Bos_hybrid Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Not quite. I'd say you're simply trying to up your postcount. You just need to be more subtle about it. Nope offtopic. He is just a Nazi.
Purkake Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Not quite. I'd say you're simply trying to up your postcount. You just need to be more subtle about it. I'm pretty happy with my post count, actually. No need to inflate it here when I could have page-long discussions on the C&C forums.
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Not quite. I'd say you're simply trying to up your postcount. You just need to be more subtle about it. Nope offtopic. He is just a Nazi. I'd call that flaming. *pages the moderators* "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
Nepenthe Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Apparently, it's a problem in a lot of peoples minds. And when enough people think something is a problem, it becomes one, whether it really is 'problematic' by nature or not.Your point? No point in jumping down that guys throat. You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
Fionavar Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Please do avoid the hyperbole, it means I have to move, make decisions on baiting and trolling and generally work - I like the Roost, let me stay ... *wonders if that was too subtle .... FLoSD.ObE The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161)
213374U Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 Apparently, it's a problem in a lot of peoples minds. And when enough people think something is a problem, it becomes one, whether it really is 'problematic' by nature or not.Your point? No point in jumping down that guys throat. Well, only he brought it up - rather dogmatically, I might add. I replied in kind. Not really looking for a fight, either. I still don't understand what the fact that he may not be alone in thinking that second-hand sales are such a big deal has to do with anything, tbh. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
Cl_Flushentityhero Posted September 5, 2009 Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) Well, personally, I find retailer-mitigated second-hand sales appalling, since you can usually expect them to take most of the money in the process. That's more of a person-level issue though. If the customers involved were a bit more discerning in their arrangements, retailers couldn't take advantage of the used market thus. As far as publishers losing money . . . yeah, I'm not sure I actually care. The simple act of paying for a legitimate copy of a game is enough to placate my conscience. Edited September 5, 2009 by Cl_Flushentityhero
Bos_hybrid Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 Not quite. I'd say you're simply trying to up your postcount. You just need to be more subtle about it. Nope offtopic. He is just a Nazi. I'd call that flaming. *pages the moderators* Yes, because it was a serious comment.
Nepenthe Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 I still don't understand what the fact that he may not be alone in thinking that second-hand sales are such a big deal has to do with anything, tbh. I was referring to the publishers, and what we are seeing now being the possible result of some kind of collective paranoia or whatnot. Namely, when game publishers start to view a phenomenon as a problem, it'll soon become a problem for you. Random example: Daemontools and copy protection that blocks games from working when you have Daemontools installed - there are apparently some quite valid reasons for using said software, I know my university supplied computer came with it, but yet they've made a problem out of it for you too. You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
213374U Posted September 6, 2009 Posted September 6, 2009 Yes, I see your point now. But it's not really a problem when I can find a workaround for almost any copy-protection related annoyance within three clicks, is it? If anything, it's the publisher shooting themselves in the foot. - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.
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