Time to end piracy....at least to an extent.

[gopi_vbboy]

Piracy Rocks

See piracy is in ur (most of us) blood

also piracy is Green

the cause of piracy is ur attitude.....so only change in attitude can stop piracy..nothing else can.the copy protection,copyright are craps.....there is always a genius to crack something somewhere for someone

 

[amitava82]

Piracy Rocks

See piracy is in ur (most of us) blood

also piracy is Green

WoW I wonder what kinda blood you have that made you a proud thief. Talk about yourself.

 

[ionicsachin]

i think the GTA is some <9.6GB x 2 ..........which might come in 4 DVDs in piracy world, coz they never saw dual layer thing.....that might cost 300-400 bucks...so its far better if one invests little more and go for original...

Right now i think its the first time any game was sold in large number of copies(original)....definitely the GTA ppl might have earned more rather than wat they wud have earned if the proce was 1500

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Will GTA 4 run in my configuration (Radeon Xpress 1250 @ 1440x900?? I think not. , but at least a 800x600 I hope.(I could run COD4 at that).

3 in 1 series ? you mean all the three games together ?
can somebody please tell me how POP works under the latest version of WINE ?

+1.
Also for GTA IV as well.

I'm asking this because it would be funny if I run original games in a pirated version of MS Windows.

I already play original Orange Box games in WINE.

But atleast maya is giving a free PLE version. And in cases of software, alternatives exist. But nobody is going to make a free PoP clone for you, rest assured.

Another great game is Unreal Tournament 2004. Runs on all PCs, Runs on Linux, Macintosh and Windows, costs Rs. 500 and has around 100 good quality freeware mods to continue playing forever.

Is UT a single player game as well?

Similar to the Orange Box I guess, HL2, HL2E1, HL2E2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, as well as addition like Lost Coast + so many mods to play (particularly Minerva rocks). @ 999 or even less.

EDIT:
*appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=14723&iTestingId=34390

GTA4 does not work under Wine

I guess if I buy that game, I would have to buy Windows @ Rs.5000/play it in Pirated Windows...
Bah Microsoft...You deserve to be pirated...

 

[moshel]

i got the original GTA IV myself as it was damn cheap @ just Rs. 499/-.....the greatest benefit is multiplayer games....and it rocks...

even i thought the same as many of u thought....in the pirates world it would cost Rs. 400/- so why not buy original for 499/-....

i wouldnt mind moving towards buying originals only if all games cost Rs. 499/-

as for someone saying abt POP 1, it does not make sense as its too old....games like GTA IV are the latest and ppl around the world are playing it right now...so u get the benefit of multiplayer...

and really the only benefit of buying original games is the multiplayer gameplay...and the worst part is that we need to have the disc in the drive at all times.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Will GTA 4 run in my configuration (Radeon Xpress 1250 @ 1440x900?? I think not. , but at least a 800x600 I hope.(I could run COD4 at that).

GTA4 is cheap but it definitely needs a good Graphics Card to run.
I guess in future, most GPUs which can play it at good settings may bundle it with the card. Rs. 450 investment for a best-seller game with the GPU sounds quite attractive.

+1.
Also for GTA IV as well.

I'm asking this because it would be funny if I run original games in a pirated version of MS Windows.

Lolz. Same case in my mind. GTA IV needs Vista I heard.

I already play original Orange Box games in WINE.

Whats the quality ? And how are orange box games ?

Is UT a single player game as well?

Single Player, BOTS and Multiplayer. It has mods which include the famous Red Orchestra, Tactical Ops (a counter strike clone), etc all of which are endlessly entertaining but free. A DragonBallZ mod is also in the working and would be released for free soon.

Similar to the Orange Box I guess, HL2, HL2E1, HL2E2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, as well as addition like Lost Coast + so many mods to play (particularly Minerva rocks). @ 999 or even less.

How is orange box ? what are its games like ? is it by steam ? but isn't steam already planning a linux port of all its games ? should I wait till then ?

EDIT:
*appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=14723&iTestingId=34390


I guess if I buy that game, I would have to buy Windows @ Rs.5000/play it in Pirated Windows...
Bah Microsoft...You deserve to be pirated...

lolz...
I think you should buy the game and install it in Windows 7 Beta testing version. Shantanu claimed that it gave gr8 performance b00sts.

 

[gopi_vbboy]

WoW I wonder what kinda blood you have that made you a proud thief. Talk about yourself.

pirate blood ...i was kidding..u taking so seriously...r u any GTA fanboy or what..... there is no way u can stop piracy coimpletely...this is a fact...but can be minimised....when the basement has a flaw why does one talk abt strength of structure relying... ur digital system today itself can be reverse engineered by many means...thats the problem

 

[R2K]

i hope softwares also become that cheap someday

 

[amitava82]

pirate blood ...i was kidding..u taking so seriously...r u any GTA fanboy or what..... there is no way u can stop piracy coimpletely...this is a fact...but can be minimised....when the basement has a flaw why does one talk abt strength of structure relying... ur digital system today itself can be reverse engineered by many means...thats the problem

Nope I did not. It just surprise me how some people take pride of stealing something. It's just human psychology. Some people don't steal because of moral and some people don't just because of law and fear. Assuming there are no law and fear of getting caught, all it takes moral to decide steal and not to steal.

 

[MetalheadGautham]

Nope I did not. It just surprise me how some people take pride of stealing something. It's just human psychology. Some people don't steal because of moral and some people don't just because of law and fear. Assuming there are no law and fear of getting caught, all it takes moral to decide steal and not to steal.

+1. I have a friend who is just like that. He proudly claims that he has lakhs worth of software/games all pirated. He enjoys writing batch files to automate the cracking. To him, some group called "N-H-A-N-C-3" (atleast thats how he pronounces it) are the greatest guys ever. He wants a Pirate Bay T-Shirt for his 18th birthday.

Piracy when forced is one thing, but THIS is something at a much different level.

 

[ionicsachin]

Yeah, the worst thought is "why shud we stop wen others do it" ....we must remove that thing from our minds, almost for every retail application there is a similar Open Source available

 

[gopi_vbboy]

Nope I did not. It just surprise me how some people take pride of stealing something. It's just human psychology. Some people don't steal because of moral and some people don't just because of law and fear. Assuming there are no law and fear of getting caught, all it takes moral to decide steal and not to steal.

piracy is not stealing....its sharing..there is difference in stealing n sharing... piracy is not communism like what u say...none is forced to share

 

[Kl@w-24]

^ ^ ^ LOLwut???

 

[amitava82]

piracy is not stealing....its sharing..there is difference in stealing n sharing... piracy is not communism like what u say...none is forced to share

You sir are genius. Could you please explain your theory? No wait, how old are you again?

 

[ionicsachin]

Sharing.....dude u cant share anything unless it is corporate multi user edition

 

[gopi_vbboy]

^^ im 20.......u ppl goin offtopic...

see piracy is becoz of ditribution architecture of software in market...the copyright protection jus a joke.....how we talk abt elimination of piracy...

jus buying gta games is good...but to what xtent can it help to eliminate piracy..........who knows the copy purhased may be circulated among internet with patches.......that how piracy starts...

when we can have flawless copy-protection then then is a scope for talking abt this topic

 

[kanishka]

^completely agreed with you..

 

[Liverpool_fan]

GTA4 is cheap but it definitely needs a good Graphics Card to run.Whats the quality ? And how are orange box games ?
How is orange box ? what are its games like ? is it by steam ? but isn't steam already planning a linux port of all its games ? should I wait till then ?

Games for Valve are generally known for their quality. Half Life 2 needs no introduction, while Episode 1 is decent enough, Episode 2 is pretty good. While Portal gives you a totally unique gameplay. TF2 I haven't played myself.
You can see HOWTO here:
*www.fsckin.com/2007/10/15/how-to-run-team-fortress-2-half-life-2-hl2-ep-12-in-ubuntu-using-wine/

The guys at Phoronix reported that Steam may be ported to Linux but I don't think it'll happen too soon. I am pretty sure since Games are already registered at Steam, no matter what, they'll still remain registered no matter what OS you choose, so I'm pretty sure separate version for Linux need not to be purchased.

lolz...
I think you should buy the game and install it in Windows 7 Beta testing version. Shantanu claimed that it gave gr8 performance b00sts.

I'm considering this... Unfortuantely I can't download it though, it'll kill my 4GB Cap.

Sharing.....dude u cant share anything unless it is corporate multi user edition

...and open source software.

 

[ionicsachin]

Dude, everything begins from small things like buying this game for 450 bucks....many people in this community and everywhere else in India are getting aware abt piracy and its ill effects now...now or then it will be finished only if WE begin it, so our younger brothers and sisters will learn it....and MAYBE we will have a "genuine" future

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Nope I did not. It just surprise me how some people take pride of stealing something. It's just human psychology. Some people don't steal because of moral and some people don't just because of law and fear. Assuming there are no law and fear of getting caught, all it takes moral to decide steal and not to steal.

In spite of the fact that I'm against piracy I would say piracy is not stealing. Stealing is the word which which mindless corporates use.
In stealing you are actually taking away something from somebody. Say someone who stole from a Jewelery shop, he has TAKEN AWAY something and as an end result the original owner has been deprived of it. But in case of piracy no body actually loses anything.
Say for instance Maya is above one lakh or something. Will the pirate ever BUY it. Definitely not. Does an original licensee lose his software? No again.
In fact by piracy, companies help in getting the free marketing by word of mouth, a fact even Bill Gates admitted in China.
For most of us, piracy is a phenomenon by which corporates do not get their extra pocket money at the end of the month.

But yes, being proud of piracy and pirating for the heck of it is uncool as well.

^^ im 20.......u ppl goin offtopic...

see piracy is becoz of ditribution architecture of software in market...the copyright protection jus a joke.....how we talk abt elimination of piracy...

jus buying gta games is good...but to what xtent can it help to eliminate piracy..........who knows the copy purhased may be circulated among internet with patches.......that how piracy starts...

when we can have flawless copy-protection then then is a scope for talking abt this topic

Copy protection is one of the ways which companies displease their original clients IMO.
Setting right price(say Rs. 400-1000) for games is only the right way.