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They still do, you can find a whole bunch of them on Youtube oddly, of all places. Scene itself is still about cracking the games, as they compete with each other etc. and have their rules and what not. But I guess "leechers" have definitely undergone what you've described (which was my mistake of your meaning, I think).

Hasn't it always been a subculture though? Way back to the Amiga days ?

The packaging has really improved though.

Yep, second time around I smashed it easy. But the first time out, I had no idea wtf I was doing to be frank, it was a brick wall.

Hm, Monkey Island 2 SE does sound appealing. For once, there's something I want on these Steam sales!

The swamp wasn't my favourite zone, at least in Chapter 2, especially at night - seemed to me more monsters came out then. The Arcehspores or the Coccacidium were almost unbeatable for me when I first played too.

Well I don't invest in the industry, I just buy some games (although investing in the big publishers is a good idea they keep saying). Not quite the head of a Scene group yet. As for rationalizing past piracy, eh, I wouldn't say that I looked at it that way then or now.

It would be odd to share it, as none of you particularly need to or care to know that, heh, I'd have thought that would have been obvious. But I guess you share easily. Convenient deduction on your part though. . Then again, depends on what we're taking regret as. Simply saying "Yeah that was bad to do, oh well" isn't what I'm thinking. Heh, it's like Harlequin.

Well yes, I've a pretty good idea on what kind of stuff I'd regret, heh. And it's based on experience, imagine that eh ? Additionally, I can also draw on my friends for evidence of that, none of them have ever mentioned regretting pirating - not even the game developers. But really, pointless as you believe what you want to, and the "don't do it because you'll regret it" on the conscience level is pretty weak (rather look at the legal system making you do so, heh). Not sure what you mean by my 'youth' (although that is relative when you think about it, you might be 60!), given how I've not sated your apparent desire to know how old I am.

Irvin Kershner died too.

You believe age matters in this anyway. You might stop pirating as you get older (variety of reasons - e.g. play less, decide to be a consumer or just not being with 'it' anymore), but as for regretting past piracy ? Eh, hardly. You'll regret doing things that were a negative impact on people you know or you, not regretting depriving Ubisoft or EA of your $60. As for my 'reluctance' to tell you of all people my age, well, you're welcome to assume anything you like.

Because it's irrelevant ? If you think it is, I'd like to hear the reasoning

No, that's not it really, most likely lack of concern for the tiny impact it had (and gratitude for stress relief at no cost!) Doubt simply aging is going to change my opinion on the matter

But can you beat Kurasawa 2 in WC ?

This is headline news up here, kinda sad, heh.

I'm wondering how the release of diplomatic cables is exposing evil acts or something. Is interesting and all, but largely not seeing anything particularly noble about this. Shocking that diplomats dont say nice things about others, really.

The stupidity in this thread is staggering. I blame my lack of a Ferrari on the legit market not accomodating me. Well, it makes it even more tempting if you have a game priced arbirtrarily higher than other places. The legit market might as well not try to compete there, when you can go to a local store or hop on Usenet and get it. Hm, nope, not regretting it these days. Was a good way to save cash and have fun back at Uni labs, heh. Besides, you'd think Ubisoft would have suffered from it.

Eh I dunno, I wouldn't want to live out west with all those rednecks. Here in the immigrant ghetto of TO it's much nicer. If the penalties are identical, doesn't make the crimes equal or the same. It's not theft, unless you do something neat and steal every copy as well as destroy all copies of the source (that'd be a coup). But eh, is a quibble. It's funny how you people exhibit such anger and use such harsh terms about people that download games illegally of all things (not even Scene people, just leechers). Still though, no one gets the point of piracy being huge in some places due to the legit market not even trying to be appealing, hm. Yarr.

I heard Just Cause 2 got pretty boring though.

So far nothing I want. Supreme Commander 2 for less than $5 was hilarious though, stupid Taylor had to whore it out.

Could be useful, the delay might matter. Course, as one mentioned earlier, better to not buy games until they've been out for a year, heh.

Poor substitute for playing as you're shown what's wanted to be shown.

Demos ? uh ok. Rentals for PC games is a new one to me, and as for preview videos...you like the taste of manure ? However one useful thing to have is consumerist friends, you can rely on them to buy mindlessly and then glean any input from them. Most useful thing I've come across so far.

Sure, if the money is $5 from them to you. Otherwise...ehhhh.

Wargasm took that.