🚀 go-pugleaf

On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:23:01 +0000, pc games <pcgame...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Its sad the kind of reaction so many had when a particular developer
> threatened to leave the PC and only do games for consoles cause of
> PIRACY in the PC is much bigger and prevalent
> 
> For me its unfortunately a sign many see Developers as competition and
> not as a friend and a partner that is in the same side as us
> 
> Why many PC Gamers see Developers as "competition"
> Cause they are "competing" for your money
> Cause for them anyone wanting your money is competition
> Competition to get your own money and if you can "beat" that
> competition and get what you want without playing, then You Win and
> you defeat the competition, and that is what matters the most
> Its sad, cause its more important winning that being "honest"
> Farness is not part of the "game"
> 
> This unfortunately is nothing new... many in our society don't censor
> theft
> 
> Consuming is all, and the more you consume the better and everything
> counts, so if you can consume as much without paying and without
> getting caught, perfect
> 
> I hope some will still think this is not the way to be a PC Gamer
> I hope some will feel like I do, responsability and supporting is part
> of being a PC Gamer
> Developers are friends not competition or our enemies

You are correct in your attitude towards piracy, but developers _do_
become the enemy when they threaten to stop development for the PC.

It's not the piracy issue, it's their reaction to it.

I _hate_ console games.  Just not near enough flexibility.  Example;
Oblivion MODs, forget the console platform gamer using unofficial
MODs, and there are 100s out there, many very good.



> We should feel good about giving money to developers that give us
> great games to play
> The heath of PC Games is also our responsibility and we should care
> about it
> 
> I'm disappointed but I will keep on fighting for what I believe in
> I will keep on fighting against PIRACY even if many are not with me
> 
> Being true to myself until the end
> Long live PC Games!


By the way, there is a solution idea that comes from an old hardware
security method.  I worked at Unisys (mainframe computer systems) in
the recent past, and one product line used a parallel-port code device
that plugged into a system's parallel port.  This device got encrypted
for just that machine.  Then you install the applicable software that
created a partition on the system that could not be access without the
device plugged in.  Want to secure the data/programs in that
partition, remove the device and lock it in a safe.  Note you could
still use the system, but cannot access the protected partition
without the device.  Note, in the mainframe world "partition" is not
necessarily = hard drive partition.


Developers could implement the same idea via software and without
having to use the net like Steam.  Like provide a unique USB device
(an option to the parallel one) with each game, that would have to be
plugged in to play.

By the way, console games may be harder to pirate, especially for the
common gamer, but professionals will always find a way.  The do.



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