There have been a lot of threads related to piracy and EULAs, but the one I remember the most is this
04/06/2011 - EULA/Piracy argument It started as a thread about hackers trying to take down the PSN. It quickly branched out into EULAs, piracy, and personal insults. The thread is a great snapshot of Inazuma in action.
Another frequent topic is the affect of used games on the industry.
06/27/2011 - Used games debate This thread was initially about Capcom not letting players delete saves in
Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D. As the discussion progressed it turned into an absurdly complicated debate about used games. I think it's the best thread to exemplify this type of thread because it has this in it:
Ack wrote:
Player A paid X and therefore supported M company. If Player A sells to Player B for Y, but then a portal to planet Z opens up, sucking through players A, B, and the unwitting C, who was only stopping off at their location to use the bathroom, does company M receive the money, or does company M's long lost nega-universe planet Z parallel company, company N, receive the money?
And if company N receives the money, will it then create orbital laser O, powered by the brain of unlucky player C, who was dissected by evil doctors D and E, for the sole purpose of destroying company M and our planet along with it?
Following that, what will then stop players A and B from teaming up with the mechanical dog P and busty Amazonian in a chainmail or fur bikini Q, who in real life is head of tribe R on planet Z but denies it because she's unwilling to fulfill her destiny, mainly because she's fallen in love with player B but can't admit to it since he's not from planet Z? Will Company N have to bring out their super soldier F and his team of mutant ne'er-do-wells G, H, and I?
And after the destruction of mutant H by circular saw S wielded by player A and mutant I is killed by mechanical dog P's turbo missile K, then A, B, P, and Q must assuredly engage in a final battle with F, with G doing his henchmen cheers from the sidelines, while they battle over molten core J in the center of planet Z under the very heart of skyscraper L, which is the base of operations for company N. Once that happens, G will be pinned under metal girder W, while A, B, P, and Q escape using hover cycle T so they can trigger self-destruct sequence U to cause explosion V to bring down company N's skyscraper L, which will then tumble into planet Z's molten core J,with tribe R rejoicing and changing their rules to let player B marry Q. Meanwhile explosion V will also have killed doctors D and E and sent laser O hurtling into space while player C's brain screams incredulously at the shock of it all. And through none of this will company M gain any more than X money...and the possible annihilation of our entire planet.
And that is why you shouldn't pirate games.
Since this signature affects old posts, I'm leaving a message here in case anyone searches for my username. This account died in early 2013. I am no longer a fundamentalist.
Don't add to my problems by pretending my past views are still held in the present. I do not have any patience for that. Feel free to ask me what I think now.
