Hi Dennis, I never thought of that, and that makes sense a bit more. Still, it is disappointing. Then again, your right. Everything is pirated now , music, books, movies, whatever it is, everyone sighted or not seems to have their hand in it in some fashion. It is almost like you would have to change the nature of mankind itself, lol. Nothing some tasers and a squad of stormtroopers couldn't handle, but oh, the electric bills! grin.
Thank you for explaining that to me, I appreciate you taking the time. al "The truth will set you free" Jesus Christ of Nazareth 33A.D. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Towne To: Gamers Discussion list Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Piracy rate? There have been a number of developers who have tracked piracy rates in various ways, and the numbers I have are more from the mainstream and sighted indy game scene. It's not that everyone is an elite hacker, it's more that one or two elite hackers can produce a download that works for everyone with a single click. Once that download is out there, people share it. "Hey man, can you skype me that download?" As for prosecuting people, it costs more than it's worth, so nobody does it. Look at the MPAA and the record companies - they've tried making an example of downloaders, and it hasn't stopped music sharing If anything, it's just made them look bad. Suing your players will just make your players hate you. This is why I won't bother to produce any standalone games unless I intend to give them away. Anyone who thinks they can sell standalone games without strong 'phone home' server authorization and make money is fooling themselves. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
