joe gamer
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[citation][nom]V8VENOM[/nom]Steam is awesome, solves many problems and is no hassle. It's my only source for buying games.Solves:1. Backup issues since games are all available in my Steam account2. Don't need to enter any Keys3. Provides me info on new games4. Automatically updates my games5. Might just save the PC gaming industry from Pirates/theives6. Provides free demos of most games (try before you buy)7. Provides SDK for game developers so copy protection is obfuscated within the game code itselfIt's a pirates worse nightmare, and they seem to be the ones who don't like it (gee, big surprise), but do we paying customers give a rats ass about pirates, nope, and neither does steam nor the gaming companies -- they finally have a solution that ensures they get paid for consumer usage.[/citation]
In the words of the great John Stewert - This ******* guy
Pirates don't hate steam, why should they? Steam DRM isn't any tougher or harder to crack. You might know that I have piratical leanings and I absolutely love steam, in fact probably 90% of the games I have bought in the last two years were through steam.
DRM is a thing of great evil and greed, it's purpose is to introduce artificial scarcity to a digital product and prevent the second hand retail of media, NOT to prevent piracy.
http://www.eff.org/wp/unintended-consequences-under-dmca
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2007/01/8616.ars
Given DRM alone I would Pirate games till my ISP cried uncle but steam gives you a "spoonful of sugar" so to speak. Between the digital distribution, the offline options, the massive sales, the backup features, the social interactions the DRM disappears into the background making it tolerable if still mildly annoying.
I'm not completely ready to rely on steam to maintain my games indefinitely so I keep a pirated copy of each game as backup in case I should need it, although if I'm being honest, the pirated copy usually comes first.
I've never had to use the offline mode so I can't say for sure but it sounds like it's broke.
In fact the only complaint I have about steam is the no refunds ever, no matter what policy, it's bullshit and a poor way to treat you're customers, but that's all PC games from all retailers so I guess just bend over and take it consumer bitches.
PC publishers cry about piracy and console publishers cry about the second hand retailers, blah blah blah it's all just bullshit. Make a good game for any platform and you will make money, why do we have to be in the business model where the AAA franchises subsidize the failures? Hell I'm just rambling now, trying to run out the clock till I can go home for the weekend. 🙂
EDIT: Not sure what Demo's you're talking about, I check regularly and their are only a few, I'd say they definitely need more Demos, especially if they want to curb piracy.
In the words of the great John Stewert - This ******* guy
Pirates don't hate steam, why should they? Steam DRM isn't any tougher or harder to crack. You might know that I have piratical leanings and I absolutely love steam, in fact probably 90% of the games I have bought in the last two years were through steam.
DRM is a thing of great evil and greed, it's purpose is to introduce artificial scarcity to a digital product and prevent the second hand retail of media, NOT to prevent piracy.
http://www.eff.org/wp/unintended-consequences-under-dmca
http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2007/01/8616.ars
Given DRM alone I would Pirate games till my ISP cried uncle but steam gives you a "spoonful of sugar" so to speak. Between the digital distribution, the offline options, the massive sales, the backup features, the social interactions the DRM disappears into the background making it tolerable if still mildly annoying.
I'm not completely ready to rely on steam to maintain my games indefinitely so I keep a pirated copy of each game as backup in case I should need it, although if I'm being honest, the pirated copy usually comes first.
I've never had to use the offline mode so I can't say for sure but it sounds like it's broke.
In fact the only complaint I have about steam is the no refunds ever, no matter what policy, it's bullshit and a poor way to treat you're customers, but that's all PC games from all retailers so I guess just bend over and take it consumer bitches.
PC publishers cry about piracy and console publishers cry about the second hand retailers, blah blah blah it's all just bullshit. Make a good game for any platform and you will make money, why do we have to be in the business model where the AAA franchises subsidize the failures? Hell I'm just rambling now, trying to run out the clock till I can go home for the weekend. 🙂
EDIT: Not sure what Demo's you're talking about, I check regularly and their are only a few, I'd say they definitely need more Demos, especially if they want to curb piracy.
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