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Re: People still buy Games - was Re: Preordering Online

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From: tr... Trash
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 05:31
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On 12 Oct 2002 00:47:46 GMT, elizabeth & chris
<bink...@concentric.net> wrote:



lol. hahahahahahahah. awesome!! a warez hater!! its been awhile..thanx
for the big response. I appreciate it.

>Trash wrote:
>
>> buying MK:DA? ppl still buy games? i'm glad i have a cable modem,
>> burner and mod'd ps2.
>> 
>
>Since I'm on a polite basis w/ Marty now, and I have no intention of 
>being inflammatory, please take this question as serious, but not 
>accusatory.
>
>What? Are you serious? Are you trying to destroy the economy?
>
>On the one hand, perhaps you're not serious.  Since you go by the handle 
>of Trash, perhaps it's just _Trash_ talk I'm hearing.  Also, since this 
>newsgroup has been slow, I've forgotten everything except for the fact 
>that I see the names JBomB and Trash periodically. I did see that you 
>have a lot of posts here, but I wasn't able to get a handle on your 
>position.
>
>In case you're not serious:
>
>I'm not going to get on _anyone's_ case for modding their machine.  Each 
>of us has to weigh their warranty against the ability to play import 
>games.  I hardly have the time to play US releases, much less imports.
>Also, a PS2 is something I'd rather have a warranty on.  I guess if I 
>was going to consider modding one, I'd yank a spare one out of a pawn shop.
>
>/rantmode on
>rantmode value is "on", default value is "off"
>
>But if Midway put that much time into a game that people like so much to 
>have a newsgroup about it, and then to find out that the biggest fans of 
>the game talk about burning pirate copies, I'd close the doors and tell 
>everyone to shove off.  If no one was paying for it, it'd be cheaper to 
>not make it.
>
>Does your boss forget to pay you occasionally, thinking he can get away 
>with it?  Does the social contract of paying fair market value for goods 
>and services and working a job where you're paid fairly for the quality 
>of your own work not make any sense?
>
>(George W. voice)
>Are you some kind o' terrorist? Are ya _Un_American?
>
>/rantmode
>rantmode value is "on", default value is "off"
>/rantmode off
>rantmode value is "off", default value is "off"
>
>Chris
>
>P.S. Smile :) next time you mouth off like that, will ya? :P
>
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