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Flagship Studios is a business. The only way to support them is by:

 

A. Buying their product

 

B. Getting other people to buy their product

 

C. Contributing to the creation of their product

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So is it a rational decision to buy a game you probably won't play or enjoy simply because you like something about the company, or because you feel they might make a game you would like some time in the future? You could buy a game and give it away as a gift, perhaps. And I know there were people who bought Galactic Civilizations II with no interest in the game itself, simply because they wanted to express support for Stardock's attitude towards DRM.

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So is it a rational decision to buy a game you probably won't play or enjoy simply because you like something about the company, or because you feel they might make a game you would like some time in the future? You could buy a game and give it away as a gift, perhaps. And I know there were people who bought Galactic Civilizations II with no interest in the game itself, simply because they wanted to express support for Stardock's attitude towards DRM.

 

Generally speaking, I only buy a game that I think I will enjoy. WHich is why I bought Hellgate: London in the first place. Sometimes I am wrong, as I was with HG:L, but the intention was to buy the game. However, if I really do like a game, I wil sometimes buy multiple copies of the same game, both to keep an extra copy or two around and to support the developers.

 

As a rule though I'm not inclined to charity for game developers. Better to give it away to a homeless shelter or something.

 

However, I ALWAYS buy my games. ALWAYS. WHich is more than a lot of people can say.

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Looks like I better go out and buy the game before it disappears.

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It does seem a little unfair to support a company whose games you won't buy yourself.

 

I agree with Steve. This means less diversity, and that sucks.

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It does seem a little unfair to support a company whose games you won't buy yourself.

 

So is it a rational decision to buy a game you probably won't play or enjoy simply because you like something about the company, or because you feel they might make a game you would like some time in the future?
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when it comes to business, moral support offers no meaningful contribution.

Capitalist pigdog.

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I think we are just arguing over the word support here. Why don't we come up with a new word that means spiritually supporting a company?

Prayer?

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I think we are just arguing over the word support here. Why don't we come up with a new word that means spiritually supporting a company?

cheerleading.

 

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Support your favorite gaming company whether that game is awesome or sewage. I supported BIS/Interplay when I bought PST and Lioheart even though they fall in the sewage category.

 

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I don't buy games I think will be crap. Period. Loyalty to businesses are for fools. If they go udner, it's because they deserved to.

 

NO FREE RIDES!!!

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I don't buy games I think will be crap. Period. Loyalty to businesses are for fools. If they go udner, it's because they deserved to.

 

NO FREE RIDES!!!

L00L0RZ! This coming from a Biow33ni3 fan. :shrugz:

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