Re: Verbose Minch Neg Rep On Playing Pirated Games
 

I felt I should make this public rather than send Minch a PM on the matter.

I do not believe we are entitled to pirated products of any kind (movies, games, music). I've had many debates with my brother on the matter, as he's been an avid purchaser of pirated games. He has burned games into the high 50s, many of them I've enjoyed.

But I do not support them. I have never, in my fucking life, gave a dime to some pirate for any media. I aim to be a apart of the entertainment industry, it would be treacherous to partake in the under-hand market. These products cost money to make, then some bastard copies it on some blank disc and profits from another person's/team's work. This is wrong to me. BUT, I've played pirated games. Somehow, this makes me a hypocrite to some. Let's analyze this in ways most of you can understand:

Let's say I make a movie. It cost me $2,000 altogether. I print a mess of DVDs and aim to sell enough to make that money back and then some. I want the production, promotion, and distribution cost back to break even and then money on top to profit. This is how the entertainment industry works in a nutshell. Smart-asses, spare me the details.

Now let's say some techie with blank DVD-Rs buys one of my copies. He goes on to copy the movie on several blank DVDs and sell it for $1. The quality is on par, save for presentation issues, of course. I've been selling official copies for $10. Now while I believe most people would buy official, a great deal of potential customers are gonna go for the pirated deal. That's money out of my pocket and in to his, who had nothing to do with the production/promotion/distribution. He banks because he had a DVD burner. My creativity and production is his profit. If that isn't wrong to you, fuck off.

Now, my beef - as the fucking creator - would not be with whoever the purchaser of the pirated copy watches the movie with. Why would it be? Let's use logic, guys: That person has nothing to do with the spread of piracy. He/she made no orders or copies - I can care less if they're watching a pirated movie. I suppose you could wager that by them watching it, they'd be motivated not to buy it - but that's something I'd have to live with whether the movie's pirated or not. My gripe is the very real loss of money taking place by the pirate and his customers.

So how is me playing pirated games harming the developer/publisher when I'm pretty fucking sure I'm buying those games anyway?

Shit, I've brought games while my bro was getting burned copies back when I was working - so fuck that hypocrisy shit. Get the facts before calling shit, boys.

Discuss.

Question: Do you own these pirated copies that you are playing, or is it just stuff that your brother or friend brings you to play once and a while?

I own none of them. Never owned any of them. Ever.

I stay with my bro and that's where I played them.

Only flaw with your movie pirate argument is in the case of torrents where in theory you are a seeder and a leecher for any piece of media you want as a torrent due to the nature of how torrents work. So in a way, the leecher (customer) can end up as a seeder (seller) even before the torrent is over.

Well then you're fine.

Although I'm guessing the neg rep came from your "I don't endorse pirated games, I just play them." comment.

Can't really blame someone for misunderstanding that.

No, it's still fairly simple. What are you doing making your media free for mass download? YOu knew how it worked going in so yeah, the case is the same - just minus $ (which is kinda worse).

I can, because it didn't take much critical thinking to decipher. You just needed to verify but I'm betting you had it figured early on. I expect this much from everyone. So when they take the easy route and jump to conclusions, I'm disappointed.

But anyway, I wanted to make this much clear. Thanks for reading.

So much drama.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrg

Its easily the dullest argument of all time. Piracy is clearly wrong but those that do it ( i.e me ) don't give a fuck really and will continue to enjoy our free media. I honestly can't say the last time I bought a film or cd. Probably buy about 3-4 games per year because chipping my X-Box seems like hard work.

This upsets me, Ogen, but carry on.

And yet, you enjoy it as well. So who are you to preach about it?

I think you take neg rep too seriously.

I neg repped you because of your incredibly dumb statement of ''hurrdy durr i just play pirate games i dont support them''.

WHAT THE INTERNET THINKS OF ME MEANS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE

I will be getting a job in the same industry that I pirate from, but whatever. I don't have money, and there are way too many products these days that are just not worth their price.

If I had money, I would probably buy a game on a console rather than download it on PC (if given the option of a multi-platform game). But really, I play too many games to warrant paying for all of them. Like, there is no way that I would be exposed to all the types of games that I have, if I had to pay for all of them. I would probably have never gotten as into gaming, honestly.

I have an elite for playing my real games and on live.
I do download games to play on a flashed xbox, if I like the game i'll buy it.

But i'm not paying £40 for a game which i'm going to hate.
Sure I could rent it but I only get the game for 2 days, plus it costs £4.
The ammount of free time I get now isn't great. So by downloading a copy of the game I cant get a good look at the game, play it when I want, if the game is awesome enough, it's worth a purchase.

lol drama queen

And really, his justification doesn't doesn't make it any less dumb. So he's justifying getting his panties wadded with something that sounds retarded in the first place.

He can't tell us he's never downloaded a song in his entire life.

I know. I really was surprised when I came on to find a thread dedicated to me because I neg repped him over an incredibly dumb statement.

Internet ego is all, I guess.

How does it feel to be Kane Knight for a day?

Are you calling him a bitch?

rofl

That's Queen Bitch to you!

Every album I ever wanted I downloaded. My bro hates that about me so should I have him join this spot and say so?

And call it "Internet Ego" if you want. All I wanted to do was correct your ass, because I do that, I clarify things rather than let it ride. I should be able to do that without getting this shit. I don't know many that would go through such lengths to be clear about something. This thread isn't dedicated to you per se, but it's certainly not attacking you outright. I just wanted you to understand.

@ Extreme Angle: You have... an understandable way of doing things. You buy games eventually. But surely you have many sources to help you against buying a game you'd hate. It doesn't much time to research a game you're interested in, even with the little time you say you have. Nobody's asking you to pay 40 for a game you'd hate, though.

@ Requiem: You're not entitled to anything, really. No matter how many games the industry 'attacks' you with, you don't need to buy them all. It's not some uncontrollable urge that you need to get burns because you can't afford them.

@ Kane: I just made myself pretty clear on where I stand. Ogen supports it, I don't. Big difference there.

And where else but here can I discuss shit like this without someone pulling the 'tldr/taking it too serious' card? It's fairly condensed and a quick read. Should I accept misunderstandings and not explain myself in a clear way? Sorry if it's longer than the usual post but fuck that - it's a message board for fuck sake. This is another discussion I'll have another day because this sort of thing urks me wild.

It wasn't directed at me? My name is in the title, and it's about my neg rep towards you.

You're gay. That wasn't directed at you though, it was directed at all homosexuals.

But you said, "You're gay." Surely you see the difference...

If I wanted all this directed at you I'd PM you. I've done it with other posters, can't see why I wouldn't do it now. You want your name off the thread title? Is that... a problem with you?

No, I don't have a problem with it. I just find it hilarious that you have to make a thread about my neg rep, and then after that pm me because you're so upset about it. Do you want a shoulder to sob on? Seriously, stop whining. You made a dumb statement, I called you on it. End of. This thread shouldn't have been made.

Not "upset", frustrated. And have been frustrated with this place for a while now over similar things like this. A lot of you seem against the idea of 'talking it out'.

I don't think you understand why I neg repped you. I'll run it down for you.

You know what the statement was. You said you just played the games, but didn't support piracy. Supporting piracy isn't just giving some guy off the street a buck for a ripped dvd. Piracy is torrenting, downloading, whatever. Playing pirated games? That's supporting it. I know piracy isn't right, I torrent music. Shoot me. However, saying you don't support piracy yet you play the games is dumb.

Why don't you just delete the thread?

None of which I've done. I literally just play what my brother gets. He doesn't get games 'for me' nor do I order through his contact. I don't DL the freely distributed files either. My actions don't move the pirate market in any way, shape or form. Your logic fails so far, but I'm eager to hear your continued take.

Not happening, this shit needs to be documented.

I like the, "You're guilty too" thought process so far. It's an educational read, how you seem to be rationalizing it. Also of note is how you not only decline discussing it in private (after you clearly express your dislike for this public thread), you call it harassing. Seems like you were not inclined to explain yourself at all (and I see why now).

Maybe the usual action would be for me to take the neg rep and call it a day. I thought I was being progressive with making a discussion out of it, and some of you received it well, but calling me out - not on the topic but merely making it a topic - is pretty weak in my eyes. Everything should be up for discussion.

Super V's so cute. You still have an ass beating a-comin.

You still play it. Not supporting piracy is not playing pirated games, or downloading music, or anything.

I'm sure this thread will make you feel good or whatever. Maybe you get some moral victory out of it, I dunno. I'm going to bed, you can keep typing out paragraphs over a neg rep. I'll even say you won this ''argument''. What there was to argue, I don't know, but whatever.

Hope you sleep well now that this is over. :)

Thank you.

You do support it. You're like a Senator who seeks to block gay rights because gays are bad, but gets caught sucking cock in a men's room at the airport. You're against piracy except when you're playing pirated games.

You can mean a single person or a group. Besides, using your tortured logic, I'd still think your title and whining came down on a single focus.

Either he's not going to buy the game and never play it, because he doesn't have the money, or he is going to play a burned copy.

Either way the game industry doesn't get his money. So whatever.

Also, I don't see how you can act all high and mighty about other people pirating games when you say you've downloaded every album you ever wanted.

It's okay when I do it.

Get the facts before calling shit, boys.

Meant to say, "purchased." Makes more sense in context, yes? Had a brain dead moment there. I also wrote throw as 'through' somewhere else. Forgive these momentary lapse of function.

Other than that, point stands.

So wait...Your brother hates that you buy your music? That still sounds fucked up.