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Slimebeast on 04 July 2009
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Killergran said:
Stan85 said:

Pc gaming is plagued with piracy so I am going to consoles because I pay for games and don`t want to be associated with people that steal and get the same treatment.

This here is an argument that I cannot really understand. You don't buy games on PC because others will think you're a theif. Great idea! Don't support the PC industry, leave it alone for pirates to tear apart. That will surely help the situation.

Slimebeast said:

So promoting Steam is just to make you appear legit I think.

There's an excellent alternative to piracy, and promoting it is supposed to be a sign that you're a pirate? So either you're a pirate for not using Steam, or you're a pirate because you say you are using it. Love the logic.

If anyone is the problem in this situation, it's you guys. You assume PC users are pirates. And since you assume that, you assume everyone else assumes the same. Somewhat poor assumptions, in my book. And that you respectable non-pirates move away from the platform further cements all assumptions about PC and piracy.

 

And Slimebeast, Steam does not suck. It's an excellent service and I gladly buy games from it. Less hassle, legal and pretty cheap. It is actually a better service than piracy in every respect except cost.  I used to download games illegaly. A lot. But even worse, I didn't really buy any PC games at all until Steam came along. Now I much rather buy a game off Steam than download it.

Yes, I would also prefer physically owning my games but with prices of steam I can buy up to 10 times as many games as before. That's a significant advantage.


You are making this complicated with your babbling. :) We're just saying that:

1. The majority of PC gamers pirate their games, especially the 'elite' PC enthusiasts, who are well known for frequently buying powerful hardware instead of wasting their money on games that they very easily can get for free.

2. There are tricks that give you 'moral points'. One way is using all these quasi-arguments to justify pirating games ("my personal integrity is broken if my IP address is tracked to reveal what I torrent", "the movie and music industry is greedy and corrupt" or "their business model is old-fashioned" etc). Another way is to hide that you are in fact a thief by pretending that you are legit and buy your games from Steam. (and we believe shio is one of them)