now a days people download ISO instead of buying pirated CD/DVD...

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Added on June 7, 2007, 12:23 pmFYI, it works before you patch the no CD/DVD crack...

This post has been edited by pwk1983: Jun 7 2007, 12:23 PM

For me, i buy pirated Games , then if really NICE game , no one will stopping me Buy Original.
Same goes to DVD movies

hehe... can refer to pirate's help also...(not the seller)
there are also some no CD/DVD crack which are patchable... for certain games la...

Pirated games got some title that original don't have thats why ppl still keep supporting it even banned all the times by government. PC games like violence, sex, alot more.......

Here not mean I support pirated but in case of microsoft window keep changing the OS so some of us who bought original last time the cd cannot be played by now in XP/Vista OS. People will think for it and still support pirated than original, why because pirated just RM5 per cd than original RM100++.

Like all consumer items in the market now, the value of an item steadily drops over time. So, if you bought Need For Speed 3 about 10 years back, do know its "value" is probably around RM 30 or so around the time XP came out.

Why is it that most pirated proponents seem to believe that software does not count as a regular consumer item and thus is treated like freebies?

Besides, the game has requirements. Can't fault the makers for making a game that isn't future proof. Now, if they had released a game that wouldn't work on XP AFTER XP came out, then that's a different story.

Try to apply what you're saying to some guy who wants to mod his car... He'd probably never get around to do it since he'll probably end up changing his car in the future, thus making all his present mods useless. Or for a growing child... Why bother buying clothes that fit if they're gonna grow out of it later? Might as well buy clothes that are really huge or don't buy clothes at all!

I mean, if you really want to play it, you could always dual boot with an older version of Windows that you have OWNED before.

Well, people still buys pirated cd/dvd are due to several reasons.

One, the pirated versions are way cheaper than originals (no royalty). So, people can purchase the game/album/movie/songs that they want. Besides, they can get more titles from the amount spend (eg: RM200 for 20+ pirated titles and 3~5 originals). Due to low cost, some people won't feel disheartened if they throw away pirated cd/dvd after using them.

Second, it is easier to get the cd/dvd you want in pirated version (originals are either late or not available in M'sia), Though the quality for the pirated versions depends on luck & subjective. Sometimes the original DVD movies/songs are censored [too much] / banned. This may drive people to sought for pirated cd/dvds.

Just my 2 cents.

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This post has been edited by nukienemec: Sep 16 2010, 12:56 PM

America was found on piracy and now they are the one running around curbing piracy what irony.

Frankly I think piracy is bad for business but with the weak RM and lousy GDP our country has been getting for the past 20-30 years. No wonder, people resort to software piracy.

Generally, I doubt people won't buy PC games if they were price exactly according to purchasing power (ie. like food). RM50 per original game? Totally worth the money spend.

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Microsoft keep changing OS?

Each OS can last like 5 years and you call that a lot.Thats technology,new thing will be out and older things will get obsolete.

Besides,it's not like Vista cant run all the old XP games.The games i have run just fine on Vista.

sorry 2 say this but PotC ftw...no doubt about that...not that i dont want 2 support ori but sadly the price here is 2 overpriced...dahlah our standard salary pun tak cukup...in the west, a full time janitor salary can buy one PC game dy...so u c how pathetic is local market 4 ori now

Beside, we just student
No wonder most of people buy pirate games.

how is it an irony when people aim for the better?

so a reformed criminal is wrong?


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Added on March 3, 2008, 7:12 pmwhen i was a student also i buy original already la. just that whole year i only play 2 - 3 titles. and i work / save for them.

most people like that la
student that time they give excuse
work then time also will give excuse, even when they can buy a house, a car or few, have gf, have wife, have kids and all those things they have will still be part of the excuse.

goes to show how lame M'sians can be.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Mar 3 2008, 07:12 PM

There is another way to go around the supporting piracy thing. Basicly i haven't bought an pirated games for like 2 years now ever since i started working. You woudn't believe how much i spend on original titles now.

However i do, once in a while want to play a certain game.But its not worth the paying for it. So i download.

Cause when you think about it, your paying the pirates to do something you could do yourself at home. And thats just plain stupid.......... If you want to play a game but could't affored it yet, then download it. Then buy it later, why would you give the pirates good money for something like that.

However i don't condone using this method to get free gameplay. Pay for it cheapskates, i am guessing most of you spend more money on your girlfriends, handphones, food, beer and cigerettes then anything else. If you want developers to start producing for us cheap Original titles localy, then show them that you want it!!!

they buy pirated games yet got the cheek to complain games are of bad quality la, no story la, badly developed la. like duh.........

btw guys, there's such things as DEMO. play the DEMO before you buy then.

keke i get free software but if i LOVE THE GAME ILL BUY ORI...i so wan cod4....BTW ALL PLAY ONLINE GAMES BETTER,FREE FOR LIFE!

games that impress me i buy Ori ~~~ games that just play and put it aside pirated

well i like collecting >Collector's & Limited Edition games tho

This post has been edited by Ezonizs: Mar 3 2008, 08:06 PM

Don't pay the pirate!!!! Download it!!!! That way they don't get a cent from you.

lol this one lagi keng DL FTW !!!