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Re: Why is piracy so hated?

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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 05:37 PM
The sales of used games is much bigger, and its basically the same thing save for the person selling it nets a profit.
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Piratyy is not online. Piratyy
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23 Jun 2013 05:39 PM
HUR DUR WHAT IS PROFIT HURDR DURUH IM GOD DAMN STUPID AND LIKE KILLING THE INDUSTRY HURER DHUFE
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 05:40 PM
They are making profit from shafting everyone but them.
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liam1127 is not online. liam1127
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23 Jun 2013 05:40 PM
It's more indirect than preowned sales.

This is my theory.

>pirate downloads game
>game which could have been sold new/preowned @ game retailer
>game which funds said retailer
>retailer loses money
>retailer cannot stock as many new games
>retailer fails to sell used games
>developer loses out on profit.
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liam1127 is not online. liam1127
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23 Jun 2013 05:41 PM
even though it's a lot less likely and smaller scale than pre-owned sales.
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RadiKool22 is not online. RadiKool22
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23 Jun 2013 05:41 PM
I only Pirate things that I pretty much know I 1. Won't like (Who gives about demos,oh wait, they didn't exist at the time) and 2. Know that I will never get. (Seriously, who has the time to buy a SNES in 2013)
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theMetasponge64 is not online. theMetasponge64
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23 Jun 2013 05:42 PM
Nobody gets paid

Imagine you made a video game that its budget was almost all of your money

Now imagine you not getting paid for it because somebody illegally steals your game.
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mageofpower is not online. mageofpower
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23 Jun 2013 05:43 PM
Because it's a disgusting immoral practice with no justifiable reason to practice it. Seriously, just buy the game.
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Superluigiconroy is not online. Superluigiconroy
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23 Jun 2013 05:44 PM
My theory is this.
Person pirates a game that they could buy at a store.
Store loses money if person pirates.
If store loses money, then the store can't buy as many games
if store can't buy as many games, then the developer doesn't get money
if developer doesn't get money, they will stop making games eventually

it hurts the store and the developer
and if you like the games, then don't you want to support the developer?

~EarthBound is the best game ever~
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Superluigiconroy is not online. Superluigiconroy
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23 Jun 2013 05:45 PM
And it's immoral and illegal. Forgot to mention that.

~EarthBound is the best game ever~
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 05:46 PM
I see. Piracy (under the guise as used games) is completely OK as long as some money is involved.


If you take money away from used games sales, it IS piracy.
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liam1127 is not online. liam1127
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23 Jun 2013 05:46 PM
@super

Exactly the same as mine xd
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theMetasponge64 is not online. theMetasponge64
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23 Jun 2013 05:47 PM
@Super

Dat signature
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Superluigiconroy is not online. Superluigiconroy
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23 Jun 2013 05:48 PM
yes, but if you take the money away from new games then it's also piracy as well

~EarthBound is the best game ever~
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RadiKool22 is not online. RadiKool22
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23 Jun 2013 05:48 PM
What if they pirate games from the 70s, 80s, and 90s.

I don't think that will hurt anyone.
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 05:48 PM
Used games retailers have a ton of money.


They order as least new games (because the developer gets some money in the sale of it) as possible, use aggressive tactics to make people trade the game in, and remove the new games off the shelves and replace them with used games that cost around 10 bucks less.

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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 05:50 PM
Piracy is the illegal distribution or reproduction of copyrighted material, which is different from the publisher selling the game for free.


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ExplicitBass is not online. ExplicitBass
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23 Jun 2013 05:52 PM
I've committed myself to no longer buying any used games or pirating for the past months.
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tydog98 is not online. tydog98
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23 Jun 2013 05:52 PM
Piracy is what killed the PSP, and if you pirate a game because you say it isn't worth your money, it must be worth something if you're pirating it

Never tell me the odds
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 05:54 PM
I'm not trying to justify any of them (i actually hate both). I just see why one is praised and one is hated when it is basically the same thing.
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Superluigiconroy is not online. Superluigiconroy
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23 Jun 2013 05:57 PM
You seem to be ignoring the fact that piracy is illegal and immoral

~EarthBound is the best game ever~
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theMetasponge64 is not online. theMetasponge64
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23 Jun 2013 05:57 PM
I only pirate games if I want to do something with it

For instance, I own a copy of Super Smash Bros. Melee, but don't have an Action Replay, so I downloaded an ISO of the game to have easier access

Also to do net play too but that sucked a lot
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 05:58 PM
It is.


I just can't get why (other than ignorance) why people got so defensive about used games but are offended by piracy.
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Superluigiconroy is not online. Superluigiconroy
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23 Jun 2013 06:00 PM
because people are still supporting the industry of games in general buy buying a game from someone
whether it be a gamestop
or from a friend
because they might use that money to buy more games
therefore helping the industry

~EarthBound is the best game ever~
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coolmanownz is not online. coolmanownz
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23 Jun 2013 06:02 PM
Someone who buys used games in the first place usually always does it.
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