When I joined MyGaming in February I was actually quite pro-piracy. I didn't do it myself aside from downloading the occasional album and buying it later (for srs), but I didn't think it was a big deal and figured that if game developers were going to act like idiots and make their games suck in order to prevent piracy then by all means, buy a skull hat and wooden leg, it'll be fun.
Then I saw the articles on it and the effect it has. You can say that game developers go about preventing it in stupid ways, but rather cut the problem off at the source. Yes, I feel it is taken out of proportion and meaningless methods are implemented to prevent it, but that's like saying law enforcement isn't efficient and until it is I'll keep sodomizing my boys.
What shocks me the most is games being pirated before release. I believe this happened with Street Fighter IV and a few other games which I can't exactly remember, but there is no way to justify that or make it right, it's stealing and it's criminal at a new level. The point of downloading it without paying isn't THAT big if a deal but seriously, rather buy the game and support game makers. I feel it's as simple as that.
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To dissipate the tension I think tehNihilist and larch have some make up hugs coming <33
