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Why would they fall?

And yes people will pirate it simply because they can get it for free and would have otherwise payed for it, simply because they can get the same or a better experience for free. And then there are also those people who if piracy didn't exist buy games but somehow take pride in getting it illegally.

Just reconnected with a old friend via facebook. I haven't talked to her in 8 years, pretty crazy.

The difference is that pirates pay for stuff that doesn't have DRM. If you look at the history of piracy, it's all been about DRM and consumer's rights.

No, no it's not. I'm sorry, but not everyone is a "white hat pirate"(it's what I've dubbed pirates that pirate with reasons I find acceptable, for example because it is otherwise not available where you live or it costs a unreasonable amount like it seems to do in Australia). Most pirates really just pirate because they can't or don't want to pay money for the product.

It gives you the game exactly as you would get it if you pirated it (DRM-free etc.), except

 

-The game will now work with Windows 7/ Vista/ XP thanks to some coding by the GOG team.

-If it's DOS it'll have a DOSbox wrapper, simplifying the need to know anything about DOSbox.

-Often includes extras such as: Soundtracks, wallpapers, avatars, dev interviews, PDF version of the manual and more.

-Treats their customers with respect.

-Constantly giving away free games, I already have 11 free games from the mere year I've had an account on GOG.

-Mod community support.

-Unlimited downloads at your convenience.

-You own the game, rather than a license.

-GOGmixes, forums and more.

 

How is making an xFire clone that controls whether or not you can play games a better service than piracy?

But since it is DRM free you can pirate a GOG version of it and you get exactly the same of what you just mentioned. You cannot use any of Steam's benefits when pirating.

Not that I dislike GOG(In fact it would be the first place to go when I want to buy an old game, I am actually still waiting for them to get System Shock 2 on there), but calling it a better anti-piracy measure than Steam just doesn't work because you get exactly the same benefits from pirating GOG versions as you would from buying them.

Edit: Almost exactly.

As far as I am aware GOG's services are not nearly as extensive as Steam's are.

 

Yeah GOG lets you play your games and do whatever you like with them. And it doesn't force you to use a client.

But how is that offering a better service as opposed to piracy?

As far as I am aware GOG's services are not nearly as extensive as Steam's are.

4chan is more than /b/

I know that feel. I feel dirt when I reddit.

Which they won't.

No, but MLP comes out on a regular basis and for all we know it may just take another month before we see the next FM. And you can only talk about FM so much.

I actually would look at realists as being the smart ones while the pessimists and optimists are biased by their hunches. Optimists and pessimists are each other's arch-nemesis.

Exactly. But an optimist wouldn't call a pessimist stupid. He/she/it would call an pessimist smart, ergo a realist.

See an optimist would be optimistic and say a pessimist is really just really smart and has the situation analyzed and what he says is realistic.

That doesn't work, an optimist believes that s/he is him/herself a realist. At least that is how I look at it.

A true optimist realizes that being anything but realistic is stupid and is ok with it.

Dude, I had like the same thing but with gameboys. While people were playing with their cool gameboys I was sitting in the corner crying. Good times, goood timessss.

Stay on topic, Alyxx.

No, an optimist would call a pessimist a realist.

Did you change your avatar twice in one day? o.o

^SECONDED

I DIDN'T.

I WAS ONLINE ON STEAM, SHUT DOWN STEAM, TURNED OFF MY PC, RIPPED THE INTERNET CORD OUT OF THE WALL, MADE COOKIES, BOOTED UP MY PC, TURNED ON STEAM, CLICKED ON THE "START IN OFFLINE MODE" BUTTON THAT WAS PRESENTED TO ME, STEAM LAUNCHED AND I LAUNCHED BIOSHOCK.

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I LEFT TWO IMAGES.

 

YOU HAVEN'T DISPROVEN ME IF I HAVE PROOF YOU'RE WRONG.

 

STEP 1: TURN OFF INTERNET ACCESS

 

STEP 2: RESTART PC

 

STEP 3: START STEAM

 

STEP 4: THERE IS NO STEP FOUR BECAUSE IT ISN'T WORKING. OR MAYBE YOU COULD BASH YOUR HEAD AGAINST A WALL AND GO TO SLEEP LIKE I'M ABOUT TO DO.

YES IT IS THAT IS WHAT I SHOWED YOU IN THE LAST PICTURE, SILLY. NOW HAVE A GOOD SLEEP!

Well, we got a bit sidetracked. Aren't we really talking about the rumor about a new PS?

YES WE ARE, KI..oh sorry.

Yes we are, kind of. We are discussing how whether or not something like Steam would work. Biggest problem being that not everyone with a console has it connected to the internet and this is where the offline mode comes into play.

WHY ARE WE USING CAPS?

ALSO:

ANY OTHER HOOPS YOU WANT ME TO JUMP THROUGH BEFORE YOU ADMIT I HAVE DISPROVEN YOU?

Dude, I unplugged my internet cable and THEN started Steam. Now unless I have wifi in my Desktop PC(which I don't), I have still disproven you.

That I can start Steam in Offline mode, start a singleplayer game and play said singleplayer game all without internet connection.

Disproving:

Starting from offline does not work. Full stop. You have to be online and restart in offline mode.

You were saying?

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