You seem to have a Holier than Thou attitude when it comes to this.
So being a consumer rather than a minor member of a company I've never heard of makes me an idiot in terms of basic economics?
I never even took an economics class, but I know for a fact that just because a hundred DVDs are stolen from stores doesn't mean the movie publishers and makers go out of business. Just because movies are torrented by the truckload doesn't mean that either.
What anyone can see in today's gaming market is that the developers and publishers are getting lazier and greedier, which is a bad combination.
You take the dev's word as gold when they yell "Pirates", but any counter-argument is suddenly made out to be "Lies, slander, and hellfire" in your eyes.
If ever there was a crusader on a pointless mission, it would be you. Pirates will pirate be it movies, PC games, console games, etc.
And what you don't realize is that illegal copies of 360 games are just as commonplace with the 360's circle of "Kids" as illegal PC copies are with our circle of "Kids".
Certainly console pirates are just as plentiful, how else could Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 have been so heavily "Warez'ed" up to a week before release?
I for one, buy anything I can afford. Past that, I don't buy or pirate until such a time where I can afford to buy the game either retail or Steam.
But I digress. I just don't take the developer's word for it when many devs are releasing PC titles with nary a second thought and making tons of money for them. I'm sure the pre-orders for Mass Effect 2 and Bioshock 2 more than covered the entire development/port costs.
My half-sister still owes me $30 though, so that may be my ticket to getting AVP3 for my birthday.
Jesus please dont use your brain yes? You may end up in a padded cell.
Let me make it clear to you. Not holier than thou, just I have had experience on both ends. You on the other hand are digging up crap left right and centre, I like debating with Dhampy cause he does check things yes, and its good we have different views on things.
As for you, I think you just dont grasp English or something. You do NOT read fully what is being said, your skimming words and only reading what is interesting to you.
Then you try to tell me how game development works.. No need done that been there, professionally.
Then you try to tell me in another thread what a crack is, been there done that... mostly under another name, but one crack under my name exists.. and is still listed on Nfohump I do believe, from way back with Starfury.
I have been on both sides of the fence, I have seen what warez is capable of when it gets out of hand, and its getting out of hand.
Now tell me, compared to my experiences and knowledge.. what about you? no? yes? Put you to the test?
So being a consumer rather than a minor member of a company I've never heard of makes me an idiot in terms of basic economics?
Team17 were the developers of the Worms games. I'm surprised you don't know them.
And I'm the only crusader here
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So being a consumer rather than a minor member of a company I've never heard of makes me an idiot in terms of basic economics?
Team17 were the developers of the Worms games. I'm surprised you don't know them.
And I'm the only crusader here
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Exactly.
But foxxie proceeds to think that they know more, than someone who has experience and knowledge on that side of things.
And not just Worms.
Alien Breed
Project X (best Shooter on the Amiga and at the time I say so myself)
SuperFrog
etc
Recently they did LSL : Box Office Bust. Not an amazing game yeah, but they did it.
Not to mention, they are working on Lemmings on PS2/3. And another Alien Breed.
They have moved from Dundee to Yorkshire a few years back. But perhaps Foxxie, do what you preach about Dhampy and actually do research before you make yourself look really dumb, or more dumb since you kinda failed at looking clever already.
And not just Worms.
Alien Breed
Project X (best Shooter on the Amiga and at the time I say so myself)
SuperFrog
etc
I have only heard of Worms, and I will admit that I never played it.
Besides, I could say I worked for Blizzard, but it doesn't mean I did any important stuff. I could be a ****ing janitor.