When an anti-piracy method is affecting the game for people who legitimately bought it and causing other people not to buy the game, there is obviously something wrong with it!
I'd love to leave the country, I unfortunately just don't have the means to. I'm not incredibly unhappy here, but I am worried about where things are heading.
Are any of you planning to leave the country?
I want to but that means leaving all my family behind and that just doesn't work for me. :/
I'm not at the point where I'm planning to emigrate, but I have thought about it and I have discussed it with my wife. Both of us lean more and more towards emigrating. We love SA and all our family is here, but if it becomes unbearable here we'll start making plans. I just have absolutely no idea where to start. I don't even know where I would want to go.
As some may recall, I left SA in September 2014 to begin a new life in the UK - London specifically, and living in this city is a bit of a unique beast in many ways, and I love it already. London is a fantastic gateway to the rest of Europe, and it's a great place to take my career to the next level, bristling with job opportunities.
It was a combination of things that drove me to make the final decision, but the state of SA's politics, social problems, and economy was no small factor.
I left by myself - this was not a whim as I'd been considering it for many years, but the planning and execution happened very rapidly. One day I realised that I could talk about it all I wanted to, and wait around for something to change, or to change my mind, but that wasn't happening, and I might be missing out on a life adventure otherwise.
Being a British citizen made the UK an easy destination, and aside from a bit of paperwork when I arrived, I've been assimilated into the system without trouble. Lining up a decent job before I left was fortunate, as I fully expected to still be on the hunt when I arrived.
Aside from the obvious statements - I miss family and friends - I don't miss much about SA itself. The weather and 'outdoorsy' lifestyle is probably the only major life-altering concession to living in the UK, and in London at least, it's not terrible (so far). Other missing elements are things I can work toward attaining again.
By and large, my day to day quality of life hasn't changed significantly, and in terms of cultural, lifestyle and consumer appetite, I am more than satisfied.
I realise that I may have had an easier time than some others will, but I'm well on track to being settled down and stress free (in relation to the immigration) within a year of arriving.
For the time being, I am very happy in the UK, and while I can't predict that I won't get the wanderlust again in a few years, a lot of things will have to change in SA for me to consider settling there again for any length of time.
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Awesome feedback James, it's always nice to hear of someone who embraced the change and is making a full go of it. I have friends over there much like you, they have settled and are loving it compared to when they were here.
Too many people mope their days away there and then convince themselves it's not SA so it's shit and then give up and tell their sad 'horror' stories about stuff being super awful.
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Ah didn't know you're in London James. Need to add you on steam then - getting 15 pings to London.
When my PC arrives anyway.... (supposed to be 2 days ago :/)
Not in England. European fibre link though so good pings to most EU places