If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
When will buying games be cheaper and better than pirating games.
Some things to keep in mind:
1. When games cost less than one euro it becomes more interesting to simply buy the cd or dvd, because downloading would require more money for electricity. 2. When buying games there is still the problem of requiring the cd or dvd in the drive, possibly damaging the disc during switching. 3. When buying games there is still the problem of requiring the cd or dvd in the drive, switching cd/dvd's is annoying. 4. When buying games there is still the problem of requiring the cd or dvd in the drive, which makes a lot of noise which is annoying. However 5. When buying games no more crack needed and online play might work sometimes better than pirates. 6,7,8 When pirating games, no stupid cd/dvd's needed like in points 2,3,4 mostly for single player. 9. CD/DVD's had rootkits hahahahahahaha. 10. Downloads may have bad stuff as well, not encountered any yet though So for game publishes to make buying games more interesting than pirating games: 1. Costs have to be reduced further. 2. Easy of use has to be increased. Which means: 1. Make games cheaper than the electricity costs for downloading games. 2. Makes games easy and comfortable to play without requireing stupid cd/dvd hassle and risks. Keep in mind energy costs are rising, so stay sharp ! Bye, Skybuck. |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
When will buying games be cheaper and better than pirating games.
For me,
#1 is have the games actually work straight out of the box given you meet DECLARED system specs. If not, developers should demand retail outlets will refund money spent. I have no #2 that's reasonable to expect to have happen. I have two modern games refuse to install on my XP-Pro box, Tiger Woods 2007 and NFS-Carbon. They do install on my laptop running XP Home. Copy install over, figure out reg entries to export/import, find missing dll and copy and they both actually run no problem. I feel no negativeity at all given my time to get game to works certainly was worth more than what it might have cost for 2nd copy of game so no problem having it installed on both and using a "no-cd" crack. "Skybuck Flying" wrote in message b.home.nl... Some things to keep in mind: 1. When games cost less than one euro it becomes more interesting to simply buy the cd or dvd, because downloading would require more money for electricity. 2. When buying games there is still the problem of requiring the cd or dvd in the drive, possibly damaging the disc during switching. 3. When buying games there is still the problem of requiring the cd or dvd in the drive, switching cd/dvd's is annoying. 4. When buying games there is still the problem of requiring the cd or dvd in the drive, which makes a lot of noise which is annoying. However 5. When buying games no more crack needed and online play might work sometimes better than pirates. 6,7,8 When pirating games, no stupid cd/dvd's needed like in points 2,3,4 mostly for single player. 9. CD/DVD's had rootkits hahahahahahaha. 10. Downloads may have bad stuff as well, not encountered any yet though So for game publishes to make buying games more interesting than pirating games: 1. Costs have to be reduced further. 2. Easy of use has to be increased. Which means: 1. Make games cheaper than the electricity costs for downloading games. 2. Makes games easy and comfortable to play without requireing stupid cd/dvd hassle and risks. Keep in mind energy costs are rising, so stay sharp ! Bye, Skybuck. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
When will buying games be cheaper and better than pirating games.
go find something else to do...your boring us
peter -- DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it. If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-) |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
When will buying games be cheaper and better than pirating games.
Well,
Internet providers could start with informing their users how much bandwidth they used per month before switching to a new model, so people have an idea of their usage. I for example have no idea what my usage would be though I estimate sometimes maybe 40 GB per month and sometimes maybe only 1 GB per month or so. So it can fluctuate quite a lot. Bye, Skybuck. "Ryan Hatfield" wrote in message ... Skybuck Flying wrote: So for game publishes to make buying games more interesting than pirating games: 1. Costs have to be reduced further. 2. Easy of use has to be increased. Which means: 1. Make games cheaper than the electricity costs for downloading games. 2. Makes games easy and comfortable to play without requireing stupid cd/dvd hassle and risks. Keep in mind energy costs are rising, so stay sharp ! Bye, Skybuck. Very soon if you live in Beaumont, Texas. http://www.businessweek.com/technolo...eek+exclusives |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
When will buying games be cheaper and better than pirating games.
Skybuck Flying wrote:
Well, Internet providers could start with informing their users how much bandwidth they used per month before switching to a new model, so people have an idea of their usage. I for example have no idea what my usage would be though I estimate sometimes maybe 40 GB per month and sometimes maybe only 1 GB per month or so. So it can fluctuate quite a lot. Bye, Skybuck. "Ryan Hatfield" wrote in message ... Skybuck Flying wrote: So for game publishes to make buying games more interesting than pirating games: 1. Costs have to be reduced further. 2. Easy of use has to be increased. Which means: 1. Make games cheaper than the electricity costs for downloading games. 2. Makes games easy and comfortable to play without requireing stupid cd/dvd hassle and risks. Keep in mind energy costs are rising, so stay sharp ! Bye, Skybuck. Very soon if you live in Beaumont, Texas. http://www.businessweek.com/technolo...eek+exclusives welcome to the internet in australia. broadband internet access here has always been usage based. currently my household gets 12GB at up to 1.5MB/s for AU$70 per month, with speed throttled to dial up 64kB if you go over that. the ADSL2+ plans tend to be cheaper and faster with more usage, but the exchanges required aren't always available. Bushy |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
When will buying games be cheaper and better than pirating games.
Snip all excuses
You are a theif and should be prosecuted as such. The hundreds (or probably thousands in your case) of dollars you have pirated is just like robbing your neighbor or stealing a car. Someone did the work to make the games you steal just like an auto worker builds a car or your neighbor earns his living. Ed |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
When will buying games be cheaper and better than pirating games.
"Ed Medlin" wrote in message .. . Snip all excuses You are a theif and should be prosecuted as such. The hundreds (or probably thousands in your case) of dollars you have pirated is just like robbing your neighbor or stealing a car. Someone did the work to make the games you steal just like an auto worker builds a car or your neighbor earns his living. Yep, once a thief, always a thief... -- Don |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Games? | Tim | Gateway Computers | 0 | April 8th 07 04:21 PM |
Building cheaper than buying generic ? | Morvak | Homebuilt PC's | 7 | February 23rd 07 12:57 PM |
Will my pc run games ok? | Reaper | Homebuilt PC's | 3 | October 8th 05 08:36 PM |
Console games and PC games | Griffin McKorn | Ati Videocards | 8 | October 5th 04 08:22 PM |
What more can I do for games? | Amethyst | General | 10 | July 6th 03 03:16 AM |