Are decisions of the mind etched in stone? Just because you see everything in black and white, that means everyone does? Is it not possible for someone to change their viewpoint if they're presented a convincing argument? It may or may not work. But as far as I'm concerned, it's worth a shot. Why not attempt to present a viewpoint that rarely gets expressed these days? Tired argument? Maybe that's all the truth is for you, but not for me.
Entitled? Really? You want to go there? I've probably bought more games than you have. I support the developers. When I like something, I buy the original. When there is an original. Thanks to Steam, more often than not the scene ISO doesn't have a retail DVD counterpart anymore. I was genuinely disappointed to learn that retail boxes containing Torchlight 2 and Ys in English do not exist. And I refuse to buy worthless files from Steam, or even create an account. It would give the appearance that I'm on board with what they're trying to do -- turn ownership of your purchases into a dead concept. Never happening.
You're obviously new here. Most people that have been here a while are used to my pro-capitalism, pro-free-markets, anti-copyright, anti-patent statements. My opinions will rattle your cage if you're new to them I guess, because all your life you've had the "intellectual property" lie crammed down your throat. Andrew Jackson debunked that myth over a century ago. That oxymoron isn't even in our copyright laws. For one thing, copyright laws only apply to corporate for-profit use. I am not a corporate entity, and I am not selling what I download for money. Personal use is not and has never been illegal. These evil developers that want to use owning a copyright as an excuse to violate your rights, especially your rights to fair use and privacy, are the ones that are wrong. Most developers actually know that wrongfully demonized personal use is good and healthy. Back when the PS3 was stuck on CFW 3.55, there were a lot of game patches that came out that made games playable on CFW. It wasn't a coincidence. They know it helps their sales. They encourage it privately while talking out the other side of their mouth publicly to get sympathy purchases.
The fact you use the term "piracy" shows that you really don't understand copyright law at all. Like I said, "intellectual property" isn't in our copyright laws. They do not wrongfully state that ideas can be property. They grant an artificial right to give people an incentive to create works. However, they are having the opposite of the intended effect. So, being an artificial right that is not serving its purpose, not a natural right, it is time for it to be taken away. Microsoft abusing copyright law to create an artificial operating system monopoly goes against the very spirit of a law that was supposed to encourage innovation. Protecting your right to draw a mouse while thousands of films oxidize to nothingness instead of being properly preserved by keeping them out of the public domain indefinitely was not what these laws were intended for. The intended purpose has failed. What we have is not more innovation. What we have is a financial mine field for anyone that even wants to try to innovate. It's time to move on from this irrationally selfish notion that an idea can be yours. No it can't. If you can think of it, so can someone else. The patent office would be an empty place if this were not the case.
I take offense at the very use of the term "piracy". No one's being murdered for their possessions, or being made to walk the plank. Nothing is even being stolen. Does a cart disappear off Wal-Mart's shelf when a game gets downloaded? No. Can these files be resold? No. Are PDFs from RPG Drive-Thru resellable on e-bay? No. My real "Arcana Evolved" and "d20 World Of Darkness" have real value, on the other hand. Would anyone buy MP3s of Megadeth's "Super Collider" from me, even if I was allowed to sell MP3s (not that I would purchase lossy crap)? No. Would I get bids on e-bay if I put my signed CD on there? Yes. The information must be given physicality of a limited nature to have a true value. Infinite supply, zero demand. Would you call me a thief if I printed a gun with a 3D printer? No (at least not to my face
). Then why would you do so when I burn my own CDs and DVDs? It's mechanically the same thing. Surely you're not suggesting I'm paying less for blank CDs than the record companies that mass stamp them. I can't make them for less than they can. If I'm saving any money, the RIAA is gouging. Now, the MPAA keeps their prices reasonable, by comparison, and there really isn't much, if anything, to be saved by downloading a Blu-Ray.
You want me to take it down a notch? I don't think you realize that, considering I'm replying to someone who keeps repeatedly and ignorantly calling me a thief, I already have taken it down several notches. You want me to calm down, quit making blind assumptions, like accusing everyone that requests a specific feature of being a criminal. Are you psychic? Can you know my intent? No. Using inflammatory statements like "entitled rant about the morals of piracy" is how you start a fight, not how you get people to calm down. If that was not your intent all along, then you really need to work on your communication skills.
I've read the first post. The key word is "planned". What is is. What is planned isn't. The future holds no certainties. Soon is a rather vague term, as some people have discovered the hard way. It's not here until it is. As for the Old 3DS, why bother? Gateway has won in the original 3DS arena. You're not going to level the playing field for Sky3DS there, it's already lost, the original MSet exploit is easy and hassle free. The swap needed by the N3DS GW exploit has given Sky an advantage there (if they were to add a back button to the cart, they'd probably be guaranteed a win). That is where an independent EmuNAND is going to have an impact. Even for the cheap-asses that refuse to spend money to unlock their device, this will be up against Palatine, PBT, MT Loader, and rxTools. Unless it can bring something unique that those don't already offer, no need to reinvent the wheel.
KARL3DS? Really?
At least this and OSKA have a release. But at this rate, rxTools is still going to stomp all 3. Still, to each their own. I can't imagine what you might be waiting for, but, I hope it's worth it for you. I have region free already. I did for the most part even before Gateway's exploit hit, since I already had an Australian N3DS since December and picked up a US N3DS on release day. I've been enjoying the N3DS since the end of December. Apparently almost everyone else has been waiting in misery (well, going by their posts, they sure seemed miserable anyway) while I was playing games and homebrew. So, all that waiting, you can have it. It seems overrated to me.
Well, if you were getting a US model, there's the Smash Bros. Rev01 cart. It would surprise me if something with 9.2 for the other regions doesn't emerge sooner or later (I'd like to take my Australian unit to 9.2 myself, like I have the US one, I'm not aware of any major differences between 9.0 and 9.2, but minor bug fixes are always welcome if available of course).