you have no idea how frustrating it is to spend many millions of dollars and several years of our life making a game, and then see statistics from our update servers that 15 to 20 people are playing pirated copies for every legitimately purchased copy.
Why? Most of those people wouldn't have bought it anyway. Your art is being enjoyed by a lot more people than it would have without copyright infringement.
But an unfortunately large majority of PC gamers ARE criminals who will steal any game they can
Repeat after me: Copyright infringement is not theft. Now theft of services for using the online lobby/matchmaking system? Might have a point there.
It was pirated heavily.. more so than any of the previous Prince of Persia games.
So what? What did the sales figures look like?
Some of those pirates (a small fraction probably) would buy a retail copy if they were not able to easily pirate the game. Most of them won't, and we don't care about those guys -- they can go pirate our competitors' games and thats fine. But after we spend 2+ years with hundreds of people working their ASSES off to make something just to entertain people, we would like them to pay us for it. Is it really so much to ask?
So it's not so much that you're losing money to pirates (you admit yourself that only a small fraction of pirates would actually purchase the game), it's that your ego just can't stand people getting something for free that you worked on.
Apple sells tons of gadgets. This gadget market helps subsidize their computing/OS divisions. I love my Mac Pro and I love OS X, and if it's standing on the shoulders of a million iPods, that's cool with me.
But we're not talking about reporting other people reporting crimes. It's one person who's distanced himself from somebody because an expectation of behaviour was not maintained, even though that behaviour wasn't something the person would have performed themselves. Two standards, if you will; One of us, one for them.
Yes, because one person is a cop, and the other isn't. Cops are held to a higher standard than your average citizen. At least *I* hold them to a higher standard...
You're a fellow central Illinoisan, so I'm sure you've heard of people without insurance going to Farm & Fleet or whatever and buying a big jug of pig antibiotics to use for themselves if they have an infection. "Um, my pig has a snout infection, or something..."
A friend of mine STILL does this even though he finally has insurance.
THE NATIONAL DEBT will be over $200,000/U.S. home by end of Obama's 2nd term (2016). Source: OMB What's up with that??
That's what happens when you start a bunch of wars with no purpose, as well as allow the US financial system to become so bloated and fragile (so you buddies can stuff their pockets) due to lack of regulation that it almost brings down the global economy.
After a bomb goes off you have to clean up all the debris and rebuild. Bush set off the bomb. Obama is doing the debris clearing and rebuilding. And you're pissed that it's expensive? OF COURSE IT IS.
Don't forget most people in the 1st world are essentially parasite-free. Our immune systems are tuned to fight parasites day and night. We don't have them anymore, so our mean-ass immune system looks for another target.
There have been studies (google them) about deliberately infecting people with specific kinds of benign worms (tape? round? not sure) who then have their autoimmune symptoms (as well as severe allergies) just disappear.
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Yeah, a mass of cells with a functioning brain than can feel pain and experiences the human condition. All the difference in the world.
BYU is a church school
Those words should never be used in the same sentence.
You really think that the drug gangs in Mexico would just stop fighting if drugs were legalized?
You really think that the bootlegger gangs in early 20th century America would just stop fighting if booze were legalized?
Oh wait, they did.
I write shrink-wrapped proprietary software for a living, so software piracy directly affects my income.
Maybe. Just like the parent, you don't know.
you have no idea how frustrating it is to spend many millions of dollars and several years of our life making a game, and then see statistics from our update servers that 15 to 20 people are playing pirated copies for every legitimately purchased copy.
Why? Most of those people wouldn't have bought it anyway. Your art is being enjoyed by a lot more people than it would have without copyright infringement.
But an unfortunately large majority of PC gamers ARE criminals who will steal any game they can
Repeat after me: Copyright infringement is not theft. Now theft of services for using the online lobby/matchmaking system? Might have a point there.
It was pirated heavily.. more so than any of the previous Prince of Persia games.
So what? What did the sales figures look like?
Some of those pirates (a small fraction probably) would buy a retail copy if they were not able to easily pirate the game. Most of them won't, and we don't care about those guys -- they can go pirate our competitors' games and thats fine. But after we spend 2+ years with hundreds of people working their ASSES off to make something just to entertain people, we would like them to pay us for it. Is it really so much to ask?
So it's not so much that you're losing money to pirates (you admit yourself that only a small fraction of pirates would actually purchase the game), it's that your ego just can't stand people getting something for free that you worked on.
Typical.
I thought it was "Give me your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle."
$16? Try $9.
You can use an ethernet cable or wifi to connect your TiVo to the internet. The Series 2 box I bought in 2005 had that capability.
Yep, both Credit Union and Bank accounts are insured up to $250,000.
So because you can't operate YOUR computer properly (XP connecting to this guy's router), you decide to fuck up his internet?
Asshole.
Italy is the South America of Europe. Chaos I tell you, chaos!
Pet theory: The closer to the equator, the more looney-toons the country.
Sounds just like here in the US, except you'll get a bill for $6000 or so.
Go watch an American-made movie called "The Patriot". Asymmetrical warfare abounds. Do you disapprove?
I mean, the damn thing is titled "The Patriot", I think Americans explicitly approve of these tactics.
On someone personal laptop, a professional would take an image of the hdd/s to restore in a pinch. I mostly meet that standard.
Just use a hardware write-blocker when imaging and you're in the clear.
Hey, if you hadn't told me otherwise I would have assumed you were a native English speaker (or typer in this case).
Nice job!
Apple sells tons of gadgets. This gadget market helps subsidize their computing/OS divisions. I love my Mac Pro and I love OS X, and if it's standing on the shoulders of a million iPods, that's cool with me.
I don't care how cool iPods are, or how well the iTunes store works, the software is horrible on Windows.
I think that's on purpose.
Mmmmmmm Floyd.
My Dad used to play that song for me a lot when I was a toddler....interesting.
But we're not talking about reporting other people reporting crimes. It's one person who's distanced himself from somebody because an expectation of behaviour was not maintained, even though that behaviour wasn't something the person would have performed themselves. Two standards, if you will; One of us, one for them.
Yes, because one person is a cop, and the other isn't. Cops are held to a higher standard than your average citizen. At least *I* hold them to a higher standard...
You're a fellow central Illinoisan, so I'm sure you've heard of people without insurance going to Farm & Fleet or whatever and buying a big jug of pig antibiotics to use for themselves if they have an infection. "Um, my pig has a snout infection, or something..."
A friend of mine STILL does this even though he finally has insurance.
THE NATIONAL DEBT will be over $200,000/U.S. home by end of Obama's 2nd term (2016). Source: OMB What's up with that??
That's what happens when you start a bunch of wars with no purpose, as well as allow the US financial system to become so bloated and fragile (so you buddies can stuff their pockets) due to lack of regulation that it almost brings down the global economy.
After a bomb goes off you have to clean up all the debris and rebuild. Bush set off the bomb. Obama is doing the debris clearing and rebuilding. And you're pissed that it's expensive? OF COURSE IT IS.
The difficulty arises if images are shown to provoke and promote illegal behaviour.
That relationship has never been shown/proven in any study.
Don't forget most people in the 1st world are essentially parasite-free. Our immune systems are tuned to fight parasites day and night. We don't have them anymore, so our mean-ass immune system looks for another target.
There have been studies (google them) about deliberately infecting people with specific kinds of benign worms (tape? round? not sure) who then have their autoimmune symptoms (as well as severe allergies) just disappear.
I love the informative mod!
Jesus H, that's some terrible spelling. Seriously. Tell me English isn't your first language.