Malcador

How was I making excuses for thieves by asking about a situation you've admitted isn't thievery. Was out of curiosity.

Pft, authenticity.

Why not bring DRM into the topic though, it is related and not being laser like focused on the topic isn't exactly required here, heh. Besides, then all we'll have are posts with rageposting about pirates (although funny). Hm, so if someone buys a game and then cracks it, that person still an entitled scumbag to you people ?

You scumbag! Heh, probably true, although I think it'd have ended up that way regardless, companies love lock in after all. Kind of ironic that we'll be going back to that in that case.

Got my project done, and am enjoying that post-alpha bliss where it works for the dev tests but probably is broken in horrendous ways. Still though, this feeling is good, rather disturbingly happy at the moment. Now off to the office Christmas party.

http://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/s...9-1226216184190

I suppose if you can lengthen the time to it takes break it, you might get really impatient people that'd buy rather than wait for the release. Not sure how large a segment that is though, but it is something DRM can do. Outside of cases like Drive or AC:R, heh.

Steam's done pretty well in Russia, from Newell anyway, so I guess DRM that people don't really notice as DRM can work. Well, it's expected.

Thunderthread. Two men enter..

Well, can't put her away with forum posts, heh. Who said exempt from contempt, though ? I just find it funny to read in posts. Guess I can't generate the anger. I'd wager most of the mocking and "poo flinging" comes from their legitimate customers rather than they do from those evil, subhuman people downloading stuff over torrents, Usenet, etc. or the groups making the releases, though. As an aside, similar situation with my company's product. Wouldn't work to pirate it anyway, although there is a joke about our clients being institutional crooks in the first place, heh.

Well, see above. That and, if you're going to post internet vitriol about people, might as well save it for truly scummy people - e.g. lady who scalded her baby to death then went shopping, etc.

It's a waste of effort, maybe.

I recall the OUTRAGE* on the BioWare boards when pirates were able to play ME 2 before the release date. *To be sure, people are outraged there constantly. Heh, I didn't know ME2 got leaked that early. One good thing about Steam I suppose, those are always cracked after release so you don't end up in that kind of situation. As for the harsh language about people pirating games, it's pretty amusing

Well, not much, they've cracked most pretty promptly.

It's the only honourable way out for a forum warrior.

Was also raised in this thread too. Maybe that will be their next idea, jack up the price to account for all their "losses" due to piracy.

Rather interesting day to start, exit the elevator and there's some dude standing RIGHT in front of the doors, he's just stepping in before I can get out. So ended up bumping him a fair bit with his coffee in his hand, heh. Either some people storming the elevators or people that walk out and then stop gazing around in bewilderment At least it's sunny outside!

Path of least resistance, yup.

Cheer up!

Nope he didn't, more of a rejection of a "well it could be worse" I guess. How did DRM messing with your playing get compared to losing a limb anyway. Although, some company losing theoretical sums of money due to piracy isn't that bad, when you think of it that way. Also, this is a rather amusing DRM - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-...s-sam-3-pirates

Laughing like hell at the football teams from Manchester, right now.

With built-in guns and motorized blades ?

Maybe trade schools will get more respect these days, they don't get as much as Universities here, heh.

Christmas party nearing so have to pick somethings from the menu, assuming we order from the normal menu and don't get some crap picked by the manager. Have a nice dish of ribs, one of the most expensive there too, heh. Generally a lousy day, overall though, haven't seen the sun in 3-4 days.