POLL: Original or Ripped PC Games?

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Almost all my PC games are copies. I have a few originals like the whole BG saga, IWD1, NWN, the whole Legacy of Kain saga...i only buy games that i known that i will play more than 1 time (i made a mistake with NWN ...).

 

The copyright is typically held by a corporation, not any individual. Good luck waiting for a company to die (and not sell its intellectual properties to another company)

 

About 90%. In the last few years I've gotten in the habit of DL'ing an image, playing the game a bit and if I feel I'll actually finish it, I buy the game. Given the amount of beta-games and absolute crap that gets released, I refused to buy a game without playing it for awhile first. And demos just don't do a good job of letting you know if a game is decent. If I could return a game because it's absolute unplayable crap, I would be more inclined to buy right off the bat. Until that time, I'll continue to DL before I buy...

 

I'd say 90%. Generally, I try to get original version in english, but somehow it's more than hard to do so.

 

Hi,
I was interested to see a few posters on this thread make comments along the lines of - I'd pay money for computer games but not for music -. Now, I'm not interested in this from a moral standpoint at all, I am interested in the logic behind this idea. Why is it ok for music but not games? I'd like to know the thinking that goes into this idea as stated by these few people. Not knocking the idea just interested in it; if anyone would like to reply here or somewhere else I would appreciate it - I'm sorry if this is off topic.
Cheers.

[ March 16, 2005, 18:40: Message edited by: Ik ]

 

Before coming to Spain, back there in Argentina my original games were: BG saga, NW saga, Fallout saga, Diablo saga, Fifa and Nascar games; but to buy them I had to travel long (1000km) because where I lived didn't sell games or pc programs, so one day I discovered a website that sells pirated games for a very cheap prize and they send them home by mail so I bought there lots of games; I know there is no excuse but hey, I did what I could; now here in Spain I have no games, I just have to start all over again and here games are cheaper than back there so I'm glad to pay for original games.

 

I prefer originals, even though prices for recent PC Games are ludicrous here. There's just something about owning the box and manual (when companies actually bother to print them, anyway) along with the actual game that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, not unlike wearing a soiled adult diaper.

That said, I do have several ISO's, Rips and Copies, mostly of old Graphic P&C Adventure games for which I refuse to pay a reseller $60+ on E-Bay.

The good thing about living outside of the US is that stock, although small, is rarely renewed. Since living here I've picked up mint copies of Starship Titanic (with strategy guide!), Blue Force, Star Trek: Borg, Might and Magic 2 and several Spanish titles (Mortadelo & Filemon. I think they're called Fred & Jeff or Clever & Smart in English) for peanuts (well... peanuts... $15 to $25).

 

5% legit. So far at least...

 

All my 80+ PC games are bought in a store and 100% legal.

The games I would like to try out I download first. I don't see the point in buying a game which I uninstall after 10 minutes of play. The only reason I keep them a short while is for friends who like to play them and would like a copy. After everybody who wants to has it, I delete it from my fileserver. So basically I don't have any illegal games permanent, but I'm no hypocrite so I voted "Mostly original."

All my PS2, X-box, NGC and GBA games I have are bought and 100% legal as well. I never download these games because of there size.

 

With exception to one game, all of mine are originals. I can't afford the high price of games, so I will from time to time download the demo and a ripped copy. I'll play both. If I like the game, I'll make a note of it and delete the files. The one ripped that I have will be replaced in a few weeks anyway. I also buy my music from iTunes when I really want something to listen to. I happen to like having my manuals, extras, and support.

 

I have a friend that is always getting his hands on games that are "less than legal", but I won't touch them. Not because i'm a saint but I feel the PC market is suffering already because of these damn consoles, I think this makes it worse.

That said some companies deserve it, Valve have got to be kidding with this steam nonsense, and Microsoft, don't get me started with them, they don't count and anyone who rips off any of their software gets a thumbs up from me.

 

I sometimes have a few ripped games on my hard drive, but they either don't stay there for long, or I buy them.

I have no cd cracks for all the games I have bought - makes thing easier.

 

Back then when I was still a student and in my early days as a low salary worker... it's all ripped. Now, I can afford the original but would still consider ripped if availability is a question. But that is true because I don't buy that much games.

 

First off if I own a ripped game I also own the original. If you don't own the game and you are using a ripped or burned copy, you are stealing and should be fined as such.

I copy/ripp all of my games because I had my ToTSC damaged by a friend. Since that time and even before that I made sure all my games were copied.

I do borrow people's software for a day or two to try it out. If I like it I purchase the game myself.

I hate it when people steal regards if it is software, music, or a car. Stealing is stealing and that is all there is to it.

 

ressurection!

uh, ripped im afraid. except for PS:T and BG.

 

Everything I have is original, and I wouldn't have it any other way. If it's not worth it to buy the game, I'll just stick to the demo TYVM.

 

All of my games are legit, although I have a rather large collection of SNES roms. Mmmm, nostalgia.

In regards to music, I don't download any from the Interwebs, but I do tend to rip music from friend's CDs onto my compy.

 

Mostly Original with a few copied games. MOst of what I use is original. I did get some emulator based Arcade games however...

 

Well, almost all original; the only chink in my 'armor of virtue' would be a few 'abandonware' titles - for example the original SSI/TSR 'Gold Box' series was Pool of Radiance/Curse of the Azure Bonds/Secret of the Silver Blades/Pools of Darkness - I used to own all four, then lent them to a friend, who then moved out of the country.

Most of the 'abandonware' I download is stuff I actually own, but cannot use - either due to incompatible diskette formats (who has a 5.25" drive in their PC anymore?) or the diskettes are degaussed/CDs are scratched. So doubtful even the RIAA would bother me

A couple of instances I've 'explored' a few old classics I'd heard of when they were hits, but never bought, or completed a series with that one title I could never find...so I can't say I'm perfect

As for the tangential topic of music; I'm lazy about having to swap out audio CDs; I've got almost all of my legally-purchased music collection MP3'ed onto my hard drive and my PC becomes my jukebox.

In short, I'm not an exemplar of honesty and virtue, but I try. And to be perfectly honest, I don't care if other people pirated their entire collection. *shrug*


EDIT: oh, and what is it about 'bump'ing that makes me uneasy? Maybe it's the similarity to necromancy...