Comments on: Is Your Favorite Game the Most Pirated Game of the Year? http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/13/is-your-favorite-game-the-most-pirated-game-of-the-year/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:48:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anonhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/13/is-your-favorite-game-the-most-pirated-game-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-948379 anon Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:48:57 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8988#comment-948379 reason why i like piracy 1 no cd/dvd cracks are the best. it means i dont have to search thro my huge cd/dvd collection. 2 no annoying DRM. 3 easier too back up on my two 1tb hdd's 4 more convenient the going down to the shop steam has a really good set up tho i cant complane about steam games except the price on some it makes no sense to pay the same price as store bought surly there saving money on the case,disk's,cover art,shipping,and manual reason why i like piracy
1 no cd/dvd cracks are the best. it means i dont have to search thro my huge cd/dvd collection.
2 no annoying DRM.
3 easier too back up on my two 1tb hdd’s
4 more convenient the going down to the shop

steam has a really good set up tho i cant complane about steam games except the price on some it makes no sense to pay the same price as store bought surly there saving money on the case,disk’s,cover art,shipping,and manual

]]> By: Thinkerhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/13/is-your-favorite-game-the-most-pirated-game-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-566991 Thinker Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:38:01 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8988#comment-566991 Years ago I bought original Warcraft III, but I have to pay twice more because I wanted English version, not a translated one :/ Then I have to search for a crack to original game, because It need's CD in drive all the time :( It's ridiculous... Years ago I bought original Warcraft III, but I have to pay twice more because I wanted English version, not a translated one :/ Then I have to search for a crack to original game, because It need’s CD in drive all the time :( It’s ridiculous…

]]> By: Martinhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/13/is-your-favorite-game-the-most-pirated-game-of-the-year/comment-page-1/#comment-566864 Martin Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:53:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=8988#comment-566864 Game companies seem to be one of the factors why the unauthorized distribution of games is so popular these days. If you purchase a game you get the DVD, the cover and if you are lucky a booklet. You also get copy protection that forces some ridiculous restrictions on you, like not being able to install the game more than a number of times or having to uninstall software on the PC before the game can be started. Downloaders on the other hand apply a crack and get the same game for free, without all the hassles that the buyers get. Does that sound like a good deal? I personally do not think so. Yes, there is a moral component to it but there is also the question about the damage that is done if someone downloads and plays a game that he would never purchase. Game companies seem to be one of the factors why the unauthorized distribution of games is so popular these days. If you purchase a game you get the DVD, the cover and if you are lucky a booklet. You also get copy protection that forces some ridiculous restrictions on you, like not being able to install the game more than a number of times or having to uninstall software on the PC before the game can be started.

Downloaders on the other hand apply a crack and get the same game for free, without all the hassles that the buyers get.

Does that sound like a good deal? I personally do not think so. Yes, there is a moral component to it but there is also the question about the damage that is done if someone downloads and plays a game that he would never purchase.

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