ps3-sales! said:
Stop acting so high and mighty. Would the industry fail if everyone pirated things? Duh. Will that ever happen? No |
Not only is pirating bad, but you just answerd your own damn thread title question.
This is exactly why it needs so much negativity and why it needs to stay a 'taboo' If there wasnt so much negativity towards piracy or if its openly discussed then more and more people will do it witch is fucking bad. Not every one who pirates is a damn saint.
The "I wasnt going to get this game so i may as well pirate it" argument is kinda bullshit, it goes much much deeper then that simple saying.
1. If you cant afford it then THEN TOUGH SHIT wait till it goes on sale. If you truly cant afford it (not even on sale) and are about to loose your house or are living off ramen noodles or have family/your welbeing to look after first then gaming isnt for you my freind. Maybe hit up twitch or watch some lets plays. if you're unemployed and living in your parents basement then get a damn job.
2. If you truly think a game is not interesting enough for you to buy then dont fucking play it.
3. If you think a dev/publisher is making a game you're hyped for shit because of shady practises or shit due to bugs and your gonna pirate it because of that...well, i guess they're not making it shit enough because your still fucking playing it smh.
4. If you're pirating to test how good a game is then read reviews, watch gameplay videos/interveiws to learn more about the game before you buy and if you dont trust the bigger mainstream reviews then watch smaller ones from indipendant youtubers or get opinions on fourms and what not. Im sorry if you dont like a game you spent some hard cash on but this is one of the benefits console gamers have or just physical items in general, they can be traded in. If you brought a TV or w/e and dont like it, what do you do? Either deal with it or trade that shit in! (i think steam introduced some refund thing right? idk im not a PC gamer)
5. 'The people who pirate and claim they pay up later down the line in some shape or form.' Yea too bad not all pirates are like you, Some people are just assholes and do it just because they can. Im sorry but assholes always gotta ruin things. (To be frank, i question the legitimacy of this claim when people defend themselfs with this, you can never really know.) All in all, this relys too heavily on people being 100% honest, witch is never a good idea.
6. "Testing to see if your PC will run it" Oh im sorry i didnt realize PC gamers were retards and dont know whats inside their damn computers or are too incompitent look up benchmarking sites or do 10 minutes of damn research. (if a game runs like shit and is a bad port, refer to point 2. and 3.) (This is also a defense i highly question, people are really pirating games too see if it runs? then they claim they buy it if it does? come the fuck on, this has got to be bullshit...)
YOU DONT NEED TO GET GAMES ON DAY ONE PEOPLE!!! (holy shit, writing this right now and looking at above points i made just made me realize why part of the reason pre-order bonuses are so bad, damn. I guess im on the anti pre order DLC bandwagon now, shit. Hype and pre-order propaganda might be having a huge impact on some)