Filesharing/Downloading Not wrong, just illegal in some places

[vaio]

Munkeh111 said:

vaio said:

Munkeh111 said:

 

Yes I would buy more games but that would be the games I had to return because I didnt like them or they gave no value and I would loose a ton of money selling them back wich in turn would cause me to not afford the games I can afford to buy now because I know allready know before I buy them if I will keep them or not. So downloadin is the best consumer tool you could have if it is used properly as you save money on not buying crap you would have to sell back and spend the same money on games you know you will keep and thus afford more games that you want and keep.

So you would have to buy fewer games.. There are demos and reviews to help you decide which games to make. I agree that it is a good way for you to try the game, but as I am saying it creates a culture of saying it is okay to download stuff illegally

Yes that is what is happening to some extent but I am very confident that those same users will someday start supporting the industry, not all people are greedy bastards and most of us grow up from the phase i fell entitled.

I don't feel the same confidence. If you make your children realise that it is like stealing, and that they can be punished, then that the idea that it is fine never exists, and so they don't have to grow out of it.

Also if there werent downloading/renting/lending alot of consumers that would never buy or try the same games would never know if they liked the franchise and thus never become fans of the same franchises.

I think the later point is more important to try and preserve for the industry then trying to alienate the long time gaming fans like us that support the industry tons more then the average gamer.

There are upsides and downsides to both scenarios and I think the upside outwieghs the dowside also the people that wont buy games no mutter what will still lend or rent their games and still not support the industry even if there wasnt ay downloading so chasing them is beyond futile.

So just leave those who won't support the industry, if they aren't going to put anything in, why should they get anything back?

Edit: I am off to play some games so i might not respond in a while but I while when i get back.

But the problem is, where piracy is bad, it damages what paying customers can actually get. And if people stopped pirating games, then maybe prices might come down for everyone, as with a larger market, there are more potential customers, and a cheaper price can help people, who used to get games for free, also get involved. That, however, is unlikely, as even at this price, many publishers aren't making money

I would still loose money even if i bought less games, demos are a good way but not that widely supported (over here at least).

No it doesnt create a culture that says it´s ok to only download ( I am not adressin the illegal part as that depends on where you are and here it isnt illegal to download and there isn´t yet a downloader ONLY that has been convicted not even in US). What it does create is a generation that will learn to do the responsible thing by buying the games they like.

Well it isnt stealing so it´s hard to teach them that. You would teach them to use it the way I do and they will learn to grow up as responsible people unless you teach them that it is stealing and they end up downloading anyway.

Dont really understad your 3rd answer so I cant respond.

The last answer I leave unresponded as that is highly unlikely to ever happen.