WHY DO PEOPLE PIRATE??

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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?
 
Vidboy10 said:
tinymonkeyt said:
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 stealing?
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Well technically, pirating isn't stealing. It's making another copy.

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Well, my reason used to be, "'Cause games are expensive, and piracy is free."
But noW, I can't land a job no matter how hard I try, and we can hardly afford to EAT, let alone afford anything for entertainment. So now it's a the above reasons, plus I couldn't buy games even if I wanted to, and had a sudden change of heart about piracy.
 
technically stealing would be taking stuff without permission, so pirating is still stealing i guess.
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so half right?
 
tinymonkeyt said:
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.
 
Vidboy10 said:
Tropicana said:
pirating isn't stealing.
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I know my sig is prob too long now but that comment was just TOO fucking stupid to turn down.
Someone missed the point. Anyway, stop being so Hollier Then Thou. It's annoying.

In any case, I pirate because it's free. Do I need any other reason?
 
Midna said:
Vidboy10 said:
Tropicana said:
pirating isn't stealing.
rofl.gif

I know my sig is prob too long now but that comment was just TOO fucking stupid to turn down.
Someone missed the point. Anyway, stop being so Hollier Then Thou. It's annoying.
I'm not being Hollier Then Thou. It's called "changing your mind".
 
Vidboy10 said:
Midna said:
Vidboy10 said:
Tropicana said:
pirating isn't stealing.
rofl.gif

I know my sig is prob too long now but that comment was just TOO fucking stupid to turn down.
Someone missed the point. Anyway, stop being so Hollier Then Thou. It's annoying.
I'm not being Hollier Then Thou. It's called "changing your mind".
There is clearly something wrong here.
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I pirate because I can't afford to pay for most entertainment!
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I'm doing it because I save money for a scooter, going out with friends and all that stuff. Why get something for 1x $50,- then for $50,- per game.
 
Cause original games sometimes don"t work with not "up-to-date" systems ?

The Wii, for example, or I least, I don't know how to do.

I bought "Punch-Out" original disc and my 3.2 (E) Wii didn't wanted to run it, so I had to run the original disc with a backup launcher (Wiigator's Gamma Backup Launcher), and so I wondered why the point to have bought the original if I had to use it under a backup launcher). And I think I got some luck because if the original hadn't wanted to run with the Gamma Loader, I would have been screwed and just had lost my money).

This is, personally, the reason why I won't buy New Super Mario Bros for example. I don't want to buy the game and finally see it won't work on my system without any tricks/modifications (and this time, it's not even sure the original would work on NeoGamma Backup Launcher if it has a copy protection or whatever on the disc).

And no, I don't want to update my Wii, some homebrews (like emulators) are nice and I don't want to bother myself with lots of upgrading steps (which have always some risks to screw everything) to make them work again.

About the DS, because the cart port of my DS is broken ? (It's just easy as it). And that I don't want to buy a new DS just for that (My Wii also have his fan broken, had to buy an Intercooler, Nintendo systems really seems to become cheap in terms of hardware quality compared to 80-90's years, as some of them also got some dvd drives problems with Smash Bros Brawl).

When there aren't any homebrew on a system or if I don't have any problems with the system (hardware problem or update that remove some things I want), I only buy original games like on 360 (had more than 40 games on it) & PS3 (add more than 15 games on it).

Here's for me.
 
Why do I play pirated (DS) games...?

The simple thing is - I get bored with games easily & I don't want to waste money on a game that I lose interest on

Think about it
- You buy a game (perhaps based on a 'good' review, perhaps due to the graphics etc) for ~ £15
- You play it
- You find it repetitive or not quite the game you thought it was

What do you do then??
- Pass it onto someone else
- Stick in a drawer & forget about it
- 'Sell' it back to shop at a vastly reduced rate (usually for ~£2-5)

Which ever way you look at it - it's wasted money.

There's no way of 'try-before-you-buy' with DS/Wii games (unlike on PC some companies do offer 'demos') - You MAY be lucky enough to have the game playing in a shop, but chances are slim

I DO buy games occasionally (last purchase was 'Batman:Arkham Asylum' for PC), & I brought it because I could try the demo out - which I liked
 

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