[pest]

Many of us pirate. Thats not the issue. It is illegal. Its stealing. It hurts the game makers. These are not grey areas. If you want to pirate, then by all means, pirate. But dont come on here with fucked up logic and try to justify to me why it is not stealing or why it doesnt hurt game makers.

[Bazooka_Joe]

All of my PC games in Doom days costs no more than 20 bucks. Sometimes 30. The average price of PC software has increased about 47% in the last 10 years. If piracy was magically gone by tommorrow, software prices wouldnt be back to normal for a year or more, but in a few months, they'd drop some money. (A 50 dollar game is estimated at 42 within a month)

[quote="Bazooka_Joe":24e0f]All of my PC games in Doom days costs no more than 20 bucks. Sometimes 30. The average price of PC software has increased about 47% in the last 10 years. If piracy was magically gone by tommorrow, software prices wouldnt be back to normal for a year or more, but in a few months, they'd drop some money. (A 50 dollar game is estimated at 42 within a month)[/quote:24e0f]

And you could also buy a car for 100 bucks "back in the day".


The word kids, is inflation.

[Cool_Dude]

I thought this guy is banned.

[Bazooka_Joe]

[quote="MR. SPECIAL ED":0e0ef][quote="Bazooka_Joe":0e0ef]All of my PC games in Doom days costs no more than 20 bucks. Sometimes 30. The average price of PC software has increased about 47% in the last 10 years. If piracy was magically gone by tommorrow, software prices wouldnt be back to normal for a year or more, but in a few months, they'd drop some money. (A 50 dollar game is estimated at 42 within a month)[/quote:0e0ef]

And you could also buy a car for 100 bucks "back in the day".


The word kids, is inflation.[/quote:0e0ef]

It dosen't inflate that much in ten years, you assclown! It would go down at the same rate! It's like gasoline, goes up with supply, not with inflation.

[Old Reliable]

i dont pirate, i dont feel guilty for doing so, why get caught in the loop hake:

[quote:df635]It dosen't inflate that much in ten years, you assclown! It would go down at the same rate! It's like gasoline, goes up with supply, not with inflation.[/quote:df635]

Go to college. Seriously. You have ZERO clue of what you are talking about.

You cannot draw me a clear and concise relation between piracy and the RIDICULOUS rise in PC costs. That is ludicrous. By YOUR logic, that 20 dollar game (which would cost you 27 dollars NOW), has tacked on 23 dollars worth of what? Anti-piracy measures? Certainly the advancement on technology warrants SOME increase in cost, but as new technology becomes easier to use and cheaper to produce, the cost falls on software using the same technology.

So where has that increase in average PC game come from? I laugh at anyone who can justify increasing the costs of goods based on a POTENTIAL SALES MODEL of units lost from buyers who more than likely WOULDN'T purchase the game in the first place. Out of ALL the games I have pirated, there is maybe TWO or even THREE that I would actually have gone out of my way to purchase. Two are 50 dollar games that are largely multiplayer oriented thereby being low on single-player content (graphics, story, etc.), and high on fluff.

The state of this industry is a joke, and suckers eat it up willingly. The point of this thread is to show that despite the bullshit tactics used by companies to justify the cost of software, the house that PONG built isn't an ANY kind of trouble whatsoever. In FACT it looks like the industry spent MORE this year, which means it has confidence in its products and the way it's set up.

And pest, I never said PIRACY was a justifiable practice. Like I said, nitpick for something to bitch about....cmon.....dont pay attention to Mrs. Pest in her nighty - you've got more important things to do.[/i]

[Bazooka_Joe]

[quote="MR. SPECIAL ED":ed27a][quote:ed27a]It dosen't inflate that much in ten years, you assclown! It would go down at the same rate! It's like gasoline, goes up with supply, not with inflation.[/quote:ed27a]

Go to college. Seriously. You have ZERO clue of what you are talking about.

You cannot draw me a clear and concise relation between piracy and the RIDICULOUS rise in PC costs. That is ludicrous. By YOUR logic, that 20 dollar game (which would cost you 27 dollars NOW), has tacked on 23 dollars worth of what? Anti-piracy measures? Certainly the advancement on technology warrants SOME increase in cost, but as new technology becomes easier to use and cheaper to produce, the cost falls on software using the same technology.

So where has that increase in average PC game come from? I laugh at anyone who can justify increasing the costs of goods based on a POTENTIAL SALES MODEL of units lost from buyers who more than likely WOULDN'T purchase the game in the first place. Out of ALL the games I have pirated, there is maybe TWO or even THREE that I would actually have gone out of my way to purchase. Two are 50 dollar games that are largely multiplayer oriented thereby being low on single-player content (graphics, story, etc.), and high on fluff.

The state of this industry is a joke, and suckers eat it up willingly. The point of this thread is to show that despite the bullshit tactics used by companies to justify the cost of software, the house that PONG built isn't an ANY kind of trouble whatsoever. In FACT it looks like the industry spent MORE this year, which means it has confidence in its products and the way it's set up.

And pest, I never said PIRACY was a justifiable practice. Like I said, nitpick for something to bitch about....cmon.....dont pay attention to Mrs. Pest in her nighty - you've got more important things to do.[/i][/quote:ed27a]

I'm sorry were you talking? I was too busy trying to analyze what the hell your avatar is.

I got an idea: How bout I pretend your banned, and just delete all of your posts? angel:

[Gh0st]

the uproar of piracy will come and go... just like the uproar over the vcr. Entertainment executives said then what they are saying now, that this would put them out of business. As you can see it didnt. And there is pretty much no way the RIAA and the MPAA can deprive us of a new technology. It will prevail no matter what.

btw I do not pirate...

[quote:d00f8]I'm sorry were you talking? I was too busy trying to analyze what the hell your avatar is.[/quote:d00f8]

Which is STATEN ISLANDESE for "I have no response so heres an attempt at humour..."

[quote:d00f8]I got an idea: How bout I pretend your banned, and just delete all of your posts?[/quote:d00f8]

The WOOK has taught you well. When your beat, just delete the beater!

::clicksheelsandsalutes::

[Bazooka_Joe]

[quote="MR. SPECIAL ED":ac85d][quote:ac85d]I'm sorry were you talking? I was too busy trying to analyze what the hell your avatar is.[/quote:ac85d]

Which is STATEN ISLANDESE for "I have no response so heres an attempt at humour..."

[quote:ac85d]I got an idea: How bout I pretend your banned, and just delete all of your posts?[/quote:ac85d]

The WOOK has taught you well. When your beat, just delete the beater!

::clicksheelsandsalutes::[/quote:ac85d]

I'm sorry, was that a way of calling me a nazi?

[quote:612a5]I'm sorry, was that a way of calling me a nazi?[/quote:612a5]

It's obviously me pretending to be "Dorothy" in her red slippers, giving a salute of thanks to the good witch at the end of The Wizard of OZ.


Tisk.

Tisk.

Tisk.

[Bazooka_Joe]

[quote="MR. SPECIAL ED":b24e9][quote:b24e9]I'm sorry, was that a way of calling me a nazi?[/quote:b24e9]

It's obviously me pretending to be "Dorothy" in her red slippers, giving a salute of thanks to the good witch at the end of The Wizard of OZ.


Tisk.

Tisk.

Tisk.[/quote:b24e9]

Riiiight. . .Well maybe you just need to be banned again and move into the cave next to you to get back on AA.COM, huh?

[quote="Bazooka_Joe":820f1][quote="MR. SPECIAL ED":820f1][quote:820f1]I'm sorry, was that a way of calling me a nazi?[/quote:820f1]

It's obviously me pretending to be "Dorothy" in her red slippers, giving a salute of thanks to the good witch at the end of The Wizard of OZ.


Tisk.

Tisk.

Tisk.[/quote:820f1]

Riiiight. . .Well maybe you just need to be banned again and move into the cave next to you to get back on AA.COM, huh?[/quote:820f1]

WHen you cant win, ban -

GO MAN GO!

[Bazooka_Joe]

And when your banned, DON'T COME BACK!