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The Gamer's Bill of Rights
Edge Magazine is running a piece by Brad Wardell, CEO of game developer Stardock, in which he presents a "Gamer's Bill of Rights." Stardock teamed up with Gas Powered Games to develop a list of ideals they think all game publishers should follow. Some are rather basic operational guidelines (not requiring a disc to play, minimum requirements that make sense), and some are aimed at repairing the damaged relationship between game companies and customers ("Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers"). Wishful thinking or not, it will be interesting to see if they manage to get other publishers to sign on.
not have to pay fo...wait what?
Brad Wardell is also calling for:
* Ponies for everyone
* Sunshine and rainbows, everyday
* World peace out of the power of love
And in his most daring position of them all:
* He's AGAINST kicking puppies
You have the right to remain fragged. Anything you say can and will be "powned" against you. If you cannot afford a "n3wb" one will be provided for you.
Awwww riiiight.
Giggidy giggidy.
Copy protection will not stop piracy in general, but it will stop ordinary people from sharing their newly bought game with their friend.
People who play games like Galactic Civilizations have no friend so copy protection is useless.
(Hint to clueless moderators : that's a joke)
Gamers have the right to remain silent (about bad games). They have a right to an attorney.
Anything they do/say can and will be used against them in their moms basement.
You just have to add an awkward pause before you say it. :-p
Once you start despising the jerks, you become one.
Ever notice that DVORAK users are just like those that have no tv in that they have to tell every single person they meet about it?
There's a default awkward pause after the word dvorak in my mind, so he's good.
There are two kinds of fool One says 'This is old therefore good' Another says 'This is new therefore better'- Dean Ing