Countering Piracy aka Publishers Are Morons

[code.samurai]

WiiStation360 said:

code.samurai said:

1. People who never buy pirated games

2. People who sometimes pirate games

3. People who always pirate when it is possible

 

I think there are very few people in group #2.  People who pirate games will pirate the vast majority of their games, and not buy them.  Are there people who go to pirate websites and decide,  this is a game I want to buy for $60, rather than click this link and get if for free?  There might be a few, but not many.

People in group #3 will pirate your game, not matter what the DRM.

Group #1 does not want to pirate, and is highly annoyed at your new DRM attempts.

If DRM is any inconvenience to your paying customers, group #1, then it is bad.

There are actually more #2 than you think.  Would you admit to being #2?  Would I?  Yeah I just went #2 but don't worry, I wiped.

Seriously though, what I'm saying is that deep down people really want to appease their conscience.  But the problem with piracy is that its 60 or nothing.  Deep down I know a lot of people would, if given a reasonable alternative, do the right thing.