Would you pirate games if it was to be made legal?

Please lets avoid saying things like "I already do":P as that would not only get you a moderation but could get this thread locked as well. Thank you. :)

I think they call it renting.Fightingfan

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]I think they call it renting.Ravensmash

Well I dunno what to say here, but one problem with games is that they sell it for me in Gaza with the same price they sell it in the US, despite the huge economical difference. If you catch my drift.GazaAli

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Well I dunno what to say here, but one problem with games is that they sell it for me in Gaza with the same price they sell it in the US, despite the huge economical difference. If you catch my drift.magicalclick

that's odd. The EA games in Taiwan is actually cheaper than EA games in USA, same game except extra Chinese translations..

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Well I dunno what to say here, but one problem with games is that they sell it for me in Gaza with the same price they sell it in the US, despite the huge economical difference. If you catch my drift.Gambler_3

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"]I think they call it renting.Fightingfan

No. I would have more reason to not pirate the games at that point. Today, even with all the pirates, having it illegal keeps a good amount of people actually paying for the game, and providing them money. No money=no game.

Since I would like for games to continue being made, no I would not.xaos

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"]I think they call it renting.Fightingfan

I'm pretty sure a business like Blockbuster has to pay a fee for the right to rent games out to customers, so no, it isn't the same thing from their POV.

This is why we need more FarmVille and WOW. ;)

magicalclick

NOOOOO!

No.

[QUOTE="xaos"]Since I would like for games to continue being made, no I would not.VaguelyTagged

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="Ravensmash"] Are you comparing renting to piracy...?magicalclick

They should ban Blockbuster and Gamefly if that's the case.

If piracy would be made legal it wouldn't be piracy any more - people could just set up big websites to distribute all games for free. Then all the developers and publishers would go out of business in about a week because their sales would drop to zero.

[QUOTE="Gambler_3"]

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]Well I dunno what to say here, but one problem with games is that they sell it for me in Gaza with the same price they sell it in the US, despite the huge economical difference. If you catch my drift.GazaAli

If it was legal, of course. Why would I not want games for free, legally?

I think they call it renting.Fightingfan

In my country it is legal to pirate games...

Yet I dont pirate them. So the answer is no.

In my country it is legal to pirate games...

Yet I dont pirate them. So the answer is no.

Maroxad

To demo games I'm not 100% on buying sure. If I did end up enjoying it, then I would buy the game though. Developers can't make games if they don't get paid.

no since you download them to your hardrive.id rather use that extra space for something worth while for the game i would pirate

Only if I didn't have the money for the games I want. So it would change nothing in my situation, except that I would get to enjoy more games.
And I guess I would try some games before buying.

I see no ethical conflict with doing things that way. They plunder my wallet to the extend I am willing to pay and I have maximum amount of fun. Do what you want as it harms none.

Sadly not everyone thinks that way, and some would just stop paying I guess.

I've never pirated a game before but have played a pirated game at a friends. If it was legal would you be able to play online then? So basically wouldn't developers just be giving out their games for free? If pirateing were legal their would be no reason to make games anymore. Would be such a tragic sequence of events.

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="Fightingfan"]I think they call it renting.Fightingfan

i think you are trying to make the publishers sound silly, you got me on that one man :lol:

F*** no. I'm not a scumbag.Dark__Link