Sadly though, even among the people that claim to do it to "test" the game, the vast majority are going to point out any excuse to actually play until they are satisfied. I do agree that there are people that can't legally buy the game (it used to be a big thing with games for windows live for example), so for them it's a non-issue as they will be regarded as outlaws either way, so why pay for the priviledge. The people that really couldn't afford the game, it used to be a somewhat valid reason, but now most of that group becomes "people that have very little money, but use that as an excuse to not wait for a massive 70-80% sale a few years later" I wouldn't even put 2 and 3 as a majority group, 1 and 4 is likely much larger. You forgot 4: The pirates who pirate because they can, totally have the money to afford buying the game and would buy it were it the only option. Those people will use pirated versions as an extended demo, if they don't buy the game from that then they weren't going to buy the game in the first place and if they do buy the game then that's a gained sale that might've otherwise not happened.Įdit: Here's the three major types of pirates.ġ:The people who pirate because they simply can't afford the game otherwise or it is not avalible to them.Ģ:The people who pirate because they have little money and are unsure if they want to spend the money on the game while also finding the two-hour test period and the demo is just not enough to get a good impression.ģ:The pirates who pirate because they can, a vast majority of which wouldn't buy the game anyways. Originally posted by Draconic Creature:For anyone who's about to whine and accuse of encouraging piracy, pirates are gonna pirate and not everyone will feel the demo that's present is enough of a test to justify a purchase.
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