Comments on: Piracy: When Even a Penny Is Too Much

By: Aeon

Aeon — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:47:54 +0000

I have no bank acount or credit card. How am I supposed to pay? Mail them a fucking penny & wait for a download link in the mail? Easier to just pirate…

By: ----

---- — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:59:27 +0000

I’ m a drug addict who gets sick without it… I know my priorities are all F.. up but it comes down to content I can get for free or drugs I cannot get for free.
This is the reason I pirate

By: Unheard Pirate

Unheard Pirate — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:06:24 +0000

These guys are awesome. They realize that piracy WILL happen, no matter what. I love how they are loyal to the PAYING customers, rather than their wallets. Hearing about the DIRT 2 scandal, it makes me almost upset that I bought the game. I do not want to support developers that do not give support to their customers that BOUGHT THE DAMN GAME. I torrent as a ‘try-before-you-buy.’ Virtually of those games are always uninstalls for me.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:19 +0000

By: MaiMai

MaiMai — Wed, 19 May 2010 00:41:45 +0000

I did not know this has happened until I read this. I give thumb up to Wolfire games for trying this; and if I have known this earlier, I would have participated.

I hope there will be another such event in the near future, and I will make sure my fellow gaming friends to know about it ;-)

By: Gaming King

Gaming King — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:20:08 +0000

@28 dude did you say you’re in you’re mid twenties and you’re still using your parents for money and you wouldn’t even pay $1.00 even with their help WOW?

That 25% that didn’t pay probably wouldn’t have paid any way. In my experience which is the music and film industry people are just going to be thieves! This is a great formula for some forms of entertainment but not for all. We could never do this in the movie industry because of the amount of people it takes to make a movie. Maybe a couple low budget indie film (around $7,000 budget which is extremely low) but even then they would be operating at a lost.

The human factor is what’s being undermined here. I think the public has a misconception that everyone in the entertainment field are rich and some people equate downloading to the idea of being free!

By: joseph nicoletti

joseph nicoletti — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:55:06 +0000

can’t afford something? Too bad..
let’s have free Rent/ food/ Cars/ the Have nots were & always will Cry pity !..the Chances to “Better” yourself are out there ! get up off your Butt and find them!..then you can Afford to pay for What you want & have some “PRIDE” in yourself..
Joseph Nicoletti & co.

By: joseph nicoletti

joseph nicoletti — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:50:11 +0000

in history ,it shows that “Unless” a “Fair” standard of set Compensation Must be put in place or
market ABUSE “will’ Happen..what is Next ? get a Rolls royce for $$15.oo new from the Factory ? right!.. Dream on !..Joseph Nicoletti consulting P.o.box 386 Laguna Bch,CA#92652 USA Ph 949-715-7036

By: The Wolfire Humble Bundle. -

The Wolfire Humble Bundle. - — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:40:39 +0000

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By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:30:34 +0000

I apologize, I see that some games had freed their sources. I’ll go check out my PayPal account now =]
It would be great if World of Goo went free as well.