Thyunda said:
Agayek said:
That's part of the problem: Ethics really are not a "logical" thing, especially with a gray area like this.
I feel that piracy in any way, shape, or form is unethical. I don't believe that there is any excuse to pirate a copy of something. I'm a big believer in the "slippery slope" method of morality and by letting SOME piracy be justified, that means there is a line. Who gets to determine where that line should be? Why is THIS piracy OK but not THAT piracy?
I get it Agayek that online only DRM isn't a big deal to some people but server crashes are part of that package. People purchasing this game knew what they were purchasing.
Give me a second, let me grab my soap box that I brought from my high horse who lives in my ivory tower; feel free to implement any other cliched things that I may have missed...alright, I'm ready:
GAMERS! There is ONE vote that matters here and that's your $$$$. If you don't like companies forcing "online only" DRM (and let's face it, that's all this is) down your throat, there is only ONE way to make it go away: Don't buy the game. And no, this does not mean you get to pirate it, that means that you don't play the damn game. Gamers ***** about these "online only" DRM practices constantly and yet they throw their money at a developer who implements these practices. Alright...let me get down now.
Any-who, I'm not going to argue the ethics of this because it IS a gray area and no one is going to be able to "prove" their side right. I've given my piece and gotten my rant in so I'm going to bow out of this argument and let Daystar fight the
good morally gray fight. Normally I'd consider sticking around but I'm going to be gone all day and don't really want to deal with an inbox full of quotes when I'm back around. Feel free to try to pick apart my argument but I may just not respond ever.