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Zkuq on 28 April 2009
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Words Of Wisdom said:
Zkuq said:
Words Of Wisdom said:
Zkuq said:

Right now DRM is one of those things that actually provokes me into pirating the game. (Steam is one of those DRM systems.)

That's a poor justification for piracy.

"I don't like the way they package their game so I will illegally download their game then play and enjoy it, all without paying."

I'm not trying to justify piracy; I'm just explaining one reason I have. If the game has DRM, I almost certainly won't pay for it but DRM will not stop me from playing either if the game interests me enough. Well, unless they make pirating too hard. And as I said, in general I will support good games (and no, I don't usually complete bad games and then say I didn't like it and thus won't buy it; instead, I just don't complete it and then say I didn't like it).

And, piracy won't hurt anyone if the pirate wouldn't have bought the game anyway. And please do notice the 'if' I put there, it's very essential.

The bottom line is that you want to play the game without paying for it.  DRM is just an excuse.  If games didn't have it then you'd just find another excuse.

@bolded part:  You'd look a lot less stupid right now had you read the OP.  Go read it now and compare it to your bolded statement.  Feel free to ask if you need me to play "Connect the dots" for you.

No, I think you misunderstood me again. I want to play games and pay for them, but DRM is one reason why I might not pay for them. If I only wanted to play games without paying, I would probably say so. Just to clarify it a bit: if DRM was removed for good games that now have DRM, I would buy them. Simple as that. Remove DRM, get a happy customer. Yes, I've also read the OP. I'm still not sure of your point, unless it's really that you don't understand my point and simply think of me as an evil pirate.

@shams: Have you ever noticed how easily cracks work? They take days at max to create and share, and after that they're available for everyone's easy use. Online activation works only as long as there's no crack available; after that, the whole online activation thing is bypassed and its existence matter no more. In general I'd say that single-player can't be copy-protected, while CD-keys are pretty much enough for multiplayer.

By the way, GOG.com rocks! I think it's the only online service I've purchased games from, and that's simply because it has no DRM. Also, prices are pretty good. I would even have bought Far Cry if I didn't own the disc version already (yes, the unpirated version which I haven't even played online). If only Deus Ex and id games would be released on GOG.com... Deus Ex would be an instant purchase while id games are something I'd even buy a second time (well, so far I only own all the Wolfenstein games and Doom 3 + expansion).