" I do not like them in a house. I do not like them with a mouse. I do not like them here or there. I do not like them anywhere. I do not like *BOOBS*. I do not like them, Sam-I-am.
I'm taking a mental screenshot of this so in 15 years I can laugh at me shitting a brick over a game using up 20 gigs, that isn't an MMO. In fact, I'm gonna take a screen shot right now.
" Yeah, all the PC piraters are shooting themselves in the foot. Pretty soon there wont be anymore awesome PC games to pirate. Also, if PC gamers don't get over their sense of entitlement, I think a lot of publishers are going to find it more lucrative to make games for consoles only. "
Publishers make games for consoles because it's guaranteed money-maker. You can also cash in some more from DLC. You can pirate on consoles too, but it requires more knowledge than PC pirating. PC in general is hard audience to target. Make a shit game, it gets pirated. Make a great game, it gets pirated and then bought. Or like DICE, offer no SP or whatsoever and only make the game for MP. And what are you talking about entitlement? PC games cost 10€ less only because there aren't licensing fees added to the price. Dedicated servers should be also the MP solution for consoles too, you'd get bigger matches and no bullshit e.g. you empty your rounds to the server host and he doesn't die, because there was so poor connection. They also would encourage modding community on consoles, so that companies won't be cashing in 10 euros more from a single hat. "
This thread is too funny, huh. A recent example of entitlement would be the commotion caused by the annoucement of Left 4 Dead 2. I can see why the community felt they were getting screwed out of a full production campaign (DLC: Maps, Characters, weapons, enemies; patches) and have to shell out another 40 clams. But the collective bitching was so over the top it was embarrassing.
Another example of this sense of entitlement is in torrenting. People savvy enough to build PCs and play games on them almost always torrent them first.--only to purchase them later if deemed worthy (and there's a sweet clearance deal at Best Buy). This doesn't help developers in the slightest. Talk to any Business Dev in the game industry and ask him how royalties are paid out to developers. I guarantee you it's based on 2 major things: sales and critical acclaim (quantifiable evidence like scores, Metacritic is waaaay popular right now). The resulting success of a game determines how much in residuals they get and the rapport the publisher has with that particular developer with that genre/type of game to make games in the future. There are no altruistic reasons behind the contracting/funding of developers. Publishers run the numbers and figure out what games to make at whatever time to make the most profit. that's it. They have investors to answer to.
Yes, there is pirating on consoles. I may be talking out of my ass but I'm pretty sure most console players don't care enough, or are too retarded to pirate games. Pirating for consoles may be laughably easy for some of us but it takes away the whole fucking point of the console. PUT DISC, PRESS START, PLAY (maybe an update here and there). That's it... no install, no downloading drivers, no waiting for steam to get the damn game, no making sure my rig is fast enough. Just boom, done. Compare that to a PC consumer. PC consumers are TRAINED to handle that extra shit. Plus we like better graphics, keyboards, mice, etc.
that's my rant. sorry for the grammar. hope to hear from you soon--This is fun.
Yeah, all the PC piraters are shooting themselves in the foot. Pretty soon there wont be anymore awesome PC games to pirate. Also, if PC gamers don't get over their sense of entitlement, I think a lot of publishers are going to find it more lucrative to make games for consoles only.
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