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The Video Game Piracy poll

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Do you buy illegally copied games?

Always, cuz' it saves time and money
14
22.95%
No, but I always play games on emulators
14
22.95%
Sometimes, just to test the game
17
27.87%
No, I seldom play games but I still buy pirated ones
3
4.92%
NEVER.I support the game companies and everyone should.
13
21.31%
Total votes: 61
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adam2046
1,653 posts
Joined April 2008
adam2046
My brother bought a disc that contained (a probably out of date) MAME and most of the (probably out of date) ROMs at the time. This was back when we had dial up (not that long ago ;~;). It was probably something like 30-50 bucks.
This seemed double wrong though, because not only are you buying a bunch of illegal ROMs, you're also buying a copy of MAME which was against their terms of use last time I checked.
Didn't stop me playing the hell out of Street Fighter 3rd Strike and a hundred other games.
ziin
2,632 posts
Joined January 2010
ziin
Do you buy illegally copied games?
No
Do you buy legally copied games?
No

Seriously? The only options on the poll are to spend money?
TKiller
4,390 posts
Joined May 2009
TKiller
hello, I live in Russia
Vext_old
987 posts
Joined October 2010
Vext_old

TKiller wrote:

hello, I live in Russia
Obligatory

In Soviet Russia, games pirate you!
Two_old
620 posts
Joined March 2008
Two_old
It's not stealing if the "victim" loses nothing and you weren't going to buy it anyway.
Pizzicato
2,739 posts
Joined February 2011
Pizzicato
Console games - All pirated
PC games - All legal
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
Joined June 2010
Firo Prochainezo
I still do not understand why people buy "illegal games" when you can just download them for free. We have Internet for a reason, guys.

But anyway, I am in the guilt of pirating games. I don't have so much money on me so every time I want to buy a videogame that seems good, I need to wait for my Birthday or Christmas and of course I don't have a lot of patience for that. So half of my PC's games are pirated, but for a... good reason. I hope. All my DS's cartridges are legal, since I have not learned how to modify it yet, but DS's games are not that expensive so I might as well keep buying them.
Ivalset
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Ivalset

Firo Prochainezo wrote:

But anyway, I am in the guilt of pirating games. I don't have so much money on me so every time I want to buy a videogame that seems good, I need to wait for my Birthday or Christmas and of course I don't have a lot of patience for that. So half of my PC's games are pirated, but for a... good reason. I hope.
No, that's not really a good reason, at all.
Firo Prochainezo
2,140 posts
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Firo Prochainezo
Yeah, you're right, it's not a good reason at all, but still I'll do it since I don't really want to spend a lot of money in games.
awp
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Games aren't always expensive. If you buy them a couple years after they come out, they're generally dirt cheap. For the issue of patience, find some classics that you love and enjoy the crap out of them, and let yourself slowly fall behind the stream a year or two. Then you have the concept of "new games becoming available" as their price point drops. It's not like the game gets worse over time (unless it is an online-centric game, in which case, just get it on Steam)
Vext_old
987 posts
Joined October 2010
Vext_old

Firo Prochainezo wrote:

it's not a good reason at all, but still I'll do it
+∞. The end.
Nekoroll
513 posts
Joined May 2010
Nekoroll
Well since you changed pretty much the entire meaning of the poll question, I'd like to retract my vote.

Only people nowadays that I know who "buy" illegally copied games are those who have bought illegally copied 360 games.
mathexpert
1,699 posts
Joined March 2011
mathexpert
I rarely pirate games, but when I do its always a non-indie game. I dunno why, but I think pirating an indie game is not justified while pirating a commercial-corporation game is semi-acceptable....
Hiyorin
186 posts
Joined September 2010
Hiyorin
I buy pirated game discs and download pirated games not in spite of those big corporations or whatever, but because I simply can't afford being able to spend $50-$60 for every game. If I had that luxury, I could see myself paying for it, but then again most of us would right?
Haseo_old
742 posts
Joined May 2011
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Haseo_old

FruitTingles wrote:

I buy pirated game discs and download pirated games not in spite of those big corporations or whatever, but because I simply can't afford being able to spend $50-$60 for every game. If I had that luxury, I could see myself paying for it, but then again most of us would right?
IKR

SPOILER
I put my own games on my DS flash card.

I guess everyone has a trace of piracy inside of them?
MDuh
529 posts
Joined February 2011
MDuh
I don't buy games, I download them and unfortunately, there's no option on your poll for this..
except for the ones I rly want to play online bcuz I know I'm too good already for single player
Haseo_old
742 posts
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Haseo_old

MDuh wrote:

I don't buy games, I download them and unfortunately, there's no option on your poll for this..
except for the ones I rly want to play online bcuz I know I'm too good already for single player
True, but what kind of games do you download?
MDuh
529 posts
Joined February 2011
MDuh
A LOT..

this is the only ones I can remember,
SPOILER
DMC 4
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Awakening
Dragon Age: 2
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Assassins Creed
Assassins Creed 2
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
6 Versions of NFS
Prototype
Bioshock 1 & 2
Resident Evil~

the only game did I buy was L4D2 when it was on sale and Mass effect
Haseo_old
742 posts
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Haseo_old

MDuh wrote:

A LOT..

this is the only ones I can remember,
SPOILER
DMC 4
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age: Awakening
Dragon Age: 2
Dead Space
Dead Space 2
Assassins Creed
Assassins Creed 2
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
6 Versions of NFS
Prototype
Bioshock 1 & 2
Resident Evil~

the only game did I buy was L4D2 when it was on sale and Mass effect
On what system do you play them?
MDuh
529 posts
Joined February 2011
MDuh
PC..
Haseo_old
742 posts
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Haseo_old
OK then....

I couldn't add another option because it will change EVERYTHING on this poll. I thank you though for your reply :)
awp
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FruitTingles wrote:

. If I had that luxury, I could see myself paying for it, but then again most of us would right?
Hell no. I can afford $60 games but I don't pay $60 because it's unnecessary. Lots of games drop to $20/$30, and sometimes even 10 (PoP, Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend, etc) and yeah I'd certainly pay 10 bux for a game I might be interested in



Black and white is never a good debate platform
pintapau
2 posts
Joined April 2011
pintapau
I usually buy legal games, but I will pirate if the game is obscure/impossibly old/not available in Australia/impossibly rare. Only occasionally I pay, but that only when the game is 10GB+ and would bust my internet. Honestly - trying to find a legal copy of any of the Persona series is impossible, and I had to go through 15 different stores to find Ar Tonelico Qoga a week after it was released (they didn't stock it due to managers thinking they wouldn't be able to sell it)
Ivalset
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pintapau wrote:

and I had to go through 15 different stores to find Ar Tonelico Qoga a week after it was released (they didn't stock it due to managers thinking they wouldn't be able to sell it)
That actually makes a lot of sense.
adam2046
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adam2046

pintapau wrote:

Honestly - trying to find a legal copy of any of the Persona series is impossible
http://www.ebay.com.au/
Welcome to the 21st century.
pintapau
2 posts
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pintapau

adam2046 wrote:

http://www.ebay.com.au/
Welcome to the 21st century.
Rephrase - impossible to find a legal English PAL copy that's not scratched to hell and back (Yes, I tried ebay, and yes, it was scratched to hell and back when advertised as mint condition. Fuck ebay)
Loginer
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Do you buy illegally copied games?
buy illegally copied games?
buying bootlegs
2011
adam2046
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adam2046

pintapau wrote:

I had a bad experience with a seller, therefore that reflects on all sellers on ebay.
lrn2complain and check feedback?
pintapau
2 posts
Joined April 2011
pintapau

adam2046 wrote:

pintapau wrote:

I had a bad experience with a seller, therefore that reflects on all sellers on ebay.
lrn2complain and check feedback?
I will admit that was a valid interpretation of what I typed, but he did have a large amount of positive feedback (98% or something) and complaining got me nowhere. Multiple other bad experiences has taught me not to trust anything on ebay, hence I don't use it.
adam2046
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adam2046

pintapau wrote:

I will admit that was a valid interpretation of what I typed, but he did have a large amount of positive feedback (98% or something) and complaining got me nowhere. Multiple other bad experiences has taught me not to trust anything on ebay, hence I don't use it.
Buy new and sealed if available. Buy from power sellers if available. Always check negative feedback. Demand refund if product is not as advertised.
It's not perfect, but ebay is a great resource.
awp
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eBay has never let me down, actually. I've purchased at least 10 videogames off ebay, most of them NES/Genesis era, and not once have I been disappointed
TKiller
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TKiller
buying a used copy of a game makes zero sense to me, unless you are a collector
Mashley
2,042 posts
Joined September 2008
Mashley
Well, it's legal for one thing.
mekadon_old
mekadon_old
Because I don't want to look like a hypocrite voting the last option I chose option 3.

That's what the .txt files downloaded in the pirated ISOs say amirite? It's not I can't afford to buy an original copy, but I want to play the game before even buying it (most game demos suck tbh). If they interest me, buy it. If not, then I'll just leave it in my HDD.
mathexpert
1,699 posts
Joined March 2011
mathexpert

Mashley wrote:

Well, it's legal for one thing.
I think he meant used as opposed to new games.
rust45
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Joined May 2009
rust45
It's also usually cheaper
Mashley
2,042 posts
Joined September 2008
Mashley
Price and availabilty
anongos
2,672 posts
Joined March 2008
anongos
I don't buy bootleg copies ever. Those things may be cheaper, but I like quality in my games (physical quality, not the content inside since they are the same). But that doesn't mean I don't illegally DOWNLOAD video games. In that regard, I'm just as guilty as the person next to me.
Jozie_old
5 posts
Joined February 2010
Jozie_old
This poll needs "i don't care" option, or the question should be "do you download pirate games" ... because nowadays buying pirate games is just retarded.
Haseo_old
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Haseo_old
I'm suprised this poll got a lot of comments and answers.

If you don't care, then why the freaking hell did you read this thread?

It's annoying that new ROMs are getting that AP hack.
awp
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Mashley wrote:

Price and availabilty
Yup. Price cut for newer games (can get 66% quite easily) and used game sales are the only way to get older games (except for Atari. Some places still sell new Atari 2600 games)
Haseo_old
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Haseo_old

awp wrote:

Mashley wrote:

Price and availabilty
Yup. Price cut for newer games (can get 66% quite easily) and used game sales are the only way to get older games (except for Atari. Some places still sell new Atari 2600 games)
Sander-Don
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Sander-Don
Always, cuz' it saves time and money
TKiller
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TKiller

Sander-Don wrote:

Always, cuz' it saves time and money
awesome reasoning
Haseo_old
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Haseo_old

TKiller wrote:

Sander-Don wrote:

Always, cuz' it saves time and money
awesome reasoning
dNextGen
4,689 posts
Joined May 2010
dNextGen
No, I seldom play games but I still buy/download pirated ones
Gorlum
705 posts
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Gorlum
Why should i buy something if i can freely download it? Yarrr!
Haseo_old
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Haseo_old

gorlum wrote:

Why should i buy something if i can freely download it? Yarrr!
/brofist
awp
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gorlum wrote:

Why should i buy something if i can freely download it? Yarrr!
Says the guy with "Support __________" in his sig
TKiller
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TKiller
I was sarcastic, by the way.
Haseo_old
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Haseo_old

TKiller wrote:

I was sarcastic, by the way.
Obviously.

I'm changing my pick to ALWAYS now.
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