well speaking from my experience as a former pirate and crack nut
there are a few simple things devs can do to minimise this.
Firstly no one will buy your software if the price is to high or if
it needs to be they are not getting what they would concider enough.
If people can't afford things and want them the only thing to do is
crack it and you get it.
unless you can pay in installments say for example the blindsoftware
package, maybe pay 10 bucks or 20 bucks a month, and you would
eventually pay it off vary few software titles for the blind actually do this.
have promos and competitions to win free software but encourage the
gamers to participate and interact with things we have not to many of
these and these would improve things in the community.
Communication.
its a no brainer but even if you don't have anything even if you only
communicate twice a year or something at least people think you are
doing something rather than have you just go quiet.
At 09:59 PM 4/23/2013, you wrote:
Hi tom.
I agree in principle, the hardware keygen system hurts the
legitimate customers, and ultimately doesn't stop the pirates, just
makes piracy harder.
That being said, i do usually have confidence that if a games
company closes it's doors and packs up, they will offer something to
posterity. This is why even though I bought tarzan junior back in
2006, I still have the game despite it being abandonware, since
Philip insured that the game was playable even when he was no longer
able to generate keys.
Same goes for DanZ, self destruct and terraformers, and the last is
really surprising given the many people involved in the project
(check the credits).
This is one reason i am so displeased at justin's decision. the fact
that he is abandoning his games is sad enough, but that he is
offering nothing to gamers further down the line who miss his
closing down sale, heck, i wouldn't have minded if he sold the
distribution of the keygen to audeasy or audiogames.net as you
suggested yourself.
it is not about the sounds and music, or ability to mod the games,
it is simply about preserving the work that someone has done.
While I wouldn't reffuse to buy a game such as any updates from Gma
or blind adrenaline with hardware keygens, I do hope if ever either
of them goes out of business, they will make the right decision.
Ditto with vip gameszone, indeed since we haven't heard any news of
further developement from them (I know they were working on a
business and stocks simulation), this might even become current.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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