squeemonkey's BLOG

I realized today while upgrading my system for borderlands (Fricking fantastic 3d cell shaded FPS RPG btw if you haven't checked it out yet... DO SO NOW! 9.5 / 10 So good you should buy it) that I tend to only pay for games with no piracy protection... Now don't assume this means I pirate games out to the net (only because 90% of the time the torrents are up a week before I can get a new release heheh) on the contrary, I feel software companies that don't feel the need to bog down the installs and systems of players with hefty burn-proofing (*cough cough* SPORE) should be greatly rewarded for spitting in the face of the Maxis type thinkers out there. I bought the game falling completely for the hype but more because the thought of seeing evolution played out in a user friendly environment that I could then show to my neice and nephew (5 & 8 both fairly adept gamers) excited me! On install when that starfarce protection BS ran and the digital requesting for install permission... well......

   So the Mpaa has decided to push to have the digital out and hdmi options on Bluray players disabled during RCA viewing... Stop trying to prevent the inevitable and do something proactive for a change. You want us to stop downloading DVD's and such? Make your laws clearer, and your "clients" less corrupt... Then I think we can all get together and chat about things. You lie everyday about your clients profits being "Critically Harmed by online pirating" though Disney (one of your clients incase you forgot) boast the highest sales in years, record profits, oh and lets not forget neglected to pay taxes for products sold outside the us claiming they saw none of the income from those sales. Well whatever your story, keep your filthy hands out of my hardware and put them back in your ass where you seem to feel they belong any other time.