I don't recall the source offhand, but there has actually been numerous reports of pirating not actually having a major effect on the companies / artists. They still make buku cash.
Not to mention, you can usually use the emulator to run the actual game (I downloaded the Playstation emulator so I could play games while traveling, and used the actual CDs in some cases. Same for Sega CD.).
tl;dr:
Fenrir.Tool said:
Please support your statements before you go off talking ***about something you have little to no understanding of.
Emulation is always behind the curve anyways. Usually it's supporting a system there is no longer development for in the first place, so there's no need to get butthurt over hurting developer/distribution companies over things that wind up in antique game stores/ebay anyways.
all emulators piss me off because it shows how lazy and cheap people are to go buy the real deal and actually SUPPORT their devs like Sega, Square-Enix, Konami and so on.
It's ***like that limewire that's making your parents, yourselves and your friends get laid off. noobodyyy is buying crap, they're all illegally downloading it and illegally playing it.
go buy the hardware and software and maybe our unemployment level won't be so god damn low
Please support your statements before you go off talking ***about something you have little to no understanding of.
Dude no square makes so much money off me buying FF7 for the 8th time from amazon for 6.99
SO MUCH!
I had to buy FF7 for like $60 on Amazon since no one was selling it xD
Wasn't my cash so I didn't care.
You know how much the developers made of that, nothing lmao. Kal is in the wrong place to ever try to discuss anti-free DL. A online forum hmmm nah no way these guys would do that.....
Game companies are going out of business because and heres the big shocker businesses of all types are going out of business all over the place for a good year or 2 now
But I guess people must be torrenting T-shirts or food and stuff now
long story short: companies are going bankrupt. why? nobody's buying and they're all torrenting/downloading illegally.
No reference to pirating.
""You have mediocre product and you're running out of cash,"" No reference to pirating.
Unrelated. Economy sucks for everyone. Etc.
Unrelated. Economy sucks for everyone. Etc.
"Among the missteps Lasky pointed to in those divisions were "ridiculous" and "appalling" spending on a number of projects, including Spore, The Godfather, Superman Returns, and The Simpsons." no reference to pirating."
Site is so hard to read, I'm not reading the whole thing. What I did read mentioned nothing about pirating.
long story short: companies are going bankrupt. why? nobody's buying and they're all torrenting/downloading illegally.
Yep linens n things went out of business because i torrented my curtains...you dumb ***.
you're german
you torrent air for christ sake =P
"Oh ***, my argument backfired... I'll just play along and no one will notice"
Exactly Row, he posted unrelated things. It's funny because now during a time where our economy is the lowest its been in years. THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IS STILL THRIVING! Those companies are completely unrelated to the argument at hand.
long story short: companies are going bankrupt. why? nobody's buying and they're all torrenting/downloading illegally.
No reference to pirating.
""You have mediocre product and you're running out of cash,"" No reference to pirating.
Unrelated. Economy sucks for everyone. Etc.
Unrelated. Economy sucks for everyone. Etc.
"Among the missteps Lasky pointed to in those divisions were "ridiculous" and "appalling" spending on a number of projects, including Spore, The Godfather, Superman Returns, and The Simpsons." no reference to pirating."
Site is so hard to read, I'm not reading the whole thing. What I did read mentioned nothing about pirating.
Clearly my burned copy of Tatsunoko vs Capcom and my downloaded Lee Hyori album is causing these other non-related businesses their future to go down in the tubes.
long story short: companies are going bankrupt. why? nobody's buying and they're all torrenting/downloading illegally.
Yep linens n things went out of business because i torrented my curtains...you dumb ***.
you're german
you torrent air for christ sake =P
"Oh ***, my argument backfired... I'll just play along and no one will notice"
well it's not just that, but people aren't buying much as they used to.
car industry's failing
many people losing jobs
aka we're in a recession, and what else to help us get out of a recession? have many many people start buying the crap instead of torrenting, getting for free (there are ways) and actually use cash to do stuff.
Edit: As of 2010-10-05 14:48:06 CST, Ni reached 10,000 pages.
Since we all can't be on the same linkshell in game, this can be our cross server linkshell thread.
Like most linkshells, it can be pretty dead at times. Other times it's full of intense conversations about either rl, gear, goals, pokemon or anything else you want to contribute.
We can cover any sort of topic at all, within reason of the forum rules. No real main topic, just a bunch of FFXIAH friends/people coming on and discussing random things.
Yeah Chuu. Bringing you up to speed, Ludoggy is the LS pedophile. I'm the fountain of random and useless knowledge that makes you go "Hrm" with the occasional side of "holy shit he said what?"
Kungfu is the LS nutjob, spouting super random things that are usually sexist, until Savvy or Alyria comes into the room. Then he's a classic case of sexual harrassment. Rumaha is also true to the second part; we're wondering about his sexuality though.
Daj is Ludoggy's gay lover. Not much else is known about this Asuran. Tairo is kinda new, but since is a female and Alyria's lesbian lover, she fit right in real quick.
Celene(F) and Rowland(M) are more of the shyer members, but often say things that are witty, have a good pun and sometimes cause three page discussions. Celene hates when people hit on her. It doesn't stop them from trying.
Krizz is just social and likes to kill time here during work Tbest is about the same, except tends to be a douche to guys and affectionate toward girls.
Alyria is the most social female, gets groped a lot without provoking it by others, and Tairo ends up stabbing people for it. Cai is just a barrel of lols, I might be gay for him. If I wasn't straight.
Not sure about Citag, s/he's new. Kiriyu is just an in-out kinda person. Says one thing every three days that every guy makes a big fuss over. Ludoggy gets really defensive since she's asian and underage (might be 18 now).
Artem is the wayward soul that makes you ponder the meaning of life by constantly reminding us life can suck. But he deals, and so do we. About the same for Savannah, except people are more "AWH!" to her because of a vagina involved.
Dasva is the ex military man (as is Krizz but this doesn't apply to him) who hates the world and plots a way to destroy most of it.
Number2 is kinda like a mix between Cai and I; never bashes, likes to laugh and has odd avatars. His current suits a lot of the convos this LS gets into. Barti is most well known for his moustache. He gives mousatche rides for a fee. I'm missing a few people but whatever. CARRY ON!
Luelle Smells.
Roster of FFXIAH Ni (as of April 1st, 2010 Pocoyo avatar craze)
Happy b-day ls.
Heres my lame gift to AHLS, since Row is lame and took away the OP, I made my own!
Haseyo/Bignose: He's got a bigass nose, Leader of the RL avi revloution or some junk no one gives a crap about...crazy about his asian pop/rock bands and is a closet pedo. AKA LAME
Dameshi: wont level his sam sub and is a lolblu, LAME
Citag: Doesnt put out, Really lame
Dasva: Uses Chu as a cover up for his desire for me greased up and naked on his bed, Lame.
Rydiya/Bra+Panties: Secret lesbien, doesnt wear bra+panties, like to knit and other old people stuff (bingo)
Pikachu/Chu: Hi Chu, I love chu
Kryee/Socks: Noms on socks, wears the sam red pair everyday and frequently sniffs her arm pits.
Cheyne: Domo origoto, Mr Roboto...I think he's gay.
Urial: SOCCER IS LAME AND YOU'RE LAME.
Thundars: LOLCANADIAN
Spence: LOLFRENCHCANADIAN
Enterius/ghost: He's a ghost...he'll say something witty to me later.
Ixe: Ducky face and cant seem to get a straw in her mouth (can get other things in there though)
Mairah: She cool...lame
Bart: Full times OPO-OPO, free mustache rides otherwise LAME
Sav/Mango: Field trips, yay!
Aly/thatgreenmodthatwillbanmeifIsayanythingbad: *tapes*
Woody: You're not Italian...no tea for you.
Sectum: My apprentice...loves asian girls, loves to cook...he's awesome. put me in a story where I wasnt a pedo and that'd cool
Rum:STOP RAIDING MY BASEMENT AND TAKING AWAY MY GIRLS GAWD. Long Islander...lame
Valencea:Wont tell me the color of her undies, you lost the bet...no we cant get married...NO MEANS NO
Kojo:Open pedo...he likes scat, ewww
Tohsou: I think he's a pedo with a girlfriend as cover up, lame.
Kiriyu/strawberry: Lurk Less post moar! I see you what you are doing!
Krizz: Mohawk guy #1
Triet: Mohawk guy #1...wait
Bloodbathboy: The Hulk
Kungfuhustle: AH%DUE%$JNSRGHSRHHEYHEHSA Y%HEDHGSR EAT AHUYY DONKEY NUTS
Celene: Quit...Canadian...who the hell quits?
Tbest: MIA
Eternaltriumph: Where the hell has he been? Is he gone cause he got pussywhipped or something? Whatever...
#2: GOD...I miss him /cry
Luelle/otherlu: The Other Lu.
Zekky: Quit, kicking ass, raped me :\
Krystale/Girlwithpiercing: Magnets stick to her, Toke Canadian, hawt...she's 15 right?
Marzbarz: NINJA
Rowland: All your Pocoyo are belong to...him
Weewoo/Tool: He liked Asura and wont admit it.
Miemo: Has a mithra avi c.c
Kalyna: is a girl right? right? oh...lame
Gimmeurselables: TOO MUCH BOUNCE...TOO BIG, EWWWW
Sagittario: Lame elf whu runs around in a diaper subligar
Ludoggy: Faggot
Edit: The Family Ni Tree
Luelle's (And Citag's too!) birthday present
[h1]H1[/h1]
[h2]H2[/h2]
[h3]H3[/h3]
[figlet]Figlet[/figlet]
[spoiler="Custom spoiler!"][h1]Yay[/h1][/spoiler]
[soundcloud]http://soundcloud.com/matas/hobnotropic[/soundcloud]
Will try to get to more stuff when I can.
Disclaimer: Your Feelings May Get Hurt In Your Stay Here.