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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
 ·AT&T DSL Service
| Pirated Games really is not the same Usually, pirated games are stripped down versions. They lack the multiplayer aspects, due to license validation, etc, they lack the documentation, story, etc and packaging. Sometimes they even lack parts of the game itself.
Unlike music or movies, I think much of the pirates software never actually gets used at all. It may be installed and looked at once or twice, or it may never be installed.
Also, I feel that when someone does copy a game, and they like it, they usually end up buying the retail version so they can play it fully or online. If they don't like it, they are either erased or burned off on some archive DVD to sit gathering dust never to be touched again.
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 sivranBack to Opera againPremium
join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
kudos:1
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Indeed.
I downloaded Baldur's Gate II. Burned it (all four CDs). Stuck it in my CD holder where's been ever since. Figured I'd install it once I finished the first one. Never finished it. Course, now I have a "legit" copy -- my friend gave me his copy of it.
Same deal with Majesty. Even though I could've just borrowed it, I pirated it. Never installed it. The ISO sits on my hard drive. I have played it before -- borrowed it from a friend once, but my computer at the time was quite underpowered and couldn't properly play it.
The games I've bought because of piracy are few, the games I've pirated, hated, and erased are many. Some might say, "well, download a demo!" To that, I say, "Far Cry." I would have bought it based on the demo. I downloaded the game, and discovered that the demo covered pretty much the only fun part of the game (IMO). Whew.
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Nodal
join:2008-08-25
West Warwick, RI | Majesty is awesome. You should play it. I bought it with the Xpack and Risk 2 for 5 bucks. | |
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