Ok..
Enough is enough... I have never posted a response on the issue of content piracy. Strangely this of all things has me irritated enough to get me off my lazy a** and say something. Though I am sure know one will listen.
For the record I do not pirate. Every piece of media I have I purchased or was free promotional material. When that is not the case I produced the content myself.
That said, I think everyone knows someone who downloads whatever they want, with no intention of ever paying for it. We all know at least one person of this type. They think it's great that they don't pay for content, because why should they? when they can get it for free. These same people are always ready to charge for whatever product or service they provide. So let me be clear about the type of person I am talking about. They have no respect for the value of other people. That's right, they are "SCUM".
Before everyone gets in a tizzy about, it not being people the "SCUM" don't respect, it's the corporation they work for. Well that is cold comfort when people loose there jobs because corporate revenue drops because of piracy. Not to mention the fact that content production value goes down in order to bring cost in line with margins. That is bad for people who want high quality content.
As for those who say, if I like the content I will buy it. I have noticed a funny trend, they very rarely like anything enough to go out and buy it. Well in the case of games they might have been into it for a while, but after playing it through several times it is just not as much fun to play as they originally thought. Certainly not worth going out and purchasing.
Now I admit, getting to try something before you buy it is a good marketing strategy. Boy does that ever create a buzz. So why not let the pirates do the marketing for your content. There are those who say that would increase overall sales. Funny thing happens when asked for credible metrics to back up that assertion. Those same people can't come up with anything better that anecdotal and subjective comments that are more flimsy that wet rice paper.
I agree that there is little evidence on the other side either. I mean it is hard to prove that you would have had better sales if there were no piracy. That's because there is piracy. Worse there are "SCUM" out there who don't give two squirts of p*ss about anything that isn't them.
So if you havn't guessed by now, I am angry. I am angry because Bethesda produces some the very best content. It would be a shame if they had to forgo producing the great games they make for something with lower production cost "less risk", because the pirates and the "SCUM" could not keep there dirty, thoughtless and thieving
hands off.
I have been patiently waiting for "fallout 3". I am stoked to play the game, and later this month I will show all the talented people at Bethesda how grateful I am for what they are doing. I will go out and buy "Fallout 3". Which is more than the vast majority of the people who have "already stolen it" will do.
I hope they're are enough people of good conscience out there to prevent Bethesda from re-thinking the way they produce games. I for one, would be very disappointed if "Fallout 3" was the last great title from Bethesda. I would really like to see another Elder Scrolls. Let's hope the "SCUM" don't prevent the rest of us from getting to enjoy that.
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