Ten Golden Rules of videogame piracy

[BenKenobi88]

Mummelmann said:
The funny thing is, even the most zealous game pirating critics usually have other pirated stuff like music, movies or TV shows on their PC's.
And the theft analogies are getting tiired; if I steal a car then the car is gone, the same cannot be said if I copy the car and drive away in my own (of course, this is not possible, which kinda makes the whole analogy useless, which is my point in the first place).

Being against piracy is one thing, pretending (as a PC geek at least) that you've never had or owned any pirated material on your PC is just lame.
twes, BenKenobi and the other high and mighty; are you telling me that there is not a shred of anything remotely illegal or pirated in your home or on your PC? One song, a downloaded video from YouTube that is actually copyrighted material that someone posted or a very old movie digitalized?
If you say yes then I believe you are lying and if you are then you are all hypocrites.

PS: I don't condone piracy, but I understand it, especially being from a country where everything is so expensive you have to sell your ass to even eat.

PSPS: BenKenobi; an average movie costs more to produce than an average game so the cost aspect does not compute. It is true, however, that movies are a more widespread media and has several phases in which to generate revenue and encompasses a broader market and audience (which was probably what you meant, it just seemed strangely formulated, is all).

Oh no, dude, I have tons of pirated material.

Almost no games though.  The only games I've pirated are Crysis (hehe, who hasn't), and a few older games that are hard to find or hard to get working without cracks.

I never said I don't pirate.  But I don't condone it either.  I even said I don't care about music and movies, because they're a bloated industry, and for your PPS, of COURSE movies cost more than games...but they GET more money too.  It does compute.

Tons of money for movies go to big-name actors, big companies, etc.  For games, a lot more of the money goes toward development, and since games cost more per unit than movies ($50 compared to a $10 ticket), every pirate makes a difference.  I realize this is pretty much just one of those lame excuses, and I don't care.  That's just my opinion, and I don't feel bad about it at all.


And again there's people on this forum making the argument about the whole "copying is not stealing"?  OF COURSE you're not physically stealing it or taking the only copy available, or taking money from the creator.

But that is a potential money loss for the creator.  If you pirate a $50 game, that's $50 the game makers could have had.  And if you liked the game and didn't pay for it, you didn't support it at all.


If you ever have a complaint about ANYTHING game related, about a mass of casual games, or a wave of shitty repeats, and you consistently pirate games, you don't have a voice, and you've got no reason to complain, since you never supported the good or even decent games.

No, one pirated game won't make a difference...but you're not a nobody either.   You're a negative pull on the gaming industry...10,000 of you makes a difference.

I accept that fact when I pirated Crysis...I don't care, as don't most pirates.  I download music all the time, and movies occasionally, though I do use Netflix for supporting good movies as well.

I don't care when people say they don't care.  If you just say "whatever, it's just easy to do," I'd probably agree.

I get more angry when people try to justify their piracy, because all you're doing is turning the entertainment industry into shit.  A game here or there, some movies and music, who cares.  I'm more angry at the people who don't support anything.