Recent content by Sparkky

This makes me laugh. I love popular music. As for being "not that music savy" I also listen to Ska, and some less popular stuff. I listen to mainstream. I've been a part of Concert bands as a percussionist, I've played an small jazz band, pit bands for musicals and big bands. I can...

call me obvious, but you'd notice the two games are very different. You'd also notice that WoW doesn't have micro transactions for game items... where as exteel does. You'd almost be able to come to the conclusion there designed around there payment models... Your argument is akin to saying...

excellent article. and I was surprised as well when they didn't mention that rogers and bell make Canada their ***** when it comes to internet :P I know Shaw has infrastructure on the west, but they rent from bell in the east, and if any of my packets head that direction. BAM shaped and...

You guys are amazing. Id pay to have a commentary of this quality on any movie/cutscene :P

I propose you send your policy makers out for a wilderness survival trip then.. cause at this rate I'm gonna start pitying Aussies rather than thinking they are politically incorrect violent awesome with legs, arms and a cool hat.

No, the only assumption I want you to make is that piracy helps the industry grow and increases profits. Given that assumption do you think piracy is good or bad.

Malygris, one question. If there was to be evidence presented right now that proved conclusively that computer piracy has helped the videogame industry grow and is responsible for an increase in the sales of videogames. What would your view on piracy be after learning about this news.

...and yet reading books 6+ hours a day is considered a positive trait for an intellectual. gogo Australia you backwards little country you.

I like to think of myself like you, only leaning towards the other side of the fence, probably due to the anecdotal success story that is my life :P The only question I've got about your logic is that It doesn't seem to address the possibility that piracy positively effects the company. Say...

pessimism is popular because your either happy or your right. Its takes balls to be wrong and miserable or happy and right , ie being an optimist. see post below. :P

Its circumstance, what about when the kid couldn't afford it or get his hands on it because he lives out in the middle of nowhere. I'm simply saying its not cut/dry and in my case there was circumstance that made it okay to have it without paying. As well the idea that its much more than two...

I don't have that evidence, nobody does; and that's my point. My argument has never been that he will buy the games. My argument has been that we don't know if he will or won't. I'm saying that fundamentally we don't know the effect, be it positive or negative on the sales in the industry. So...

For an anecdotal example, I got a copy of Warhammer Online for free, as well as Skate 2 because the VP of EA came to my class for a guest lecture. I didn't pay for them, yet most people do. Circumstance makes a huge difference here. As I said previous Malygris, most of these issues are ones...

Again, your making the assumption that Timmy will continue to pirate with no proof. I have already addressed this as the point of unknown. that the proof to make this very claim is non-existent and thus basing claims off it is illogical. Many of these arguments I'm bring up were ones brought up...

You missed the part where you explain having something you didn't pay for is unethical. Killing somebody is unethical for obvious reasons. Stealing from somebody is unethical... unless its to save a life, or it was stolen in the first place, or.... etc. Nowhere will you read that having...