Comments on: Sins of a Solar Empire Sales Prove “Piracy is Not the Primary Issue” http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/ News for Gamers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:36:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Foxman http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-113115 Foxman Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:17:51 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-113115 How can Sins be an exception to the rule when the exact same thing happened with the release of Galactic Civilisations 2? Its not the game thats the exception to the rule, its the company. They don't treat their customers as thieves, nor do they treat them as imbeciles who buy flashy stuff because its cool. They treat customers like any other successful company would were it any other industry - with a degree of respect and trust. Not only that but they actually produce a product that is WORTH buying. How can Sins be an exception to the rule when the exact same thing happened with the release of Galactic Civilisations 2?

Its not the game thats the exception to the rule, its the company. They don’t treat their customers as thieves, nor do they treat them as imbeciles who buy flashy stuff because its cool.

They treat customers like any other successful company would were it any other industry – with a degree of respect and trust. Not only that but they actually produce a product that is WORTH buying.

]]> By: JM http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-113009 JM Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:29:18 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-113009 Stardock could put ISOs of all their titles online somewhere and people would still buy them. People will pay for hardcopies of media if it's quality material. I think this is why most media publishers are afraid of piracy - their business is all about quantity instead of giving people what they want. Stardock could put ISOs of all their titles online somewhere and people would still buy them. People will pay for hardcopies of media if it’s quality material. I think this is why most media publishers are afraid of piracy – their business is all about quantity instead of giving people what they want.

]]> By: Josh Gamestop manager http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-113003 Josh Gamestop manager Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:04:04 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-113003 Why is nobody talking about the fact the game is basicaly ONLINE only? WIth no single player campaigne to speak of except playing the computer which is rediculously lame? Once you leave your planet for any length of time the computer sends 50 bombers to blow it up then leaves before you even get there. The game was built to be played online. You need a keycode to play online. Duh. Games going to sell.. IMO its not even that great of a game. Why is nobody talking about the fact the game is basicaly ONLINE only? WIth no single player campaigne to speak of except playing the computer which is rediculously lame? Once you leave your planet for any length of time the computer sends 50 bombers to blow it up then leaves before you even get there.

The game was built to be played online. You need a keycode to play online. Duh. Games going to sell..

IMO its not even that great of a game.

]]> By: Bounce http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112983 Bounce Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:06:29 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112983 Oh god I'm so sick of this piracy talk. Oh god I’m so sick of this piracy talk.

]]> By: Strikerzex911 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112927 Strikerzex911 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:42:41 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112927 hahaha its like saying we won't put copyright protection or any protection because pirates love challenges. If we leave it without protection, pirates don't feel challenged because there is nothing to crack. This is actually a good way of approaching things. Now if only other companies followed... hahaha its like saying we won’t put copyright protection or any protection because pirates love challenges. If we leave it without protection, pirates don’t feel challenged because there is nothing to crack. This is actually a good way of approaching things. Now if only other companies followed…

]]> By: Captain Angry http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112902 Captain Angry Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:20:42 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112902 Call me devil's advocate but these just sounds like cocky 20/20 hindsight. Plenty of games come out with no protection and still sell no copies because they suck. I think a good game will sell regardless of whether it has protection or not. Lets not ignore the fact theres only been like 8 or 9 space themed 4x strategy games put out this decade, this is the only one since summer 2007. Its a niche market and good titles are years apart, of course its gonna sell. Call me devil’s advocate but these just sounds like cocky 20/20 hindsight.

Plenty of games come out with no protection and still sell no copies because they suck. I think a good game will sell regardless of whether it has protection or not.

Lets not ignore the fact theres only been like 8 or 9 space themed 4x strategy games put out this decade, this is the only one since summer 2007. Its a niche market and good titles are years apart, of course its gonna sell.

]]> By: TRON http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112889 TRON Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:35:48 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112889 I am going to buy this game today, just because they are honest and not greedy leeches like most companies. I am going to buy this game today, just because they are honest and not greedy leeches like most companies.

]]> By: Jiki http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112851 Jiki Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:24:19 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112851 The funniest thing is that whatever they do to fight against piracy they'll never win. Do they really think securom or whatever stops any pirate from playing their game? I highly doubt that. The funniest thing is that whatever they do to fight against piracy they’ll never win. Do they really think securom or whatever stops any pirate from playing their game? I highly doubt that.

]]> By: Sesmu http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112849 Sesmu Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:18:35 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112849 I'm glad Stardock has once again pulled through for its customers. If other publishers could follow in their footsteps it would be the golden age of gaming. ;D I'm sure we all remember the copy protection firm that decided to post torrents of galciv 2, what more proof do we need that these people are evil and greedy? I’m glad Stardock has once again pulled through for its customers. If other publishers could follow in their footsteps it would be the golden age of gaming. ;D

I’m sure we all remember the copy protection firm that decided to post torrents of galciv 2, what more proof do we need that these people are evil and greedy?

]]> By: Avatar http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112830 Avatar Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:12:05 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112830 Good for Stardock, glad to see they are doing so well, and it is a really great game. Good for Stardock, glad to see they are doing so well, and it is a really great game.

]]> By: Chris http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112813 Chris Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:44:37 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112813 Couldn't agree with you more, used cisco. Couldn’t agree with you more, used cisco.

]]> By: used cisco http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-112808 used cisco Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:24:24 +0000 http://news.filefront.com/sins-of-a-solar-empire-sales-prove-%e2%80%9cpiracy-is-not-the-primary-issue%e2%80%9d/#comment-112808 A company focused more on pleasing the customers rather than fighting the pirates and trying to force them to be paying customers? Amazing. I'm glad they're having success, unfortunately, the lesson will probably be lost on most developers/publishers. Sure, piracy is bad and I'm not one to make up excuses for it (try before you buy, etc) but still, when we start to see that fighting piracy is hurting paying customers, we need to take another look at things. I'm glad this company has done just that. A company focused more on pleasing the customers rather than fighting the pirates and trying to force them to be paying customers? Amazing. I’m glad they’re having success, unfortunately, the lesson will probably be lost on most developers/publishers.

Sure, piracy is bad and I’m not one to make up excuses for it (try before you buy, etc) but still, when we start to see that fighting piracy is hurting paying customers, we need to take another look at things. I’m glad this company has done just that.

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