WHY DO PEOPLE PIRATE??

[Skyline969]

Free better than pay. What more do you want me to say. Because I can, OK?

I mean, come on, click, click, free game, yay!. Do I really need to spell it all out?

Amen. As a student, I'm on a tight budget. However, I love to game. Is it a crime that I like to play games? ...Don't answer that.

But seriously, I pirate because there are too many shovelware titles out there that cost way too much, and many a time I've facepalmed as I spent well over $50 on a game only to find it to be absolute shit. I know everyone's had that happen to them. And then you try to trade it in, and what do they offer you for it? $10. Screw that, I pirate, and I'm proud of it.

 

[brento]

Free better than pay. What more do you want me to say. Because I can, OK?

I mean, come on, click, click, free game, yay!. Do I really need to spell it all out?

Amen. As a student, I'm on a tight budget. However, I love to game. Is it a crime that I like to play games? ...Don't answer that.

But seriously, I pirate because there are too many shovelware titles out there that cost way too much, and many a time I've facepalmed as I spent well over $50 on a game only to find it to be absolute shit. I know everyone's had that happen to them. And then you try to trade it in, and what do they offer you for it? $10. Screw that, I pirate, and I'm proud of it.

my exact thoughts. it's simply too expensive a hobby for a poor student. to add insult to injury most 360 and PS3 cost 59.99 rather than the 49.99 price tag we were all used to.

 

[referencer]

Because it's easier, cheaper, safer, faster, morally ambiguous at worst, it hurts no one, and it allows you a more objective look at the game by getting rid of the innate desire to justify spending your money to yourself.

 

[Deleted User]

I kinda agree with what the OP is saying, not because I care about the company not making a profit, or whatever, but when you can access any game whenever you want for free, you're least likely to concentrate on one game so it'll most likely last you a much shorter time than it would if you bought it. I know that's true for me.

 

[DJ91990]

Let me quote those old 90's Apple Jacks TV Adverts.
"We Eat What We Like"
Now let me change it a bit.
"I do what I like."

I pirate DS Games for a number of reasons;
1)They are overpriced for their worth. The games are at most $50.00 per game when their worth is APROX $15.00~$30.00
2)Their graphics are inferior to all other games, Even the PSP has better graphics
3)SHOVELWARE!! Nuf Said.
4)Japanese Only games are EXPENSIVE AS F**K to import (APROX $75.00~$107.95)
5)Nintendo has disappointed me recently.
6)POKEMON!!
7)Why pay $50.00 per game when I can pay $70.00 for a cartridge, $30.00 for a 1GB card and $0.00 for ANY FREAKIN DS GAME I WANT!!
8)ROM Hacks and translations, can't do that with the original cartridge!
9)No more begging my parents to allow me to purchase DS games WITH MY OWN MONEY!!(Yea, I know, it's bullsh*t.)

There you have it, nine reasons why I pirate DS games.

 

[DSGamer64]

With the fucking insane prices of games these days, it's not a surprise that people pirate games. DS games are pretty cheap though, just there are so many of them and carrying around about 30+ cartridges is a nuisance. But at 69.99 plus tax for a PS3 or 360 game here in Canada is asinine, and 59.99 for Wii games is a complete hose job considering most of them are complete garbage.

 

[mrfatso]

8)ROM Hacks and translations, can't do that with the original cartridge!

If ever anti-piracy was enforced strictly, this will be the reason why i will flip them.

QUOTE(tinymonkeyt @ Nov 7 2009, 10:26 PM) The better question is:
WHY WOULDN'T PEOPLE PIRATE?

Let's get this straight. Free games/music/video/etc.? At a low probability of getting caught too. Yes, it's morally wrong, but who doesn't like free stuff?

This.
Lol, only idiots would turn down free stuff.

looks out of the window and sign at all the idiots who instead bought crappy games

Me, pretty much the same reason that has been mentioned. Young at age, games too expensive and etc.

and pretty much, the actual reason would be, i just dont think ds games are worth 69.90 or even 39.90 when the gameplay is so short, so i pirate ds games, but for pc games, i see about it, if its something that's enjoyable without skills(rpg , just good old random battle, turn based rpg, i suck too much at racing/fighting game anyway, platformers i am decent as long as it isnt 3D) and if it has a nice story and if possible under-rated(not final fantasy ??? ), then sure i get that.

At the moment, i am just saving up and buying ps2 games, mainly because they are finally cheap enough and cost maybe 30+ instead of 100 ~ 120++ back whe they were popular.

 

[BedtimeGuy]

Five Ownage Reasons To Pirate (plus a special bonus reason):

1: DUH to SAVE MONEY!... really games are over expensive. 'nuff said.

2: convenience. who wants to carry around 50 ds games when it can be on one cyclo? who wants to have 30 wii discs lying around when it can be on one hard drive?

3: the cool factor. when i first hacked my wii it was UBER EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!!!! and so was hacking any other console i have ever owned. looking at the covers of wii games fly across the screen in configurable loader is ridiculously cool. how can anyone resist having the bragging rights that they are a "hacker"?

4: functionality/extra stuff. i can cheat to get past the boring part in a game (i tend to want to finish even the bad games). i can play games that will never be in english without learning Japanese (mother anyone?). and i can enjoy many cool homebrew apps!

5: no "bad buys". that's right kids, i f i buy a game that is SO TERRIBLE that i cant bring myself to beat it, i cant always get a full refund... but if i pirate it, it doesn't matter anyways.

6: i can say "arr". ... ... ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! also: i can haz anarchy, screw the corporation... some people use that reason.

and there you have it. now please refrain from making these threads. these are the reasons. only useful thing now would be 5 reasons not to pirate.

 

[Jdbye]

Games are expensive, and there are so many good ones and I don't even know about all of them.

If I didn't pirate, I would only buy a few of the games I would otherwise pirate, since I don't buy games unless I KNOW I'll like them.

Also, although not really the reason, I really like early dumps.

 

[Shakraka]

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[shinnyuuya]

why pirates? when there's a good guy, there's a bad guy.

 

[Mantis41]

It comes down to risk assessment. Obviously nicking something from the shelf at the local store holds a far greater risk than downloading something. For most of us the risk associated with downloading is deemed low enough to warranty the action. As far as guilt in doing so. It is hard to feel guilty when most of us are strugling to pay the mortgage. If I was on a good wage and had some spare cash I would probably download less and buy more games. I would only use downloading as a try before you buy. Nothing urks me more than paying top price for shovelware.

So it comes down to risk and guilt, both of which for me score very low.

 

[DJPlace]

cause it saves money. the world's money issue sucks right now. so that's the only reason i do it.

 

[Four_X]

Why pirate, well it’s simple. There are people out there that can’t afford to pay the £40 a pop
for a game, and let’s be honest now, most games that come out especially for the wii aren’t
worth the disc they are put on and you expect someone to pay £40 for it, you’ve got to be
kidding me.

I have personally been pirating for many years now, I can remember the good old MSX and
commodore 64 days when I was a little kid going to my local shop and buying a blank C90
tape and using my dads double tape deck to copy a game, listing to all the hi pitch squeaks
and hissing then popping the coped game in to the MSX or C64s tape deck and waiting the
45 mins for the game to load only to find out you didn’t copy it properly and you’ve got to
do it all over again DOHHH, Ahhh but they were the good old days.

Personly I get a little thrill out of doing it, it me vs. the machine in a way, I have been
pirating so long now that I don’t know any different, I don’t sell the copy’s I make and I
never have and will, I only do it for myself and myself alone. It’s like a game to me. I am
not going to try and justify what I do because I now it’s wrong but to be true full I don’t care.
A game could cost £10 to buy I would still copy it. I have been coping mainly games for
about 25 years basically for most of my life i am 32 and I don’t see me stopping any time
soon.

I have been honest writing this, hope this give you some insight to why people pirate.

Four X

 

[Mantis41]

I have personally been pirating for many years now, I can remember the good old MSX and
commodore 64 days when I was a little kid going to my local shop and buying a blank C90
tape and using my dads double tape deck to copy a game, listing to all the hi pitch squeaks
and hissing then popping the coped game in to the MSX or C64s tape deck and waiting the
45 mins for the game to load only to find out you didn’t copy it properly and you’ve got to
do it all over again DOHHH, Ahhh but they were the good old days.

Brilliant do you remember turbotape. I used to have 20 or more games compressed with turbotape on a cassette.

Look people have always pirated, we used to copy each other CDs, before that we all had dual cassette decks and were copying tapes. We used to copy VHS tapes using the old dual VCR recorders. As Four_X has just mentioned we used to pirate C64 and Amiga games. It has only been since the technology to download has arisen that companies have started to completely freak out about it. I guess in the past you had to copy the physical media. Downloads just make the whole process too easy which is what’s making the companies nervous.

I am not saying that its right, just that it has always been so. Its a bit like speeding, it might be illegal but 90% of Britain still do it. Why? Because that's the way we role. Until someone makes GPS tracking compulsory on all vehicles so everyone who speeds gets booked, things are not going to change.

 

[Four_X]

I have personally been pirating for many years now, I can remember the good old MSX and
commodore 64 days when I was a little kid going to my local shop and buying a blank C90
tape and using my dads double tape deck to copy a game, listing to all the hi pitch squeaks
and hissing then popping the coped game in to the MSX or C64s tape deck and waiting the
45 mins for the game to load only to find out you didn’t copy it properly and you’ve got to
do it all over again DOHHH, Ahhh but they were the good old days.

Brilliant do you remember turbotape. I used to have 20 or more games compressed with turbotape on a cassette.

Look people have always pirated, we used to copy each other CDs, before that we all had dual cassette decks and were copying tapes. We used to copy VHS tapes using the old dual VCR recorders. As Four_X has just mentioned we used to pirate C64 and Amiga games. It has only been since the technology to download has arisen that companies have started to completely freak out about it. I guess in the past you had to copy the physical media. Downloads just make the whole process too easy which is what’s making the companies nervous.

I am not saying that its right, just that it has always been so. Its a bit like speeding, it might be illegal but 90% of Britain still do it. Why? Because that's the way we role. Until someone makes GPS tracking compulsory on all vehicles so everyone who speeds gets booked, things are not going to change.

hay Mantis41, yes i remember the turbotap, im still having nightmares

ahhh, the memories

 

[Veho]

To make money, that's why. What kind of a question is that?

 

[Holaitsme]

pirating isn't stealing.

I know my sig is prob too long now but that comment was just TOO fucking stupid to turn down.

Do you lack reading comprehension?

 

[Vidboy10]

There is clearly something wrong here.

Oh god, your post.

QUOTE(Holaitsme @ Nov 11 2009, 08:10 AM) [/quote]Do you lack reading comprehension?[/quote]
Wow...
That was so easy i didn't even need to try.
[spoiler] [img]http://gbatemp.net/vanilla/emoticons/mthrnitesmiley.gif [/spoiler]

 

[Shakraka]

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