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Software piracy is the worst thing a RPG fan can do to Him/ Her self, because the company that produces your favourite game needs that money to survive and produce the sequel that you look for.


I agree - as it is mostly the smaller companies coming up with new ideas, software pirates deprive themselves of this in future and actually "support" the taking over of mainstream crap the larger companies produce, cause they prefer to be on the safe side - depriving honest gamers, willing to pay, too.

A lot of promising companies went bankrupt in Europe - and software piracy was partly responsible - partly, not always <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I consider it theft, even if it's a "thriving" business in some countries and even if it considered a "cavalier's delict" in the belief of some gamers.
Kiya



Thank you Kiya for your endorsement.
Unfortunately I am quite aware of the existence of regular Piracy in Russia and China with the later including printing the box and the manual. I was fooled once and found myself with a pirated copy and reported the incidence immediately to the Software Company to take legal action as well as to the local authorities of THAT country (doubting they would do much).
Big companies only have the resources to produce an authenticity badge (Like Microsoft).
Sadly enough, I am quite aware that there is no absolute protection method, whether that was hardware based or software key based. So we must unite and fight back because the same countries print banknotes too. I see no difference between one illegal act and the other at this criminal level.