Are you Pro or Anti Piracy?

[jonthedit]

Another morality thread.
*Justify my view plz*
Go take an ethics class so you can write about all this junk.
Be happy this debate exists, so if you ever have to take an ethics class, you can write about this!
AP is annoying. That is my view.

 

[the_randomizer]

Another morality thread.
*Justify my view plz*
Go take an ethics class so you can write about all this junk.
Be happy this debate exists, so if you ever have to take an ethics class, you can write about this!
AP is annoying. That is my view.

AP and DRM are invasive, make legit users suffer and as such, I circumvent every game I own that has AP/DRM because I don't care Screw AP protection. What people do is their business

 

[RevPokemon]

AP and DRM are invasive, make legit users suffer and as such, I circumvent every game I own that has AP/DRM because I don't care Screw AP protection. What people do is their business

Makes me think of all that verification crap some games/apps make you do

 

[the_randomizer]

Makes me think of all that verification crap some games/apps make you do

I've...found apps that are...well, "specially adapted" to not make verification because, why should I have invasive DRM, ads or some other BS? Yeah, DRM is invasive, convoluted and not the way to go about protecting games, it only creates more issues than it fixes, so I just find patches for them. My money, my games.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

AP and DRM are invasive, make legit users suffer and as such, I circumvent every game I own that has AP/DRM because I don't care Screw AP protection. What people do is their business

I'm fairly certain that its LITERALLY the business of the company that produces the game, actually XD

 

[RevPokemon]

I've...found apps that are...well, "specially adapted" to not make verification because, why should I have invasive DRM, ads or some other BS? Yeah, DRM is invasive, convoluted and not the way to go about protecting games, it only creates more issues than it fixes, so I just find patches for them. My money, my games.

Then remember the proposed xbone rules for used games and sharing physical copies?
People need to learn that is not the way to protect content

 

[_Chaz_]

I pirate.
I don't have an opinion on piracy.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

Then remember the proposed xbone rules for used games and sharing physical copies?
People need to learn that is not the way to protect content

Heh, if they went through with that, the Microsoft gaming division would be cobwebs by now

 

[the_randomizer]

I'm fairly certain that its LITERALLY the business of the company that produces the game, actually XD

And I don't give a flying fuck about that DRM can suck it lol, it makes people suffer, so I won't comply. This is why people pirate games.

 

[RevPokemon]

Heh, if they went through with that, the Microsoft gaming division would be cobwebs by now

Already is as they are going toward the media/entertainment shtick for the xbone

 

[TotalInsanity4]

And I don't give a flying fuck about that DRM can suck it lol, it makes people suffer, so I won't comply. This is why people pirate games.

I figured as much, I just had a good chuckle as to how you chose to word your post

 

[the_randomizer]

I figured as much, I just had a good chuckle as to how you chose to word your post

Hey, I hate DRM with a passion, it's sucks, it's useless and in the end, ineffective as people always find ways around it. Companies need to think a better system.

 

[RevPokemon]

Hey, I hate DRM with a passion, it's sucks, it's useless and in the end, ineffective as people always find ways around it. Companies need to think a better system.

How about a system where people can legally buy a game then do whatever the hell they want?

 

[sarkwalvein]

How about a system where people can legally buy a game then do whatever the hell they want?

That will be great.
Like in the '90s, when the most annoying form of 'DRM' was just writing some words from the manual.
DRM is shit, seriously. As many said before, it punishes the one that pays for the game. Pirates crack it anyway and don't have to suffer annoying online checks and whatsoever.

 

[Zerousen]

I mostly pirate because I don't actually have the money to be able to buy all of the things I want. The only things I don't pirate would probably be smartphone applications and PC games, and when I do, it's so that I can try before I buy. I am however a sucker for anything that says "for charity", so I tend to pay more than I really need to for things like the Humble Bundle.

 

[RevPokemon]

That will be great.
Like in the '90s, when the most annoying form of 'DRM' was just writing some words from the manual.
DRM is shit, seriously. As many said before, it punishes the one that pays for the game. Pirates crack it anyway and don't have to suffer annoying online checks and whatsoever.

Or maybe they do it to give us gamers something to complain about?

 

[Vipera]

The usual.

I'm for the piracy with the intent to preserve the original files, I'm against the "I have no money yet I spent $5 on this latte". I applaud those who exported unknown coin-op games on the web, while I flip off the ones who uploaded Bayonetta.

Oh, and I have a special kind of disrespect for those who use piracy as a way to make money. Those are the worst and can go fuck themselves.

EDIT: and let's not forget about the piracy to play things with a hugely overinflated price. Go play your Flinstones on the NES online, I don't care. If anything, serves the scalpers right.

 

[Margen67]

How about a system where people can legally buy a game then do whatever the hell they want?

There already is one: PC
But companies don't port games to it because they want money.

 

[VinsCool]

Anti.

I've always been legit and support companies. Even if I hacked all my consoles, every "Backups" I have are real "Backups".
End of story.

 

[the_randomizer]

Anti.

I've always been legit and support companies. Even if I hacked all my consoles, every "Backups" I have are real "Backups".
End of story.

The only games I pirate are games from companies that either don't sell them and/or don't exist, as they get zero revenue from secondhand sales. Gamecube, Snes, N64, GBA, GBC, etc, not including those on the Virtual Console. And no way in hell am I gonna support secondhand retailers that sell the game for 900% of the original value lol.