Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 8:02 pm
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I used to pirate games. I've pirated a lot of games. I started almost 30 years ago. I ran a section on my BBS for pirates, exchanging games and other warez.
I can't tell you exactly when it happened, but I stopped pirating games. I went to my server to see what games I may still have on my share from pirating days, but there's nothing there. Maybe it was Civ V almost 6 years ago?
But I own Civ V, too. And I think the way I own Civ V is why I stopped pirating. I bought it on Steam. I've bought a lot of games on Steam. They're cheap. They're convenient. Cloud saves. No dealing with patching a game, disconnecting my internet, etc, etc in order to steal a game. Steam makes it too easy and too cheap to bother.
I used to pirate games. I've pirated a lot of games. I started almost 30 years ago. I ran a section on my BBS for pirates, exchanging games and other warez.
I can't tell you exactly when it happened, but I stopped pirating games. I went to my server to see what games I may still have on my share from pirating days, but there's nothing there. Maybe it was Civ V almost 6 years ago?
But I own Civ V, too. And I think the way I own Civ V is why I stopped pirating. I bought it on Steam. I've bought a lot of games on Steam. They're cheap. They're convenient. Cloud saves. No dealing with patching a game, disconnecting my internet, etc, etc in order to steal a game. Steam makes it too easy and too cheap to bother.