit game to pass time.
And that's what a reasonable person would do instead of wasting it on some shit game they can download for free
Fixed. (Not for pirating mind you, but for playing with it at all.)Dunno, when I pirated fallout 4 I felt prettyrighteous. dumb
Who said anything about crusade? People just shouldn't concern at all with the well being of companies/industries, just do whatever is best for them. Morality has no place when the other side is mostly concerned with ripping you off.I have torrents going right now at home so don't preach to me like I am some corporate cuck.
You're the only brainwashed moralist here - if you actually believe that your pirating is some grand crusade against corruption instead of.. ya know.. just getting free shit.
What's really stealing is government officials being bribed to spend billions in Microsoft licenses/support that they never use.kwanzabot said:i mean it is stealing really lol
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but trying to justify pirating with OMGGGG ITS NOT FAIRRR HOW MUCH THE CORPORATIONS MAKE just makes you pathetic
if 60$ is alot you're a tramp and need to get a decent job lol
"No MorePiratedGames worth piratingin Two Yearssince at least 2010"
Pirate all you want. Just don't come in here defending it as some crusade against corporate corruption or because pirating games will increase sales for a company and is actually a good thing.
This piracy debate about what is moral or not is a complex one, where everyone pro or against is full of shit. You can only be full of shit if you are talking about this. Between those who say that :
-Piracy is bad, period. Instead, you should encourage copyright speculation and give money to GoG so that it can go in the pockets of absolutely nobody who developped the game.
-Don't pirate games that are almost absolutely impossible to find, you can buy those second hand after all, and you can enjoy this Magnetic Scrolls game for the low price of 430 € : http://www.ebay.fr/itm/MYTH-by-MAGN...919508?hash=item3aba40e9d4:g:lgcAAOxyP4dTd03h
-those who say that piracy is bad and who use adblock on every website, because, you know, at least it's not illegal
-I WILL NEVER PIRATE A GAME ! Shit, is the new Game of Thrones episode out ?
-I never pirate shit, but I'll never buy a game that's not selling at 85% !
-I never pirate shit, buy my software full price
Fuck, you could even argue that you're destroying the industry with some purchases, and that by pirating software, you have more money for hardware, food, going to restaurants or see a concert and are therefore helping a whole fuckload of other industries. See ? You're moral again.
There is no answer to this debate. Just do your shit, don't do it, but yes, don't try to justify it, and by it, I also mean "do everything legally" too.
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Pirate all you want. Just don't come in here defending it as some crusade against corporate corruption or because pirating games will increase sales for a company and is actually a good thing.
That's not what I'm doing (and neither is anyone else in this thread, from what I gather), it's not trying to defend piracy, it is simply stating the facts of the market.
Again, I could point you to that Neil Gaiman example that shows how beneficial it can work for books, but I already did so yeah.
I'm not saying "hurr I'm doing a good thing", I'm just saying that piracy has a few positive aspects, can never be eradicated completely, and all the adverse effects of it are overstated.
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What's really stealing is government officials being bribed to spend billions in Microsoft licenses/support that they never use.
And the thing not being fair is not how much money corporations make but how they make so much money.
Who said anything about crusade? People just shouldn't concern at all with the well being of companies/industries, just do whatever is best for them. Morality has no place when the other side is mostly concerned with ripping you off.I have torrents going right now at home so don't preach to me like I am some corporate cuck.
You're the only brainwashed moralist here - if you actually believe that your pirating is some grand crusade against corruption instead of.. ya know.. just getting free shit.
What's really stealing is government officials being bribed to spend billions in Microsoft licenses/support that they never use.kwanzabot said:i mean it is stealing really lol
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but trying to justify pirating with OMGGGG ITS NOT FAIRRR HOW MUCH THE CORPORATIONS MAKE just makes you pathetic
if 60$ is alot you're a tramp and need to get a decent job lol
And the thing not being fair is not how much money corporations make but how they make so much money.
Minimum wage here is €200, average €400. Computer parts for example cost 30-40% more than in US. You shouldn't worry we don't work, be more concerned with us "stealing" your jobs soon enough.
Relatively recent scandal in my country, still ongoing, they keep finding shit but the important guys managed to get away while some irrelevant schmucks went to jail.What the fuck are you talking about?
Relatively recent scandal in my country, still ongoing, they keep finding shit but the important guys managed to get away while some irrelevant schmucks went to jail.What the fuck are you talking about?
I fairly doubt it a shit country like this is the only place where it happened nor M$ is the only company, was just an example.