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"irate. That's a fact, no way around it, however I also buy 1-2 full 50 or 60 dollar games a month in addition to several games that are below the 20-30 dollar range either on sale or just small indie or casual games. I pay for every game that I find worthwhile. For instance I downloaded the Witcher, but I ended up enjoying the first two hours a lot so when the enhanced edition came out I paid for it full price. I did the same thing with Bioshock and other games as well. Do I think that piracy is "right"? not necessarily, but the truth is if I didn't pirate at all I would probably end up spending LESS money on games over all. I"m not saying this to justify what I do but I am saying this simply because it's the way it is, if I never tested out some games then I'd never pay for them.
I also want to say that I have also paid full price for a game just to support the developer, I paid full for SPORE because I loved the idea and I wanted Will Wright to keep doing what he did, I literally put an hour in to the game and that's it. I also pay subscriptions for various MMO's, etc. but the truth is when I'm in a lean month I'll pirate games. and things have been really lean since my wife and I had our daughter back in January.
I make no excuses but I do stand by my actions, I love steam and I also use Impulse and direct2drive. I also pay for all of my music and I have to say that at this point it is easier to be legit than it is to pirate. But I will also say that I do not buy the boxed copy of any PC game, if it's not on steam than I am much less inclined to buy it and if it's not on direct2drive or impulse either than I won't buy it at all.
I'm in my mid 20's and I have a good job with disposable income, I save money every month and have my life in order, but I also have a wife, live in NYC and have a 4 month old daughter. I have very little free time and even with disposable income at the prices for most games I won't pay for all of them. If piracy wasn't an option then the truth is I wouldn't play it at all. I know some people say this but it's the truth, there are games that I'm willing to try and pay for if they are good but when I can't find a reliable download for it or if it's too difficult to get it working then I won't play it at all and I won't buy it a"
Sunday, May 17, 2009
