Why do you pirate?

[ca_michelbach]

Saves me LOADS of money...i mean DS games are £30!! They're just not worth that much money!

 

[Hop2089]

I don't pirate. I think, IN MY OWN OPINION, that it is stealing. Now, that being said, the universal logs can not be deleted. This means that someone, somewhere, has a log. FBI, CIA, stuff like that. They know exactly what you download. This is the reason that threats against the President, even just jokes about killing him is taken very seriously. Here is an example of the universal logs.

A man is serious about killing the Pres. He emails his buddy and scopes out a plan. Then they both delete the Email and the logs. Guess what? Universal logs can track back for years. The Government catches on and arrests the men. Though there was no PHYSICAL evidence, they were still caught.

Me? I at least set my bar-of-standards higher than any pirating thief.

I can't stop you, but I can warn you. There may be members of this site that are with the FBI. You can never know.

I don't think they care too much about a pirated game and music unless they are being sold for financial gain then you have problems. Of course any threats against the government will be tracked and reported, everyone knows that. I also doubt there's FBI here maybe someone from a gaming company like Nintendo of course the big 3 know we exist, that's why no roms can be on this site.

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

Saves me money, and that way when I don't like a game it's not like I wasted my money or anything.

 

[Shakraka]

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[Overlord Nadrian]

Obviously so I can brag about the fact that I pirated something to my friends, what else? Duh.

"Hey, I just recently bought BioShock off Steam yest-"
"HEY FAGGOT I GOT THAT GAME FOR FREE HOW DOES IT FEEL KNOWING YOU SHELLED OUT $20 WHILE I GOT IT FOR FREE?"

Haha that's right about the best reason I've ever heard

 

[Hitsuagaya]

saves money and im not really gonna pay for a game which i finish in like 5 minutes so yeah...

 

[Panzer Tacticer]

You wouldn't pirate a car.... who writes that crap? Yes I would if I could.

I don't download because I'm poor. Actually I am poor, but I choose what to buy and what not to buy based on intelligent choice.
35 dollar Tamiya model in 1/48th scale, can't be downloaded, gotta buy it if I want it.
They're great kits, I've already bought 15 in the last 12 months. It's not like I don't have money Nintendo, I just ain't throwing it away.
Nintendo DS game, nearly guaranteed to be crap, no sweat I will download that and ensure I know if it is crap or not first.
Since I bought my DS in 2005-2006 I have bought a few games and Nintendo has released what nearly 4000 titles?

Nintendo, if you want me to stop downloading your games, take some fucking pride in your name and refuse to license all but seriously well made games. Stop being such a console whore.

 

[Overlord Nadrian]

saves money and im not really gonna pay for a game which i finish in like 5 minutes so yeah...

You mean something like Metal Slug?

 

[awssk8er]

Obviously so I can brag about the fact that I pirated something to my friends, what else? Duh.

"Hey, I just recently bought BioShock off Steam yest-"
"HEY FAGGOT I GOT THAT GAME FOR FREE HOW DOES IT FEEL KNOWING YOU SHELLED OUT $20 WHILE I GOT IT FOR FREE?"

Lol. I do that all the time.

Mostly to save money, and to try out games that aren't worth buying.
Also, I find it fun to hack stuff.

Edit: Also, for the DS, I got really tired of carrying around a ton of games.

 

[Hitsuagaya]

yes way easier with a ds cart

 

[GenesisX]

1. I want to save money during this time of crisis! (Maybe)
2. somewhat easier..
3. I'm not doing anything seriously illegal(i'm only downloading games and putting it on an SD Card not uploading roms/movies

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4. If i paid for it, i can do it

 

[redact]

why not?

 

[Cablephish]

I pirate for the good of mankind.

 

[ralph9994]

because i have no money so i download all the things. whos going to spend 1000 euros on photoshop

wel and its not stealing in any way. (its legal in the netherlands as long you dont upload stuff)

you wouldn't download a car or somthing

 

[Anteo]

I'm broke, you can't really find retro stuff to buy in stores, you can't find certain movies in certain countries, I'm an asshole

 

[DrCaptainHarlock]

I buy a lot of games, but sometimes I'll pirate a game in order to avoid selling my gold chains for money because I'm a true gangster who lives on the streets. Quite literally on the streets.

 

[blackdragonbaham]

just to check the games out and to decide which games are worthy to be bought

 

[syko5150]

i pirate for one simple reason...because i can.I can easily go down to the store and buy the game if i wanted but why should i when i can get it free?I can just stay home download games,movies & music and not spend more then my monthly internet bill,you just can't beat that when it comes to saving money =D.

 

[Primenay13]

Who pirates on GBAtemp? NOONE BECAUSE THIS IS A NO PIRACY SITE. *cough*

 

[syko5150]

Who pirates on GBAtemp? NOONE BECAUSE THIS IS A NO PIRACY SITE. *cough*

the topic says nothing about pirating on GBAtemp...its about why you pirate in general...