This is the kind of post that will trigger more fights between ori vs pirated.
It's a fact ORI is the only way to go, PIRATED is a no-go. So you will just have to live with it. We need to change Malaysia market. Original product have to be on the surface, pirated product goto go underground or black market. That's the way it always should be.

Problem with Malaysian mindset now is we are too keen on resorting to excuse of "original are hard to comeby". If we ever have the intention, the will...there are always way for it. Take a look at Gurdian brilliant post, you will get the picture.

Sometimes you really can't blame the original user for having the righteous talk. It's just a fact - how will you feel when you pay RM100 for something and yet you see someone beside you pay RM10 and get almost the same thing as you? You feel rip off & angry right? If you are always proud and showing off your modded/pirated stuff, hell ya the legitimate user will always fireback - it's your fault!

Just like police are not always right but they are the rules enforcer. We can't make do without police although there are some corrupted one. If the police in Malaysia all resign, Malaysia just need 1 day to become Afghanistan.
Same as original copies of game/user. They are the one backbone of the market. Without them, there won't be any games.

So if you want people to stop judging you - stop promoting, advertising or discuss anything to do with pirated game.

If you really have intention of buying oris eventhough you own pirated version, you will certainly NOT be PISSED at the banning.
If you are PISSED, it clearly shows that you have no intention of supporting the gaming scene at the first place!
Stop trying to take things out of context, it's politically correct that Microsoft ban modded console.


That is the modding-scene problem already right? It's not Microsoft problem. If Microsoft don't ban alot of issues will arise :
-More legitimate user will give up buying original since it doesn't matter
-Cheaters will be roaming free like PC games. It happen in Halo 2 before.
-Original retail shop will be struggling as if there are not struggling now.

So my take is try to support those shop that prioritize on original games like Gamers Hideout, Gamers.com.my, New Era, PCGAME.com.my etc etc because we need them.

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: May 20 2007, 10:37 PM

PLEASE STOP MAKING THOSE WALLS OF TEXT!

Hey, it's the one shot for ori vs pirated before it happens every 100 years.

wei seriously haha pj u make me sleepy :s

haha, remove some not so relevant post liaw. It's shorter now
Hey, there is always the knot here. Ori shout at Pirated, Pirated shout at ori.
It has goto stop...so i am taking my chances here with the ban announcement & discussion.

haha but come on u really have the time to start a damm newspaper article at this hour my god and its monday tommorow argh
!

It's break now and i only work part time 3 days a week. UK life very free one...

Your life is free...

But everything you need to have a life is expensive

I heard from my friend he paid 1 pound for 30 mins in an internet cafe.

Here in Malaysia with nice aircon and lots of nice games it's 25p per hour if converted to pounds

I work part time 3 days a week, just two week i can earn a flight tix back to Malaysia liaw. Living expenses is high but the pay is very high too! (tax also...if you are "un-student" ) So i am planning on coming back for Halo 3 event because it's so big that i don't wana miss it.

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: May 20 2007, 10:42 PM

Really? I am going there in sept. Maybe I can consider working part-time too.

no wonder hes "private" john

Of course you can. Any student with a UK visa are permit to work 20-hours a week, unlimited hours during summer.
Thing is alot of employee don't care about visa no visa, so it really depends on where you work. Just make sure you get your National Insurance number for your guarantee on standard minimum pay.

If you are hardworking type you can even work 3 jobs during your holiday, given that your job are flexible one like my friend. People use job to fill up their time here because it's really boring as the nightlife aren't as exciting as Malaysia.
Problem is i am not the hardworking type, result so-so, work also lazy...just game game game & a girl friend. So...that's how i fill my time

Also, if you graduate here & i remember correctly, there is a new scheme now that every Malaysian who graduate here are qualify for a 1 year extension of working permit. Not just part time, a proper job. So while you are here, try to earn as much pound as you can.

Shiat, i damn off-topic now myself. A mod...sorry

This post has been edited by PrivateJohn: May 20 2007, 10:56 PM

oooiiiiiiiiiiii PJ u goin off topic lol............

Ooops sorry hehe.

mr john keyboard is really being utilize 101%

I bet ed will be surprised to see that.

Hmm... last time I checked, those who flashed their firmware but made a backup of the original firmware should be safe if microsoft starts banning... as long as they don't get banned first.

now this really intrigues me... does it really work? I mean flashing back to the original firmware and going on live without getting the banhammer?


anyone tried?

getting back at the topic, anyone with virgin box been banned or know someone with virgin box been banned? seems there's alot of people saying they been ban in xbox.com eventho their box still virgin. one of the guy been banned have only 7 games, surely he's not modded rite? yet in bob.com.sg there's not even one guy complained been mistakenly banned.

Could it be those refurbish/2nd-hand xbox he gotten?

1 noobie question. i tot ms cannot detect dvdrom mod?