It's great that you have such a sense of morality and duty, but Slime Beast is right. Most people don't want to buy a game just so they can put in on their wall (other than collector's editions maybe). The reason why you bought the legal copy was not so that you could PLAY the game, but simply OWN it. Most people only care about PLAYING a game, than owning it.

I think you're admirable, and I can't judge Slimebeast since I engage in some pirating as well, but you definetly don't represent the majority of people. Who the fuck will want to buy a game to just decorate your room with? The only times I bought a legal copy was when I wanted to play Multiplayer, and it was already  cheap (Rome: Total War), and because torrenting was too much of a hastle (Medieval II: Total War).

I can see this has it's merits.

I'll just say that I frequently use pirated PC versions as demos for the console version. I've bought the 360 version of L4D, to name one, after playing a pirated PC version. There are a few others, and Fallout 3, Prototype and SF4 are on my want list after trying a pirated version. I haven't extensively played a pirated game since I was 14 or so (I'm 22 now), and back then I didn't have money, heh.

If I want to get a PC game, I'll just buy it off Steam, as in the long run, with patches, online stuff, and such, it's easier just to get the real one, the same general reason I prefer to get console versions (my computer, a Macbook Pro running Windows 7, is powerful enough to run most stuff, but I don't like wasting time messing with settings and drivers and such).

Creating Steam is their way to fight piracy

Battle.net is next

EA is getting all the flack

New games should have there own unique codes with there game discs and only work on one system.

Don't pirate for ever, but in general yes, provide a great game and service and lost of people should buy it.

I think games should cost only as much as what they are worth.

Games like Final Fantasy, by the immense effort which they've put into it, is worth every penny.
Lame games should cost a lot less than what they do now.

Congraulations. You just reinvented the serial number. Quite possibly the single most effective solution at preventing piracy. It is literally impossible to find serial numbers ANYWHERE on the internet.

Alternativly, you may have just invented an even more restrictive SecuROM. After seeing how well it worked for Spore, you just KNOW increasing restrictions will only cut down on pirated copies.

Or pay any price.

I know i've bought plenty of used games rather then wait for the price to drop to 15-30.

I wouldn't buy more full priced games at $60... but I might buy more retail games on closeout.

And even quite a few pirates will buy the games if they enjoy it enough.