Stolen Pixels #43: Build More Prisons
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Rubbish... you can buy it online from anywhere with internet... and if you pirated it then you definitely have internet.mlkjhgfds said:
It is amazing how people can use "I couldn't afford to buy it right away" as an excuse to pirate something. If you can't afford the latest plasma TV then do you steal it? Now granted, there is the faint difference that stealing a plasma TV means stopping someone else from selling/using it when pirating a game doesn't but it is still a pretty poor excuse. Save up for it... how many 12-16 year olds couldn't save up 20 bucks if they tried? So much better for them to just learn to steal it than actually working for something...Halbert said:
If you have a credit card. I know, in the US you have at least three and three others to pay for them but in Europe the average is about 0 point something. Also, in ye old days there was a concept called removable media. You went to a friend (check Wikipedia for that one) with an empty media and got back home with a full media.Mistwraithe said:
The fact it, the only way to get the game in Europe until mid December is 2D boys with the mentioned restrictions (I did, just saying before the first burning bag of shit appears at my doorstep, courtesy of some projecting moron) or pirating.
The66Monkey -- if you don't want to buy a game without trying it first, only buy games that release demos. If they don't release a demo they have something to hide, so you won't be missing much.
If, after having passed on a game, you learn that it is the greatest thing since sliced cheese, you'll still have the opportunity to buy it, but cheaper.
If, after having passed on a game, you learn that it is the greatest thing since sliced cheese, you'll still have the opportunity to buy it, but cheaper.
$12.50 for an Imax ticket at the local theater. Only ever bought one for the Dark Knight. Food's overrated and overpriced.illiterate said:
See: China. Pirated material everywhere and no laws against it. Movies, hacked systems and games, you name it.illiterate said:Deadly Yellow --
No one will argue that piracy on colleges is rampant. For world of goo, however, I wonder however how much of their 80% piracy rate is those who can't buy something where they live.
Which is the point the previous poster was trying to make.. with his hastily registered single-post account
It seems illogical for people to go out and buy a game they already own for free.The66Monkey said:
I can see lack of a credit card is a potential issue but there are online purchase methods which don't require credit cards these days - I confess don't know whether any of them can be used to buy Goo.Anaphyis said:
Ah but they don't own it do they? The66Monkey has a stolen copy in his example, then buys it once he verifies it is a good game. Questionable ethically but at least it shows some ethics ASSUMING of course he follows through with it. Of course in the World of Goo example is that alledgedly most Goo pirates stole it and then didn't follow through.DeadlyYellow said:
Forgive me if I'm being naive... but don't you have banks? Cause I've never needed a credit card to add money to Paypal directly from my bank account. Furthermore, I can use my debit card from my checking account like a credit card, it even has a Visa symbol on it. I've never met anyone who's debit/checking card doesn't act the same way. Again, I'm only speculating that it's similar across the pond, correct me if I'm wrong.Anaphyis said:
Also : "The average number of cards per person was 2.4 credit cards and 1.6 debit cards. "
(Source : http://www.apacs.org.uk/resources_publications/card_facts_and_figures.html")
[/quote]Riicek said:
I only have tangible numbers for Germany (about 25 million credit cards with an population of 80 million) and subjective impressions about France, Austria and Eastern Europe. However it seems to me when it comes to credit cards (not debit cards, that's another matter entirely) UK is pretty much an exception from the rule. It also depends on your bank. Most of the time, your ATM card is also a debit card but you have to get the credit card option in addition to that (for free or small yearly fee) - in which case you either get a separate credit card (more common) or a ATM/debit/credit card.
As for Paypal: Yes, you can wire money from your bank account. Never noticed that and I was in fact infuriated at one time that I couldn't do it - granted, that was some years ago. So forget what I said before, they are all douchebags.