I have been forced to pirate, and it makes me very angry
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i looked it up too one says its a windows 7 crack its funny you need a crack to play it when you own it since the drm is retarded because it doesn't work with the compatibility stuff. i tired it myself got the same error using all the xp and before modes.Owyn_Merrilin said:
here's the kicker its a known issue
Ehh... your unlikely to get a virus from something that is well seeded simply because peers won't seed if they know the copy is bad. Any way I don't see what you feel so bad about you we're licensed a copy of chaos theory, one you probably can't return, it didn't work because publishers get butt hurt and add anti-piracy measures that don't work [CnC4's always online protection was cracked in less that 24 hours], so you did the logical thing and got your monies worth. Be chill and enjoy your game.
[Mods - Please note that knowing how piracy works does not equal agreeing with it nor an admission of guilt]
[Mods - Please note that knowing how piracy works does not equal agreeing with it nor an admission of guilt]
Try living in a first world country and then have over half the movies/tv shows/games made not even be released here. Then try to legitimately buy them from overseas to have the companies say "sorry, we don't ship to Australia" and have no way to get a legitimate copy, THEN tell me piracy is evil.
It sucks that you've had to torrent a version that worked, but I wouldn't say you've pirated it; you're playing the game after paying the amount it cost.spikeyjoey said:
On a related note:
Q) Where can you legally download a copy of Jade Empire SE for the PC that you bought from Bioware's online store?
A) You cannot.
Q) Where can you legally download a copy of Jade Empire SE for the PC that you bought from Bioware's online store?
A) You cannot.
I think jynthor was being sarcastic..Could be wrong, but I tend to detect sarcasm better than your average bear.DigitalAtlas said:
however, lastgreatblasphemer (irony on your name there buddy) being the lawful paragon is clearly not.
To comment on that completely detached from the subject of piracy, I'll bet one of my extremities that if someone used a poor financial situation as an excuse for piracy you'd go "Maybe you should have been wiser in spending your money then" on them.LastGreatBlasphemer said:
I just don't see why I have to see the astronomical costs of the AAA game production as granted. I also don't see why those amounts shouldn't be brought into question - and if they should be, they never are, it's always just "Yeeeeeah, games are expensive to make." That's not true by default, which the indie scene is a testament to. So okay, "Yeeeeeah, AAA games are expensive to make."
Well, the production costs are only as high as the studios want them to be. Maybe it's not a bright idea to toss half a billion into the production with the thought "Yeah, we'll just squeeze it back out of the gamers later. Somehow."
And as I said. This is unrelated to piracy; simply saying that it's not my fault or yours that studios spend so much on production. Okay, I know for sure it's not mine, but I am going to be blaming the public for this one a bit, however. *those blasted shiny pixel and polygon count obsessed whippersnappers...*
First, let's say a homeless man was gifted by the gods a laptop that worked. He went to a coffee shop every day and used their wi-fi. With that wi-fi, he pirated some games to escape his terrible life while searching for a job, food, etc. Would you deny him access? Call him wrong? Or, as a developer, just be happy he's playing your game as his only life comfort?(this is a true story, promise)LastGreatBlasphemer said:
What about people who don't get games in their region? Their only choice is importing a used copy and that doesn't give the company any money at all. Plus, the system is completely region locked. Is it wrong?
Hell, what about just being short on funds and you don't have the ability to choose between rent, food, and owning a video game? Should that person be denied entertainment value in their life?
Heck, the biggest case: It's the game's launch day and all my friends have everything given to them on a silver platter, so they have the game. I want to be social and play with them, but there's no split-screen option available at all. I want the game, plan on buying it when I have funds (and will), but just can't do it now. Is it wrong to give myself some early access so I don't fall out of the social loop? Heck, it even prevents the constant inner stress from not being from a family with any disposable income (The Simpson's episode titled "Homer's Enemy" covers this rather well).
Let me make this 100% clear: I'm only responding to let you know I didn't give enough of a crap to read your post and that you're wrong. End of story. It's a subjective issue that only becomes morally black and white once you put disposable income and comfortable lifestyles into the equation. Piracy isn't evil. If I were a developer I'd just be happy people like that were still playing my game. Embrace piracy. Just be responsible about it; if you like a product, buy it. Even Notch gave people permission to pirate Minecraft and told them to buy it later if they liked it.