I don't. At no point did I ever state that the two had to be identical. You are deliberately misinterpreting my statements in order to obfuscate them, as you have with others'.Cheeze_Pavilion said:
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To the people who don't pirate: Is life really so bad?
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Well I currently have no job, so I am not going to waste what little money I have on CD's and music. When I can afford to, I will gladly support my fav bands and films.
I usually don't pirate, I buy CDs I want, or simply listen to songs I like on youtube... I'm pretty sure that's not illegal most of the time 
With games... That can be complicated... I have pirated a few games before, and I will most like do so again in the future.
Where I live there's peer pressure, if someone asks me "hey did you buy that **** game?" and I go like "No man, couldn't afford it" the repsonse would most likely be something like "Haha oh man, you mean you don't just pirate them? hahaha xD I gotta tell the guys this"
I'm not supposed to give into that and I rarely do, it just bugs me how expensive games are... It bugs me even more when my country is ignored and the game is not released here, that's most often the case when I pirate games.
Then there are the movies, I don't pirate them. If I go see them in a cinema and find them really great I buy them on DVD, if they're epic, I buy them on Blu Ray. My friends pirate them though, like crazy... I sometimes watch them but I usually just rent if I want to see some movie.
With games... That can be complicated... I have pirated a few games before, and I will most like do so again in the future.
Where I live there's peer pressure, if someone asks me "hey did you buy that **** game?" and I go like "No man, couldn't afford it" the repsonse would most likely be something like "Haha oh man, you mean you don't just pirate them? hahaha xD I gotta tell the guys this"
I'm not supposed to give into that and I rarely do, it just bugs me how expensive games are... It bugs me even more when my country is ignored and the game is not released here, that's most often the case when I pirate games.
Then there are the movies, I don't pirate them. If I go see them in a cinema and find them really great I buy them on DVD, if they're epic, I buy them on Blu Ray. My friends pirate them though, like crazy... I sometimes watch them but I usually just rent if I want to see some movie.
What I was arguing against was that developers are losing money when I pirate. Lots of people claim that, but it's totally inaccurate. I would never be so naive as to say that pirating should be encouraged, I don't claim that piracy should be a way of life. The truth is, I couldn't care less whether it's stealing or not, as long as I get the application and have some fun.Anton P. Nym said:
Of course, I don't expect you to concede that your argument didn't correctly address my comment, seeing as you are as stubborn as a mule.
Anyways, I'd rather shoot myself then help EA make any money.
If it is a game or album I really want, and I really love the artist/game, and I actually have the money to get it or can save up without other things needing to be paid/bought, then I will.
Most games here are ridiculously priced. I'm not paying $70 for a game that is about 4 years old. And if it is a game I cannot get here, then I will download it. If someone has downloaded and burnt I game for me, I will play it.
I very rarely download music now a days though. Pretty much the only times I do is if there is only one or two songs on a whole album that I actually like, and I know I won't be able to learn to love the rest.
However, once I can start working, then I'm sure I will pirate less. It's not that life is omgsohard without pirating, it just makes things easier on the little cash I have. When I start getting a steady income, then I'll more than happy to buy games again, new and used, not to mention finally get a bloody 360.
Most games here are ridiculously priced. I'm not paying $70 for a game that is about 4 years old. And if it is a game I cannot get here, then I will download it. If someone has downloaded and burnt I game for me, I will play it.
I very rarely download music now a days though. Pretty much the only times I do is if there is only one or two songs on a whole album that I actually like, and I know I won't be able to learn to love the rest.
However, once I can start working, then I'm sure I will pirate less. It's not that life is omgsohard without pirating, it just makes things easier on the little cash I have. When I start getting a steady income, then I'll more than happy to buy games again, new and used, not to mention finally get a bloody 360.
Why the hell do people continue to place piracye along other major crimes, it is a load of rubbish imo and isn't needed. I'm actually getting tired or all these "you wouldnt do this crime or that" . To the person who stated you wouldnt take someones credit card and use it - no you bloody wouldnt, and its obvious that this would be illegale as you are "stealing" from this person. To rough quote a previous poster, if a company sells X games, and has A games pirated, there is absolutely no bloody proof that all the "A" games would have been bought in the first place, and they have still sold X games. So take your "brutal murder" post elsewhere, it has absolutely no justification in this argument whatsoever. Stealing from someone a physcial object will cause a loss, stealing an electronic object AND NOT using it for profit does not constitute proof that piracy affects the industry.Bright_Raven said:
You win the internet.Cheeze_Pavilion said:
Seriously, that almost made my Cup Noodles go up my nose.
Wahtever helps you sleep at night, but remember: at the end of the day, you're getting something for nothing when you should be getting something for something.fenrizz said:
