the_Monk

or buy the game......[e digicons]O:)[/e]

easy boys.... Either way, STEAM, Impulse, D2D and others are here to stay. Get used to it. Embrace it. Cloud-computing is the way of the future. What is software piracy anyway? In a way it is the predecessor of cloud-computing. I mean it's all out there.....to be had.....except piracy made it all avalilable for free.......so now companies want to call it "cloud-computing" and make it NOT free. Oh well, I'm not complain

quoted from brad's other iPad thread..... [quote]here's my take on an iPad after using one for a few weeks now.... In order to make full use of the iPad one must be willing to change the way we think of "computing". 1. make as much use of "cloud computing" as possible which means that some of us might need to make a 180 degree turn around from storage-centric thinking to that of "streaming&quo

here's my take on an iPad after using one for a few weeks now.... In order to make full use of the iPad one must be willing to change the way we think of "computing". 1. make as much use of "cloud computing" as possible which means that some of us might need to make a 180 degree turn around from storage-centric thinking to that of "streaming" 2. understand (as brad pointed out) that the iPad is p

[quote]Plus, that bearded guy in all the adds reminds me of that terrible game that came out last year or so "Rogue" or something.[/quote] I LOL'd......exactly what I was thinking......hehe but yeah.....what Anny said. After playing BC2 with the destructible enviro anything less would just seem lame by comparison to me.

so? is monk supposed to go out and buy this game? [e digicons]O:)[/e] I have sooo many awesome memories of the combat in the Mech Warrior series (and yes.....I know this isn't mech warrior but....) and from the vids the combat seems somewhat similar so I'm seriously thinking about it. yay or nay? anny? :P

[quote who="Nick-Danger" reply="68" id="2615751"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 67 Is something being lost in translation here?No. You started the houselock/drm analogy, but made the analogy unrepresentative of the real drm situation, instead twisting it to try to make it fit your argument. I corrected your analogy, showing that not only doesn't it support your argument but instead supports the opposite, and you replied with an untrue claim ("

Nick-Danger, [quote]And you were "...comparing the locking mechanisms of houses and game software..." -- here it is, again from post #14:[/quote] Is something being lost in translation here? I wasn't [i]comparing locking-mechanisms[/i]. I was suggesting that a company's desire to use DRM is no different than anyone's desire to lock their home, car, bike etc. My initial point was towards the [i]desire/need[/i] to action. The action be

@ Nick-Danger, [quote] Your analogy is flawed. A proper analogy is that you buy a house with cash, owning it outright. The house comes with doors/windows that automatically are locked, and each time you wish to enter you have to call the realtor to be allowed in. If the realtor isn't available (sleeping, etc.) you can't enter the house you own and paid for. Further, those who didn't buy their homes but merely are squatt

@ Nesrie, Now you're just trying to be difficult. [quote]You're hilarious. Every time someone disagrees with you, you think they didn't read your post. You sound like a broken record, a company shill unable to break from script. You don't even address people who bother to read your post and give you a breakdown as to why your logic is flawed. That house analogy is very close wo what people are saying, but the crickets are sounding because you are too busy doing

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="57" id="2615452"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 56 Asked, Answered and then answered again. If you check the subsequent posts on PAGE 2 you'll notice what I took issue with was him saying "MOSTLY" which he has since recanted. Reading ALL posts in a thread before replying is usally a good idea.....hehe Believe me I've been burned more than once in a thread by not reading subsequent posts. <br

[quote who="psychoak" reply="52" id="2615401"]Monk, you're hilarious. These rationalizations are truly entertaining. Wrong. CD-Keys are more like a digital "proof-of-purchase" (ie. a form of receipt proving you bought/paid-for the product) just because they've also been used (in earlier years) to prevent those who didn't actually purchase the product from using it doesn't mean that they could/should be compared to one locking the door on their ho

[quote who="celicakydd" reply="51" id="2615390"] Quoting the_Monk, reply 29 The people who are complaining are mostly the people WHO DO WANT TO BUY and Play the latest Ubisoft games but they DO NOT have Reliable Internet connections. You can't actually believe that? I mean really.... He can believe it, because I am one of those people. I actually have excellent Internet, but due to a st

@ Nesrie, [quote]Unless you fix problems on both side of the track, raising your walking cane and screaming at people at all those evil pirates is pretty pointless.[/quote] If you read my previous posts again you'll notice I am talking about accountability for [b]everyone[/b], not just the individual. I'm simply suggesting it [i]begin[/i] with the individual. @ aeortar, [quote]Sure you'll have some people using the feeble exc

[quote who="ZehDon" reply="37" id="2614932"] I understand your point here Monk, and I certainly don't agree with Piracy. If you don't agree with a companies business practices, don't buy their products - stealing that product doesn't become justified because of your dislike for their practices. [/quote] Thank you for actually reading my post and understanding my point. It is appreciated. [quote]However, I believe that, yes, a compa

[quote who="SpardaSon21" reply="34" id="2614875"] I haven't bothered to pirate SupCom2, C&C4, or AC2 simply because I know they're not worth the money or bandwidth.[/quote] So some things aren't even worth stealing? lol....wow [quote who="SpardaSon21" reply="34" id="2614875"] And no Monk, I wouldn't eat at a restaurant and not pay, simply because the food they sold me is now food that can't be sold to someone else. There's actual

[quote who="psychoak" reply="31" id="2614818"] While you harp on how entirely reasonable it is for a company to be setting up triggers to disable the product they've sold you simply because one has the gall to lock their own door, think about what you're actually comparing. The company says CD keys aren't enough, because CD keys can be cracked. A CD key is a simple lock, it's mechanically the exact same thing as your locked door. Well,

@ SpardaSon21 [quote]Let's get something straight the_Monk. Yes, I have pirated things.[/quote] [quote]I will only buy a game if I feel the developer deserves the money, and that has happened a lot with me.[/quote] So I eat a meal at a restaurant and decide the restaurant doesn't deserve to be paid for the meal, or walk down the aisle in the department store and decide the store doesn't deserve to be paid for the BBQ I'm about to whe

[quote] The people who are complaining are mostly the people WHO DO WANT TO BUY and Play the latest Ubisoft games but they DO NOT have Reliable Internet connections.[/quote] You can't actually believe that? I mean really.... People pirate because they can, and people complain about DRM because it makes the perfect scapegoat. No reason to feel guilt if it's the company's fault I have to "pirate" in the first place right? &nbsp

[quote who="Nesrie" reply="21" id="2614083"]the_Monk. I am going to let you in on a little secret. Pirates don't care about DRM. They don't care, because they bypass it. They don't have to worry about it. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if the people making the cracks dont' even care about the game. They probably just get a thrill out of breaking the "unbreakable". I agree with Wintersong, you're full of it. [/quote] I happen to know all of that, and yet [i]knowing[/i] that hasn't s

@ ZehDon, I'm not arguing that current always-on DRM shouldn't be tweaked (ie. timeout made longer/more forgiving etc.) to be better, but rather arguing against those who would have that type of DRM removed completely. It wouldn't be a hardship for companies to have a game run a quick/dirty "pingtest" to establish your connection stability-level and then set the DRM timeout accordingly. That is the onus I'm willing to levy against the companies selling me license

[quote who="Wintersong" reply="15" id="2613897"]Congrats, the_Monk. You gained 5 levels in being an asshole. [/quote] @Wintersong, Really for what? For suggesting the oposition to always-on DRM is vapid? For suggesting that gamers need buy their OS'es before I want to hear their bitching? Buying a game but stealing an OS doesn't make anyone a "legitimate" customer in my eyes. They're still a thief. I have helped countle

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waaaaaaa [e digicons]X([/e] how many of those people bitching also have xfire, facebook, msn, irc or something else going on while gaming. So what's the problem with having one more thing using your connection? Seriously...... I'm so sick of all of the anti-always-on-DRM bullshit. You lock your car, house etc. don't you? Why? Because apparently it is human nature to THIEVE what one can. So a smart p

lol @ carbon [e digicons]O:)[/e] Anyway, I don't want to turn this into another one of those console-war threads you see all over the internet but...... here's my take on the competition to the PS3 [b]Wii[/b] - the single best family gaming experience ever. Mario Galaxy, new Super Mario Bros, and Boom Blox are all reasons to buy this console not to mention the plethora of family-oriented titles available for th